Baan Fah Resort

“Has potential”

This place has the hallmarks of a lovely little resort, but just doesn’t somehow feel finished. My room was spacious, immaculate with a high quality bed and bathroom, but with bare walls, only bright overhead lighting and zero character. Adding some bedside lights, some art on the walls and a small… more

This place has the hallmarks of a lovely little resort, but just doesn’t somehow feel finished. My room was spacious, immaculate with a high quality bed and bathroom, but with bare walls, only bright overhead lighting and zero character. Adding some bedside lights, some art on the walls and a small rug would make it feel like the good mid-range place it should be. I hope this gets addressed as a few little touches could make this place really excellent. Friendly and helpful staff, fab quiet location on the beach within five mins walk of bars, restaurants and shops. Recommend.

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“Tranquil Spot”

Perched in rm 120 overlooking the Gulf just metres away from my 2nd floor balcony, this is where you want to be for an intimate ocean beach experience. Large shady tree in front provided welcome relief from afternoon sun. Great spot to enjoy morning tea, reading, internet browsing, happy hr. (Good … more

Perched in rm 120 overlooking the Gulf just metres away from my 2nd floor balcony, this is where you want to be for an intimate ocean beach experience. Large shady tree in front provided welcome relief from afternoon sun. Great spot to enjoy morning tea, reading, internet browsing, happy hr. (Good WiFi throughout). The narrow beach is raked/cleaned daily. The sea was clear most days; depth drops off fairly quickly and, at 26/27C, ideal for swimming! The on-grounds smallish pool was kept immaculate, although located uncomfortably close for my liking to the facing ‘beach front’ rooms (so no sense of privacy). The room itself was spacious, bright & modern. No ornamentation. No drawer storage for clothing. A bit Spartan. I complained about the hardness of the bed mattress, so the kind & cheerful housekeeping staff added a 2.5 cm padding cover, which helped. Roomy washroom with push-open window; glassed-in shower stall had excellent hot water pressure. TV was useless since the channel menu is very limited; no BBC, Al Jazeera, CNN, etc. On arrival Nov. 14, I negotiated an inclusive breakfast into my 26-night price w. the gracious manager, Pom, who also met & transferred me from the airport. At the time the hotel was undergoing expansion construction which included a bar/dining area and professional kitchen. Now that that work is complete the breakfast deficiencies I experienced -- cramped seating, virtually no selection variation, undrinkable coffee, bland unhealthy white bread -- presumably have been -- or soon will be -- rectified. (This experience brought my stay rating down a star.) If you opt for a non-incl. breakfast room rate, the Village restaurant across the lane serves up a superior & cheaper one (at least did so back in December); for something more upscale, try nearby About Café. I'd stay at Baan Fah again. Mae Nam Village is quiet but lots of restaurants, pubs/bars & other amenities within easy walking distance, incl: outstanding café & roastery Hachiya, spacious well-organized gym, good hair salon across from About Café, fab massage shop Nan Maenam. If you crave more excitement & adventure, you can rent a motorbike from the mom & pop bike shop nearby the hotel. Final word of praise to the entire Baan Fah staff... with special kudos to the saintly Neung at reception who helped make my stay so agreeable.

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“First impressions are important”

First impressions are important, the curtains were broken and the bathroom was a shower room not separate from sink and toilet. The path to the beach was full of weeds, old tires and construction stuff. To be fair, we were offered an upgrade to a more modern, smaller room across the street farther … more

First impressions are important, the curtains were broken and the bathroom was a shower room not separate from sink and toilet. The path to the beach was full of weeds, old tires and construction stuff. To be fair, we were offered an upgrade to a more modern, smaller room across the street farther from the beach. We chose to stay in our older bungalow closest to the beach. It was very quiet. Their pool was refreshing! Ac was strong! Breakfast was limited - expresso machine, two cereals, juice, bread white or brown for toast and watermelon, pineapple. You can order eggs with bacon, ham etc. That’s it. However the staff were great, location good but the beach was questionable. The ocean water while warm was green and silty and not clear though beach was wide and sandy. But again the ocean to us was uninviting. It was nice to walk on the quiet street to have dinner, laundry and massage -nearest was very professional, without a lot of touristy things. There’s a temple nearby. I think next time we will stay on the other side of the island.

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