Sand Sea Resort

14 said, "Service not good and food even worse. I would not recommend this resort, rather stay on Ao Nang and visit Railay for the day"

evelyn said, "Well what can i say choose another hotel, breakfast not good,the hotel just did not seem interested in doing anything for you, did not find the hotel people friendly.The rooms are nice we had a deluxe air-con and i know it is a reasonable priced hotel but never again also make sure you keep things locked up we made 1 mistake and paid the price also hotel did not seemed concerned with our loss just a shrug of the shoulders and that was it also have never then a no show till mid morning . Breakfast OK. No alcohol served at this resort and other restaurants. Can bring in take away. Bungalows adequate, if a little over priced but it is a pretty isolated area."

Elise said, "Very nice hotel with a good location but a bit overpriced as the rest of Railey. nice fan bungalow.A very nice poolarea but too small and very few sundbeds considering the size of the resort.The breakfest is good but nothing extra."

Baris said, "this was the best hotel we ,breakfast and restaurant is nice,rooms are very clean.Location is great.Service is not good eneough as everywhere in thailand these people do not know how to serve.But still the best service in thailand we recieved."

Khairul said, "excellent location with beautiful landscaped surrounding fronting a nice beach. fixture settings. Friendly staff and prompt service as we had asked for extra towels and an air freshner and on both ocassion were delivered timely to the room. Thai food at the restaurant was good, breakfast was ok but it could ve been better with more varieties from the buffet (only 1 or 2 items were changed daily, the rest remain the same, so we got bored on our 3rd breakfast there). Would consider staying there again in future visit but probably would be staying in the slightly cheaper superior a/c bungalow as location wise is the same as with the deluxe s (we ve chosen the deluxe assuming that it ll be closer to the beach)"

Ditte said, "I´ve been to this hotel 4 times and I absolutely love it... The restaurant could be better though, but the rest is absolutely great :-)"

Jessica said, "I although they look a bit shabby on the outside they are great. Although you would expect them to be for 1900 baht! King size bed, toiletries, minibar, chairs on the porch and great location. Room cleaned daily. Breakfast was pretty good too! Railay west is expensive so if you want something super cheap, stay on Ton Sai and just get a long tail boat over during the day. Apparently bungalows there are 100 - 500. Had a great stay at sand sea."

Linda said, "We booked for a deluxe air-condition bungalow (which I suppose is the best considering other rooms), the room was a little bit expencive for thai standars but really nice and clean. Aircon ok. Need spray for insects. GREAT garden where you can walk on.. We didn t used the pool but nice. You can rent for a boat and visit Ao Nang (6 person 200 THB each one way) and they will come back to pick you up. On railay beach there is nothing to do but is nice to drink and talk setting on the beach... really romantic! West side is without dubts the best side. Breakfast and staff ok, nothing special."

K. said, "Very nice right on the beach. Good service and nice bungalow. I will be back!!"

Lim said, "This hotel provides a clean room although nothing to fanciful. You get what you paid. We are given the room at the end of the resort, about 3 mins walk from the reception. Do get a room at the front or middle if you can.Our room is besides the common walkway where pple walk bwt Railey East and West, so we do get some noises esp st night. We did not encountered mosquitoes, so you do not need insect repellant.The food at the hotel is average at best, so we have our dinner at next hotel (I think it is called Railey Viallage Resort). The food there is better."

William said, "We had asked from adjoining rooms when we made our reservations for two fan bungalows but were not informed that only the a/c units are adjoined. I guess the correct word to use is connecting . So we were given 2 fan bungalows and since our children are ages 1,3,5 my husband and I had to split up, sleeping in separate bungalows for our vacation. That was a disappointment. The staff at the Sand Sea are not friendly or helpful in general, but there are a few pleasant employees. The resort pool was crowded during the day. Lots of families and young children. At night the resort is very quiet which was great since we had our windows open. Fan bungalows for families with small children not used to hot climates isn t the best option!"

Hans said, "Perfect location. Very friendly staff. Nice rooms. Good breakfast. In short I would very much recommend this hotel and will definately come back."

WU said, "Good resort with beautiful garden. But the shower in our bungalow is not really good, the water is too cold or too hot....."

Paal said, "We lived in a Sweet-cottage with see-front .The see-front turned out to be the pool-front.All traffic inn and out of the resort passed close by our veranda, so no privacy. The yacuzzi is a concrete bathtub and with rater disgusting murcy water.And the polstered hedding of the bed contained BED-BUGS.An overprised cottage, one really expects better standard for this price!!The service was slow in the resaurante. Food was tasty. But on demand tere was No roomservice!"

Maria said, "Great location on Railey west side. Nice pool. The bungalows was clean and ok. We had a standard room with fan.The resort was ok but the staff wasn´t so friendly as we have been used to in Thailand. The breakfast was poor with not a lot to choose between. It was quite expensive in the minimart. The hotels restaurant was nothing to write home about.."

Helle said, "Ok bungalows in perfect location on west Railey beach."

Arnaud said, "Nice hotel and very friendly staff. I would recommend the airport pick-up."

David said, "This was our fourth stay at Sand Sea, but our first in a delux room. IT was very nice and we enjoyed the extra space on some rainy days. We were disappointed in the selection of TV channels why even bother with TV if there is nothing but American rubbish to watch. Railay is fast becoming overdeveloped - get there soon if you want to enjoy the solitude."

Kate said, "Staff never smiled in 4 days, food in restaurant was poor and the cottages are set back from the beach with no breeze so you feel like you re in a sauna. Customers should be made aware that this is a muslim resort and they serve NO ALCOHOL ie. no cocktails at sunset by the beach. Good price for low season with extra night free was the only good point. Railay is quite dead in the low season and I would strongly recommend checking out Phi Phi instead at this time unless you re a climbing enthusiast."

Harvie said, "Absolutely beautiful location, feel like cast away. This resort is a great deal, you get direct beach access just like the adjacent high end resorts, but don t have to pay an arm and a leg. We had deluxe bungalow, would recommend this so you are closer to the beach. Pool is nice, in windy weather there was always an attendant cleaning up leaves etc. Breakfast was below average, but you can t have it all! Clean and spacious rooms. Railay West is a must-see for anyone."

barbara said, "Bungalows in real need of a refresh,we went for just the fan,wished we had gone for the air con as it was so hot my fault for being a cheap skate.The pool area was really nice with good shaded ares if wanted.Breakfast could have been much better if they had covered dishes like other place we ra said, "die bungalows sind sauber und gepflegt. das frühstück ist etwas dürftig, dafür ist der Ausblick prima. der pool ist klasse. besonders die massagen mit tigerbalsam im hoteleigenen massagesalon sind zu empfehlen - und auch nicht teuer."

Marc said, "Highly recommended - this hotel is in the perfect location on the beach in west Railay. Great restaurant as well - they don t serve alcohol, but allow you to bring your own drinks to the table. Nice room as well (A/C Bungalow)"

joan said, "Nice garden. Rooms clean but quite old. I think is not de best option in Railay. Service unfriendly. Good breadfast."

John said, "This hotel suffers in comparison to the 2 others at which we service indifferent. We noted you d have to be up very early to be sure of a lounger by the swimming pool! Our room was clean but the shower quite temperamental. Pathways around the grounds were not well-maintained and at night quite poorly lit. We used the scenic Phra Nang Beach on the east side and really enjoyed our days spent there. Buying food such as bbq d sweetcorn, fresh pineapple, several different types of doughnut from the beach sellers or dishes like Pad Thai and Fried Rice cooked freshly, from the longboats further down the beach, was great fun and very cheap. Swimming was also more pleasant here as part of the bay was roped off."

shareena said, "Absolutely lovely - a bit more expensive than other resorts but well worth it! The staff are great the room was beautiful and the grounds suitably jungle lush! we would def stay there again. the rooms don t have mosquito nets though so you need to take your own. we had a superior aircon room."

Watthana said, "The staff members were very nice. The service is great. The only thing I have to complain is the shower. The shower is just not strong enough and the water temperature kept changing itself. It s either too hot or too cold. Showering was a bit upsetting."

Pontus said, "Pleasant hotel with pleasant staff on the better side of Raylay. Good value. Recommended!"

Hane said, "We air-conditioning worked well. Not much to complain about the hotel. Some construction work were performed nearby, but it did not disturbed much. Breakfast nothing very special, but you could always find something to eat. Short walk to the east side, where the inexpensive restaurants are located."

moray said, "This place was horrible! The room we had was full of mosquitoes and was grim and depressing - The food was horrible and full of flies... and the west beach was nothing special. Much better to stay on the east side where there are much better places and much much cheaper - and closer to the prettiest beach and restaraunts."

Frankel said, "Bit overpriced (price - quality). Rooms were ok, but terrible smell in the room when we checked in. Only thing they did was spraying. Shower was not working properly. Repair guy came next morning and it was fixed. (In my opinion these things should be checked before guest checks in.)Breakfast was ok, service reasonably. Not very helpfull with other requests.Overall I found it too expensive for the quality you get. Other side of the island (East Hat) have many cheaper and better accomodations + there also are cheaper and better restaurants at East Hat. Far better than the West Side."

Linda said, "Absolutely lovely highli recomended for both families and couples."

Isabelle said, "This hotel is excellent. Bungalows are great, service good, restaurant good, pool lovely, location on the beach in west railey is perfect and the walk to lively east Railey only takes 5 minutes. Will definitely come back here! Railey itself is absolutely beautiful, my favourite place in Thailand so far."

Yoav said, "The resort is very nice. Rooms are well maintained. The garden and pool are beautiful. Location is excellent.Service and breakfast are very good. Overall very good value for money.HOWEVER: at the time of our stay the resorts just adjacent to the Sand Sea were undergoing some major reconstruction. This creates excessive noise from 8am till 8pm (yes, 8pm) and did not allow us to relax in the beautiful balcony of our room, nor at the pool-side. One would expect a note in the hotel s web site or at sawadee.com reservation site, alas, there is no such notice. Luckily we were there only 3 nights and spent most of the time on the quite beach. Judging by the scale of the constuction work going on, they still have a few months to go.I would love to return when the construction work is over."

Hayley said, "Perfectly located hotel on Railay Beach. Although the hotel was fully booked the pool area and beach are relatively quiet and you can always get a spot. We clean. However, the breakfast was not great, there was a wide selection but everything was left uncovered so there were flys everywhere. We also got locked out one evening as we returned late with no one on reception, luckily we had friends staying there and managed to sleep in their room. The beach is much nicer on the west side where is hotel is, the east side is basically a building site but there are a few good bars and resturants here."

Patricia said, "The hotel was nice, but unfortunately it is surrounded by CONSTRUCTION which starts at 8 a.m. and often continues until 10 or 11 p.m. I would not recommend staying at this hotel until about 2008 because the construction will not be done for several months. It is very close to the hotel, on both sides. I could not hear it in my room when the a/c was on, but I found that I left the resort every day because I did not enjoy hanging around the pool or on my veranda with the construction noise."

Joshua said, "Sand Sea was by far the best choice on Railay. True, there is the Rayavadee, but it s 10x the priceWe had a Deluxe Air Con bungalow and it was fantastic. The bed was confortable, the room was very large, and there was a nice bathroom. Only downside is that we didn t have a safe in the room (perhaps there is one at the front counter). The hotel staff was great and easily accomodated our transfer to Krabi airport at a very reasonable rate. Also, the staff was very willing to recommend climbing facilities and also offered a free guided tour to the princess cave.The location is ideal. There is construction going on in Railay and the hotel is somewhat immune to the noise. However there are rooms further back in the resort that may be affected. Railay West is a very nice beach and should be the #1 choice. The eastern side is very muddy at low tide and there is some construction debris/trash that isn t great to look at. Dining at the hotel is pretty good. The breakfast is fairly standard and dinner is as well. The hotel restaurant does not serve alcohol but does allow drinks from the neighboring bar.If you make it to Railay, stay @ the Sand Sea."

Amanda said, "We off the longtail boat). We checked in without any hassles and found our room. We booked a standard fan bungalow and found the fan to be more than ample for cooling the room. The room was rather small and the bathroom smelt a little but i suppose you get what you pay for.We had breakfast included which was varied and plentyfull each day with a choice of both western and aisian.The pool area is ok but does not have many sun loungers to meet the demand of guests and if your not there early there s little chance of getting one as most have towels over them but have no one on them!!!Time for the negatives i encountered during my stay. Firstly there is alot of building work going on on the back of the first lot of bungalows with the sound of industrial saws going etc.So if its peace and quiet your looking for i would give this resort a miss untill you have guarantees the work is finished.We also found the staff not to be as friendly as we have experienced in thailand in the past. On one occasion whilst enjoying our evening meal a waiter came over to our table and started to look at his watch as it was nearly 10:30pm and informed me that i would have to settle my bill as the restaurant would be shutting shortly. I found this to be extremely rude and never bothered to eat there again.So in retrospect would i stay here again i m not sure!!! The location is stunning and i feel that the resort uses this a little too much in it s favour. If they could iron out the little problems such as training staff better etc the sand sea would be a excellent base for your holiday. However after 4 nights i was glad to move on."

Andreas said, "The bungalow was quite good, unfortunately there were several construction sites around, which affected also rai leh west beach. The restaurant was good. The transfer service from Krabi airport is much too expensive - do it on your own!!"

Family said, "A very nice resort. The bungalows were perfect, ecxept that there were a lot of noise until 22.00 every evenung due to the construction workplace behind our bungalow. They build a lot on Railey so I think it s noisy almost everywere. But except this, the restaurant were great, good food and the pool was nice."

Mrs. said, "Deluxe with fan bungalows lived through lots of tourists and could use some fresh paint. Railey beach seems one big construction site (in fact on both sides of the Sand Sea Resort there are construction works for the moment starting 07.30, ending midnight...). Breakfast and restaurant could improve on quality, service also (friendly but disorganised). Overall nice location but not the best spot to discover the real Thailand."

EVANS said, "Great value for money. Good selection of fruits for breakfast (as well as other foods). Clean room that was very roomy. Staff that were very friendly although English wasn t their strong point with some. Excellent location, with other eating places nearby. Definitely come again."

Mrs said, "So relaxing after Phuket, nice resort, large comfortable air con room. in middle resort. v.v.clean and fresh plenty of windows. tea making facilities which we liked. lovely pool on beach front also nice resturant, bueatiful sunsets. Basic breakfast but all thats required as you tend to eat too much anyway. would recommend to all but the infirmed as difficult getting in and out of Longtail boats."

Anu said, "We enjoyed our stay very much. The location is perfect and the accommodation is very clean and comfortable. The pool is lovely and basically, the resort was everything that we needed/wanted and more."

Peter said, "Good price, alright but sterile/boring rooms. Not the best hotel restaurant in Thailand so to say. Would probably not stay here again."

Timothy said, "Good value for price. They don t server beer being Moslem-owned, but it isn t a problem as the other places do or you can bring it to your table. Nice to have a pool, too."

Michele said, "Lovely resort for the price. Very efficient reception and room service. Having a safe was great. Room was very good. The beach location exceptional. Pool well located. Food was so-so."

Andrewina said, "Hotel was wonderful, staff accomodating, pool lovely, unfortunately it rained non stop, however it was still great. Breakfast was very good, my children had their hair braided and the Thai massage nearly killed us ( was great)."

Ann said, "Nice bungalow with fan, not aircon! Rooms equipped with umbrellas that were freqently used as we visited during wet season...nice pool area. Friendly, but whimsy, staff. Excellent breakfast and generally good food. Daily footballmatches between the local businesses on the beach in front of the resort provided amusing entertainment."