APSARA Beachfront Resort and Villa

Not too much choice for eating locally but a 15 minute taxi ride will get you into centre of khao lak. Hotel had excellent food if you dont mind paying the extra. If you want a beautiful beach and a quiet resort this is the place to be.

We had a great experience at the hotel. The service was great. Food was good. A bit too far to the city. But thinking of the tsunami we Would Say that the location for the hotel felt a bit like a trap. You had to drive 1,5 km along the beach before you could get away from the water. We would say that the signs with escape routes made us even more concerned since it didn't feel like a real option.

Lovely quiet beach resort, we were upgraded to a pool access room which was nice but then we discovered the main hotel pool was closed anyway and then a little disappointed when they also started works on the decking at the pool in front of our rooms covering the surface in sawdust. Breakfast was in the villa complex area a short walk over the bridge and over the inlet separating the resort from the villa area. The breakfast was good though although at times difficult to get staff attention - that said the mainly Filipino staff were very friendly and nice. We tried the restaurant a few times and the food was very nice although buffet could have been a little more varied for my liking. Transport is required if you like to venture out, we hired a car at airport as this is good value when you factor the cost of two airport shuttles. The sea is more suited to surfers than swimmers but very nice in my opinion.

We had a hard time finding the hotel at first. Since we were there in a " low season " everything around was closed. Our check-in was great, they offered to upgraded our 2 deluxe family rooms into 2 villas. The villas that we had was perfect for family of 4. Our 2 children were able to fit and sleep in their very comfortable sofa bed. We stayed 3 nights here and we love it! The only thing we were really didn't care for it was breakfast buffet, it seems to us that it didn't have many various food, Thai food, fruit options. The location is great for peace and quiet, but it's quite isolated from shopping, stores, and town. The beach is great for children but can be rough sometimes.

We were not expecting the resort to be so amazing. This is paradise on the beach. The beach is endless and inviting, the pools are so perfect and inviting. We had the best holiday. Everything was smooth and calm without issues. The staff at reception were simply incredibly willing to go the extra mile to make sure that we had a great holiday. We ate breakfast at the resort everyday and the food was fresh and delicious. We also ate at the restaurants and the food was also great.

We were really wowed when we arrived, our family of two adults & teenage son & 8yr daughter. Everybody very friendly & helpful & always with a smile. We stayed in deluxe double room with swimming pool. As I have read this place is remote & in low season as when we went, you need a taxi to get to the nearest mini mart. This was arranged easily by the hotel but expensive 300 baht return only a ten minute journey. The nearest market which ran Monday's Wednesday & Saturday was 500 baht return, 300 one way if you got your taxi back. excellent market too, good food & good all round shopping at decent prices. The beach was empty & the sea left plenty of unwanted debris that I hope would be cleared up in the high season. Our double bed which was a great size, was very hard & made for many an uncomfortable night but that would be my only moan. My son & daughter had share a bed setee which they dealt with but it could have been better! At night time we shared our big bed for the four of us to watch a dvd which you could pick from reception for free, not a brilliant choice but ok. The food was a buffet at breakfast & buffet or Al a carte in evening. The buffet in evening wasn't ideal for our fussy 8 yr & at 225baht for her (450 for us) wasn't a good deal. She would end up having pizza! It could be more varied the menu especially when you stay as long as we did, 11 nights. So we ended up going to the market late on so we could eat there too, better food & so much cheaper !

Staff at restaurants and around the resort were great and the villa was brilliant, allowing great relaxation.

Excellent clean hotel with very friendly and helpful staff.Lovely choice of swimming pools.Good choice of breakfast options.Beautiful beach front setting.

the hotel is very nice and clean...abit far from Khaolak centre. Staff are friendly. Beautiful beach. Got everything you need there if you just want to relax. Drinks are abit pricey. Don't book your tour at the hotel you can get better prices at Khaolak centre shop around and bargain for everything.

What you can expect from a hotel... You tell and Apsara will definitely meet it. Awesome experience and excellent experience The only thing which was a bit scary was the hotel's location. Hotel is about 5 km away from main road in Khao Lak which makes a little scary to travel in night times