APSARA Beachfront Resort and Villa

Nice hotel. They upgraded us to a villa which was really lovely. Staff weren’t that friendly at the restaurant. Almost too much trouble to serve us. Breakfast wasn’t great. Lovely beach

Apsara is set on the beach - miles of white, sandy, beautiful beach! And if that's not enough for you there's Coconut Beach very close by; we hired bikes from the hotel and cycled in 10 mins. The hotel is wonderful, the service excellent, breakfast is a massive, freshly presented/cooked buffet of choice and the rooms are comfortable and well appointed. We were visiting with our adult sons (20 and 21yrs). They hired mopeds from local shops (5mins up the road) and we all had regular massages there for £7.50. There is an ATM at a hotel just up from the shops (10mins walk). The taxi's from the hotel are good and not a bad price but you can also barter with those just outside the hotel entrance. We were bed & breakfast so a major plus was Memories Bar, an authentic beach bar located along the beach from the hotel selling great value tasty Thai food and drinks/cocktails - happy hour 5.30-6.30pm! Memories can be accessed across the sand or by walking across the hotel's own bridge. Naturally the hotel whilst it houses all the services you might require, is more expensive than venturing out and about the area. The local water falls, Elephant home (rescued elephants 5 mins walk from Memories bar), many markets and trips to the Islands are amazing. We went to the Surin Islands for the snorkelling and the sea was the bluest I could ever have imagined. Taxi ride to Khao Lak shopping/restaurant strip on the other hand left us cold, not our thing. Quite the most wonderful holiday ever!

Nice restaurants and cheaper foods outside hotel. There is a Elephants home walking distance from the hotel.

Paradise. Close to beach. Goos for a relaxing holiday.

Friendly staff, great atmosphere. We just had a fabulous stay.

The food was the only criticism, all looked and sounded good, but was either precooked and heated or just didn’t have the freshness, but I did have an omelette cooked for me which was delicious

The hotel location and beach is amazing, plenty of activities and our kids had a great time. The beach is wonderful. The hotel facilities however leave a lot to be desired. Broken shower, broken hot Tub, door handles come off in the hand, twice. Concrete floors are stained and the level of cleanliness is poor. We didn’t complain as we weren’t there to stay in the room. We booked a villa, which was constructed in 2012 and it was already falling apart despit being only 5 years old. Either the villas were constructed in a hurry and poor quality, or there is just no maintenance program to keep up the hotel. The food was not good. Our family still had a great time as the beach was amazing which is why we were there. Great sunsets, warm inviting water. But the facilities themselves really need maintenance.

Nice hotel close to beach, no snorkelling - beach too flat

It was amazing, food was brilliant something new every night. Staff were amazing with the kids and so happy and friendly. Pool villa was beautiful

House keeping not very good. Didn’t do much in room than swopped towels. We made one or two complaints for tv not working but it never got attended to. Beautiful hotel if you stay on villa side. Villa pool and Nepali restaurant is lovely. The hotel side feels very tired and busy. Located in a very quiet area with just one other restaurant around -Memories beach bar just opposite villa section. All inclusive villa section is good. A la carte and much to choose from.