The Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Krabi 5 * hotel has a truly unique location, it is located in a nature reserve and is separated from the Ao Nang embankment by a rock, so you can get to it either by boat or along a small path, which the locals call Monkey trail. There is a certain inconvenience in this, since you need to overcome a hundred steps and walk along the path, on which you can meet a dozen monkeys who are not afraid of people and do not hesitate to take something from your bag or bag.
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The Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Krabi 5 * hotel has a truly unique location, it is located in a nature reserve and is separated from the Ao Nang embankment by a rock, so you can get to it either by boat or along a small path, which the locals call Monkey trail. There is a certain inconvenience in this, since you need to overcome a hundred steps and walk along the path, on which you can meet a dozen monkeys who are not afraid of people and do not hesitate to take something from your bag or bag. But the road takes no more than 15 minutes, and you are already on the embankment, where there are a lot of cafes, shops, massage parlors and tour agencies. The hotel provides a free boat, it brings tourists to the pier, from which you can get to the embankment by tuk tuk. On the waterfront of Ao Nang, you can take a boat and get to the hotel for 100 baht per person from 8 am to 6 pm, later you can also find a boat, but the price will be much higher. This location also gives pluses, this is the presence of an absolutely empty beach, which is used by hotel guests, there are almost no tourists from the city.
The hotel is, as it were, hidden in the rock, so during the day the hotel maintains a comfortable temperature, not hot and not cold, the shadow of the rocks saves you from the heat.
The sea is warm, greenish in color, not always transparent, but very clean, there are small ebbs and flows, the maximum low tide that we observed is about 1.40-1.50 meters, but after an hour and a half it was already possible to swim normally. There were enough sunbeds for everyone, but if you have a large company, you will have to borrow them in advance, beach towels are given out for free, in the amount you want, take at least 10.
The rooms are spacious, clean well, there is a large balcony with two sun loungers, free wi-fi.
Breakfast is a buffet, everything is very tasty. The hotel has 4 restaurants: European, Thai, Japanese and a restaurant-bar on the beach, the cook is good, I liked everything. The prices in the hotel restaurants for one dish differed from the prices in the cafes of Ao Nang by 100-150 baht.
The service is good, everyone smiles, says hello, ready to help and answer all your questions. The hotel is fully consistent with five stars.
The hotel is, as it were, hidden in the rock, so during the day the hotel maintains a comfortable temperature, not hot and not cold, the shadow of the rocks saves you from the heat.
The sea is warm, greenish in color, not always transparent, but very clean, there are small ebbs and flows, the maximum low tide that we observed is about 1.40-1.50 meters, but after an hour and a half it was already possible to swim normally. There were enough sunbeds for everyone, but if you have a large company, you will have to borrow them in advance, beach towels are given out for free, in the amount you want, take at least 10.
The rooms are spacious, clean well, there is a large balcony with two sun loungers, free wi-fi.
Breakfast is a buffet, everything is very tasty. The hotel has 4 restaurants: European, Thai, Japanese and a restaurant-bar on the beach, the cook is good, I liked everything. The prices in the hotel restaurants for one dish differed from the prices in the cafes of Ao Nang by 100-150 baht.
The service is good, everyone smiles, says hello, ready to help and answer all your questions. The hotel is fully consistent with five stars.
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I agree in the description of the hotel with previous reviewers, with a few remarks. . . I categorically do not support the admiring opinions about the village of Ao Nang. The difference in price between the hotel restaurants and the dining rooms of the village of Ao Nang is about 25-50%, the quality of the village eateries is an order of magnitude worse.
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I agree in the description of the hotel with previous reviewers, with a few remarks. . .
I categorically do not support the admiring opinions about the village of Ao Nang.
The difference in price between the hotel restaurants and the dining rooms of the village of Ao Nang is about 25-50%, the quality of the village eateries is an order of magnitude worse. The only thing that is twice cheaper is wine, you can’t argue here. There are good establishments in the same building as McDonalds, you can even find a Starbacks coffee shop there. There is also a cool and stylish Del Rocks restaurant, the dishes and wine list are excellent, here I advise you to try Thai cuisine, because in other establishments you won’t even understand what you order, and the waiters - what you want.
SPA treatments and massages definitely in the hotel or nowhere! In the village there is a complete lack of sanitation, and if it is a SPA of another hotel, then the prices will be correspondingly higher than in the village.
There are a lot of ants in the room (small and cute), you somehow don’t notice them and get used to them, the main thing is not to leave food and damp things on the floor - they gather there in large numbers.
Monkeys seem cute, but then it’s a disaster, they roam like crows along the balconies of rooms and devour everything in their path, don’t believe that you can sit with a monkey on the balcony or stroke it in your arms, the monkey is a herd animal, swoop in like gypsies, snatch from your hands, everything that you have prepared for them, you will not be able to feed "that baby over there" - adults will eat everything. Enough aggressive creatures, this is fully manifested on the monkey trail (pedestrian road to the village), where they feel on their territory (try to drive them off the path). This, of course, does not mean that they pounce on you when you walk by, but you should not pay special attention to them and do not carry food with you.
Everything on the territory of the hotel is nice, beautiful and moderately well-groomed, and also boring, everything works until 23-30 and that's it! Even the night bar Deep Blue. But in the village you will not find entertainment either. If you are going here - do not flatter yourself with hopes that the world is full of adventures, you will not find them. They say that you can find something in Krabi, but to go there, you either have to hang out there, or go drunk through this footbridge (and even in the heat). In short - a beach holiday and all.
The boat service got sick, I forgot to book a place there or back - go on foot. I have never sailed on a Longboat fishing boat directly to the village (it looks so terribly weak, and they land it in the water on the beach), it’s better by boat to Nopparattara pier, and from there by tuk-tuk.
I categorically do not support the admiring opinions about the village of Ao Nang.
The difference in price between the hotel restaurants and the dining rooms of the village of Ao Nang is about 25-50%, the quality of the village eateries is an order of magnitude worse. The only thing that is twice cheaper is wine, you can’t argue here. There are good establishments in the same building as McDonalds, you can even find a Starbacks coffee shop there. There is also a cool and stylish Del Rocks restaurant, the dishes and wine list are excellent, here I advise you to try Thai cuisine, because in other establishments you won’t even understand what you order, and the waiters - what you want.
SPA treatments and massages definitely in the hotel or nowhere! In the village there is a complete lack of sanitation, and if it is a SPA of another hotel, then the prices will be correspondingly higher than in the village.
There are a lot of ants in the room (small and cute), you somehow don’t notice them and get used to them, the main thing is not to leave food and damp things on the floor - they gather there in large numbers.
Monkeys seem cute, but then it’s a disaster, they roam like crows along the balconies of rooms and devour everything in their path, don’t believe that you can sit with a monkey on the balcony or stroke it in your arms, the monkey is a herd animal, swoop in like gypsies, snatch from your hands, everything that you have prepared for them, you will not be able to feed "that baby over there" - adults will eat everything. Enough aggressive creatures, this is fully manifested on the monkey trail (pedestrian road to the village), where they feel on their territory (try to drive them off the path). This, of course, does not mean that they pounce on you when you walk by, but you should not pay special attention to them and do not carry food with you.
Everything on the territory of the hotel is nice, beautiful and moderately well-groomed, and also boring, everything works until 23-30 and that's it! Even the night bar Deep Blue. But in the village you will not find entertainment either. If you are going here - do not flatter yourself with hopes that the world is full of adventures, you will not find them. They say that you can find something in Krabi, but to go there, you either have to hang out there, or go drunk through this footbridge (and even in the heat). In short - a beach holiday and all.
The boat service got sick, I forgot to book a place there or back - go on foot. I have never sailed on a Longboat fishing boat directly to the village (it looks so terribly weak, and they land it in the water on the beach), it’s better by boat to Nopparattara pier, and from there by tuk-tuk.
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Hello. Perhaps someone will need information from the Centara hotel in Krabi, Thailand. It is a chain hotel, so it seems to me that it makes sense to compare it with chain hotels, but you need to make allowances for the fact that this is Thailand, where the concept of stars is very arbitrary. 1. view from the room: we had ocean view.
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Hello. Perhaps someone will need information from the Centara hotel in Krabi, Thailand. It is a chain hotel, so it seems to me that it makes sense to compare it with chain hotels, but you need to make allowances for the fact that this is Thailand, where the concept of stars is very arbitrary.
1. view from the room: we had ocean view. The sea view was obtained only when you stand on the balcony at a certain angle. there were 2 sun loungers on the balcony, from which the view was of the building in front and palm trees. But at the same time, our room was located quite, let's say, at an average level, but as we later realized, it was possible to ask for it at the very top, then there would be a guaranteed view of the sea, BUT we would have to climb there. About to climb below.
2. hotel territory: the hotel is built into the rock, there is, as it were, the first level, which is surrounded by greenery, there is a conditionally middle one and there is the highest one. We could get to our room (conditionally average room) in two ways: along an asphalt path that winds and along which electric cars drive, or stairs. my husband and I are 30 years old, we are engaged in physical education, at first we walked up the stairs, the first three days our calves hurt : ), at the end of the vacation we allowed ourselves to wait downstairs for the driver and ride in an electric car. If you have problems with your legs or back, then get ready to ride an electric car, which means sometimes you have to wait for the driver or take the number below. Everything else about the territory is excellent, a lot of greenery, few people, a lot of space. Sunbeds - around the pool and along the beach. They have always been free.
3. room: for European 4 stars maximum. Something frankly outdated. Water after a shower for another 5 minutes is very loud, merging, sounds. Once they saw a cockroach, the husband killed him with a slipper, they did not make a tragedy out of this. The prices for the bar are such that I recommend not to use it, about 4 prices.
4. service: everything is fine, drinking water was brought 4 bottles a day, despite how much, no matter how much was drunk : ) the cleaning service got to our room only at 15 o'clock, once and at 15 o'clock no one came, I had to call the reception They came right away and took it away. as for explaining, conducting, showing - everything is very good, I would especially like to mention the administrator Mariella.
5. beach: you can on a sunbed, you can on an inflated mattress (issued), you can on the sand. The beach is being removed. there are few people on it because of the mountain that encloses the hotel from Ao Nang. When we went to swim, we left things as they were on sunbeds, there were guards all around, they were watching strangers (usually 2-4 people who, for the sake of solitude, were not too lazy to climb the mountain).
6. mountain: if you stand facing the hotel, it seems that it is, as it were, surrounded by mountains. the one on the right is irresistible, och beautiful. the one on the left separates the hotel from ao-nang. Ao Nang can be reached in several ways 1) a boat from the hotel (free of charge) will take you to the Napparatara pier, from there by bus (for a fee). we didn’t do it ourselves, but sedentary foreigners preferred this way 2) swim around the mountain, it’s 150 meters, but it depends on why you need to go to ao-nang and whether you need to take something with you 3) on a long-tail boat (for 150 baht per person) sail directly to ao-nang 4) walk up and down the mountain on a makeshift wooden staircase, which everyone calls the monkey trail. there is a peculiarity here: the stairs are very steep (we overcame it in 10 minutes, like an intense workout) and in some places the steps are rotten, in a tipsy state it is better not to go there.
7. food: everything is super, varied, tasty, large assortment. ordering in hotel restaurants is a little expensive (2 prices), if dinner is not included, then it might make sense to dine on Ao Nang.
8. I really liked the fitness room, everything you need - cardio, exercise equipment, fitballs, mats - everything is there. there is also a hall where group classes are held, everything is also fine, by the way, classes were held, even when there was 1 participant.
Conclusion: a hotel for those who seek a sparsely populated holiday and good service.
1. view from the room: we had ocean view. The sea view was obtained only when you stand on the balcony at a certain angle. there were 2 sun loungers on the balcony, from which the view was of the building in front and palm trees. But at the same time, our room was located quite, let's say, at an average level, but as we later realized, it was possible to ask for it at the very top, then there would be a guaranteed view of the sea, BUT we would have to climb there. About to climb below.
2. hotel territory: the hotel is built into the rock, there is, as it were, the first level, which is surrounded by greenery, there is a conditionally middle one and there is the highest one. We could get to our room (conditionally average room) in two ways: along an asphalt path that winds and along which electric cars drive, or stairs. my husband and I are 30 years old, we are engaged in physical education, at first we walked up the stairs, the first three days our calves hurt : ), at the end of the vacation we allowed ourselves to wait downstairs for the driver and ride in an electric car. If you have problems with your legs or back, then get ready to ride an electric car, which means sometimes you have to wait for the driver or take the number below. Everything else about the territory is excellent, a lot of greenery, few people, a lot of space. Sunbeds - around the pool and along the beach. They have always been free.
3. room: for European 4 stars maximum. Something frankly outdated. Water after a shower for another 5 minutes is very loud, merging, sounds. Once they saw a cockroach, the husband killed him with a slipper, they did not make a tragedy out of this. The prices for the bar are such that I recommend not to use it, about 4 prices.
4. service: everything is fine, drinking water was brought 4 bottles a day, despite how much, no matter how much was drunk : ) the cleaning service got to our room only at 15 o'clock, once and at 15 o'clock no one came, I had to call the reception They came right away and took it away. as for explaining, conducting, showing - everything is very good, I would especially like to mention the administrator Mariella.
5. beach: you can on a sunbed, you can on an inflated mattress (issued), you can on the sand. The beach is being removed. there are few people on it because of the mountain that encloses the hotel from Ao Nang. When we went to swim, we left things as they were on sunbeds, there were guards all around, they were watching strangers (usually 2-4 people who, for the sake of solitude, were not too lazy to climb the mountain).
6. mountain: if you stand facing the hotel, it seems that it is, as it were, surrounded by mountains. the one on the right is irresistible, och beautiful. the one on the left separates the hotel from ao-nang. Ao Nang can be reached in several ways 1) a boat from the hotel (free of charge) will take you to the Napparatara pier, from there by bus (for a fee). we didn’t do it ourselves, but sedentary foreigners preferred this way 2) swim around the mountain, it’s 150 meters, but it depends on why you need to go to ao-nang and whether you need to take something with you 3) on a long-tail boat (for 150 baht per person) sail directly to ao-nang 4) walk up and down the mountain on a makeshift wooden staircase, which everyone calls the monkey trail. there is a peculiarity here: the stairs are very steep (we overcame it in 10 minutes, like an intense workout) and in some places the steps are rotten, in a tipsy state it is better not to go there.
7. food: everything is super, varied, tasty, large assortment. ordering in hotel restaurants is a little expensive (2 prices), if dinner is not included, then it might make sense to dine on Ao Nang.
8. I really liked the fitness room, everything you need - cardio, exercise equipment, fitballs, mats - everything is there. there is also a hall where group classes are held, everything is also fine, by the way, classes were held, even when there was 1 participant.
Conclusion: a hotel for those who seek a sparsely populated holiday and good service.
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The hotel is just magical! Food - although more expensive than in Ao Nang - but in terms of service, portion size and quality of cooking - Centara restaurants are a couple of heads higher! The breakfasts are excellent. True, there are not enough friezes. It is not clear why - if the same mangoes and pineapples are not expensive to suck there.
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The hotel is just magical! Food - although more expensive than in Ao Nang - but in terms of service, portion size and quality of cooking - Centara restaurants are a couple of heads higher! The breakfasts are excellent. True, there are not enough friezes. It is not clear why - if the same mangoes and pineapples are not expensive to suck there. And they have orange fresh - this is tangerine fresh. Upon arrival, we saw a monitor lizard on the territory - his guards caught it. . . The monkeys came almost every day. They sat with us on the balcony : ) And once we went to Ao Nang along the monkey path (because there was a storm on the sea and one view of the pier jumping on the waves - it brought me to a green view). They say they can't make a hard pier because the hotel is in a national park. I consider this pier to be one of the few cons of the hotel. . . The sea is very good. The water was 28 degrees. . . I advise you to take the Premium Deluxe room - they still have a better view than just the deluxe ones. We had a wonderful premium deluxe. The most extreme to the sea - it was a plus - because especially it was not necessary to strain to go to the room from the beach. Spa did not try - but praised. I can put some pluses to the hotel. . . Of the minuses - I saw cockroaches in the toilet a couple of times - but the hotel is practically in the jungle and so that there were no living creatures - I think it's unrealistic : ) I highly recommend the hotel. I didn’t see ours there (I consider this a plus : ))
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Beautiful new hotel in a cozy bay (receiving guests since November 2006). Four dozen one-three-story cottages are scattered along the slope, to the foot of a sheer cliff, all overlooking the bay. The food is excellent. Breakfast European, Japanese, Indian, Thai cuisine, three restaurants on the territory, organize any romantic dinner on the beach, on the terrace of the room.
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Beautiful new hotel in a cozy bay (receiving guests since November 2006). Four dozen one-three-story cottages are scattered along the slope, to the foot of a sheer cliff, all overlooking the bay. The food is excellent. Breakfast European, Japanese, Indian, Thai cuisine, three restaurants on the territory, organize any romantic dinner on the beach, on the terrace of the room. The beach is unobtrusively guarded from other people's vacationers, a beautiful swimming pool with sea water. SPA is top notch. And if you want to see people and save money on food, walk 15 minutes through the mountain or along the "low tide" along the coast 5 minutes and already the coastal Ao Nang, the local walking street, without Pattaya sexual exoticism, everything is provincially decorous and noble. Excursions on boats with guides-40 minutes and you are on Phi Phi, in the most beautiful bay, where they filmed the movie The Beach with Leva DiCaprio. A couple of weeks of excursions will suffice. For those who love island nature and secluded relaxation, this is what you need . .
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