Name: Bluesotel Krabi
Address: Moo 2 Aonang, Muang, 778, Krabi, 81180, TH

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jul 2026

Kaashif

Easy access to restaurants an main street, nice pool an bar area

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2026

Wanwisa

The room and balcony are cleaned. Staff are friendly. Breakfast is delicious.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2026

Yae

Property was in great condition and 10 min walk to the beach. Staff are very friendly and helpful. We found no issues during our stay and would highly recommend

Friends

4/10

Poor

17 Jun 2026

kushal

no have bathroom inside for any exhaust fan more smell in side the bathroom

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jun 2026

Robert

The room was nice. The lobby was total chaos at all times. Breakfast was a complete disaster. The food sucked and it was far too crowded in the dining area. I was constantly protecting my food from flying insects.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2026

Kristi

It’s conveniently located!

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2026

Mei Tee

The room is clean. Breakfast spread is acceptable. Convenient location.

Quiet room, away from the busy street but Sound proof not very good.

Some of the spaces are under renovation. Downside is the lobby has no shelter, pick up and drop off abit troublesome if rains.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2026

Kelli

I LOVE Blue Sotel. I was here 6 months ago and decided to revisit . This is by far one of my favorite hotels in Aonang. It has a great location, beautiful views, immediate access to tons of restaurants and spas, and a delicious breakfast. The tr is very friendly and helpful. I will definitely be back and HIGHLY recommend!!!!

Self

8/10

Excellent

17 May 2026

NIR

The hotel is centrally located in Ao Nang Beach around ample restaurants, bars, laundry facilities, and the beach. The room was comfortable but the housekeeping could have been more attentive to things needed in the room. Also, there was construction taking place during our stay that meant loud drilling for hours starting at 9 am for several days. Would have been good to know about this in advance. Otherwise, a solid choice for a Short term stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2026

Kenneth

Great value .Centrally located.An iron for your clothes is available.

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2026

Aviral

Great location, near to Ao Nang Beach, decent breakfast, great pool, kids play area, and a small fitness room. While the pool is amazing, the pool bar only accepts cash for orders below THB 500, which was a bummer. Else everything else was great and so was the stay.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

26 Apr 2026

Christian

Les repas et les drinks de l'hôtel sont très bien. Le personnel est très courtois. L'hôtel est très bien situé avec une belle piscine. Les chambres sont de bonnes dimensions

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2026

Jayne

Fabulous

Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2026

Adam

Hotel location is right on the strip so handy for all bars, restaurants and shops.
Noisier than its sister hotel the “Smart” which I stayed at before.
Nice pool with bar and rooms have pretty much everything you need bar and iron.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2026

Rebecca

We really enjoyed our stay at Blusotel in Krabi. The location is excellent, with everything within easy walking distance and plenty of great places to eat and explore nearby. The swimming pool area was lovely, and the food served around the pool was delicious and very reasonably priced.

All the staff were friendly and helpful throughout our stay. The rooms were spacious, modern, and spotless, making it a very comfortable place to relax after a day out.

A great hotel in a great location — we would happily stay here again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2026

Paul

Very nice hotel with friendly staff and nice swimming pool and walkable for restaurants and bars

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Apr 2026

Sharon

Cleaning of the room was not that good especially bathroom,shower cubicle not cleaned at all for 15 night stay.
Hotel wanted £100 to keep room for an extra 4 hours,dont think so
Paid for a room for 1 night for £49,booked online.
Breakfast catered more for Muslims, only rubber chicken sausages,no pork sausage.Have been to Thailand a few times and wherever we have stayed we have a choice of pork or chicken,cater for EVERYONE please.
Also,although not every day,we have had dragonfruit,bananas,oranges in other hotels...not here,just melon and pineapple.
All in all stay has been average,but will definitely NOT be returning
.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2026

Zachary

It was amazing from top to bottom

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2026

Nicole

This place is amazing! We came from a hotel that definitely did not meet our standards, but this place, they have it all. It’s central to so much- food, massages, tours, shopping, the beach.. you name it, it’s within walking distance. The room is fabulous. We booked the Deluxe and had our own bathtub on the balcony and a king bed. They even give you a women’s hat and beach bag to borrow for the day. It comes with breakfast and they hit it out of the park on this one. We dined poolside on their assortment of foods from pastries, to fresh fruit, made-to-order omelette/ scrambled eggs, fruit juices, coffee and tea, cheese, meet, omg I can’t name all they had lol. And the pool is spectacular. Some of their rooms even have the option to walk right into the pool from your room. But it was great. The staff was so friendly and we can’t wait to bring the whole family back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2026

Mario

Nice place to stay at Krabi

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2026

Rodolfo

Great hotel in Krabi. Staff were really nice
Pool area is cool.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2026

Ramona

Rooms renovated, clean. Breakfast choices could be improved, not even offering a fresh juice only packed

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2026

Danny

Great hotel feels like new rooms are nice and big and it’s really feels like 5 stars

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2026

Sunil

Good location, swimming pool is nice. Big parking area in front

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2026

Clement

Very confortable rom with balcon y directly pool view

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2026

Lubin

the location is very good, close to the Ao Nang beach, restaurants and shopping.
The room was a little old and need to be renewed specially the bathroom. However, it was comfortable and the bed very good and there was no noisy.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2026

Steven

Lovely hotel in a great location with staff who only want help you and make your stay enjoyable. Would definitely stay here again.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2026

Vincent

Definitely get breakfast pkg. was awesome. Big variety of foods something for everyone

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2026

Peter

Room was clean and comfortable. The beds were excellent, very good night sleep.
Buffet breakfast was more than enough. Plenty of fresh food and variety of offers. My only complaint is that breakfast commences at 7am, it would be better if it was at 6:30am.
The resort has a couple of swimming pools, which are great to have a dip in after exploring the surrounding area.
I’d stay here again, close to everything, has parking for your bike.

Self

2/10

Poor

23 Mar 2026

Olexandr

I would not recommend this hotel due to the extremely inflexible reservation policies. We were not able to travel due to the situation in the Middle East; the penalty from hotel was the value of the whole booking (and not the first night). The hotel did offer the possibility to change the dates until the end of June, but a short window like this was not particularly helpful given the situation is still evolving.

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2026

Christine

Nice pool with bar, nice rooms, good breakfast buffet, attentive staff. Luggage storage and allowed use of pool for afternoon. 35 minutes to Krabi airport, close to beach and on a busy street with lots of restaurants, bars, massage places.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2026

Mikal

Our room was large with beautiful views and a jacuzzi on the deck. The pool area was great and we loved the swim up bar

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2026

Robert

Beautiful room, beautiful hotel would definitely stay there again

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2026

John

Staff very friendly hotel very clean

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Mar 2026

janet

Nice hotel but unfortunately we stayed during Middle East outbreak, we asked for help as we were stranded and received none (despite messages on internet stating hotels are helping out) in fact they said no rooms and we had to book via internet at an increased rate plus no breakfast or any (even small) goodwill gesture. To add insult one glass fell off table on balcony which we got a broom and cleared up. when checking out was charged 100 Bht for glass.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2026

fintan

Breakfast was fine

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2026

Hannoch

Yes

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2026

James

Our room was lovely & clean with all amenities needed. The restaurant/breakfast was great and food was varied.
The hotel staff were all so lovely & polite & always smiling.
The pool & pool bar were a great addition although a little chilly in the mornings!!
All round a great trip & we would stay again if we wanted a central location in Ao Nang Beach, Thanks!!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Feb 2026

Ognjen

Clean, comfortable stay in a relatively modern hotel with solid amenities. The room was very clean and generally well maintained, and the staff were consistently courteous and helpful. I especially appreciated the large, clean bathrooms near the lobby bar, whcih were very convenient. My main drawback was that the hotel and all floors were open to the public. I would have preferred key-card access to guest floors for added security. Overall, a good stay and a place I’d recommend for anyone spending a few days in Ao Nang.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2026

Max and Alice

Excellent breakfast, comfortable room, and central location.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Feb 2026

barry

Rooms were not great and need of a refit, bathroom had numerous issues with grout etc.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2026

Tanya

Breakfast was great, beds were comfortable. Good location.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2026

SUGANTHAN

The room was clean and the staff was helpful the entire stay and extremely friendly. Definitely made friends at that hotel

Leisure

2/10

Poor

15 Feb 2026

Pam

Very Busy hotel. Not a great location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2026

Stacia

Clean room, pillow top bed, great down filled pillows. Breakfast was great. Perfect location for Aonang beach…about a 7-10 minute stroll. Lots of restaurants around. Great bar on the property with pleasant live music. A very quiet atmosphere to comeback to after a busy day! Pool was big, great temp for cooling off, happy hour, swim up bar lots of lounge chairs. I had know idea how I would like this place and it was an unexpected treasure. The staff tops it off as excellent with their excellent service and demeanor. I definitely will be back! I had a 5 day stay and wish it was longer for sure.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2026

Robin

Loved everything: super clean and comfy room, breakfast was so delicious, pool and loungers perfect for our non beach days, great walkable location! Loved all the staff, although I don’t recall their names, the lady who checked us in for breakfast and the one making our omelets were both so pleasant and happy. But especially loved Pa! Pa always greeted us with a warm smile and Thai bow at breakfast, at the pool, or where ever we saw him. You are very fortunate to have someone as kind and genuine as Pa at your establishment!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2026

Robin

Everything was perfect! The rooms were so clean and comfy, the balcony a perfect place to relax, the pool clean, and the loungers great for sunning or enjoying a book under an a umbrella. We lived the breakfast each morning, tasty omelets and great selections. Perfect location for walking to the beach or 7 11. Great 2 for 1 HH, great pub out front. But on top of all that we met the nicest staff, especially the greeters at breakfast. My favorite friendliest warm smiling guy though was Pa. I loved seeing him at breakfast and around the pool each afternoon. We loved this hotel so much, we skipped pur flt to go to Bangkok and stayed an extra 2 nights (dang though, I forgot to book the breakfadt option). .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2026

John

Clean good size room, good buffet breakfast, good location

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

29 Jan 2026

Sarah

The rooms smelt of mould and sewers. The air con smelt funny. The toilets under the rim were dirty.
Breakfast wasn’t great and had a lot of flies on the fruit.
We had to book a different hotel because of the smell and we weren’t even offered a refund.
The kids club was just a big soft play which smelt of mould and not staffed.
Avoid at all cost!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2026

Jimmy

Room was clean. Bed decently comfortable and location was good. Not close to the beach but not far. Tons of restaurants and bars nearby. Even in the parking lot. I would stay here again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Jan 2026

Lucas

Great clean and spacious rooms! Friendly and helpful staff!

Private balconies aren’t as private as they face walkaways of the adjacent hotel so people can see in your room when blinds aren’t closed

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2026

Pouya

Good location, Clean rooms.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2026

TODD

The room was clean. The view outside was beautiful and the staff was nice.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2026

Mario

Room was comfortable, location was great, would definitely stay again.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2026

Irman

Wonderful service staff and room is good.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Jan 2026

Amy

Amazing staff were great rooms perfect,
Breakfast wasn’t amazing

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2026

Yabelle Tejeda

Great stay

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2026

david

They did not offer an airport shuttle as per your posting

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

Lynette

Enjoyed the buffet breakfast. Daily room cleaning. Friendly staff, very attentive. Near a lot of restaurants and shopping. Walking distance to beach. Small fridge in room. They have laundry service available for extra fee.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Aleksandra

Very good!

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Sean

Great spot to stay in Krabi. The swim up bar and multiple happy hours were fun.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jan 2026

Daniel

Breakfast experience was terrible, very busy and a long queue for the egg station. Poor selection and not enough space to get your food. Corridors were very noisey in the morning with housekeeping slamming doors. Sound proofing is not great. Air con didn’t seem to turn down and got very cold or very hot in the room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2025

michael

Great location 10 min from Ao Nang beach. Clean rooms. Good breakfast included.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2025

Scott

Excellent staff and grounds breakfast was terrific with many choices

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2025

Jason

Super friendly staff and great location.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Dec 2025

Fabiola

Ants everywhere.
Red ants on the bed and on the pillows, got bitten on body and face. There were ants on desk and counters. I’ve found ants inside my suitcase. I had to take them to the laundry shop. Had to clean the suitcase. Found them on my underwear. I’ve booked this hotel cause all the reviews were really good. I wasn’t expecting this at all. Also we had our room cleaned and they forgot the towels, which were then provided to us around 8pm.

The only good thing is location.
The ants situations was very disappointing.
I don’t recommend this hotel.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2025

Mark

One of the better hotels in this area. Good breakfast and pool. Well located for Ao Nang Beach.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2025

Kelli

My stay at Blue Sotel was AMAZING! I LOVED the location, it was walking distance from the beach and resided in a long strand of hotels, restaurants, bars, and spas. The views are great if you're lucky enough to get a mountain view. I initially checked in for 2 days and decided to extend my stay based off of my initial experience. I was a little underwhelmed with the new room I was checked into (there was bad caulking in the bathroom around the sink and shower that appeared to be black but, after sharing my health concern, they were kind enough to move me. The breakfast was really good too! This was the second hotel I stayed at in Krabi and I would totally book again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Dec 2025

Ronen

staff

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2025

Heidi

Very nice staff. Room was clean and comfortable and the location was great. Streets were busy at night but it was quiet for sleeping. Would recommend

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2025

Victoria

Good location, a short walk to the beach, 7eleven next door. Bar was good with live music every night and showed the premier league football on the weekend. The room was clean and had everything you needed just a bit rough around the edges with holes in the curtain, stains on the ceiling, in need a of a bit of tlc, the housekeeping and breakfast team were lovely, always friendly when we saw them, the front of house team were a bit less so and it was a challenge to get information when needed. The hotel has towels for the pool and beach (these ones need a deposit 100tbh per towel) but worked well and was useful. The hotel was busy so no option of late check out and with a evening flight this was a little annoying, there are showers (cold) and towels available but no hair dryer or real space to get ready, also there’s no fixed luggage scale in reception and the ones they did have went missing so we weren’t able to check our luggage weight before leaving for the airport! The pool area was clean but mostly in the shade from early afternoon, a good amount of sun beds we were always able to get one, happy hours at the pool bar too with good deals. All in all, a good hotel, there’s no reason not to stay here just a couple of things which stop it from being excellent!

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2025

Qing Ke

Friend staff

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2025

Deborah

Very clean. Great location and pool.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2025

linda

Poolside friendly. Great happy hour! Good location, plenty of sunbeds, rooms nice (our bathroom was very smelly but we didn't let the hotel staff know so can't complain).

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2025

Stephanie

Lovely staff, beautiful hotel, would definitely recommend!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2025

Doris

Clean room great service

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2025

Colin

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at BlueSotel. The staff were super friendly and caring and the hotel is surrounded by great food options and is only a few minutes walk from the beach. We were especially impressed with Pa, an employee in the restaurant, who was kind and considerate and went the extra effort to make sure our stay was exceptional. We would happily return to this hotel.
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Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2025

Stephanie

Lovely staff. Clean room. Beautiful pool area, close to everything

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

04 Nov 2025

Stephen

Rooms were fine, Breakfast area was good.
Reception staff let down the hotel - really suprising for Thailand that the staff were not couteous or friendly.

Was also charged 500 baht for a misplaced room key. - only given 1 key per room for 2 people.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

greta

Perfect location close to everything.

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

SIRIGOON

Internet was fast. AC was wonderful

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2025

Faith

This was such a beautiful place! We really enjoyed out stay we had to extend one more night

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Sep 2025

Lilly

Check in was great. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Pool looked nice but didn’t use. Gym was small and had very limited dumbbells. Paper note on wall said AC available but didn’t try turning it on. Hallways do not have aircon. Our room AC was not effective at night even with it maxed out. The room was “only ok” for the price and we only stayed 1 night. I would not book here again because of the AC and our neighbours were so loud and kept opening closing their room doors. Terrible sound proofing. It was not a restful night for us.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Sep 2025

manassanun

ฉันเข้าพักในวันเกิด พาลูกไปด้วย ห้องเล่นเด็ก kid club ปิดปรับปรุง ในห้องพัก ทำความสะอาดไม่สะอาด ที่ระบายน้ำในห้องน้ำน้ำซึมไม่ถ่ายเท แจ้งสต๊าฟ ไม่มีคำขอโทษ ห้องอาหารมีนกเข้ามากินอาหาร ไม่สะอาดเลย

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2025

Yick Ming

As a returning guest, Bluesotel has maintained the service & amenity standards in my 5th visit. Its location is also strategic to many eateries, convienient stalls & restaurants. Highly recommended to fellow tourists.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2025

Paul

Great location, nice pool, room was good. Didnt like the breakfast. Otherwise very good value.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2025

rishabh

Nice property near aonang beach

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2025

Lilian

The rooms were dated and dirty. Pillows were stained. The bed board on the bed frame was dirty however beds were comfortable. The lobby and pool area was nice. Lobby staff were friendly and helpful. The property is in walkable to the beach and all the shops and restaurants are nearby.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jul 2025

Cecilia

There were works and renovation going on which was not communicated prior to booking. Also the room lacked enough power switches. The shower water pressure was weak. The amenities looked bigger and more on the website so not sure if the renovations were effecting access to more amenities. Staff especially housekeeping and restaurant staff were very friendly. Some of the front desk staff less friendly.

Not adequate toilet and kitchen complimentary supplies either.

Unlikely to stay again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2025

Meng Hiong

Truly enjoy the comfort of the hotel room. Hotel staff are all friendly and helpful.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2025

Montana

Amazing hotel, great location to everything you could want in Krabi. Really great and spacious rooms, amenities are also top notch. Couldn’t have asked for a better stay!

Specially thank you to,
Pa, San, Nabin, Ae, Ploy, eye, Tonnum for being so amazing throughout our entire stay!

We will for sure be back!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2025

Alan

Location is great and the live music and craft beer at the 778th Street Bar was awesome! Will definitely stay again next time I'm in Ao Nang.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2025

charles

Good value & excellent location

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2025

kodo

Great location, helpful staff (AC wasn’t working and they fixed it right away), there was some remodeling being done in our floor so it was a bit noisy at times near the end of our stay during the day but overall still enjoyable. Second to last day we had two workers open our door to our room multiple times but I believe this was on accident as lots of the rooms were being worked on and they quickly left and closed the door once they realized we were still in the room. Overall 8/10 and I WOULD recommend staying here!

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

11 May 2025

Lauren

I recently stayed at this hotel and was extremely disappointed with the overall experience. From the moment we arrived, it was clear that cleanliness and maintenance were not priorities. The room was in poor condition, with chipped paint on the walls and damaged fittings both inside the room and around the hotel grounds.

The room had clearly not been properly cleaned — the floors hadn’t been mopped, there was sand left in both the bath and shower, and it was obvious the bed sheets hadn’t been changed, just hastily flipped to look tidy. It was quite unhygienic and uncomfortable.

The hotel was also incredibly noisy, making it difficult to relax or get a good night’s sleep. Adding to the unpleasant experience was the attitude of the staff at reception, who were unhelpful and downright rude when we raised our concerns.

This hotel is nowhere near the standard of a 4-star property. It felt neglected and poorly managed. I would not recommend staying here. Very disappointing.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2025

Krista

My husband and I had a great time at this hotel. They even gave us a higher floor and upgrade when we had arrived. The staff were amazing. Everything was clean. I use the pool every day. It’s very walkable to all amenities. The buffet breakfast included had lots of options we also ate dinner here one night. It was wonderful. I would highly recommend anyone to stay here.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2025

Kelsie

the Location of the hotel was amazing, the pool with the swim up bar was also great to enjoy after being out in the heat. The room was good, clean but a few scraps and dents in the walls, the shower also flooded the bathroom and needed some tlc. otherwise was a good stay, the rooms closer to the front of the hotel seemed to be slighter nicer.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2025

Stephen

Recommended

Hotel staff are great. Facilities and location very good. WiFi connection very poor.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2025

Constantin

Welcome was not expected. We received only one room entry card while the room needs an additional card to stay climated when we where outside. By default they should give us two cards. We asked for a second card. The hotel is nice and well located.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2025

Adam

Good location. Air con not the best

Nice hotel. Our air con was fine during the day and then would be unbearable over night and the following morning. We were given a fan but due to it being industrial was an uncomfortable night's sleep. Everything else was good. Great location and staff.