Has anyone had experiance staying at this resort ? What sort of rating would you give it ? Are the staff friendly.<BR>Are the meals expensive ?<BR>I don't know if we should look at this Island or go to Krabi next Feb.<BR>Maybe Pimalai Resort Krabi. Krabi Thai Village looks like it is quite a long distance to the beach ?<BR>Please help...

Hello,<BR>We stayed at the Krabi thai village in april this year.It,s a lovely hotel,about 7 mins walk from the main ao nang beach where all the resturants are .You can catch longtail boats from here out to the islands.The other beach ,nappharet thara [not sure of correct spelling]is part of the national park ,and is about the same distance from the hotel,but is mainly used by locals[it,s very quiet].Saw some amazing sunsets from this beach

i asked about Maiton Island on travelforum.org and got the following response:"An Italian tour company bought it and sub divided all the large rooms into smaller rooms. More guests, lower quality. But the bank manager is happy."<BR><BR>Pimalai looks nice but I don't think Lanta is the most scenic island. I think I'll go to Rayavadee, although very expensive, it looks like the setting is unbeatable. <BR>

Thankyou so very much for your help Sue & David. Maiton Island looked lovely but is expensive..looks like the bank manager will be happy with us not going there.I will have a look at Rayavadee.<BR>Thanks Again

First of all, try Thailand's officail web site at tat.or.th You'll get big help there.<BR>Personally, I recommend Karbi. There're lots of great beaches and reasonable resorts. The most populars are in Ao Nang, Ao Pra Nang, Ao Railay. (Ao means a bay). Not to mention excursions like kayaking around Ao Ta Len and trips to nearby islands such as PP, Lanta.<BR><BR>My family and I went to Maiton Resort a few years ago. There were Italian, Taiwanese and Japanese tourists squeezing into the only white-sand beach. There are 3 different resturants of your choice; Thai, Sea food and International. The food was not ok if compared to the price. I spent only 3 nights there. It costed about USD 400. Try their web site at maitonresort.com<BR><BR>Also, try rayavadee.com They've just renovated so the place is much more stunning. (so do the price which ranges about USD 900-1,200 and reaches USD 3,000 at villas). You'll find Hollywood celebraties there.