Duang Jai Resort, Krabi hotels Thailand

*Reviews of recent stays*	*Comment on the hotel*	*The reservation service*
Mikael 2009-04-15	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Very nice small hotel (~20 rooms) in a quiet place. No noise was heard, but still the aonang beach was only a 5 minutes walk away. The hotel had also a free tuktuk transfer to the beach. There was also a nice staff at the hotel.	No problems as usual. It worked fine.
Mark Stewart 2009-03-08	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Probably the worst hotel I have ever stayed in and I ve stayed in a few. The hotel was very basic things like no hot water in the bathroom basin which I might add was in the entrance hall across from the kitchen. The tv had a crap picture when I ask them to fix it they tried but could nt. Ther was no mirror in the bedroom at the dressing table, this was apparently the best room. We had booked for 10 nights and paid for 10 nights, but moved out on day 2 had to pay for 3 nights though. We booked a hotel up the road called the Small hotel cheaper and what I think Thialand hotels are about a little bit of luxury. I did nt try the breakfast so I can t comment.DONT BE FOOLED BY THE PICTURES IT S WORN OUT AND BASIC....	The booking service was excellent
John Bryce 2008-11-06	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay This is the second time at this hotel and once again we found it to be an Oasis of tranquility. Staff excellent and very friendly. Would recommend this hotel to anybody.	excellent as usual
JEFF HARLAND 2008-01-02 until 2008-01-03	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Lovely resort and very new. Very good service and as big and varied a breakfast I have ever had as an inclusive. 2 small problems. Being an Islam resort there is no liquor, but the biggest problem is finding it! Hurry up Tom Tom so we can locate it easier.	No problems
URKO APARICIO 2007-11-27 until 2007-12-01	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay The hotel it´s a bit far from ao nang beach (5 minutes) but is very easy to take a tuk tuk. It´s quiet and confortable, staff very friendly.	OK
Lyn 2007-10-17 until 2007-10-18	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay A small and quiet resort that is away from the main area/road. The room is nice and clean. 5mins walk to the main road and the restaurants but it is dark at night and passby construction sites. Pros: Nice room, nice green scenary and pool view from room. Cons: Location not that good.	Fast and easy to book. Quick confirmation. Not the best rate but fastest service.
Pang Koon Kim 2007-09-29 until 2007-10-02	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay The hotel is a small but very well designed. With only twenty rooms, you do not feel crowded or overwhelmed. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Most of which are locals. Despite the hotel being a bit further from the main road, it helps to keep the serenity and quiet. The room is cozy and practical. Only complain is the bed was a bit hard. Otherwise, the hotel is excellent. Compared to Phuket and KoSamui, Ao Nang is quite a small place. The development seems to pickup with quite a far bit of construction everywhere. Most people will take the longtail boats to island tours or to Railey to better beaches and scenery. In general, Ao Nang and the surrounding islands are very scenic. I think its an alterative to the highly developed Phuket.	As efficient as always. I have been using Sawadee for most of my hotel bookings in Thailand.
Ronald Schmidt 2007-09-15 until 2007-09-22	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Nice little hotel. New and clean with very friendly staff. The price was very affordable in low season.
Ann Friman 2007-08-14 until 2007-08-17	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay A quiet little beautiful hotel between ao nang beach and nopparata beach. With very nice and friendly employies ( they helped us with our son when he has hurt his foot and needed a doctor, the manager followed us to the hospital and pharmacy), speak english very well. Nice pool and good food in the restaurant. A small walk to the ao nang beach. we liked to stay here and will stay here again if we will be back.	excellent
GUENARD 2007-07-31 until 2007-08-04	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Very nice small boutique hotel. Rooms clean and newly furbished. Nice pool: clear with crystal water. But care of the bill at the end of your stay, You will have to check everything	nice, as usual
J.H.M. Aerts 2007-07-14 until 2007-07-20	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay The resort is excellent, the room, big en very clean. further the staff was very attendant, also for special things to arranged for the birthday off my girlfriend. breakfast and coffee are good, Diner you cann make in hotel , better and cheaper as outside the hotel. They cooking very good. good valueu for money. I will come back in this resort. It is lucky because prices in low season are payable.	always good
Tan Shu Ping 2007-07-12 until 2007-07-16	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay I would recommend Duang Jai Resort to people who like to stay in a resort where you want to have privacy and quiet getaways as there are only 20 rooms.We stay there for 5 days and 4 nights. First of all,when we reached the airport, we had a very friendly guy that drove to our resort. The receptionist was very friendly,recommended to us where are the places we should visit. And every morning,the staffs will greet us and asked how was our sleep last night. The resort is quite a new resort, where the room was beautiful, exactly the same as we seen on the website. It has all the facilities that needed, such as kettle, safe box,fridge, hot water etc. I also particularly like the thick quilt blanket as it is very comfortable to cover with at night. The pool though is not very big, but it s beautiful and there s a jacuzzi too. From the resort to the main road, it s only 5 minutes walk, and there are lightings along the way in to the resort at night. So it s quite ok, it s good to have a short walk after a meal. So it s a great place to stay in, we would definitely go back there the next time.
Ann Mclean 2007-06-28 until 2007-07-01	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay nice hotel but not really as mention facing the beach, has to walk about 5mins out. Convenient to go shopping and great staffs. nice room will be better if they check all toiletries are there for all rooms (we book 8 rooms for 16people). and to check that tv and air-con is working well. overall consider as not too bad and worth for the price	just a sentence will definitely go into Sawadee.com for booking efficiency and helpfull. Thank you Ms Bee
Mardiana Mansor 2007-06-01 until 2007-06-04	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay The resort is amazing. Super friendly staff, huge rooms and superb balcony. The breakfast is not much but the ambience made up for it. Be prepared to walk a little bit to the beach. And you can get to krabi town for 40baht per person if you take the bus which stops on the road right outside the hotel at the stone benches near the jetty.
Tian ANing 2007-05-18 until 2007-05-21	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay We have a wonderful trip there, the service is very nice, and ppl there are very friendly. The hotel is small but you will feel like stay at a quite,relax place even you don t go out for snorkelling..	excellent.
Lesley Chew 2007-05-15 until 2007-05-19	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Excellent place to stay. The room was spacious and clean. The hotel staff were very friendly and service was impecable. Would definitely recommend it.	Second time booking with sawadee. Competitive rates and prompt replies on enquiries.
Harry de Kok 2007-05-04 until 2007-05-08	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Very nice little hotel very peaceful at night and an easy walk to Ao Nang for supper and shopping not even a problem with a 9 year old in tow. Stunning rooms we even had our own little garden at the back of the room. Nice pool small but adequate. Staff very friendly and most helpful. Did not have much choice at breakfast but was more than enought. Only ate supper once, prices were good but food took a bit long to arrive, not a problem for us as we were in no hurry to go anywhere. Will stay there again on next trip.	Great service no problems. Will use them again on nest trip
Andy Ho and Marcus Cheng, Toronto 2007-04-30 until 2007-05-03	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay It is a small cosy hotel with very basic facilities. Stayed in the Deluxe room. Nice and big with a large balcony, but without bath tub. Swimming pool is very nice and clean. The location of the hotel is not the greatest as it is quite a walk, about 20 min. from the center of Ao Nang beach. Breakfast is of continental type, i.e. toast, ham, bacon, egg, salad, omllette. Service is great and staffs are friendly. As for Ao Nang beach, it is quite disappointing as it is not the crystal clear water with white sand type. Excursion is needed to go to other islands with nicer beach. I would not return to this hotel simply because there are other hotels closer. Also, I would not return to Ao Nang, Krabi because there are much nicer beach in Thailand. Here is the overall rating of the hotel and Ao Nang: Room: 3/5 Service: 4/5 Food(Breakfast): 2.5/5 Facilities: 2.5/5 Location: 2/5 Ao Nang beach: 2/5	Quick, easy and fast respond.
Ernst Loewe 2007-04-22 until 2007-04-25	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Great hotel. Small butique style hotel. No so close to the beach but only a 10 min walk. Friendly staff.	Good as usual
Peter Lauscha 2007-04-16 until 2007-04-18	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Nice, new resort. Very gentil local people. Sadly no beach near for sun - bathing!
chris cobb 2007-04-14 until 2007-04-16	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay NICE HOTEL,GREAT LOCATION,ATTENTIVE STAFF,BREAKFAST AVERAGE,SWIMMING POOL IS NICE TOO BUT NOT GREAT FOR SUNBATHING HEAVY BEDS COVERED BY SHADES FACING THE WRONG WAY ROUND BUILT BY A SWAMP LOTS OF BITING INSECTS.BEAUTIFUL CLEAN ROOMS WITH BALCONY,HIGHLY RECOMMENDED	SUPER
Alan Jackson 2007-04-07 until 2007-04-14	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay We had a wonderful stay at Duang Jai, the staff were always very warm and welcoming and nothing was ever too much trouble including booking trips and massages of which we had two at the hotel and they were great. The swimming pool was fantastic and the location of the hotel being situated slightly away from the main resort road meant it was lovely and peaceful. The hotel is ideally situated for both the Ao Nang and Nopparat Thara beaches, no more than 10 minute walks to each and really no effort to get to !! We ate in the hotel a couple of times also and the food was excellent, the spring rolls are especially recommended. If we ever come back to Ao Nang we wouldn t hesitate to stay here again.	Very easy to use and trouble free. Well done Sawadee.
Robert and Sally 2007-04-06 until 2007-04-09	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Very very nice.....small hotel with great ambience. Very peaceful and private. The location is great...hiding in small road but not very far from happening area...it s only by walking distance to Ao Nang so if you want lots of activities e.g. snorgelling kayaking...you can choose from alternative tour operators around the area. To reach to the hotel by shuttle service arranged prior to arrival is convenient. The hotel staff are super! Thank you. And Robert likes the food there at the hotel hahahahaha Breakfast not bad.....suits for small resort. Cheers!	Booking from the site is very easy and free from hectic. Always got the prompt reply from the staff of this website. Checking in is quick and smooth. I will probably come back again.
Diane Elliott 2007-04-03 until 2007-04-09	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay We stayed 6 nights in this hotel. The hotel is a 15 minute walk to restaurants etc, but its easy to catch a Tuk Tuk (20THB) from the hotel to the main entertainment area. Rooms are simply furnished but modern. There is separate area with a sink and tea and coffee making equipment. The pool area is pleasant with plenty of deckchairs. Staff were friendly but their english was poor. Breakfast was usually cold as staff failed to light the burners under the dishes. Overall we enjoyed our stay at this hotel.	Uncomplicated and efficient
Christian Wheeler-Hill 2007-04-02 until 2007-04-06	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Very nice Hotel, friendly staff, delicious food, good service.	Best! Very easy going, comfortable and promptly!
p.s.vinod 2007-03-26 until 2007-03-29	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay highly recomended peaceful place.. great value for money.. the staff is extemely and genuinely concerned and couteous.. had asked for a bike one day and they got it done in 10mins..the breakfast could ve more options and gets into a routine layout every morning.. the other thing is the slight distance from the beach and the eating joints etc..but kind of compensates with the clean rooms ,friendly staff and a clean pool	this is the second time i am using it.. the last time around was for samui and now for krabi and there was no hitch at all with my plans
2007-03-25 until 2007-04-03	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay This is a very nice boutique hotel. The rooms are large, the pool is pleasant, and the staff is friendly. It is farther from the beach and town than most other hotels but you get a much nicer room for the price. It is still only a ten minute walk or 20 baht ride tuk-tuk ride. Negative: the restaurant is only average and the service in it is poor. Still, the free breakfast is fine and you will want to take most other meals near the beach anyway so it does not really matter.	fine
Leanne McKellar 2007-03-09 until 2007-03-14	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Found the hotel to be wonderful, the rooms thoughtfully outfitted,spacious and very clean. We had a little trouble with noise on the first couple of nights (stayed 5) but that was from inconsiderate guests and our room was overlooking the breakfast/check in area. Found that the rooms being tiled and high ceilings they echo quite a bit. Anyway once the noisy guests moved on it was lovely. Would request a room furtherest away from the front of the hotel check in/breakfast area and that would solve most noise problems. Breakfast was good for the size of the hotel and the staff friendly and helpful. Loved it was off the main drag, it was a nice stroll back after dinner to help digest all that wonderful food. Would stay again if I returned to Ao Nang.	Fantastic service, will recommend to anyone going to Thailand.
Linda Teoh 2007-03-09 until 2007-03-11	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay We enjoyed our stay at Duang Jai. It is a cosy little boutique hotel, away from the noise on Ao Nang. When we first got there we were a bit disappointed because it was such a small hotel, not even a front garden or something to greet us. Then we got a ground floor room, with a little garden at the back and a patio in front. The room was reasonably clean, the bed was new, so it was quite clean too. Fridge in the room was larger than the usual hotel mini fridge, there were also plates and bowls in the room, useful for families like us. I thought the breakfast was better than expected, the spread was good for a hotel so small. The staffs were ok and polite. The swimming pool was a bit small, but it was never crowded at all, even though it was high season. Clever use of plants to provide privacy around the whole hotel, the pool is blocked from the restaurant, and the rooms, so even with only a small area, I did not feel enclosed at all. The best thing was I could even hear birds chirping away while i swam and I could smell the flowers nearby! Wonderful! So in the end we liked it so much we wanted to extend our stay, too bad the hotel was fully booked so we could not stay longer.	Very efficient. Will certainly use again when I travel to Thailand.
Petra Rode 2007-03-06 until 2007-03-12	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay This is the perfect spot to stay in Ao Nang! Quiet, good service, great rooms and yet close to all the shopping, restaurants and beaches. I will strongly recommend this little resort just because it s simply perfect. Hope they never build it bigger and keept it as it is for the future. Not beeing a big resort makes you feel and experience true thai hospitality as its best.	Why use any other service?
John Bryce 2007-03-05 until 2007-03-16	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay The hotel was everything we expected and a lot more.Because it was small it had a very intimate and friendly feel. The staff were excellent in all areas and the quiet location made for a perfect vacation although you were only a ten minute walk to the action if necessary.The rooms were spotless, food was excellent and good value. My wife and I would stay there again.	Very good as usual. No problems
John Bryce 2007-03-05 until 2007-03-16	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay very nice small hotel with very clean rooms and friendly staff always available to help you out with any problems. food is excellent and good value for money. would stay there again.	excellent service as usual
John Bryce 2007-03-05 until 2007-03-16	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay very nice small hotel with very clean rooms and friendly staff always available to help you out with any problems. food is excellent and good value for money. would stay there again.	excellent service as usual
Francis Chan Yuen Kong 2007-03-04 until 2007-03-06	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay This hotel is excellence for such small hotel,we really enjoy our stay here.Price reasonable too on high season.Location was away from busy crowded area in aonang beach as this is what we prefer.Just 15 min walk to busy aonang shops/restaurants.If lazy to walk,tuk tuk taxi is cheap there,only 40 baht within 3km.Hotel also provide free shuttle service.Check the with the front desk if i remember is 3 times per day.We were greeted promptly upon arrival with comp drinks.We stay at dbl standard room.The room is very spacious and clean with separate kitchen and front/back courtyard,however the aircon was not cool at all even at night,stagnant at 25 c to 26 c.Told front desk about the matter unfortunately they unable to change another room as the hotel consist only 20 rooms and fully booked that day.But to our surpised the next day they change and upgrade our room to upper floor with full poolview without extra charge and the staff keep on apologize over the problem.We are very delightful with the service they provide.B fast is good but dont expect much varities as only 20 rooms.Pool come with jacuzzi and is empty most of the times even in high season.We prefer lower floor room as it has back courtyard compare to upper floor.Overall we rate this hotel as 5 star even is rated as 3 star,worth every baht.Recommendable for those prefer away from crowds.We will definitely stay again if we go back to krabi.	Fast,efficient and reliable.Two thumbs up for sawadee.com
Jim Stewart 2007-02-27 until 2007-03-02	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Excellent. On a very quiet sidestreet about 5 minutes walk back from the main street that goes along the beach. Quiet, away from the crowds, safe, easy access. Staff was super,very helpful and the room very nice. Clean and modern. Only slight negative was the pool, which had very little shade, so it was hot and the water was quite warm from the sun. Buffet breakfast was fine...only negative was the coffee...Nescafe! If we go back to Krabi, we would definitely stay there again. Very good value for the money.	excellent, as always.
Richard and Natalie Mabbitt 2007-02-23 until 2007-02-28	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay We were very happy with every aspect of this resort. It is tucked away from the main Ao Nang area - and the surrunding area is just land waiting to be built on at present. Don t let this put you off as inside it is delightful and the staff are very pleasant and helpful. Rooms are spacious, well furnished and very clean. Downstairs units have both a back and front courtyard. The gardens are beautifully maintained and from inside the resort the views are just of the surrounding hills and greenery. We were there at a very busy time but usually found the pool area very quiet. Breakfast was very good and we had dinner there twice in a five day stay - excellent food and generous serves. Make sure you try their Pad Thai. Would definitely return to this resort.	Used the booking service throughout our trip to Thailand and found it excellent - no problems at all.
Lizzie Simpson 2007-02-11 until 2007-02-22	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay The hotel was lovely and clean. We had a fantastic time and can t wait to go back. Would recommend to anyone.	It was all fantasic and didn t have any problems at all. Would use again.
Grant & Sara Hill 2007-02-09 until 2007-02-11	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Excellent service and lovely staff. Very nice and quiet place to stay with good amenities. Looking forwad to the next visit.	Fantastic
David Roberts 2007-01-19 until 2007-02-04	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay A lovely boutique hotel and great value for money. With just 20 rooms and really friendly and helpful staff. Our stay was a pleasure. This 1 year old hotel is spotlessly clean. The gardens are well maintained and full of orchids. With stylish pool and jacuzzi and generous breakfasts.I recommend the superior rooms on the first floor for their beautiful views. Just a short 12 minute walk to the beach, shops and restaurants of Ao Nang, the Duang Jai is well situated in a quiet street away from the tourist bustle. Ao Nang beach is not attractive enough to warrant staying in a beach hotel anyway. Better to stay here and catch a long tail boat to Railey Beach just 5 mins away.	Booking was simple, fast and efficient. I highly recommend the sawadee.com booking service, and have used it many times.
BERGSMA Kathryn Jan 2006-12-26 until 2006-12-29	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay This is a nice small hotel with good service. The rooms are quite big and ground floor rooms have patios and small back gardens. The pool is smallish but never crowded even during high season. It s not on the beach, it s a bit of a walk or you can take a tuk tuk or rent your own motorbike. We enjoyed the food and the breakfast buffet. If you prefer small boutique hotels over large resorts you will like the Duang Jai.	Good service. We will use sawadee again.
Dewi Bramono 2006-12-25 until 2006-12-28	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Very nice hotel rooms, recently opening so everything was new, clean and well decorated. Enjoyed the stay very much, and the staff was very friendly and accomodating. Asked why there were no Thai breakfast in the morning and the next day they prepared a very delicious fried rice dish for the buffet.	No problem at all, very promtp reply with no hassle. Will use again.
J & C 2006-12-24 until 2006-12-27	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Nice resort tucked away on the quieter side of Ao-Nang. Perfect for those who wants to be near to the heart of the town, yet not overly so. With only 20 nicely furnished and spacious rooms, you hardly have to jostled with the rest of the visitors over anything, be it b/f or amenities. :)
Jasper Pee Chee Seng 2006-12-17 until 2006-12-21	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay We enjoyed our stay at Duang Jai Resort very much. It s such a lovely boutique hotel with nice room & nice garden & pool. It s located at a quieter side of Aonang beach. Though the hotel is about 15min walk to the beach. Highly recommended to those who prefer to be away from the crowd.	Smooth booking with no problem. Thanks!
Ove Jan Simonsen 2006-12-06 until 2006-12-08	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Very comfortable, clean and well equiped hotel. My home away from home . Good service from well trained and proffessional staff members. Can recommend this hotel to all people that wants to experience real thai culture and genuin thai atmosphere.	Quick, reliable and proffessional.
James Sheppard 2006-09-25 until 2006-09-27	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay Duang Jai is 10 minutes walk from the Aonang Beach in a quiet and unassuming area. The hotel was very pleasant, stylish and well kept. Each of the rooms were cosy, spacious and clean. The grounds were very green, and the pool/spa especially refreshing. The food was delicious, fresh and the portions generous. The service was great, accompanied by many smiles and useful information. The in-house massage on offer was among the best that we had during our stay. I would strongly recommend Duang Jai to anyone visiting Krabi.	A great service for the less acquainted with traveling in Thailand
Grant McFarlane 2006-09-16 until 2006-09-18	Duang Jai Resort, Ao Nang, Nopparattara Bay A lovely resort, the pool & garden were beautiful. The room was light & airy, very comfortable. The staff were friendly & very helpful. I am looking forward to my next visit although Krabi was very quiet in the low season, I ll have to try a different time of year!	Mai Pen Rai, as usual