Farang Beach Hotels in Krabi, Thailand

We stayed in a cottage with a view of the ocean. Fantastic..... Food and beach...and staff all first rate. Prices in the restaurant were the same as the other beach places......so, why go out. Hotel buffet on Tueday night was fabulous..... We will return next year. Manager is top-notch!!!! Can not say enough good things about the resort, amazing! Thank you! Xoxoxo

I spent two nights there in August 2014. This is a fantastic resort with an attentive--yet not intrusive--staff, great facilities, and absent all of the hustle and bustle of Krabi and Phuket.

Beatiful place and views from room and pool. Rooms are ok with big balconies, fridge, tv-sat, aircon. Unfortunatelly pool is not available in the evening, there is no lights there (which were presented in the photos..). Brekfast is quite boring, one day is self service, other day served by waiter. Staff is very very nice and helpful

We arrived with 3 people instead of 2 and the staff were very accommodating. They added another bed in our room for no additional charge.

Positives: beautiful surroundings - secluded beach, wonderful views from beach front villa/restaurant and nearby restaurant (noon), free kayaks, very big and clean room/bathroom, very clean public spaces - including the beach (cleaned daily by a team of hotel staff), it attracts many families with small kids (all very well behaved!) so it's a great atmosphere for us who is also traveling with a family negatives: unable to get to shops or have more restaurant options without transport (walking to the next 'town' is about 20 mins - we tried this - but there is no pedestrian paths and we walked on the main roads where cars and mopeds sped by); because of this the resort should've sold things like sunscreen, bandages... Restaurant food really isn't that great. It's ok and the view is great but we have had much better Thai food everywhere else we went in Ko Lanta and Ao Nang. (did not try western food). The staff seemed to work very long hours and I think they weren't as friendly and welcoming as other Thai people we've met. Though they speak fluent English and were able to assist with all our needs.

Heartily agree with the positive traveler endorsements I've read on Pimalai. I have another Thai island resort (on Phangan) to compare my stay against. In my opinion this was an even more tranquil property and better managed staff. Further, the resort is also committed to eco friendly practices to minimize environmental impact and use of locally sourced ingredients - I grew addicted to their passion fruit jam!