The hotel is situated about 1 hour south of the airport on the Cape Panwa peninsular. From the moment you arrive until the time you leave the staff in this resort are both highly trained, and a joy to see, they are always smiling, and welcoming you back into the hotel even when you visit the clock house bar which is situated down stairs. You really get the impression that they are happy to see you, and give you the personal treatment that you are special. The hotel itself is made up of little blocks of apartments, and studios, and we stayed in the west side in a 4th floor studio. In this particular building the lift only goes up to the 3rd floor which means you having to climb a small flight of stairs, but for us this was not a problem, and I got the impression that if you asked then they would give you an alternative room, as most days they had guest turn around.
Within the hotel they have 2 swimming pools, the main one just behind the reception, and although small it would serve its purpose, the 2nd pool is located on the floor above our block, and this is slightly smaller, but has a Jacuzzi included, again it serves it purpose, but why swim in a pool when you have a fantastic beach. In our hotel we had 2 main restaurants these being “Uncle Nan’s” which serves Italian food, and “Laem Panwa” which is outdoors, and apart from local Thai food, also serves fresh sea foods. We ate in both, and both are value for money. Breakfast is served in a joining room to “Uncle Nans”, and has all the usual trimmings of eggs to order, bacon, beans, mushrooms etc, including the normal flakes, cheeses, meats, breads. Alongside these 2 restaurants is the Clock House bar which serves snacks such as burgers as well as drinks, and although we did not actually eat there we did have the nightly good night drink, again the staff all being friendly. Within the hotel is a gym, and although I looked through the window, I did not actually use this facility. Within our studio room we had the all expected air-condition , safe, TV, hair dryer, refrigerator, and a fully functioning kitchenette (apart from making a cup of coffee this was not really used, as we ate out every day). A few local shops are within the hotel complex including a mini mart, but apart from buying some milk we really did not use them other than just looking around. Directly opposite the hotel is a promenade, and some local restaurants. The hotel has a sister hotel the Cape Panwa hotel which is located immediately behind our hotel, and although within a 15 min uphill walking distance the hotel actually runs a free shuttle bus every 10-15 mins, and all it does is goes backwards + forwards from early morning until around midnight. Within the Cape Panwa hotel is one of the best beaches I have ever seen, the seas are calm, white sands, palm trees, a small beach bar that serves snacks, drinks etc, and the best things about it is that within both hotels you can eat or drink, and charge everything to your room, so you do not need to carry money about with you, they also have a happy hour located in the lighthouse bar between 21:30 + 22:30 each night with music and it is nice to unwind. Would I come back to the Kantary Bay Hotel – YES I would, and I would recommend it