Avani+ Koh Lanta Krabi Resort

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2026

Robert

Amazingly helpful staff set the gold star standards for guest experience.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Nov 2025

rahul

Food was great, pool was very nice and clean.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2025

Laura

Beautiful resort overlooking the beach, and the room was spotless.

Pros:
Clean, spacious room
Amazing shower with great views
Decent breakfast buffet
Transport companies were outside the door most hours
Reliable laundry service
Clean gym, nice Muay Thai class offering
Nice spa

Cons:
DO NOT ORDER TAXI FROM THEM. They ordered a cab (when we had to make a boat) that arrived 20 minutes late, crammed us in with tons of people and the cab smelled of cigarettes, and they dropped our bag on the street. We could have gotten our own private transport that was outside the door for less money. When I pointed this out to the hotel, the response was “we will complain to the company, no worries.” Our complaint is with both the cab company and the hotel. We made a mistake trusting them.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2025

Keith S

Excellent stay

We stayed at Avani+ Koh Lanta for 3 nights in a pool villa and overall had a wonderful time. The resort is beautiful, peaceful, and perfect for unwinding. Our private pool villa was clean, spacious, and very comfortable — just what we needed for a relaxing getaway.

The staff were all very friendly and helpful. A special mention to the buggy service, which was super quick every time we called — rarely had to wait more than a couple of minutes.

The pool bar was great, and the happy hour from 5–6 PM was a nice touch. That said, when it gets busy, it can be a little hard to get your drinks in time before happy hour ends. We also found the pool bar closed quite early in the evening — not sure if that’s just during low season or standard for the resort.

Food at the resort was good, though a bit on the expensive side — which is expected for a resort. In our opinion, the menu could benefit from a bit more variety, especially since there’s only one restaurant and the location is quite secluded from other dining options.

Despite these small points, we really enjoyed our time here. The peaceful setting, friendly service, and overall vibe made it a memorable stay. We’d happily come back again!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2024

Joanne

All the staff was very attentive, polite and was always available. Thoroughly enjoyed our time there. Food was wonderful.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2024

Nicola

Amazing resort! Worth the boat trip!

A beautiful resort and staff so so helpful and always smiley! Rooms were so well kept and really clean. Aircon works very well! Pool area kept very clean and different areas to sit at to have a drink. Beach access for early morning or early evening walks. Food and drinks good, only comment would be cooked breakfast got cold quickly if you didn’t get there at breakfast opening time. Beautiful sea views and an amazing sunset from Reggae Bar!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2022

KIRTI

Beautiful location & generously spacious huge terraced corner room overlooking the beach & pool.

Ant infestation on bed proved to be a persistent menace though :-(

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Nice staff. Simple room. Private beach is nice because not a lot of people, but the public beach next door is more scenic and easier to walk on.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2020

Laura

Amazing stay at crown lanta! The rooms were clean, bathrooms up todate and large. We stayed at a room with a swim up pool which was peaceful. We had a blast at the swim up bar and had great views for sunset at the reggae bar. The hotel has staff to arrange all excursions to town, boat cruises and transportation right in the lobby which was very convenient. We had an amazing time and would stay here again without reservation

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

We had a 2 bedroom 2 bath room for the price of a 1 bedroom unit

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Staff were amazing. Super friendly and attentive.
Great property, beautiful views.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Jan 2020

MP

The property is very beautiful and felt like a hidden oasis. We really enjoyed relaxing- Definitely get an ocean view room - not a pool view - unless you don't mind kids. The staff was really friendly. The food was okay- definitely not my favorite throughout Thailand but we did really enjoy the breakfast buffet. It had anything and everything. There a little bar (called the Reggae Bar) where you can watch the sunset and its really beautiful. I would recommend going out to eat at some of the local spots outside of the resort- Fat Monkey was a personal fave! The resort offered Kayaks and snorkel masks for us to use - free of charge- which was really nice for exploring. They have a few chairs on the private beach, but I wish there would have been more lounge like chairs like at the pool but on either the private or public beach. Everything else was wonderful- I would definitely recommend staying here if you travel to Ko Lanta.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jan 2020

Emily

Booked this hotel as part of our honeymoon and was rather disappointed with the quality. Our stay started great - we were invited into the lobby to sit, relax, and enjoy a cup of tea as our information processed. We quickly found that the rest of the stay felt less luxurious. Be aware that there are two pools on the property when booking - we thought we booked at the main pool, but actually booked at the secondary pool. Both pools are mostly shaded during the day. It was very difficult to find pool towels; seemed like they were rarely replenished. Primary pool has a swim up bar and food service, the secondary pool as food service as well, but the dishes pile up during the day and aren't removed frequently enough giving the pool area a messy appearance. There were other small things like this that on their own, wouldn't have been a big deal, but collectively, downgraded the hotel in our eyes. The breakfast was great though! Overall, OK experience.

Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Jan 2020

Dennis

Good internet speed via wifi, good pool adjacent to room.
Poor access to pool should have steps into the pool.
Several requests for ice yet not provided
Not a walkable hotel, hill climb to restaurant
Old buggy service at hotel, noise and polluting, very uncomfortable
Restaurant food substandard, dinner wait time excessive more than 45 minutes to get meal after ordering, hotel needs many upgrades, needs new bath towels, needs upgraded bath amenities, needed new big screen televisions with satellite channels. Staff need extensive training to improve guest experience. Generally a low 3 star hotel

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

The location is good, with a private beach and easy access to the public beach.
The hotel is marketed at 5 star, it isn’t. They say they have 3 restaurants in reality they have 3 places to sit to eat (depending on time of day/meal) but all cooking is done at a central kitchen and then ferried around the complex via golf cart. And, catering for Coeliacs/gluten free is extremely limited, with no bread alternative. If it is naturally gluten free that’s okay, but there was no offering of the breads, pancakes, waffles or cakes available for other guests.
The rooms are dated, with ineffective air conditioning units that are noisy and right by the bed making it difficult to sleep. The bathrooms are spacious but again dated. There were no face cloths to use and whilst the towels were changed regularly they were worn and old.
I think it was probably one of the better hotels in the area, but that doesn’t make it 5 star and the service definitely wasn’t.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2019

Pavel

Hotel is just perfect... Very nice and clean rooms, great pool, friendly stuff, whole complex is on hill, so you need to walk up and down again, but of you don't want to walk, there is free shuttle service and in comes on seconds. Food also good. Highly recommended for couples or families who are looking for quiet and clean place.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

21 Dec 2019

Nicole

We stayed here for two nights and it is a horrible experience. The room is so outdated and dirty. The bedsheet has dots and stains. The shower head is covered with green rust. We booked a sea view room and it turned out to be a glimpse of the sea under the tree shadow. And in the second night, the water was so cold and we could not even shower. I called the service five times and every time they just told me wait for another 5-10 mins. And we waited for over an hour and nothing got fixed. Eventually we just have to take a cold shower, which is really unpleasant. And the hotel is in a location that is not easy to get access to the town and you have to take taxi. Walking is sort of dangerous. The breakfast is covered but the food is not fresh, and some of them are from the previous day. The food in the restaurant sucks and overpriced. And their beach has lots of rocks, so it is painful to walk on it. Also, the staff is poor in English and it is hard to communicate with them. Overall, the experience I considered is really unpleasant and with the money you pay, I feel it is a scam. Also, they consider themselves 4.5 stars hotel but I think 4.5 star hotel should at least supply hot water for shower. I am so disappointed and I wish I did not book this hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Overall very nice property. Our room was on the top of the hill so even though hi tel offers free shuttle to and from the room to the lobby it was a bit steep to walk up and down if you didn’t want to wait for the shuttle. Rooms were nice, specious and clean.
Our particular room had a bit of an issue with shower drain but nothing that would ruin our stay.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Dec 2019

Justin

Overall we liked the location and layout of the resort. The staff was always very friendly and helpful. You may have to utilize the shuttle to get from your room to places, but it comes very quickly and us fast. The breakfast everyday was a positive as well. We had a Villa with private pool. At the price we paid for it and what we expected, we were dissapointed. The room felt like it hadn't been maintained, but they had put Band-Aids on any issues. It had an odor and we could not get steady warm water in the shower. We constantly found bugs in our house room and the glass doors to the pool did not completely shut. We had stayed at another resort on this island and did not have these issues. The \"private beach\" was no existent, it barely had sand and was mostly rock.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2019

Traveller

The resort was gorgeous, clean and the views we had from our room we spectacular. The resort is huge and built on steep hills. We used the very convenient shuttle to drive us around. The staff was exceptional. My husband left his passport in the safe of the previous hotel and Meen, our hostess effortlessly arranged for it to arrive on the next ferry. We were super grateful. Thank you.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Not bad, but the quality of food could improve

Our room had a private pool, which was the best part of staying at this resort. The resort is overall okay. However, the food can be improved much more.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2019

Rebekah

I booked the poolside villa, was greeted with an amazing staff and a wonderful fruit platter in my room. Peaceful clean, well decorated beautiful room wonderful bathroom. The staff incredibly helpful and accommodating. They offer free shuttle to and from the small town nearby call the concierge that will help with any activity as well as book you transportation to and from the airport.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

I can't stress enough how great the staff here is! We visited during low season and they upgraded our room which was so nice! Red the bartender was the absolute best and made the trip so fun and enjoyable! The breakfast was amazing and the check in process was so quick and painless. The service was unmatched and made us never want to leave the resort! Will definitely be returning one day!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

I loved everything about Crown Lanta, the food was fabulous, the ammenities were great but the best thing was the staff.. best staff I have ever come across in my travels...

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2019

Josie

Wonderful Hotel - definitely stay here!

The Crown Lanta is amazing! It is perfect for relaxing and soaking up the sun. We were there for 4 nights in early May, and stayed in a pool access room which I cannot recommend enough. The beds were huge and comfortable, the AC worked perfectly and it was lovely being able to get straight into the pool from our room. As it was low season it felt like we had it to ourselves a lot and the pool by the room is huge! The other pool is also excellent and has a swim up pool bar, and the private beach is lovely - again, we felt like we had this to ourselves. The resort is quite hilly but they have buggies to transport you all over at any time, and they run a free shuttle service to and from Saladan (5 minutes away) a few times a day. At other times it is only 50 Baht per person per way in a tuk tuk. All the staff were friendly and helpful, and we had great dinners at both the Cliff restaurant and the Reggae Bar. The Reggae Bar is an absolute must for sunset - you can get a cabana to yourself and watch the sun go down with some cocktails (and there is a happy hour here and at the pool bar too)! Also, the huge public beach is just round the corner. Before we arrived we emailed the hotel to organise a very easy transfer from Krabi airport. There is also a tour operator in the lobby which provided great prices for lots of different trips. We did the 4 island one in a speedboat for only £30 each, and also booked a speedboat to our next destination (Phi Phi) for £15 each.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2019

Verified traveler

This is the second time I’ve stayed at this property overall the staff really do extend their hospitality

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 May 2019

Tiff

The views are amazing, however the property to so large it is hard to appreciate all that it has to offer. If you book one of the pool access rooms your too far from anything. You have to take a shuttle to breakfast/dinner or bar. The pool from the rooms is neat, but it is often overshadowed by the trees and isn't very warm. This area seem like an after thought compared to the rest of the property. The service is great.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2019

Raymond

Short stay worth the trip

Crown Lanta has great service and outstanding food. Some of the air conditioning is a little dated but adequate. A family friendly hotel with great pools and a Reggae Bar down by the waters edge was fabulous to relax in at night

Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Where do I start...
Checking in was 2 hours delayed

Food and drinks were overpriced and nothing special

Pool was hot and full of children

Room was dated, shower head was broken, bed felt like you were sleeping on rocks, lock on door didn’t work well.

The beach shouldn’t be called a beach as it’s all rocks. But the view from the restaraunt is nice.

The mini bar in your room is stock but the only thing that is complimentary is 4 bottles of water and tea bags, everything else is overpriced and such a money grab.

Breakfast was good, more western style food but tasted great.

The resort is very spread out with extremely high rolling hills throughout. They do have vehicles to take you to and from lobby to room but for those with mobility issues you may want to think twice.

Overall the resort itself was nice but due to the above issues we would not return to Crown Lanta Resort. There are much better places to stay in Koh Lanta for a fraction of the price and experience.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2019

Mark

The staff at the Crown Lanta Resort is by far the best I have ever stayes at, and we will be coming back to stay here everytime we come back to Thailand! I highky recommend!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Highly recommend staying at Crown Lanta, from the minute we arrived everything was just perfect, the hotel is situated in a very convenient and very beautiful part of the island not to far away from town but exclusive enough to enjoy you’re own private beach, uninterrupted views that are to die for and total tranquility. The rooms are superior (the best I’ve ever stayed in) very clean and the bed is very comfortable, rooms are extra large and I felt like I was at home in the beautiful part of paradise. The staff are exceptional, nothing was to much trouble and everyone was happy to help and give advice. I cannot thank them enough. The food is amamzing, I had breakfast daily and couldn’t fault anything. The cliff restaurant holds a bbq seafood night and I highly recommend attending, the seafood was fresh and soooo much verity to chose from along with other Thai and western dishes, the bbq night also included traditional Thai dancing and a fire dancing show for entertainment which was really nice.
You will not be disappointed when staying at Crown Lanta, I had a wonderful time whilst staying here and will definitely be back again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2019

Mary

Great place!! Beautiful rooms, incredible balcony views, cute little bar for happy hour on the water, and private beach! We also loved the well maintained property and swim up bar at the gorgeous pool. The only downside to this place is it's location. You have to take a tuk tuk to get anywhere, but this is also why it has a private beach and fairly non crowded property.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

The resort was beautiful, staff were beyond helpful. Although it wasn’t an all inclusive resort I’d go back in a heart beat.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2019

kevin

a wonderful view of the sunset

it was a good stay:) very low key:)
only one thing is that it is hard to get a bus at the bus stop:( but besides that it was wonderful:) the view was amazing

Friends

2/10

Poor

17 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

1st there was bird poor on my husband pillow and sheets were dirty

2nd we were charged a beer that we didn't drink

8/10

Excellent

17 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Very nice hotel, set in a lovely secluded cove with own private beach. Resort bar is a fantastic place to watch the sunset. Staff are very friendly and very welcoming. Great venue for newly weds but not great if your looking to party as you are some distance from the nightlife. Plenty of family orientated restaurants on the nearby / adjoining Klong Dao beach. My only complaint is the description of the rooms, partial sea view implies you can see the sea from your room, not from the pool outside your room. A room that overlooks the pool without a sea view is a pool room, not a sea view room. Misleading. Nevertheless i was relocated and the second room did have a partial sea view.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

The Grand Villa Pool Suite exceeded our expectations. Extremely comfortable beds, spacious, great sunset views and very private . The food and services were wonderful. The wait staff learned our preferences early on in our stay and were quick to deliver our lattes each morning without asking.
The on-site tuk tuk service was convenient and quick to respond. We enjoyed the bbq and live entertainment. All of the staff was very friendly and accommodating to our needs.
Definitely would recommend staying here.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Loved this resort. The roomed were comfortable and the staff was extremely nice and accommodating. The breakfast was wonderful. However, we enjoyed going out for lunch and dinner rather than staying on resort. The resort has incredible sea views. I highly recommend this resort.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

We booked 4 nights in a pool access room for our honey moon. Once we got there the room didn’t feel special enough, dark and dated so we upgraded to a villa with a private pool, which was 100 times better.
Only down side the private pool and balcony doesn’t really get the sun and the hot water to the showers a dribble.
Staff couldn’t do enough for you, all really nice and friendly.

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Nice place-quiet and relaxing. A bit away from the rest of the island. Spa was subpar, especially for the price.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2018

Ton&Chieneke

Nice hotel with good comfort.

We had a room with pool access and this was a great experience. The staff and front manager, Jane Louy and Ing, were very friendly and helpfull.
We enjoyed the great breakfast and nice service of the breakfast staff.
The prices of the food in the restaurant we found to expensive in comparison with other resorts in same price class.
We also enjoyed the beautiful privat beach.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2018

Sean

Beautiful, quiet, scenic hotel

My wife & I stayed at Crown Lanta for 5 nights in mid September as the first resort of our 10 day honeymoon. We both felt sad upon leaving & wished we could've spent the whole 10 days at Crown Lanta.
The resort itself is just incredibly beautiful & filled with greenery & nature. The resort is so scenic with so many trees, a pond, a private beach & even fish, frogs, cats & monkeys.
We stayed in a deluxe pool access room. The resort is on a steep hill so is quite hard to walk around in the heat but you can go to reception & take a buggy around.
The resort had 2 happy hours back to back, 4pm - 6pm at the pool bar & 6pm - 7pm at the reggae bar. We often started our afternoon with a swim & drinks (cocktails were delicious) then we would watch a beautiful sunset at the reggae bar. Food at restaurants was good & staff very friendly.
The only issues with our stay were the toilet was blocked for the majority of the time (no issue as the public ones were quite clean) & the bed was very hard.
The secluded location is a positive & a negative for the resort. It is so quiet & peaceful with no outside street or resort noise, however it is quite expensive going out from the resort if you don't want to use a scooter. We used both a scooter & Su the hotel taxi driver. She was so nice & friendly & recommended restaurants, things to do & day spas for us.
We would love to return to Crown Lanta, well done to the owners & staff on creating the best resort I've stayed at in Thailand

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2018

Michael

I can’t imagine a better staff, I can’t imagine a more beautiful facility.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2018

David

Luxury at a Great Price

Hotel room was amazing with sea views. also pool area was beautiful. Food in restaurant was great as well and not too expensive. The local area reminded us of how Koh Samui was 20 years ago.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2018

Eric

Beautiful resort on an isolated location. Excellent swimming pools, nice staff and a laid back atmosphere.

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2018

Carole

Nice hotel with lovely breakfast view

Lovely hotel, not far from everything. A scooter is definitely handy though. Beautiful beach 5 minute walk. Had a lovely stay and would probably stay here again. Only disappointment was the front desk staff, only one girl was friendly. The others were not friendly, which is unusual in Thailand. The breakfast view is amazing and breakfast staff were very nice and friendly. Very helpful and polite too compared to front desk staff. Would still recommend this hotel ... would recommend a swimming pool access room.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2018

Linda

Excellent resort!

We arrived late, yet the staff were very friendly and accommodating. Amazing customer service on the entire resort. Decent breakfast, and the room could use a little upgrading but the place is fantastic and would definitely recommend.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

The hotel is nice and the property is really big and has some step hills. You have to take little van shuttles to breakfast and the beach. The pool is nice. The beach is pretty but not great for kids to play on because of all the rocks.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2018

Shaun

Caring & professional staff who constantly surprised us with their service. Great food at and around the resort also. Very relaxing place to unwind. Highly recommend.

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Excellent staff

Excellent and attentive staff, lovely breakfast and room clean. Only advice would be to clean up rubbish washed up onto the private beach. We loved our quiet, restful stay here and hope to return. A very special resort.

8/10

Excellent

27 Jun 2018

Roger

Great resort on Koh Lanta

WiFi not so good and some details due to low season but in general all very good, service perfect, very clean

Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2018

Verified traveler

Awesome view with a price

View was awesome, we took the grand villa and was wow-ed by the view. The hotel can do more in terms of providing guest with mosquito coil or net as we got stung badly during the first night. You can skip the private beach, it is not nice.

6/10

Pleasant

22 May 2018

Rick

Ladies at the front desk that rent motor bikes is a total B—ch. the room had a very hard bed. Hot water did not work but did get fixed next day. The pool very nice but the tile was very sharp on the edges and the stairs in and out has very sharp rock. Had two cuts on feet before I realized how bad it was. Beautiful view. But they have work to do to get up to the 5 star they could be at

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2018

Verified traveler

Good hotel, the place was empty during low season. Reason I am not giving 5 is that I had been contacting them several days before check out and the person contacting me said free room upgrades would not be a problem but was not provided with one when checking in. We only stayed for one night and every higher level room was empty.

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2018

Verified traveler

Huge Resort with great pool

Great pool, great rooms. The resort is huge though and the staff doesn’t seem to know the schedule of shuttle service going within the resort. The staff‘s English is partly not really good, but in general they try to be friendly. Hotel reggae bar and breakfast were really good.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2018

Maureen

Beautiful resort in Koh Lanta

Crown Lanta resort & Spa is a beautiful property, located on Koh Lanta, Thailand, away from the ‘main beaches’, this resort gives you peace, and quiet tranquility. With a little private beach, Reggae bar for awesome music and sunsets, great food , very nice rooms with all amenities, and an Awesome Spa!!

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

our room was lovely pool access room lovely to just jump into the pool each day as you please. short walk to lovely o
long sandy beach great cocktails and nice pool on upper level
quite classy

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

The staff are so polite and lovely. The bus shuttle in to town is convinent and then shuttles to parts of the hotel are so helpful and always running. The hotel is really nice and I would reccomend to young couples and families.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2018

Jamshed

Beautiful amazing resort

Amazing place, beautiful resort, rooms are spacious with beautiful views and amazingly great service by the staff.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2018

Andre

Gorgeous Retreat

My girlfriend and I stayed here for 5 nights and enjoyed every second of it. The facilities are great, the private beach is small but clean, and it's only a 7 minute tuk tuk from Saladan Pier. The breakfast is delicious and sometimes small monkeys will come visit asking for a bite as well. Lunch and dinner is good and reasonably prices, but there are lots of alternatives both walking distance and a short drive away.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

We loved it!!

We loved it!! You can see the most beautiful sunsets at the Reggae Bar. It was definitely the best Hotel in Thailand during our stay.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2018

kambiz

Paradise on Earth

Wonderful staff and facilities in a beautiful island. Great pool and private beach and good food

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2018

Nicholas

Beautiful 5 star resort. Everything that you would expect from such a place. You never have to leave with all the amenities on the resort. The only con would be it is a long walk into town. They do provide transportation at a cost asI well as a scheduled taxi route. Definetly reccomend for couples and families.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2018

Dea n

Affordable luxury

Great attentive staff and wonderful accommodations. Hope to return someday soon.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2018

kylie

Great resort, two pools, private beach, two restaurants, amazing staff, clean and large rooms. Good choice of food. Had the best time

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Good but...

The Crown Lanta is located in the northern part of Lanta island near Saladan town. The location is convenient and close to shops but it takes about 20 minutes to get to the main strip of restaurants and bars by taxi or motorcycle. This is worth keeping in mind when booking. The hotel itself is beautiful and comfortable however some of the rooms and facilities are in need of an upgrade. The resort calls itself 5 star but the use of plastic basket bins and cheap amenities diminishes this somewhat. We stayed in a pool villa and highly recommend this if you get a chance. The view is beautiful in the mornings and at sunset and the villas feel very private. We never used the main pool! The reggae bar is a great place to watch the sunset and have a few drinks which are very reasonably priced at happy hour (even compared to bars outside the hotel). The lack of vegetarian options was also disappointing considering this is meant to be a 5 Star resort.
We had a lot of problems with check in. We arrived early (7am flight) and were told we would be able to check in early to our room however we arrived at the hotel around 8:45 and waited until 14:45. This would have been fine if the hotel staff were at least somewhat apologetic but we had to keep chasing them for updates which wasn’t a good start to our stay. We found issues with the front desk to be the draw back here - long waits for shuttles and we were swindled by the taxi driver they booked for us (250b quoted, 500b charged).

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2018

L

Last minute find, with wow factor on arrival

Koh Lanta was a complete afterthought on this trip, so it was a delight to find a couple of rooms left at the Crown Lanta.

Set conveniently close to Saladan Pier, the resort really captures that feel of an oasis, after many hours on a cramped bus from Ao Nang, with a driver that is less interested in vehicle propulsion than making unexpected stops to chat to his mates. Resort staff are very welcoming, and prepared with a chilled welcome drink, and a lemongrass scented hot towel.

I stayed in two different rooms, and strongly recommend the Pool Access room. It felt rather decadent having a room with a spacious balcony, deckchairs and access to the pool a few steps from your bed. Both rooms had excellent showers, in terms of pressure and heat, though the Pool View room shower was larger and shielded by leafy palms.

Staff are generally very keen to help, and the spa staff in particular are exceptionally friendly (even supplying some green balm for some very mosquito-bitten feet). However, 2x different staff walked straight into the room, without knocking, twice. I mean, it's not like I was naked, but what if I had been? Also, some parts of the resort may be a bit understaffed - multiple calls to the spa from the in-room phone went unanswered (but then you can just walk on over and talk to them).

Breakfast at The Peak restaurant is spectacular; fantastic views, and thick, fluffy pancakes with chocolate sauce are the stuff of a solid day's start when vacationing.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Not what we expected...

Not what we expected...

Room: the room looked okay from afar but when you looked closer, many things were covered in mould or rust. The room had a mouldy, sewage scent and the shower was cold.

Breakfast: good egg and pancake station but other food left uncovered had flies all over it.

Location: very pretty with a private beach. Near Saladan. Northern beaches not as nice as southern beaches.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Dec 2017

Lixin

Nice staff

The hotel was very close to the beach. But it’s own private beach is too rocky and u will do better if u go to the beach from the next door kwa Kwang resort. The hotel looks a little old but still ok. Breakfast was also ok. Comparable to normal 4 star hotels. As for activities n massages, signing up at the town would save u at least 30-40% if not more. Best thing about the hotel was the staff. They were all very smiley n friendly. If not for the staff, the hotel would not be worth staying.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2017

J I

Upgrade

They upgraded us while we were there because it was low season. That room had a private Jacuzzi just for us. It was awesome!

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6/10

Pleasant

14 Sep 2017

LoVeYiLa98

Old style Hotel

We booked this hotel for our honeymoon. The service was tip top and good job for the hotel staffs. However, I'm not happy with the cleanliness especially the bathroom. Breakfast and dinner was average. This hotel is kind of old and need to be renovated for improvement to suits it's reputation as luxury hotel.

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10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2017

Stan

A first class luxury hotel

We stayed for 15 nights in early Aug in low season. We stayed in a deluxe room with pool access which was simply fabulous! The staff throughout our stay could not have been more helpful or friendly, indeed we have never received such hospitality from hotel staff anywhere that matched that of the staff at the Crown Lanta. A special mention to Kwan & Jane in the front office & Mauw at the breakfast bar. The hotel is situated at the top of the island very close to the main town of Saladan, the hotel provides a free shuttle bus into town at various times during the day (in low season) or tut tuts are available at low cost also. The food at the hotel was simply superb during our stay including the vast breakfast buffet! The pools were all spotless in cleanliness. The reggae bar on the beach was a delight to visit at sunset and served great cocktails! The hotel has a private beach area and also direct access by footpath to the large Klong Dao beach which you can go for a walk and sample the many beach bars nearby. We have stayed at many hotels across Asia but the Crown Lanta is simply the best yet and a credit to all the staff who work there!!

8/10

Excellent

31 Jul 2017

Lindsey

Nice hotel, great staff, great food.

The rooms are nice, if a little tired in some areas. The staff are great, particularly Boy, Jane and Nine, they made our stay very welcoming (thank you). The food was good, we enjoyed eating in the regge bar and watching the sun set. There's isn't a great deal to do in the local area in low season so bear that in mind. If you can go to visit the local animal shelter, thats a great experience. Beach wise, it was quite rough when we were there so we didn't reall venture on to the sand although the private beach area is quite small.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2017

Adam

Very good

Very nice environment and excellent staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2017

Verified traveler

Ambience & service! Best place to stay in Ko Lanta

The stay at Crown Lanta was perfect! On our two week trip to Thailand, we stayed at many hotels/resorts and this experience was par excellence! So much so that we extended our stay by two extra nights. Where to begin? As soon as we checked into the hotel we were greeted by the manager and saw him throughout our stay. He consistently asked about our experience and seemed to really care. Our shower only had cold water and it was swiftly handled.

The room was a good size with a large bathroom. As a note, while it was not an issue for us, there was no tub and the mattress was fairly firm but that seems to be standard in Thailand. The locale was beautiful with a small private beach a short walk from the room and a pool right in front of our outside seating area, both well kept and quiet. The swim up bar was nice to have and there's seating behind it to enjoy some outdoor dining.

Speaking of dining, the breakfast buffet was well stocked and tasty. For lunch and dinner there were several on-site options and what cannot be missed is Reggae Bar. They have beautiful seating, we chose to sit in a tree top and enjoyed a stunning sunset and fun fire-show.

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10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2017

Rob R

amazing hotel, with lovely staff

my stay in Crown Lanta was excellent, upon arrival i was upgraded to an ocean view large room for free.
The staff spoke excellent english and were always very friendly and helpful.
The facilities were great, a very clean pool with plenty of sun lounges, a variety of resteraunts and free shuttles running daily.
I found my stay to be excellent value for money.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2017

laura

Romantic oasis

Resort is secluded on a peninsula a quiet location. Very welcoming staff on arrival, manager came out and greeted us. I had requested a room near pool and he met out demand gave us a room faceing the pool with swim up bar. We left our room for breakfast for 30 min our first day and came back to our place spottless, Housekeeping very quick and the breakfast buffet was amazing! Hotel arranged scooters for us as well as private transportation to airport when we checked out for 100$ but was worth it.
We enjoyed cocktail hour at pool bar, staff could be a friendlier also there english was poor. Rasta bar is fantastic place to enjoy the sunset. Also have a private beach for swimming very nice. Great place to stay for couples or honeymooners very quiet and romantic. Would definitely stay again.

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10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2017

Jack

highly recommended, good location

highly recommended, hotel in good location and staff is very friendly.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2017

Laura

beautiful hotel with private beach

loved this hotel - we had one of the pool villa rooms which was definitely worth it. the breakfast was amazing (although a very steep walk up to it). the private beach and other pool area and the main restaurant were also lovely.

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2017

Verified traveler

Fabulous Resort. Great pools, direct access to beach, beautiful breakfast buffet and comfortable rooms.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2017

Rosemary

Luxurious resort

A beautiful spot on the headland overlooking the beach. Short walk to Long Beach. Loved the huge pool outside each apartment. The Reggae Bar was a lot of fun and enjoyed the fire throwing show. Staff very friendly and attentive. Great place to relax in a beautiful setting.

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2017

Barry

Beautiful Hotel

Great hotel, great pools for relaxing. A bit dissapointed with the ocean as is quite dirty and doesn't look like photos on the website. Good food and great service. If you want clean sea you need to travel to Koh Rok or Koh Phi Phi

Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

The property is beautiful and is in a great location. Overall this resort is great but there were little details that could easily be fixed for an excellent stay. Such examples are spotty wifi (not good in my opinion for a resorts standards), ants in the corner of the bathroom shower windowsill, and random power outages in our room.

The staff are very friendly, breakfast is great, the buffet was very good and the reggae bar is a great set up. Wish the pool water wasn't warm, it would have been much more relaxing if it were cool.

Overall I would recommend this resort. Again, there were just little details that can easily be fixed by the staff to make for an excellent experience.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2017

Quan

Great place to stay, beautiful surroundings

We loved to stay at Crown Lanta, beautiful views from the Cliff Bar, Reggae Bar and at the beach, the facility is clean and conducive for a relaxing stay.

6/10

Pleasant

03 Apr 2017

Virginia

Nice hotel, nice pool. Disappointing beach.

Pleasant hotel. Included breakfast was great, as was twice weekly buffet. 'Reggae Bar' was awesome with a couple of private tree houses. Beach definitely left something to be desired, but long public beach nearby. Snorkeling trip was fabulous, but don't sit in the front of the boat! Travel into town was about $5 a couple.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2017

Susan

Nice hotel with great views!

Absolutely loved our stay at Crown Lanta. The seafood BBQ buffet and breakfast spread were fantastic (and my husband's a chef!) Great service. Request a room with the sunset view and second story balcony :)

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2017

simon

Nice facilities, tired rooms

Stayed in Pool access room, lovely pool in the shade where we was, quieter than the main pool.

Personally felt the rooms were tired Andrew needed updating, escpecially the towels.

Staff were excellent and could not fault. Very helpful and always seemed happy to help

Hotel is very private and our of the way, however if not using the hotel bars or restaurant need to venture out by car, hotel does provide a shuttle and taxis are cheap. Ban Saladan in the main town and is very touristy and busy. Venture further south and we preferred it, more relaxed feel. We rented a scooter ad would def advise this.

Wouldn't recommend to a friend based on its tiredness, some towels were threadbare and lost colour and shower gel so never topped up. If the rooms get an update then may return. If someone is looking for a good breakfast and happy for sechudled hotel then I would probably recommend but for use we would not return based on the above.

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

very nice swim up pool to back door area

Very impressed by the swim up pool to the back door 'lounge' area.
Gave the whole room a very private luxurious feel.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Great Lanta resort. Excellent pool, awesome private beach. Good restaurants. Best to rent a scooter to get around.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2017

Ulrike

A treat for body and soul

We had a wonderful week here. The hotel is truly enjoyable, the pool villa was phantastic, the view hard to describe - just incredible! The staff is super-friendly and helpful, the Spa delivers great treatments with very well trained staff in a relaxing environment. Breakfast at the Peak - with a view to the sea on all sides is just incredibly not to mention the nice buffet. We will definetely come back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2017

Luke

Amazing!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2016

Charlie

The best resort on Koh Lanta.

We stayed at many different places on Koh Lanta. The Crown Lanta was, by a large measure, the best place we stayed at. The grounds are gorgeous, the location wonderful, and the service impeccable. The breakfast was the second best in our entire Thailand stay (the best being at the unrivaled Mandarin Oriental, a 400+/night hotel).

For Xmas Eve, we were staying at the Cha-Da Resort, but decided to attend the Crown Lanta Xmas Eve event instead, which as fantastic.

8/10

Excellent

21 Dec 2016

Andrew

Not a bad stay

The wifi was shocking and the water in the bathroom run out regularly. The staff were always friendly and helpful with a great breakfast. Would recommend the hotel but feel it's a little pricey for what you get.

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8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2016

Selina

Great stay

The hotel had a shuttle service which picked us from the ferry pier. It was then a 5-10 minute drive to the hotel with a quick check-in. We booked a gazebo deluxe room which was very big and had everything we needed. The bathroom was also spacious and clean. The balcony and seating area outside our room overlooked the pool with a great view but we didn't spend much time outside as it was raining throughout our stay.

We had dinner at The Peak restaurant. Whilst the food was good, renovations were being done to the restaurant and so we ate our dinner in a cold and dark room lit only by a few candles.

The breakfast buffet the next day was very good. There was a wide selection of eggs, pancakes, Thai and continental breakfast foods, and the hospitality team brought our tea and coffee to our table soon after we sat down.

Cons: The WiFi at the hotel is very frustrating to use. The WiFi is accessed through a hotspot and you have to log in each time you unlock your phone or open your laptop.

Because it was the rainy season the hotel was also very quiet. Overall we had a very enjoyable stay for the night taking advantage of the great facilities and comfy bed in our room. We look forward to staying at this hotel again for longer if we get the chance to return to Koh Lanta in the future.

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10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2016

Kristin H

Loved it!

I spent four nights at Crown Lanta on holiday with my son. We were there during the off season, so it was not as crowded as it might typically be, but it was clear that there is plenty of room to relax, enjoy, and find your own private nook even when the hotel is full. It's a beautiful little piece of paradise, tucked away on the edge of a island, even with its own private beach. The swimming pools were also heavenly, and the service was top notch. All in all, a great place at a great price.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

Favorite resort on Ko Lanta!

Great location, fantastic staff, good breakfast bar with nice clean modern rooms. Highly recommend the pool access rooms!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2016

Maria

Exclusive and secluded

Crown Lanta is a beautiful establishment, secluded, and exclusive. Half of the hotel is on a incredible steep hill, even though it provides free transport from the lobby to various point in the resort. It is a beautiful place even though the private each is totally useless. We were upgraded which is a great gesture. The room was on the smaller range though, even if it gave direct access to the pool. The hotel is also under construction which was kind of annoying. Overall it is a beautiful hotel, it depends on what you're looking for. I am not sure we would return, too secluded for our taste.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

Going through major refurbishment. Many facilities not available. Food mediocre. Got the worst club sandwich I've ever had.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

Luxurious with fantastic service

Our stay was magnificent really enjoyed it staff were amazing with some real stand out customer service. We went in july which was quiet and relaxing and made it very affordable pool rooms highly recommended. 2 pools and great bar overlooking pi pi island cocktails were ace

Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2016

Rachael

Great hotel on Koh Lanta! Definitely recommended!

My husband and I stayed here for our honeymoon and absolutely loved it. Everything is updated and beautiful. The room was spacious with walkout pool access to the lap pool. There is a larger pool with swim up bar and restaurant located further into the resort if desired. The Reggae Bar was so much fun! You MUST go there and sit in the little huts on the mats. There is a fire show on the rocks and the views are amazing. There is a shuttle available to take you around the resort, as some parts are hilly, but the entire resort is still walkable. The food is delicious! We would definitely recommend this resort to everyone!

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