Mali Resort Sunrise Beach Koh Lipe

I loved the location of the hotel and found the staff to be very helpful. Our arrival by boat was canceled due to bad weather, but when I called the hotel, they kindly agreed to let us extend our stay. The pool is large, and our room was perfectly situated right in front of it and near to the beach. The bathroom was spacious, and the mattress ensured a great night's sleep. The kids were thrilled, and overall, we truly enjoyed our stay. We will definitely return to Mali Resort Sunrise Beach Koh Lipe.

The concept is pretty nice, but the bungalows are quite outdated — we stayed at 3 different hotels (2 on the sunrise beach, 1 at the north pole) and all the hotels are a bit oudsted inside. The girls at the reception were great, helped us with everything we asked for. The territory is not that big, compared to other resorts. But very green and a nice layout. The biggest disappointment was the a/c — it was old and very noisy, even at the minimum fan level, and obviously couldn’t cool the room down. In April and May a/c is the first thing that must work properly cause it’s extremely hooooot. The bathroom at the balinese villa is huge, but there is not air circulation, so after you take a shower be ready for a weird smell — not from pipes, but from the humid space with no ventilation. One more thing we didn’t like was that there was no shower or faucets in the beach area — so when you’re done with your beach activities and head back to the room you won’t find any water to help you get rid of the sand. We had to use the pool for that reason. The breakfast is pretty simple, it’s not a buffet, but you can choose different options from the menu. Very basic taking into account the price you pay for the villa — for the same price you will get an amazing buffet at the Idyllic concept next door with plenty of options, including noodle station, roti station, ice cream, etc. For 1 night it was okay, but I’d hardly choose it for a longer stay.

Koh Lipe can get very crowded and busy with tourists. The location of the Mali Sunrise is perfect -- close walking distance to the restaurants and bars, but a lovely, quiet beach front that gets you away from the crowds. The owner was great and the food is delicious. We would stay again.