AVANI Khao Lak Resort

roi ahl

We booked a stay for 4 nights at Avani + In the pool suit, our party was 5 people (2 adults, 3 children) Our check-in experience was pleasant and very quick, we were offered a cold sweet ice tea drink the minute we arrived. Our room was above our expectations in every form. The room was big, clean, well designed and it seems they thought about every aspect of the accommodations. The private pool was spacious and clean, with access to the outside yard. There are 5 pools in the hotel. One kids area with water slides and splashing fountains. All the facilities are well maintained from the gym, to the playroom. The gardens are very beautiful and there are tall trees everywhere that give out a forest vibe. The only down side was the indoor dining, the food was OK for the most part. Breakfast was good, with a wide variety of options, but unfortunately there are not many good dining options other than the hotel.

Bryant Bernstein

So far.. FANTASTIC 😊 This is a wonderful resort. It is like being on a cruise ship without the motion of the ocean. The facilities are fantastic. Gym, pool, beach.. The food is amazing. Every meal was better than expected. The service is amazing. Such friendly and helpful people. After swimming in the ocean we accidentally brought some of the beach back to our room. We told them of our problem and room service went to work making our room spotless ++. Massages are exquisite. Normally we'd look for activities around the resort but we don't want leave or go anywhere else.

Laurentia Schulz

We spent 5 nights at the Avani + Hotel in Khao Lak. We had 2 double rooms with connecting door for our family. The rooms are clean, the beds are comfortable, the bathroom is big enough. The breakfast was fantastic, but would recommend to come earlier in the morning because around 9:00 AM it is getting crowded and loud. The beach is perfect and there is enough shadow to enjoy it on the sunny/ hot days. They have a small farm where kids can see turtles, salamander, rabbits, feed the fish. The kids room with ping pong, billiard games is a great asset ! We enjoyed it and would definitely recommend this hotel!

Maria Joukov

The hotel looks great and built in wonderful correspondence with the jungle. There is no doubt that there is truth behind the pictures on Booking and Google. But all this is worth nothing once your vacation is interrupted by an Indian wedding of 300 guests!!!! We stayed 4 days in the season (February-March) and 2 weddings were held during our stay! The relaxed vacation experience is replaced by the loud noise of Indian music that is heard until late at night, the smells of strong spices throughout the day, entire parts of the hotel that are closed for the ceremonies such as the children's pool, the adults' pool and crowds of guests making noise in all areas of the hotel. And if that's not enough, the hotel's policy is very clear - wedding guests are preferred over regular guests. When we arrived, check-in took more than half an hour, they gave us completely different rooms than we booked (six months in advance) on the claim that they had "upgraded" us, but because the hotel was occupied with wedding guests, they had nothing to do with it. The next day we got other rooms that were full of moisture and mold to the point that all the clothes I had in my suitcase got wet and smelled!!!!! Luckily I closed the hotel with an agent and not via Booking and he took care of "fighting our wars" for us and compensation. but unfortunately, despite the compensation we had the experience was terrible! We arrived on vacation with a baby girl, and 2 seniors after busy days in Phuket to relax and it turned out that relaxing was the last thing we did . Not recommend at all. There are plenty of other hotels in Khao Lak that don't perform to the standard of banquet halls.

Chi C.

I would say overall hotel is amazing but I would need to complain about the management team. I booked this trip to be with my friends and their Family expected the relax and private vacation experiences in this 5 stars hotel. Surprisingly it has the Indian wedding during our stay - the check in would take longer than we expected. The wedding has many ceremony and activity which using the facility in the hotel this will be prioritize to the wedding guests , hotel mentions that it’s still open for the public but will have the majority of those wedding guest… we see the ceremony at noon at the swimming pool - Night at the beach which we may not comfortable to be around that area as they having ceremony The room I stay was said upgraded and it’s the connecting room which not having sound proof! The parent who live next to me is the wedding guests which has a children who speak loud (which I understand) I feel like they talk and knock on the door many times and as the wall may not really thick I can heard the knocking sound frequently and it’s sound like knocking on my door- I have to check at the door many times. This is not private at all as I expected my stay relax and private .. I did complain to the reception at my check out that at lease they should manage to have all the guests in the same building. This is also effect to the breakfast time which I cannot complain but just too many people and noisy. Not sure if the next time booking should at lease state or inform other guest before booking if it has the wedding like this? I read the review for the hotel and seeing many feedback for the same issue and seems like the hotel cannot manage it. I only get the word “Sorry, and will feedback to the management team”