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Baan Krating Phuket Resort
Thailand, South East Asia
Nai Harn
Phuket Island is 1 hour by plane from Bangkok. Baan Krating Phuket Resort is 45 minutes from the Phuket Airport and 15 minutes from the capital city of Phuket Island and only 10 minutes from Phrom Thep Cape. The private limousine for airport pick-up at the price of THB 1,000.-(Taxi) or 1,200.-(Van) per one way and THB 1,800.-(Taxi) or 2,200.-(Van) round trip. We can also arrange car and motorcycle hire and excursions during the stay.
Baan Krating Phuket is a boutique resort provides a private home living in jungle style and modern style rooms with private beaches, set in a tropical forest. The location of the resort is secluded, but peaceful; it is not a typical Phuket resorts. Guests can share both a jungle and a seaside beach resort experience during their stay. From a romantic honeymoon trip to a family winter vacation, Baan Krating Phuket is truly Phuket's hidden treasure where to relax and lazy for a few days.
All rooms feature a fully equipped en suite bathroom with a hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a radio, a hi-fi stereo system and Internet access. Also to be found within the rooms are a minibar, tea and coffee making facilities as well as a hire safe. Each of the comfortable rooms also comes with a double or king-size bed, air conditioning and a balcony.
Outdoor swimming pool with sunbed terrace. Children's pool adjacent to the outdoor swimming pool Recreational Building: a small bar, pool table, and big screen satellite color television are available. Internet Café: a cozy room attaches to the recreational building offer ADSL Internets to the guests. Snorkeling equipments and sea kayak are available for rent at the Front desk. Excursion service by local tour and dive shop operators. Massage
Baan Krating All Day Dining Restaurant: all day dining facility serving both Thai and Western cuisine for the breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Facilities
- Billiards
- Massage
- TV lounge
- Sun loungers
- Outdoor freshwater pool
- Poolside snack bar
- Private beach area
- Luggage room*
- Sun terrace
- Garden
- Please note some facilities may incur an additional fee
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.0 Very Good315 reviews
Excellent
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Very Good
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Average
14%
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Great resort really close to the beach. Staff was friendly room was great big deck plenty of shade and small beach
The hotel is great the staff are very friendly. We got a deluxe double with garden view the it had a nice deck and pretty good shade. Breakfast was included and was good. One thing they didn’t have was drink stand down by the ocean where they had a great little beach with awesome snorkeling!!
NOT THE BEST CHOICE
I booked Baan Krating to have a peaceful stay for 2 nights to recover from the long trip to Thailand & to see what the Rawai area would be like for future visits. While the accommodation is of a high quality, spacious & comfortable with beautiful ocean views, the resort is too isolated. The road to get there is narrow with construction going on & as such we had to make use of taxis to get anywhere & the charges were the highest I have ever paid - 1400THB to go for dinner & back to a restaurant 5km away. No responses from In Drive & I presume that was because of where the resort is situated. The breakfasts are mediocre & service at the restaurant non existent. The staff in general speak very little English & when we reported that the coffee cups & glasses used in the room had not been cleaned it took 3 different staff members arriving before someone could get an idea of what our complaint was. The main reason I would never book this resort again is that we had close encounters with snakes twice in 2 days. Yes, the resort is surrounded by lush forest but having a cobra on the walkway to the room, which is not well lit at night & some sort of giant constrictor in the garden near our room does not make for a peaceful stay
Review by Laurice P Pretoria, South Africa
Hotel for people who just want to relax and swim, not first-time travelers.
- There is a private beach on the territory which is rare for Phuket;
- The territory itself is very beautiful and great if you wanna lounge amongst the trees;
- Very private - you will not hear any street/city noise on the territory;
- While meal selection is not the greatest, it is still decent and you will not be hungry in the morning (however, please ask the person making the eggs to cook them longer - we got half-raw omelette several times);
- There is tuk-tuk to Nai Harn beach and the closest 7/11 several times a day.
- Be prepared for the 2 hour ride from the Phuket airport - we were not;
- This is not the place for you if you are a first-time traveler. The hotel is too far away from the city or any other popular spots. The taxi from and to the hotel will cost you a lot;
- The rooms are old and you will notice that;
- Room cleaning services are not great - if you are used to hotels doing wet cleaning, then it's not for you;
- Hotel stuff, while very pleasant to talk to, is very slow when it comes to taking requests. We asked for new slippers on day 2 and did not get them (we stayed for 7 nights);
- A lot of stairs. While we did not have any problems, it might cause problems to families with small children and/or elderly people.
bad experience
The hotel, location, and beach are ok. I experienced theft at the hotel. I believe my item was stolen. I'm not sure because the employee didn't show me the security camera video.
One day, I left my item on the hotel grounds. The next day, I went to the front desk with the problem.
A staff member, Matt, said I'd have to wait a while to check the security cameras. I've now been waiting at the front desk for over three hours. The employee became angry and rude. The employee didn't try to help me. I investigated on my own: I searched and asked other hotel guests if they'd found my item.
To my questions like, "How long do I have to wait to see the video or get help? About 1-2 hours or a few weeks?" he replied, "I don't know." I asked, "Who knows?" and he replied, "I don't know." To every question, he said he didn't know. Then the employee got angry at my questions, yelled at me, and was rude to me. I didn't receive any help, and my item remained stolen.
A comfortable budget friendly hotel in a beautiful location
This hotel is budget friendly and has the potential to be really lovely. The location is great, very quiet, right in the rain forest and away from the town, Unless you hire a car or scooter it is either a 15 minute walk up and down some very steep hills or the hotel shuttle which runs a few time a day from 10:00 until 17:00. It has a lovely beach with sun loungers on a terrace above. There is an infinity pool which is lovely. It cascades into a smaller lower pool which unfortunately lets it down as there is green algae all around the edge. There are two types of room. The first being jungle bungalows which are rustic. They are fine if you are on a tight budget as they are reasonably priced. On the plus side the room we had was equipped with aircon and a very comfortable king size bed. Not so good was that there was no room for a second bedside table. There was no hot water plumbed to the sink and if there was hot water plumbed to the shower it didn’t work. It was also sadly lacking in electrical points. If you can overlook these issues the room was fine but needs updating. The second type of rooms are the ‘Pavillions’. Brick and concrete structures built into the hillside.When we asked to upgrade the manager was very helpful and found us a vacant room which was much larger, and much more confortable. The hotel restaurant served breakfast for those on a B&B basis. But very few guests ate there in the evening. Despite this being quite a nice hotel it was let down by some of the standards. The cleaning wasn’t very thorough, and particularly at breakfast the staff didn’t clear plates from the tables. The reception staff weren’t briefed properly and gave conflicting advice. When we checked out we were told that we could not use a free room to shower in but had to use the pool shower. But a member of the management team was much more accommodating .The lady who handles the taxi bookings and day trips was mostly texting or on her phone and didn’t stop to deal with my request. I know that I am being particularly critical as on the whole it is very good value for money but if the service and cleaning were taken up a notch it could be considerably better.
Review by Nigel P Bristol, United Kingdom
