Thai Village Resort Reviews

We flew Qatar Airlines to Bangkok. Great airline, never ending supply of food and drinks. The only problem was a 2 hour stop in Doha to re-fuel etc. Doha international airport has nothing to commend itself.

We stayed at the SAS Radisson hotel in Bangkok for 3 nights. This a superb hotel with luxurious rooms, a wide choice of restaurants and a wonderful 24th floor sky lounge bar that looks out over Bangkok. The staff at the hotel were some of the nicest and friendliest people I have had the pleasure to meet.
We flew Thai International from Bangkok to Krabi. Just a 1 hour hop but they still had time to serve us a hot meal. If only some British airlines were so efficient.

In Krabi we stayed at the Krabi Thai Village Resort on Ao Nang beach. What a wonderful hotel. Because it was our wedding anniversary they surprised us with a 4 poster bed with complimentary cake and fruit. What a nice touch. Transport at the resort was a breeze. Just get in a tuk tuk and the driver will take you anywhere you desire for 30 or 40 baht. Food in the resort was cheap and delicious with a wide range to choose from. Drinks were not as cheap as I had imagined but they were good value if you searched out the Happy Hour times in all of the bars. Our hotel had Happy Hour from 10pm till 1130pm, just magic for a night cap.

In both Bangkok and Krabi the excursions offered were great value for money. Tradewinds do not have their own reps but use a third party company to look after the needs of their customers. In Bangkok you must, if time allows, visit the Grand Palace, and the River Kwai bridge and floating market. Memories I will never forget. In Krabi take a speed boat to Phi Phi island, Bamboo island, Monkey island and the island made famous by Leonardo di Caprio in the film The Beach. You do it all in a day and it is just superb.

You may have already realised that we enjoyed this holiday. It was just a great, great 2 weeks. Thank you to Thailand, Thank you to Tradewinds and thank you to Holidays Uncovered for allowing me to put down my experiences.
Back to Greece this year, will let you know how we get on later.

We arrived in Krabi on the 4th leg of our 4 centre holiday (having previously visited Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket).

The rooms were very luxurious and large.

We had mini bar, TV, AC, settee and chairs + large balcony with more chairs and table, with large bathroom having bath and shower with seperate sink / mirror etc.

There was a good size swimming pool c/w pool bar with plenty of sun beds.

It was here that Julie celebrated her 40th birthday. After a boat trip to Phi Phi, we returned to our room to find a huge bowl of fruit, cake and bunch of flowers as her birthday present from the hotel. Wonderful!

The resort of Krabi is very pictureseque with plenty of bars and restaraunts but not too busy.

Off the coast there are dozens of little islands which can be reached by local men in their boats. All the prices are pre-set by the government, so the most it will cost is a few pounds. Just tell the boat men which island you wish to visit and what time you wish to return. He waits!

We would recommend this hotel and resort to anybody that is looking for a delightful area but not too busy.