Ekman Garden Resort, Nst hotels Thailand

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Warzel Tobias 2009-04-19	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon We enjoyed our stay at the Ekmans a very familiar hotel. It is small and lovely with lots of flowers. Stephan and Anna support you in any case finding all you need. You should go by car or Anna will rent you one. By the way, Anna is a perfect cook. The sandy beach is close and empty, bad for snorkling. So perfect to be alone. In the area you can see waterfalls, delphins and local people - less touristic. The hotel is also very good for families.	always perfect - does not matter if by phone or email - always experts
Bodil & Mikael Timmermann 2009-02-02	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon We don´t know were to begin praising this resort!! We were made feel at home from the moment we arrived! The hosts Anna and Staffan has managed to make this in to a beatiful and tranquil resort! Anna makes dinner herself and she is a great cook!!! and the drinks she makes!! To be honest we have never had such nice drinks anywhere else. The rooms are very,very nice well equiped and VERY clean!! The garden is beatiful and Anna takes great pride in it. They are now building a reception area specially with weddings in mind. It is going to absolutly beatiful. If you are looking for stay, full of peace and harmony, this is without a doubt the place to go!! Our best regards to Anna and Staffan with family!!	This was our first time to book a hotell this way,and there was abolutly no problem!! It feelt very safe
Mr Mark Gawith 2009-01-24	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon How lucky we were to have booked such a wonderful place - a quick note on our stay.... We were adopting a little Thai Girl from the orphanage in Nakhon Si Thammarat. Upon checking into Ekman Resort we met the owners (Stafaan and Anna) and told them what we were up to. Anna advised us that she had a little to do with the orphanage, and gave us a run-down on what we could expect for the 2 days of our visit. She also called the orphanage, and spoke to one of the staff members to confirm our arrival in the district. This was of great comfort to us, as we had very little information at this point. Anna arranged for her brother to drive us to the orphanage, and accompany us as a translator, which was very helpful. Once we returned to the resort with our little girl, Anna made her feel a part of the family,and all the other staff spoilt her rotten. We felt so at ease being there - I cant tell you what a relief it was for us as brand new parents, being in such a warm and comfortable environment. Ekman Garden Resort is a lovely small oasis in a typical semi-rural Thai village setting...no go-go bars, neon signs or loud bar music!!!! It has a wonderful relaxed family atmosphere, nothing is a problem. The grounds are nicely manicured gardens with plenty of flowers and fish pools; there is a great swimming pool, and the obligatory pool side bar. Anna and her wonderful team do the cooking - the food is outstanding! As you can probably tell, we had an excellent stay. We cant recommend this place highly enough, and will most certainly be going back to visit our new Thai friends in Nakhon Si Thammarat. Thank-you Stafaan and Anna - we feel very blessed to have met you!
Margareta Nilsson 2008-12-25	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon Stayed at this hotel for 3 days over Christmas 2008. THIS is the resort to stay, especially for big families! Extremly cozy place and beautiful rooms and garden! Staff could not be more helpful and friendly.The owners were very helpful and gave us suggestions of what to do. They also arranged the transport from and back to Phuket. It was interesting to walk to the beach and finally there, we felt as if we were in paradise. The food was excellent! All in all a lovely place to stay. We can highly recommend this place!	Good booking service!
Marc Kneepkens 2008-12-21	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon Wonderful place to relax and enjoy. There is an exquisite flower garden with orchids and lotus flowers and many more. The people are very friendly, it s a wonderful staff. The rooms are comfortable, spacious, light, built by the owner-architect. There is a great pool, the food is awesome. Such nice people. We ll be back here, definitely.	Booking service was fine, absolutely no problem.
Marc Kneepkens 2008-12-21	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon Wonderful place, with bright and spacious rooms, built by the owner/architect. Flowers, fish, birds, it looks like a little paradise. The food is great, the crew is out there to pamper you. There s a nice pool, plenty of things to see in the area, and virtually no tourists. Everyone is friendly, the ocean is close (1.2km walk), and there is absolutely no one on the beach. We ll definitely be back.
Susanna Ahlesten 2008-11-02	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon We had a very pleasent stay at the Ekman Garden Resort. The owners were GOLD, and the food were delicious. Very big and spacy bungalows wich were nice and cleen. We can warmley recomend this little family resort. Fam. Ahlesten	VERY GOOD!
dr. c.h. burroughs 2008-10-18	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon If you want to visit the vanishing rural southern Thailand, with a delightful room and superb home-cooked food—stay at Ekmans ! An easy day-trip north from urban Nakornsrithammaraj and south from tourist-developed Ko Samui et al, Ekmans is a brand new small family hotel/guest houses with husband & architect Swede Stephan and Thai wife & chef Anna. The rooms are actually small buildings in themselves (with private courtyard) that open onto manicured common areas. Down a quiet ‘soi’, just outside the hotel gates, one is immediately in rural Thailand (and very safe, as many of the neighbors are Anna’s extended family). Our experience could not have been more delightful. After a day on the scooter exploring the nearby backroads and open beaches, we’d return for a shower, a dip in the pool, and about 7 o’clock sit down family-style to meals we’d ordered, and Anna and her crew had cooked, in the open-air kitchen adjacent to the dining area. Ekmans is a great place for families, for reunions/weddings, or just singles/couples wanting to stay in very new smart digs with great hosts while seeing the vanishing ‘old Thailand.’ The rates are fair and board reasonably priced, if pegged to the euro more than to the dollar. Dr. C.H. and Gail Burroughs New Mexico, USA	well done. thank you.
A.J. Bontenbal 2008-07-11 until 2008-07-13	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon Ekman Garden Resort looked like paradise. The owners Anna and Staffan treaded us as we were family. The meals were delicious. Our stay was far to short. We wished we could have stayed longer.	efficient and good
Hans Morling 2008-03-04 until 2008-03-08	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon When returning after a year I find the resort as friendly and familylike as I remembered. The food is sill as fantastic. It felt like coming home. So much so it was hard restraining myself from taking the dishes out at wash it mayself. I stayed for for days first and then returned for the Song Kran. At the first visit I participated in a wedding that was arranged between a japanese girl and a thai boy and the experience was outstanding. The same can be said about the visit to the temple at Song Kran. I was treated with utmost respect and as I am a simple person that was a memory for a lifetime. Visiting a nearby beatiful waterfall it was clear that it was far from its full potential causted by lack of water, but to swim at the base was nice. On two occasions I took the 20 minute walk in the hot sun and could swim in the sea. Although the pool is nice, it can never compete with the real thing. Especially as it gives you the feeling of Robinson as you are almost totally alone. Which you cannot say of the bigger roads where you got wet as the new year was greeted with watersplashing. If I would have had time, I would probably take the chance of very cheap golf in Nakohn si Thammarath only 45 minutes away, but not this time. And as I am surely returning when my wallet permits, the occasion will arise again. Good work Ekmans
Åsa Walander/Jens Wagndal 2008-03-04 until 2008-03-06	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon The hotell has nice big clean rooms and very friendly staff. The restaurant offers good various food and the atmospehere is relaxed. There is a beatiful calm beach 15 minutes walk from the hotell since there is no other hotell in the neigbourghood. We recommend this hotell.	Fast booking
Sixten Kieri 2007-12-12 until 2007-12-17	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon We stayed at Ekman Garden three times (5 + 3 + 2 days) under our two months long staying in Thailand.. We booked the first five days on a recommendation at the internet and we definitely not regret. Then we returned for three days and celebreted the NEW YEAR and finally we stayed for two days to relax and pick up our luggage before the journey home to Sweden. We found the resort very charming and hospitable. The atmosephere is very homely and quiet and that made us feel more like familymembers than customers. The hosts, Anna and Staffan with family and staff are very friendly and take an active interest in their guests. The rooms are high qualitative and tastefully decorated and furnished. We really enjoyed the rooms and the beautiful surroundings. And the food – delicious. Anna is an excellent cook and she surpriced us every evening with different meals, beautiful- delicious and healthy. Outside the resort, at the Thailand countryside, you don´t meet tourists, but thai people with big smiles and we find it very charming. We recommend Ekman Garden resort and we love to come back. Thank you Anna, Staffan, Pee-Pee and Leo. Sixten o Barbro Kieri from Luleå Sweden	Quick and easy
Richard Swallow 2007-10-24 until 2007-10-29	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon This is one of the nicest places that we have stayed at anywhere in Thailand. Away from the madding crowds it is a very peaceful and beautifully designed litte resort. Hosts Anna and Staffan will make your stay one of the memorable experiences. Anna is an excellent cook and all the meals are prepared with local fresh produce, it is simply magnificent. My wife and I would highly reccommend Ekman Gardens as great value for money with Five Star Service. Thank you Anna and Staffan for a wonderful holiday.	Excellent, with speedy and friendly welcome.
Klaus Klenner 2007-05-01 until 2007-05-05	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon Ekman guards the nice and friendly Paradies on ground connection. As much-many Thailand friends and I already many plants saw my wife. The Ekman Paradies was for us the most beautiful time which we in Thailand to experience was allowed. Apart of hecticness and stress. light frames friendly Bungalows from a flower sea, brook runs with beautiful fish, butterflies and birds. Nature purely. The maintained pool forms the heart of the plant. The love-worth and very friendly owners Staffan and Anna accepted us as to your family. Anna is a point cook. With your extrvaganten creations surprised you us each evening. Simply delicious! The parting fell us very heavily and we to the place of the recovery will surely return. Thank Staffan, Anna and Pee Pee. To soon Klaus and Gabi	Friendly, uncomplicatedly and fast
Thavorn Timaphorn 2007-04-08 until 2007-04-11	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon We were very welcomed by the owners of the resort, enjoyed their friendliness, our room and other facilities and most of all the beautiful garden surroundings. Everything was up to standard and we intend to stay there again one day.	Excellent !
Bertil Goldberg 2007-04-06 until 2007-04-08	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon It was the second time I spent some wonderful days at Ekman Gardens. And it will certainly be a third time sooner or later. I not only appreciate the beauty and the comfort of the resort, I also very much enjoy the hospitality and personalities of Staffan and Anna, whom I´ve learnt to know, and I now look at them as personal friends. It goes without saying that the food is exquisite and the drinks are well balanced. Bertil Goldberg	Swift, correct and easy
Matteo Monari 2007-04-04 until 2007-04-07	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon I was very satisfied with my stay at Ekman Garden Resort. The atmosphere was very relaxing and homely, and this made me feel more like the member of an extended family than like a customer . The fact that Nakhon is not a very touristic area made it possible for me to experience genuine Thai culture.	Quick and easy
Hans Morling 2007-03-18 until 2007-03-20	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon As a common traveller, I found the resort very charming and hospitable. It was my 8´th visit to Thailand and the hosts Staffan and Anna wellcommed me as a part of the family. The food was even better than the normal thai style. It was in a way a crossover between Thailand and Europe. Some of the thai exentric idees was gone and as I do not have a metallbin inside, I am greatful to Anna, as she took me gently into the kitchen. Tastes were fantastic. In Micheline terms: well worth a detour. As for the suroundings I did not really need to leave, but the visit to the nearby beach was pleasant and was free of all normal salespersons. And the visit to the nearby shirtshop made it possible to bring a really personal gift home to my daughter. I will shurely visit again allthough I do not know if it will be 2007 or 2008.	First try and no hustle. Thank You.
daniel Palm 2007-01-07 until 2007-01-10	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon We truly recommend Ekman Garden Resort because our visit there was superb in many ways. The rooms and hotel area are quite unique with a good taste regarding space and special architecture. The service was good with a nice touch of family atmosphere, because the hotel is family driven. They were also very concerned about their guests which furthermore strengthened the atmosphere. For example: The owners and stab gives the guests much more personal attention than normally and it feels truly genuine and very nice. Finally, there is one last thing that gives Ekman Garden Resort our warmest recommendations - The food -excellent! If you are going to Thailand and that region, do not hesitate -Ekman garden is the given hotel !	Ok. A little bit to many thank-you-reply mail after booking etc
Joshua Gray 2006-12-29 until 2006-12-31	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon Arriving with a gray cloud over my head (it was a long day and my luggage was misplaced by Suvarnabhumi) and only intending for the Ekman s to be a place to rest my head between the North and the south, my stay at Ekman Garden Resort actually turned out to be a very nice experience. After a delicious dinner made by Anna Ekman, and the pleasant atmosphere made by both the garden and the Ekman s wonderful hospitality, the gray clouds had parted. Being used to budgettraveling, the resort was a little more pricey than what I m used to -- but it was well worth it. While Ekman Garden Resort began as a place for friends and family to gather and visit the Sweed/Thai couple; what s special I think, is that they have retained that family atmosphere. The service is outstanding and Emma and Staffan Ekman are genuine and warm people (and the staff as well). They went out of their way to help me rectify the situation with the airport, and they even let me stay in the nicest room for the price of the cheapest room.also the couple took me into town for lunch and a little tour of the local community into which they thoroughly connected. Staffan talked with pride about his plans to continue work on his already gorgeous gardens. He also designed the lodges, which are open and allow one to breath freely but also afford privacy. After staying at Ekman Garden Resort, I left feeling thoroughly refreshed for what would be a busy week island hopping. The next time I find myself in Southern Thailand, I will definitely pay the Ekman s a visit. Thanks for everything guys! Josh	Great. Everything worked out nicely.
Cornelieke van de Beek 2006-12-12 until 2006-12-16	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon A very nice and rustic place. Rooms situated in a beautiful garden with a lot of butterflies, birds and fish in the ponds. Direct surrounding is not spectaculair but gives a real taste of Thai rural live. Staffan and Nittaya thank you for your hospitality and effort to show us around.
Juhani Kangasharju 2006-11-19 until 2006-11-23	Ekman Garden Resort, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Sichon After many trips to Thailand and being an experienced traveller,we are always serdeeking for something genuine and enriching.We found it just outside Sichon an oasis called Ekman Garden Resort.Hotel has an intimate and relaxing atmosphere with a beautiful and well-managed garden and inviting pool.Rooms are spacious and tasteful.Hostess Anna serves delicious meals and owners are seeing that you don´t miss anything.Next time visiting Thailand,we make a stop at Ekmans and enjoy their hospitality and discover natural beaches.Gunter and Juhani frm Stockholm.	Bookings was easy and clear and well-arranged.