CGC1001
11. april 2025
As I’m leaving the resort, I feel extremely pleased with the experience. Is it expensive - yes, is it worth it - totally. We booked 2 nights for our family, chose a Villa and all inclusive. Considering there isn’t any other options around, I feel it was totally the right thing to do. Taxi picking us up from Surat Thani train station and taxi to our Phuket next stop was included, boats to and from the resort included. All activities and food/drinks included. All excursions included. We took the wild life excursion and whilst it was raining (a lot) and we barely saw any animals, it was ok. On this occasion we had a boat with the engine in the middle, it was considerably louder and the engine fumes made me a bit dizzy. I would try to avoid this type of boat. The caves and trail excursion was great, very easy for kids. Do not go on sandals as leaches are to be expected. We had a few attached to our socks but easy to remove. Mai was great fun and very kind to the kids. The main cabins are hot, but we had all day AC included although it wasn’t super potent. It was amazing to have the water one step away from your room. The gentleman swaying of the cabin was ok in the front room. Food was great and we were very well looked after, even when ordering outside the all inclusive set menu. Finally, I had a massage and again, well worth the cost. I loved it. Key take away: it was useful reading the reviews ahead of the visit. Somebody described it as closer to glamping and it was probably the most accurate description. I would recommend doing 2 nights to really enjoy, we did 2 and felt that was sufficient, but 1 night would have been too short. My only improvement would be the to find a way to reduce the wasted waiting time in the morning on the day we arrived. We arrived at Surat Thani at 6:30am and had to wait until 8:30am for the taxi and then until 11:30am in the dockyard to head to the resort.
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