| Review #34 |
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| Staff was nice. We went in slow season so the breakfast was good, rooms clean, pool quiet. Don t know how the hotel is in busy season. About an 8 minute walk to the water. |
| Traveler:Maureen Davis |
2010-09-05 |
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| Review #33 |
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| I got more than what I paid. 2 thumbs up for Aonang Paradise Resort. Definitely will come again ;)
Miss the welcomed drink |
| Traveler:Kong Fong Ing |
2010-09-02 |
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| Review #32 |
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| Our family (8 adults and 2 kids) stayed 4D3N in Aonang Paradise and totally enjoyed our stay. My parents stayed in the Mountain View Suite while the rest stayed in the Deluxe Cliff Rooms. We would recommend the Deluxe Cliff Rooms as its brand new with all new mod cons plus cheap minibar - our only complaint would be the low water pressure in the shower. The front desk team is exceptional and always try to accommodate our requests. The breakfast selection could be better but no complaints as the service staff were friendly and helpful. As we stayed during low season, it was very quiet which we liked although we understand the hotel was fully booked during our stay but it didn t seem like it. Its more quiet at our end but we prefer it like this -very convenient as there are lots of shops, 7/11, McDonalds, travel exchange, banks and eateries outside. We will definitely recommend to others and would stay again!! |
| Traveler:Azlina Mohd Mokhtar |
2010-08-03 |
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| Review #31 |
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| Första vistelsen i Krabi. Priserna är lägre här än Phuket, dock ej för boende. För 1500 bath hade jag fått bo på Sugar Palm Grand Hillside i Kata Beach, och skillnaden var enorm. Här var poolen mycket liten i förhållande till vad bilden på webben gav sken av. Rummet var litet. Gångarna var trånga. Fin bar i anslutning till poolen, men förövrigt fanns det inte något att göra i hotellområdet. Läget var dock bra. Gick man till vänster på stora gatan utanför, gick man mot stranden med all shopping på vägen. Frukosten bestod av en relativt liten frukostbuffé. Baconen och korven såg aldrig fräsch ut. Omelett kunde beställas. |
| Traveler:Tim Söderström |
2010-07-06 |
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| Review #30 |
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| The Receptionist, Amm and Lynn were very helpful and friendly during our stay at Aonang Paradise Resort.
It was raining for the 2 days, we drove over to the resort and they would came out with umbrellas waiting for us, just in case we didnt bring ours. |
| Traveler:Chhua Joo Cheng |
2010-07-06 |
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| Review #29 |
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| Its a small hotel. I think has been recently renovated but certain things need improvement like bathrooms.....doors.. Though we got good offer.. one extra night free for two nights booking... .. A bit away from the beach also.. the only best thing about the hotel is their Staff.. specially the girls on the Reception. They are very pleasant.. always Smiling and ready to assist.... Breakfast little choice for vegetarians.. |
| Traveler:KULDIP KUMAR SHARMA |
2010-06-14 |
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| Review #28 |
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| What a lovely, quiet, well located and friendly resort... booked 2 Deluxe rooms - both clean and comfy (bungalow A5 recomm as it has a recessed, more private side-balcony). All staff happy and helpful... I read many recent reviews mentioning low shower nozzles... the wall hose mounting has TWO angle options, dumbos!. While in Krabi I checked out many resorts I had short-listed before booking Aonang Paradise online... None of them would make me book anywhere else than this resort whenever in Aonang, Krabi again. |
| Traveler:Phillip leonard |
2010-05-06 |
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| Review #27 |
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| - Very nice & helpful ladies manning the reception counter.
- The ladies who make up the rooms are very nice & skillful. We loved the different animals they made with the towels daily.
- Waiters at restaurants are sulky and do not understand simple requests for different types of eggs.
- Families with very young children and the physically handicapped may wish to note that there are a lot of steps in this hotel. Not wheelchair- or pram-friendly. |
| Traveler:Yeo Ching Khee |
2010-04-27 |
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| Review #26 |
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| I have visited numerous Hotels in Thailand, this was my second stay in Ao Nang, I originally stayed in the Cliff Hotel which is in a similar setting to Ao Nang Paradise Resort. We loved the Cliff s setting and wanted to try and replicate it but give another hotel a chance to see what they could offer.
I will try and write a fair and balanced review on this Hotel.
First impressions, this hotel is tucked away from the main drag nicely in a way that allows you to indulge in a little piece of paradise. The grounds are extremely well kept, numerous gardeners beavering away all day. The reception desk staff are impeccable, one particular lady made efforts to address any issues we had with the hotel in a dignified and reassuringly geuine manner.
Reception staff organised Thai Boxing ringside tickets at a reduced rate - this was refreshing as in my experience most hotels try and make a profit on tickets sold through the hotel.
Language is understandably a problem in most Thai hotels regardless of star rating, so some patience is required when communcating with staff. This particulrly applies to Ao Nang Paradise kitchen staff, although errors made were rectified relatively promptly and not replicated.
Reception staff regularly enquired about my pregnant wife s morning sickness, and on occasion even sent a bowl of complimentary fruit after they had noticed I went to breakfast without her. I thought this was a nice gesture.
We stayed in the Cliff View room, lovely setting and well positioned facing.. the cliffs, surprisingly. Wildlife is in abundance here, so expect a few ants in the room, this isn t a great price to pay for the magical setting this resort offers.
This hotel ticked a lot of boxes however I think it is only fair to raise some negative points for people who are considering their stay.
Television is advertised as cable tv, of the English speaking channels there were limited channels that were not affected by a reception. I understand that the location of the Cliffs near the hotel will affect this. It was not an issue for me but if you are a TV person then bring some DVD s or buy them from town for 100BHT a disc.
Air conditioning is effective, infact may be too effective. I fiddled with all the settings but was unable to find a mediocre temperature that was comfortable. This is ideal if you are coming back from a hot day at the beach, but if you re waking up after having it on all night it is not pleasant. I was regularly having to wake up in the middle of the night and turn it off.
The contemporary furniture although adequate is slightly tired, and could do with a lick of paint. I didn t consider the decor in our room to reflect the price we paid. The Wood chipped bed looked as if had seen some action.
The shower here was sub-standard. Hot water should be ubiquitous in a hotel with the word paradise in it s name.
On the first day I raised this issue with the recepton desk staff who immediately delivered a chap to test it in my presence. The water was luke warm, and the chap was unable to make it any hotter. I understand that in a busy hotel there may be limited hot water, but I counted only two occasion during my twelve night stay when I had water which I would describe as slightly hotter than warm, but not hot.
I raised this issue with the reception staff and requested to speak to the manager as my pregnant wife was regularly waking up chilled from the air-con in need of a hot shower. I received no correspondance from the manager.
The welcome pack in the hotel room reads The Paradise Pool provides the perfect place to lay back and enjoy the resorts peaceful and sunny environment
The pool, as I knew before arriving was small, but I am not exactly a ten lengths before breakfast kind of person, so this did not bother me. I like to lay on a sunbed and enjoy a cocktail in the afternoon. Unfortunately during my stay there were a rowdy family with a couple of teenagers who dominated the tiny pool with inconsiderate noisy splashy ball games and unnecessary shouting. I raised this issue with the reception staff who told me they would make the manager aware.
They left a few days in to my stay so it wasn t so bad. Numerous balls and pool toys remained beside the pool after they left, I am not sure if these toys belonged to the hotel, but I think it s a poor decision to allow ball games in a pool of this size and location. Also I d imagine the hotel would make more money from the pool bar if they discouraged such behaviour by the pool.
Ao Nang is a busy resort so this hotel as explained earlier offers a bit of peace. Unfortunately there is a venue next door that pipes loud karaoke style cabaret style singing. This did not affect the room we stayed in but I remember feeling sorry for people staying in rooms in a closer promixmity to this venue. I would recommend asking the hotel about this before booking.
WIFI is available in the hotel but at a price, I forget the price per hour but it is definitely not competetive with the 1BHT per minute rate available on every corner in Ao Nang. This hotel should offer free WIFI!I have stayed in 3 to 5 star resorts in numerous resorts in Thailand and I have never paid for internet during any of my stays! On principal I decided to take a two minute walk and get internet elsewhere!
No manager appeared during my stay, I didn t receive any correspondance in person by letter or email from any manager or assistant manager. I was told that the manager was sick after the third time I requested to speak to them. I felt sorry for the reception staff who were having to act as a messenger and field complaints via telephone to the manager.
In summary, this is a gorgeous hotel in a lovely setting. The two female reception staff literally run this hotel which is a testimony to them.
I would consider staying in this hotel if the issues raised were rectified, however as there is such a large choice of competitors I believe I would not stay here again. |
| Traveler:Mr Ketterer |
2010-03-08 |
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| Review #25 |
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| Good facility;Nice |
| Traveler:peter.pawlak |
2010-03-08 |
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| Review #24 |
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| We stayed 8 days in February 2010 at Aonang Paradise Resort and we loved it. We stayed in a pool villa - large and with its own terrace with sun loungers. Terrace located off against a large rock and green area so you have privacy. The pool is not large but very delicious to cool itself in. hotel area is very fertile and is kept nice and clean. Hotel staff is extremely friendly and helpful and the cleaning is also in the top. There is a buffet breakfast which is also ok. If we come back to Ao Nang we will definitely stay at Aonang Paradise Resort again. |
| Traveler:Trine Merete Torp Johansen |
2010-03-01 |
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| Review #23 |
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| Nice hotel that gives a good service and good value for money. The staff was very friendly and pleasant. We had an upgrade for room due to low season. Thanks! |
| Traveler:Labunska Olga |
2009-09-16 |
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| Review #22 |
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| Great location, very central but quiet. The staff were excellent, consistently helpful and friendly, would go again. |
| Traveler:Toni and Phillip Ball |
2009-09-16 |
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| Review #21 |
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| Firstly the hotel signage along the road was not clear enough & it was in chrome, so that s make it more difficult to see & we have to go around a few times in order to reach the hotel. Checking in is ok but the moment we stepped in the room, there was a odour, the smell of the room which was left vacant for a long time...... The best part is during our last night in the hotel around mid night the air con blower was making a loud noise for ~2 hrs before it finally broke down, we were left without air con until morning!!! I don t think I would ever go back there again. |
| Traveler:Lim Liang Thai |
2009-09-13 |
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| Review #20 |
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| Overall speaking, the hotel are very satisfactory & value for money ! Location are good and convenient. Staff are nice. It s really can give a very relax environment to us. The only way we have complaint is the shower. The water volumn is extremely small like the droplet. |
| Traveler:Chan Cheng |
2009-08-07 |
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| Review #19 |
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| Excellent hotel which gives good service and value for money. |
| Traveler:craig beasley |
2009-07-27 |
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| Review #18 |
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| Nice quiet place, we had the mountain view and it was a lovely room. Ate once it the hotel and that was nice as well. All in all very happy, staff all pleasant, room great, bed great, shower great(ish). Small pool, but a fair few nice loungers around it.
Location is quite a walk to the beach, but this also means its quieter, you can get tuktuk motorbikes for 40 baht if you are too lazy to walk.
Theres a restaurant called Aree ba ba on the left as you walk to the beach, basically a bamboo carry on with a barbeque outside, we ate there once and it was ok but expensive, it is ALI-ba-ba, robbing b***ards.
If you want great seafood at reasonable prices, take a tuktuk past nopparat thara beach, turn left at the T junction and its on the right, the restaurant is called Krua-tara, has a sign outside saying after tsunami in english.
I would advise anyone to visit the hotel it is what it says it is, paradise. |
| Traveler:mark johannessen |
2009-07-27 |
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| Review #17 |
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| The hotel staff was very friendly and helpful. Lovely view from the Delux Premium Cliff view room. It was cozy except that we had difficulty drawing the curtains without an attached rod or strings. The wooden furniture needs paintwork. The bathroom was big and the shower was excellent but the grey and gloomy cement wall makes it look like a prison! The bedroom would look more pleasant with some wall hangings. The pool is rather small. We enjoyed the serenity of the whole place though it s a long 15-minute walk to the beach. Because it s the low season, the staff offered us extended checkout time on our last day there. Great thank you to the staff of Aonang Paradise. |
| Traveler:Agnes Wee |
2009-06-08 |
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| Review #16 |
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| Good location, near beach 5 mins walk,
7-11and Mc donalds are near by.
Room is OK,but the air con is not so cool and bed is little hard and sheet smells strange. |
| Traveler:CHU LI NA |
2009-06-04 |
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| Review #15 |
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| Schönes Hotel, nette, freundliche Staff. Standardzimmer ist völlig ausreichend und schön eingerichtet. Ganze Anlage ist sehr schön in Natur eingebunden. Poolanlage wird von Gästen kaum genutzt (zumindest in Low Season), da viele Kurzurlauber. Ansonsten ruhig und trotzdem zentral. Können das Hotel guten Gewissens weiterempfehlen. |
| Traveler:Lehmer |
2009-05-27 |
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| Review #14 |
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| I did have a nice time in this resort.
Have good food and services at the reception is helpfull and always friedly. |
| Traveler:Renaat Cassauwers |
2009-05-27 |
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| Review #13 |
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| This our second time staying in the new Cliffview rooms. This is a lovely section of the resort, overlooking a green forest and lake. 3 for 2 during the low season makes this a great value. The staff is quite professional. We will return again. Krabi is the best. |
| Traveler:Jeffrey Richard Timm |
2009-05-12 |
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| Review #12 |
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| Stayed here in 2007 and again in 2009. Very happy with the service and facilities. The new bar by the pool area was a great addition. |
| Traveler:Ron McClung |
2009-04-30 |
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| Review #11 |
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| Nice place, the room that we booked which was very new (only 5 rooms in the resort) and nicely designed. Pool and bar are also very much up to date. Staff is very friendly and helpful. The resort is about 400m from the beach, but can easily be reached after a short walk. |
| Traveler:Erik Ten Grotenhuis |
2009-04-15 |
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| Review #10 |
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| Beautiful place, comfy, nice buffet breakfast, lovely and affordable accomodation and friendly staff. Near the beach and numerous restaurants. I would definitely stay again and recommend it to friends! |
| Traveler:Elizabeth Ruas |
2009-04-08 |
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| Review #9 |
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| Friendly, quiet, clean, a breath of fresh air
I would recommend this hotel without hesitation |
| Traveler:Michèle Noiseux |
2009-03-08 |
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| Review #8 |
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| A wery nice hotel with a quite atmosfere. Modern bungalow. Wery good cleaning every day. A nice pool area with helpfull barstaff. Wery friendly and helpful personal at the hotel.Rekommend this hotell for staying in Ao Nang. Greatings from a swedish family. |
| Traveler:Pia Solberg |
2009-03-04 |
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| Review #7 |
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| Overall - good.
Private place.
Not too far away from the beach.
Quite near to the Ao Nang Center.
Staff are very nice.
The shower s water pressure and temperature is not enough . |
| Traveler:SHUM KWONG FAI |
2009-02-04 |
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| Review #6 |
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| This hotel is in a good location,delux rooms are ok, delux premium rooms are the best rooms they have they are really nice & modern however the junior suite is really not worth the money we paid an extra £200 for this and found that the bar was the other end of the pool, the sun terrace has a 6ft wall all around it that blocks the sun and the room & bathroom are to the same standard as the delux rooms it is not worth the extra money. The staff were very unfriendly and also don t give the hotel your laundry as ours came back shrunk and discoloured. I would not stay here again due to the fact the manager & the staff have no people skills.Do not book the junior suite it is not worth the money, delux premium are the best. |
| Traveler:Judith E Johnson |
2009-01-25 |
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| Review #5 |
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| A small hotel with a very good service! I will definitely come back to stay at Aonang Paradise again when I go to Krabi. |
| Traveler:Nipon |
2009-01-19 |
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| Review #4 |
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| Really liked this place. The staff were pleasant and helpful. Room was large and clean. Good breakfasts. Small pool but very nice. Good pool bar. Would stay here again. Not too far to walk to the beach. |
| Traveler:Jacqueline Ann Holt |
2009-01-03 |
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| Review #3 |
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| Very nice Hotel 400 meters from the beach. The rooms were very nice designed and clean. Pool was perfect and a small SPA and the poolbar made us stay at the hotel several days instead of going to beach. Also a fantastic view at the mountains on from the pool. I can really recomend this place. |
| Traveler:Johan Svensson |
2008-12-23 |
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| Review #2 |
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| This is a great hotel. We had a family room which was really spacious - it is the 2nd time we stayed here and the new pool is in a beautiful location and is great for the kids (adults note it is only approx 15m)
Breakfast was great.
The staff are all really really welcoming, helpful and friendly - they make the stay a great experience |
| Traveler:Rebecca Johnson |
2008-08-31 |
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| Review #1 |
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| Stayed in a deluxe cliff view room was a stunning view of jungle and cliff face, really great position and very private & secluded considering you are so close to Ao Nang centre but away from the hustle and bustle. Staff were very attentive at the hotel, pool & pool bar is nice private spot a little small but still lovely.
Would stay again. |
| Traveler:Rebecca Verinder |
1970-01-01 |
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