Ban Raya

About the hotel:
Beautiful hotel - amazing villas with every possible amenity (from ipod docking to apple computers). Loved the personal pool. Staff very friendly and helpful.

About the reservation service:
Booking via Sawadee really easy.

About the hotel:
Very nice place and friendly people. Room and service were ok. We felt good and will come back again

About the reservation service:
Nothing to complain

About the hotel:
Wonderful location. Koh Raya is still unspoiled. The hotel beach is 10 meters from a beautiful coral reef, we snorkeled at least twice a day, for hours and hours. The whole island is lovely, visit Leh Bay for another great reef, Siam bay for a wonderful white beach. The hotel grounds are serene, the service ok, the rooms are not top notch but that is not why we went there. 100% satisfied!

About the reservation service:
Worked flawlessly.

About the hotel:
Fine hotel, situated at a lovely bay (great snorkelling!). Delicious food in the restaurant and very friendly staff.

About the reservation service:
Fine (as ever).

About the hotel:
Stayed in a Deluxe room which was basic but adequate. Grounds are very nice and so is the infinity pool overlooking the beach. Snorkling at the hotel beach is amazing with tropical fish in abundance. Staff very friendly. Internet expensive and excruciatingly slow. Restaurant food was mainly Thai, not particularly good and slightly overpriced, still there are other eating options on the island. We ate at the Racha one night which was expensive but good. Although the resort was almost full, you certainly didn t get that impression, and it made for a very relaxing 4 day break.

About the reservation service:
Efficient as usual

About the hotel:
I must say that both Raya island and the accomodation Ban Raya was over our expentions. There were the most beutiful island whith very good snorkling and scuba. It was relaxing to be awaya from salesman and cars. The bungalows had a very high standard consider to the price

About the reservation service:
The booking we did through Sawadee was very easy to do and we gat good information about the hotells we booked

About the hotel:
Very Quiet, and that s a good thing! The other resort on the island is crowded and noisy. Beach on resort is a bit rocky but has excellent snorkeling. Two white sand beaches are withing 10 minutes walking (check out Siam Bay, beautiful and not crowded). Hotel staff was fantastic, very helpful and pleasant to work with. Food was excellent as well. Don t miss getting an oil or Thai massage, just make sure you schedule it first. Very highly recommended if you want to get away from the crowds. If you are looking for the night-life, look elsewhere.

About the reservation service:
Easy to do and where very helpful during the Thia Airport closers. Would have refunded money no problem had we not been able to go.

About the hotel:
Ban Raya Resort and Spa, Koh Racha Yai From Chalong Piere to Ban Raya Resort, the boat service was great. When we got to the resort, Khun Ae(receptionist) was wonderful and very helpful. Everyone at the resort were very friendly and smiled all the time. The resort itself situated on the clift, very quiet and peaceful.(eventhough all the rooms were booked). Resort restaurant had a good food and resoanable price. Beautiful snorgelling beaches, and if you walk about 10 minutes to Siam Bay you will find a long stretch of white sand beach, clear water and a good food restaurant with an excellent service.I f you like a good massage I suggested you go see Khun Jeab(at the resort spa)she got a very strong hands. We will definitely go back again.

About the reservation service:
Sawadee was very helpful during Bangkok Airports closure. Service was wonderful I will use Sawadee again.

About the hotel:
One of the two hotels on the Racha island that is located amidst the nature at the cliff overlooking Khon Kare Bay known for scuba and water diving. Beautiful place, friendly staff and service that made our stay pleasurable and memorable. I think it was not wise spending money on deluxe room so we stayed in a superior room that had air-conditioning and fan from 6pm to 8am, which worked well for us as we were out whole day visiting other beaches on the island. The rooms were spacious, nice and clean. The hotel staff were very helpful, always at your service and willing to go an extra mile. I guess that s what Thai people are known for. Due to off peak season, only main restaurant was in operation. They served most authentic Thai food and very very delicious too that I had had at various Patong and Karon restaurants. Considering the quality of Thai food, its pricing was much better compared to the other restaurants on Phuket island. My kid had great fun at the pool which was very clean. It is at the cliff overlooking the sea. He also enjoyed playing with the butterflies and baby crabs in the sea shell. One day we went to The Racha hotel beach hoping to spend few hours at the beach, dine at the Racha hotel restaurant and return to Ban Raya. But upon reaching there were told by its staff that it is a private beach and were given an unwelcome feeling. We requested paying for the beach benches that were not occupied due to off peak season. But the staff did not come back who had gone to sought permission from The Racha hotel manager. I do not blame the staff, but rather its management for presenting an unwelcome feeling. Waiting tirelessly, I paid few beers and made use of its bar overlooking the beach for my parents. This small (yes..very small) incident made me change my plan and returned to friendly Ban Raya and enjoyed its pool and dinner again. Unlike Ban Raya, that also welcomes the guest visitors and allow use of its beach bench for a small fee. It has helped remove my urge of not staying at The Racha and ensured my decision staying at Ban Raya when I visit the island again. The Racha beach is smaller than the Siam beach.

About the reservation service:
Booking through Sawadee made my holiday planning very easy and efficient. At one occasion, it also helped me cancel a booking when I found out that one of the hotel website price was much better than that was listed at Sawadee s. This was only one-off case, otherwise the prices listed at the websites are very good. Will certainly use its service for future booking when visiting Thailand.

About the hotel:
wonderful place, with great service and A1 location! We spend 2 days with de luxe cabin, nice and clean, a small refrigiator was deeply missed, rest was top and we will go back.

About the reservation service:
booking service very good, smoothe and without any complications