Name: Moonlight Exotic Bay Resort
Address: 69 Moo 8, Ban Klong Toab, Koh Lanta, 69, Ko Lanta, 81150, TH

4/10

Poor

29 Jun 2026

LEE

We booked this hotel for six nights and checked out after one night, forfeiting nearly $1,000 in non-refundable charges in order to salvage our family vacation. We made the decision within an hour of arriving. Positives first: the rooms are actually decent for a 3-star, and the front desk staff are gracious. However, the property is ramshackle and not well-maintained. The beach is gray, rocky and full of trash. The pool is small. The food is bad - think penne arabiatte made with ketchup, terrible curries… and you’re lucky if the food that arrives in any way resembles what you ordered. The front desk attendant was concerned when we left early and asked why. When we explained about the trash on the beach, she explained that they don’t bother cleaning it during the low season. We explained that we still expect a nice stay for the money we spend, regardless of the season. FYI, just south of the hotel on Kantiang Bay and everywhere else in Southern Thailand, hospitality businesses are operating professionally during the low season. These guys just need to do better.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2026

Bradley N

Fantastic resort on the beach.

Very friendly and helpful staff, especially Jovi.

Food at the restaurant was also very good. Especially the sea bass.

I will definitely stay again.

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2026

Iona

Lovely hotel with a nice room, the pool was clean and relaxing. Overall it was a nice experience.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2026

Tania

Room smelled like sewage and mothballs in The creekside rooms.Staff did extra cleaning and tried their best but owner needs to repair it. staff accommodated us in a hillside room when a room was free and it was very nice. Great staff, location pool and bar.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2026

Tamara

100%% would come back... it was so quiet and peaceful... food and drink prices reasonable and delicious.. the most perfect sunsets right on your private beach in all of thailand...

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Feb 2026

Karla

We booked a beachfront villa. Amazing location. Simply beautiful and peaceful. The resort was lovely.
We were not impressed by the breakfast and chose to eat breakfast off resort 4 of 5 days.
We enjoyed happy hour specials at the bar and loved the music, and the seating arrangements. Our only complaint at the bar was the smoking policy. Unfortunately on several occasions, we would get comfortable at a table with a drink and other guests would smoke cigarettes or weed and spoil our visit. Thankfully we could retreat to our villa, but thought this was unfair.
It was so easy to hire a TukTuk or van at the hotel. We did many times and easily got around for a reasonable price.
We loved Ko Lanta!!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2026

Simon

Location, location, location. The resort is a little more out of the way and you do have to get taxis everywhere but the location makes up for that in spades.
With the bar right on the beach, dining and drinking were sublime. The staff were so friendly too and they make the best Long Island iced tea in Thailand!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Jan 2026

Chelsea

Property is beautiful, especially down by the beach and it’s lovely to have a private beach.
Had one of the best meals ever for lunch, the grilled fish with garlic, pomelo salad and pad Thai.
The rest was lacking unfortunately. Rooms are minimal and bare, if you’re not fit it’s tough to walk up to the beachfront ones. Bed was comfortable. Toiletries in the shower were not refilled. And the staff are not attentive whatsoever at the restaurant, and if you need room service or help, you are supposed to text reception or the room service line but nobody answers. This put a damper on an otherwise enjoyable spot. Breakfast was good, and the staff were helpful in getting us a ride at checkout. With some small changes and a designated English speaker, it could be great.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Dec 2025

Michelle

Amazing location overlooking the sea. Food at restaurant overpriced compared to local food.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2025

Michael

The staff where amazing, warm smiles and friendly Kia on reception was a pleasure to deal with helping us out with travel advice etc. would go back in a heart beat.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Nov 2025

michael

Staff, food, location and amenities are great. The staff went above and beyond to make our stay comfortable. The room we had located near check in, however, was not the best by any means. The walls are thin and the adjoining room door let in all the noise you associate with a 2 star hotel. You could hear every step the people above made. Our balcony was also directly in the line of sight for the walking path to the beach and restaurant. Every single guest in the hotel could look right into our room. Ugh.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2025

William

Our stay at moonlight was incredible! Kai at the front was the best and helped us book anything we needed ! Awesome service thank you!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2025

Emma

The resort was amazing!! We were shocked at how beautiful the scenery was, the ocean bar, and a little river that flows through the resort. But the best was customer service! I have never met such nice, caring, and sincere staff. They were always upbeat. My friend was in a moped accident and they went above and beyond to make sure she got everything she needed. Their English was also very good which was nice because they were willing to call the clinic for us, schedule us taxis, booked our ferry for us, and so much more. The location of the resort was also very nice. Would definitely recommend!

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2025

Alison

Amazing hotel.

An amazing hotel in a great location. The team were very kind and helpful, particularly Kookai who went above and beyond to recommend local restaurants.

The food was fresh, beautifully presented and tasted great. Very good value for money.

Perfect location for our trip to ‘Walking with Giants’ which was the highlight of our stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2025

tony

Super friendly staff, amazing location. We loved it.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Great place to stay - very instagramable. So beautiful with the private beach.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2025

J

Nice Quiet Resort with Private Beach

Moonlight Bay Resort

We spent 8 nights at Moonlight Bay Resort and had a fantastic stay.

The hotel is situated directly on Klong Nin Beach and has its own secluded beach. There are two pool areas and a nice restaurant and bar.

We stayed in a pool view room which was a good size with a huge balcony overlooking the pool and the creek and were able to watch a great variety of wildlife from the balcony in the early evening.

Breakfast was included and had a good selection of food. One tip: get a second coffee maker!! The morning coffee queue is painful!

The pool and beach area are quiet and there is no morning battle for sunbeds. We snorkelled off the beach and there was a bit to see underwater but not much.

The hotel is about one mile from the main Klong Nin beach area which has a plethora of beach bars, restaurants and massage parlours. We chose to walk in and back each evening but there is always a taxi or two waiting outside the hotel if needed.

I only have one real criticism. We decided to attend the Wednesday Seafood Barbecue and Fire show and turned up at the scheduled time of 7pm. There was already a large queue so we ordered a drink, joined the queue and made our order. By this time, we got the very last jacket potato and all the corn was gone. (There were still a number of people behind us in the line.) We placed our order (fish and squid) and went back to our seats. It was the one and a quarter hours until our food arrived. The staff were running round like

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2025

Lisa

So ein tolles kleines Resort auf Koh Lanta! Für uns die perfekte Mischung aus hübsch aber nicht zu fancy, das Preis-Leistungsverhältnis war super. Unsere Villa mit seitlichem Meerblick würden wir genau so wieder buchen. Was mir wichtig ist: alles war soweit dicht, dass keine Insekten etc. reinkommen. Das Frühstück war kleiner als man das von anderen Resorts in Phuket etc. kennt aber mehr als ausreichend. Die Massagen am Strand waren wirklich unter den besten, die ich in diesem Urlaub bekommen habe! Generell war das Personal super und hat uns auch mal eine selbst mitgebrachte Mango beim Frühstück aufgeschnitten :-)
Die Lage war für uns perfekt, der Weg ans obere/untere Ende der Insel ist jeweils ca 20 Min, nach Old Town ca. 15 Minuten. Es sind einige Restaurants fußläufig erreichbar, wir empfehlen dennoch im Hotel einen Scooter auszuborgen.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

Fabulous stay

We stayed in both the hillside huts and the pool access rooms. We loved our stay staff very friendly food was delicious. My only suggestion would be the beach/pool area could do with an update. more comfortable sun loungers, pool updated and more umbrellas. beach bar was lovely for sunset drinks. Great location and beach was beautiful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2025

Lukas

The room with ocean view felt overpriced, but the view was nice. othervise a nice resort with very good breakfast. Stuff was helpful, would stay again, not in the premium villa though.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2025

Jacqueline

We liked the location on a small private beach and being away from the main road. Our cabin was just above the sea and beach and had a beautiful outlook. Bed was very comfortable with good linens. Breakfast was decent with choices of cereal, eggs, some (limited) fruit. We always managed to find a deckchair - it never felt too busy. Only negative was that the bathroom was a bit worn but still functional. Staff were very helpful. Good restaurants in walking distance (we didn’t have meals at the resort). Restaurants we went to were Coco Tango, Shamti Shanti, Dirty Fish. The cabins are up multiple stairs and on a hill - so you need to be mobile to stay here. We would recommend staying here - it was “comfy rustic”.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2025

Justin

Welcoming staff to the quiet resort and private beach. Loved our stay and would mark it to go back

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2025

Margaret

Absolutely loved this property! It was clean and absolutely beautiful!! The moon bar is the most perfect spot to grab a drink and watch the sunset. The main pool was cold and lovely. I would recommend the beach villas over the pool access suites though, that pool was quite warm. But 10/10 would recommend and stay again

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2025

Atsuya

Great layout, with a beautiful, effectively private beach. Amazing sunsets, and things never felt crowded. Room is large and clean. Well traveled people stay here, and their demeanor shows it.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2025

Niall

We loved our stay at the Moonlight Bay. The hotel is newly renovated, and the room was beautiful. The whole property was very well kept with nice private beaches and pool area. Fantastic breakfast buffet (the egg station and fresh pancakes were particularly great!) with lots of fresh fruits, juices, good coffee and savory options. Really enjoyed our cocktails at the bar, overlooking the beach and with amazing sunset views. Dinner options were a little pricy compared to local alternatives in walking distance, but the food was still tasty. Fantastic stay, would highly recommend.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jan 2025

Kurt

Great location and views. Front desk very friendly and helpful. Our room wasn’t the cleanest when we checked in, little bits of rubbish still around the place when we first arrived which was a little disappointing. But minus that the place was fantastic.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2025

MARQUES

Nice modern rooms. Far from walking street but you can take a Tuk Tuk. The hotel is quite and has nice nature. The beach is rocky but you can find a small opening for swimming. The lounge by the ocean is very nice for an evening drink. The pool is decent. You can get massages with a beautiful ocean view.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Jan 2025

Kevin

Great access to the beach and to other locations around

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2024

Dionne

Absolutely wonderful!

Faultless - we enjoyed our stay so much we extended it. The team are superb and we were sad to leave. Thank you for making part of our honeymoon adventure so fabulous!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2024

Dionne

A beautiful gem

What a wonderful hotel. The staff are all so friendly, helpful and nothing is too much trouble for them. They have made our stay so relaxed and welcoming and the setting is so stunning - cannot fault the location, the staff or the vibe they have created.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2024

pete

The place is really great. However I booked this place and paid the premium price because I thought it had a buffet, bars, pool and beach front. I was here in 2019 and it had all of that. Now there is none of that.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2024

Nidhi

This is a very nice hotel with its own access to the beach. The rooms are well designed and spacious, and look out on a beautiful jungle. The area is quiet but has goo range of restaurants within a ten minute walk. The property looks like it has not yet recovered from the pandemic, and parts of it appear abandoned (including the beach access). The staff seem more cost conscious for this reason as well, and the attention to ensuring amenities is not always consistent. But overall these are minor complaints and I highly recommend staying here.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Mar 2020

Denise

Loved hill top cottage food good clean some staff were lovely some weren’t moonbar staff rude switched lights off 10-40pm & left them off couldn’t see to walk away no drink on arrival & no cake as promised for our friends birthday left us 2 hours until our rooms were ready as we’d arrived at 12am

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2020

Melanie

We had a wonderful 5 nights here. We booked the beachfront villas which were well worth the money. The view was incredible, also lovely to have a jacuzzi on your balcony to relax in privacy of your own room, however its a shame its only cold water.
Staff were generally always friendly and helpful. My only suggestion would be to have friendlier / staff with better English in the moonlight bar. This is a fantastic space but unfortunately was always quiet and just lacked some enthusiasm to get the guests to drink and attend this area. The area itself is very quiet, a little bit of a walk to some local eats which is fine. Otherwise suggest hiring a scooter during your time to get about easily. Hotel restaurant was fairly well priced for food and drinks and lovely quality.
Ocean is lovely to swim in with fairly easy access. the resort pool itself is freezing - no one actually used it except for the random child here and there.
All in all would definitely recommend for those wanting to simply relax!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2019

Michelle

Happy 😆

Friendly staff - nice pool area and rooms are very modern

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2019

Emily

Fabulous stay at Moonlight Exotic Bay

We visited Moonlight resort mid September on our honeymoon and would highly recommend staying here. We extended our stay as we liked the accommodations so much. We have been in Thailand for a month and our dinner at the Moonlight restaurant was the best meal of our entire vacation. I would recommend spending the extra money to get a villa overlooking the ocean. Renting a motor bike from the hotel was super easy and it has been so fun exploring the island.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely place, with very friendly and helpful staff, highly recommend. If you are notbas fit as you used to be, then ask for a chalet lower to the ground. Great breakfast with homemade bread and jam. The chef here loves to cook.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2019

Verified traveler

The property has an amazing location!
The staff is super friendly and accommodating to what you want to do. Helped booked motorcycle, our ferry off the island.

The beach bungalow has an amazing view.
Would definitely stay here again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Loved the beachfront aspect of this place and the sound of the waves.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

25 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

The atmosphere at the Moonlight resort was great. We enjoyed our stay in the beachfront Villa with soaking tub. Other than that, service was very poor. Avoid eating in the restaurant unless you have at least 2 hours to kill. You may have to wait 30 minutes to receive a drink, menu, the check, etc. I slipped and hit my back getting out of the tub. I called the front desk and they said they would bring me an ice pack. No one ever came. We went into town to buy one at a pharmacy instead. The location is decent between towns and they have a scooter rental right at the front desk. They forgot to charge us for breakfast at checkout AND THEY TRACKED US DOWN THROUGH THE TRANSPORT TO MAKE US PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. Beware, the staff will turn off the already inadequate air conditioning when they clean your room. We resorted to hiding the remote to keep our room slightly cool in the 95+ degree weather. We loved Koh Lanta and will hopefully get to return to the island but will not return to this hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2019

Ciara

Beautiful quiet hotel

Perfect hotel, however, no access to klong kin Beach directly from beach at hotel, you need to walk along the road which can be a little dangerous but torches available in room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Had a seafront villa. Views are amazing , such an idyllic relaxing place. Staff were very friendly, reasonable prices and nice food in restaurent.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2019

simon

This place is much better than it looks in the photos. It is not cheap but it is to our mind good value. Quiet, friendly and good food

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

26 Dec 2018

SdB

Overall the stay was very pleasant, we got an upgrade when checking in which was nice for our Christmas stay. Korn and Pean on reception and Jack in the restaurant are worth a mention - 5* service from both! The location is quite far from the pier, so I imagine you would need a scooter or taxi to get around the island - although we only had 2 nights at the resort over Xmas eve, and Xmas day so spent the day relaxing on the sunbeds! Lovely private beach, good pool, nice library area to relax in and room was nice and clean with an amazing sea view.

Considerations to imporove on:
The moon bar opening earlier and providing waiter service around the pool and beach sunbed areas.

The gym needs air con - so the windows don’t need to be open. We got attacked by many mosquitoes whilst in the gym because of this! Drinking water machine would be good also!

Christmas service:
Although many of the guests staying at Moonlight over the Christmas period were European, who celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve. We felt as though Christmas Day has been forgotten, there was no music playing whilst we ate our dinner, there was no entertainment of any kind (Jack dressed up as santa on Christmas Eve which was great!) Overall the atmosphere for our Christmas dinner was a little slow and sad. A table of American guests next to us took it upon themselves to play their violin and sing their own Christmas songs which did really boost the atmosphere for us.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Lovely hotel and resort. Our room was well appointed and had a wonderful view. We used the pool and gym which were both very comfortable as well. The buffet breakfast had a great mixture of Western breakfast foods like eggs and bacon as well as delicious Thai dishes.

The only thing we weren’t too keen on was the location of the resort. While it was right on the water, the beach was very rocky and to walk to other restaurants or shops you would need to walk on the road or take a local taxi (rather than walk along the beach for example).

Overall we had a great stay at moonlight!

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2018

David

Peaceful beachfront stay

Stayed in a beachfront villa as the start to our holiday, the goal to relax and recharge. Was lovely and peaceful, and the service friendly. When we notified the reception of an issue with the lock on the sliding window it was rectified quickly and they even checked the neighbouring villas for the same issue. The beach front pool is fairly small and could have been cleaner, as it is sheltered by a lot of trees but at high tide you can navigate the rocks on the beach for a swim in the sea. We took a one hour oil massage, which was very good, while the food and drink in the hotel were of good quality. We didn't take the breakfast so can't comment on that but we did have the berry smoothie with muesli and the green detox smoothie, both very good. Not many restaurants immediately near the villa but a short ride in a tuk tuk, or a 20 minute walk, gave some good options. WiFi good in all areas. Overall, happy with our stay and would recommend

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2018

Gareth

Perfect peace of paradise in Koh Lanta

Everything about our stay here was just perfect. The private beach view was spectacular at sunset and the care package of water each day was just what we needed. The hotel was very quiet (ideal for us!) and totally peaceful. If we ever came back to koh lanta I would book here again in a heartbeat. A good tip would be to use the travel agent opposite the hotel to book your trips (island tours etc) he was really friendly and very fair prices for the service level we got. All in all we couldn’t recommend this place enough, it’s definitely deserving of all the great reviews it has.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Beautiful view, had an ocean view. Room itself was everything we needed. Water every day and tidy of the room if needed. Loved the balcony to watch the thunderstorms. Location was great, was worried but everything (including hospital and such if needed) was only a 5-10 minute walk away. Would go back here for much longer if we could, was sad to leave.

Had thunderstorms each day so my only comment would be if the pool could be skimmed out each morning. Swimming with sticks and leaves in the AM but I still swam as it was so refreshing. Also as said before stake claim to your beach chairs early if you want the beach view all day , otherwise other chairs around pool.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Brilliant. Hotel and staff. Could not find any fault. Loved it.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2018

Dana

We stayed in a cottage that had a beautiful Sea view with the most amazing sunsets!! The service was great and the staff was very friendly

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Very good hotel resort for the price - I recommend

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2018

Lucas

Nice quiet hotel.

Would be better if they provide basic like tooth brush and shaver.

4/10

Poor

23 Apr 2018

Hannah

Food Poisoning

The hotel itself is beautiful and room great - it is set further down the island away from Saladan Pier which offers serenity but you can easily jump in a tuktuk to the main beaches. HOWEVER, my boyfriend and I got food poisoning from this hotel - we were violently ill for our entire stay and I ended up in a Thai hospital on the island. On check-out we were asked to pay for the bill for the food at the restaurant which made us ill. We had to speak to the manager who demanded we show our hospital notes to prove I had contracted a stomach infection from the food poisoning. Only after this did they reluctantly waive the bill. Considering we didn't leave the hotel during our 3 night stay I would like someone from the hotel to contact me with regards to a refund.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Apr 2018

sunny

Nice hotel .nice bar .quiet

Nice hotel and service was helpful.but for breakfast and food just tiny menu.if they can make more variety wil be perfect

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Lovely experience

Really nice hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2018

Paul

The food was actually amazing.
Location was not the best but renting a scooter and going up down the main road in Lanta is a good move.
Make sure to eat before 10:00pm...otherwise it’s a ghost town around this hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Clean Hotel - Walkout to Pool

Resort was great, room was great. We stayed in the building with the pool attached and were on the bottom floor so our “deck” walked right into the pool. It was great. Staff were helpful and friendly. Shout out to Ken the manager. We saw him every day and he always had meal recommendations for us. If/when we return to Thailand we will be staying here again.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2018

Rishabh

Fantastic property with an even better location

Absolutely fantastic property, situated right on the beach. We Stayed in the sea view cottage which had an amazing view, and overall a spacious and comfortable room with all the amenities. However it is a bit of a walk up the hill to get to the sea view rooms, but totally worth it
The staff was really friendly & eager to help, which is always a plus point
Food at the hotel was superb, and a pity we didn't eat there more (reasonably priced for a luxury hotel)
Location wise, great local restaurants & bars within walking distance which was very convenient as well.
Overall an amazing hotel, reasonably priced, and definitely recommend it!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2018

adam

Awesome stay.

Stayed here for 4 nights on a 60 day Thailand tour and this is the only 5 star we've given. After the 1st night we assumed the hotel was family owned and operated, the staff just interacted like family members - they were not...they just got on well. We stayed in a beachfront villa (don't be cheap - it's well worth the extra $). Breakfast was the standard Southeast Asian buffet (but with bacon). Espresso available for an extra fee. Lunch and supper had great selections at a reasonable fee. Be prepared to wait a little after ordering and SOMETIMES it takes a bit to get your food. But honestly if you came to my house it would probably take me at least 20 minutes to make you cereal :) so what's 20 minutes for a freshly cooked meal.

The beach although the shore is rocky turns into sand after the 1st 2 meters or so and has lots of clear spots to enter in safety. This was not a con in my opinion because it was offset by solitude and no loud long boat engines.

The resort is centerally located on lanta, however is probably a 1/2km from anything worth wild. Again think solitude. If you want to get around, the hotel offers free bicycles (I saw 2 of them) plus there is a scooter rental spot directly across the street for 200THB per day. DO THIS. RENT SCOOTERS AND DRIVE THE ENTIRE ISLAND.

Only real con is the wait time at the restaurant like I mentioned...so just order 20 minutes before your hungry :)

2/10

Poor

31 Jan 2018

Jeremy

The main issue was that our beds were so unbelievably hard that I was in pain for the next two days and could only sleep an hour all night. Additionally, all 4 of us got food poisoning there after traveling around Thailand for several week. Not sure what happens in that kitchen.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2018

Peter

Well done

Very friendly, efficient, and accommodating staff throughout the resort

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2017

shanna

Excellent stay beautiful property

Wonderful hotel staff! Saly, Korn, film, game to name a few, were extraordinary!! The hotel is beautiful and accommodating

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Would rate it a 10 if closer to town

This is a beautiful resort for a honeymoon couple. (I was a solo traveler). It’s beautiful with fabulous views of the sunset and reminds me of an upper scale tree house with great customer service. The restaurant has delicious food, too. I would recommend the units which are oceanfront or with an ocean view, as I heard road noise from the hill top villas. Also, to get to the units from the front desk is a bit of a trek, so if you have mobility issues or cannot climb stairs, this is not the place for you. There are scooter rentals on site. It’s far away from most restaurants and the center of town, so you will end up spending money on taxis if you don’t rent a scooter.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2017

Marcel

Nice, quiet place

Hotel is beautiful, facilities & rooms are well laid out and all the staff were very nice. Koh Lanta is nice but the location is not close to most things. If you are looking for a quiet place, then you have found it.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2017

Michael

Ticked all the boxes

Transfer from Krabi Airport was a breeze (hotel sorted it via their Facebook Page). Check in was quick and friendly, Pool View rooms were amazing. The breakfast was what we booked for and we werent dissapointed, the filter coffee is turned up to 11 so even the Scandi's were adding milk. Ideal for snorkeling with reefs infront of the hotel, swimming is best just down the bay. Motorcycle hire was excellent and when an issue arose (fuel tank defect affecting throttle) the bike was swapped for another on the spot, nice! Wifi everywhere! Great staff, very clean and modern rooms, enjoy!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2017

maree

Beautiful place to stay

Amazing place to stay. From check in to check out nothing was to much trouble for the beautiful staff here.The rooms in the pool view are spacious & comfortable wouldn't hesitate to stay here again. Don't forget to watch the sunset & swim down the beach it is magnificent . Hopefully this gem stays exactly that a beautiful gem in Lanta.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Nice hotel could be better

Hotel is beautiful. In the middle of the hills and next to the beach. Has a cute beach bar as well.
Cons: it is a little isolated. Not much around to do if you want to eat outside of the hotel. The beach is rocks so not great for beach access either. Also we had a room with jacuzzi outdoors but the water would only come out cold

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2017

France

Cute little hotel

Nice and comfortable little bungalows, very quiet, staff is very helpful and nice, food at the restaurant is excellent! Very small beach, but lots of long chairs and a nice pool.
It is a bit far from everything, but you can rent a scooter or take a taxi /tuk tuk to other places.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2017

Annj

Great upscale hotel on the beach

This hotel is excellent in terms of location, customer service, cleanliness and amenities. Highly recommended and incredible value.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

Nice Resort for people seeking quiet

The resort is very good given that the rooms are on a hill (hill-top rooms). Clean and nice rooms, spacious balcony with good sitting arrangements. The resort presents a very nice view of the sea, and has a swimming pool too. It is hard to swim or even sit in the sea there for long as the sand is very coarse and the bed is rocky at places. It is far from the main Saladan Pier, but as mentioned earlier, it is good for couples looking for some quiet time to relax, so that was a positive for me. The famous beaches are also not in the close vicinity, but taxis/ tuk tuks are available most of the time. Overall, it was good to be there.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2016

Verified traveler

Moonlight Exotic Bay Resort

The room was small but balcony is huge. Everything else is fine.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2016

Verified traveler

Dec 11

Staff was incredible, views from room amazing. The entire facility was very well kept and clean, Ken and staff amazing, love the sleeping near waves on beach, I will definitely come again

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8/10

Excellent

16 Nov 2016

Mark

Go for the sea view room !!

Sea side view room was wonderful ! Clean , comfortable and very romantic, watching the sunset every evening .
Only negative with room, it said blackout curtains but there was none . Also, no blind on window in the bathroom ! Which meant no privacy. All minor things.
Sadly the big downfall for us was the restaurant , the food is obviously expensive but the quality is very poor. I would honestly find an alternative for lunch and dinner . Breakfast, was ok but only good when more people are staying ! Seems a better selection and they don't always replenish, we had to ask a few times for fruit and juices .
All in all that is seriously the only thing, for us that really could do with improvement .
It's in a truly lovely location , rooms are spacious, comfortable and the staff are welcoming ! Especially Ken! Cheers for a lovely stay at moonlight

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10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2016

Rosalind

A hotel legendary for it's excellent service

The service was excellent. We were bowled over by the warm hospitality and consideration of the staff. The room was beautifully decorated and spacious. Breakfast was delicious.

It was a pity we went during low season - the restaurant and bar were closed, but that meant we had the pool to ourselves, and the resort wasn't overly crowded.

Nice, personalized service.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Nice

Nice location with great staf
Surely visit again

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

Excellent modern room. Beautiful ovation in Ko Lanta . Staff was extremely friendly and helpful.

Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

Hotel was beautiful but somewhat secluded. Not really walking distance from main beaches or restaurants. Very nice and helpful staff and restaurant food was great!! Lots of stairs to get to rooms which is something to consider...

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8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2016

Delaney

Stunning resort on the beach

Absolutely stunning resort. Fantastic Spa, loved their staff. The bar might be one of the prettiest i've been to. Perfect for a sunset. The bar tender was so kind & I liked the music he played. Beautiful chairs & cabanas looking onto the ocean, but not many so snag your spot!

I was really unimpressed with the restaurant staff. The breakfast was good but not amazing.
The bathroom was sufficient, nothing to write home about. No conditioner, common in Thailand.

The resorts electricity was out when i arrived & did not go back on for four hours. I would expect a discount for not wifi, AC or alternative need for electricity, but did not receive one.

Front desk staff was good enough.
The bellman was amazing.

Definitely advise booking a room in one of the huts on stilts, not rooms on the pool. The pool near the ocean is FAR superior.

This Hotel is NOT walking distance to anything so you'll need to rent a scooter or take a tuk tuk.
As the resort is on the expensive end for thailand, it's full of couples + young families.

4/10

Poor

15 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

Rough around the edges

This hotel promised to deliver so much but in the end we left feeling rather disappointed.

Too little is said about the very steep climb to most of the bungalows that can leave you breathless by the time you get to your room.

Our rate included breakfast so we didn't have to pay the 300BHT - with the exception of the omelettes, the offer was poor and not worth the money. evidently, you have to pay extra for a decent coffee!!

Swimming pool - too small and usually green
Swimming pool - wooden decking around pool is dangerous
Bar - don't expect a waiter to ask you for a drink. you have to go to them.
Bar - don't expect a waiter to clear away dirty plates unless you ask.
Sun beds - having mentioned the problem, guests continued to reserve beds using towels etc.
Room - Cleaners managed to notice we broke a glass but didn't see we had run out of shampoo etc.
Room - expect to pay $4.50 if you happen to break a glass
View - our balcony overlooked a garden waste area with several unused concrete pipe sections
Sleep - If you would like a cockerel to wake you up at 4.00 in the morning, this place is for you!

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2016

Sarah

Love it here

The most comfortable bed!!! Strong wifi, strong shower pressure, two beautiful pools. Amazing staff

Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2016

Zubair

Ok hotel overall

This hotel was very nice but there are several grades / categories of rooms (only the beach front rooms are good in my opinion), the new part of the hotel has modern rooms with the lower level rooms having direct access to the pool. That being said, these rooms are located right in front of a swamp (which is a real shame given the that sea is not too far away). This hotel does not have direct access to beach, however the main restaurant and beach-front rooms do have great views of the sea.

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10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2016

Alexander

Beachfront Jacuzzi Room Truly Exceptional

We stayed in the Beachfront Jacuzzi room. It was spectacular. Large room with super comfortable bed. The whole thing was straight out of an architectural digest. Private balcony with jacuzzi.

Great location if you're not into the bar crawl. Or even if you are, since the best drink we ever had in our lives was at the hotel bar. It's also a 10 minute scooter ride or taxi from the bustle, without being in the middle of it all the time.

It's a big property, with lots of different buildings. I can't comment on the other rooms, but the property is beautiful and the beachfront jacuzzi rooms were truly exceptional.

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10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2016

Jean

Great stay, friendly staff.

Modern, comfortable, clean rooms. Great place to relax and unwind.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2016

Colleen

If you want isolation.

Very enjoyable. You have to be fit to stay here . Steal steps to rooms, pool restaurant and bar a long way from reception. We knew all this so it was not a problem for us. Our room was a detached bungalow on the hillside so very peaceful. Clarity of pool water wasn't right, make sure you can see the tiles on the bottom this is a good indication that the chlorine level is correct. Restaurant food lovely. Main beach and bars/restaurants at Klong Nin are a Tuk Tuk ride away .

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

Great hotel on the beach!

Great location on the beach! It was a little rocky but the water was very clean and it was easy to swim around the rocks. There was also a pool that was fantastic for the incredibly hot afternoons. The rooms were very nice as well and made us feel super comfortable.

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6/10

Pleasant

10 Jan 2016

pablo

Ok hotel

The place is ok. The seaview villas are nice if you get one of the remodelled ones. The food is just ok. The facilities need some work. The pool is below average. Lots of potential but not a great place

6/10

Pleasant

25 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

Old lumpy bed

It is ok, althought nothing to be really excited about. The cottage is nice, but lacks that real Thai exotic feeling.

The biggest problem is the bed! The matress is very hard and has \"imprint\" from previous guests already in it. Very uncomfortable.

Beach is rocky and can't be used. Pool is ok. Breakfast is basic if you want western food. Asian food choices seem to be better, but we are not really in the mood for chicken and rice in the morning. Staff was very nice. Motorbike rental is your best option to go to nicer beaches and great restaurants.

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10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

Highly recommended

Great stay, we had a lovely time relaxing by the pool and on the patio of our sea view room. The star were very friendly and helpful, and the room was great. We had a few challenges with the restaurant, but there are other eating options nearby.

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8/10

Excellent

06 Dec 2015

Huw

Relaxing resort

We had a ready nice few days at moonlight bay. It's a bit secluded between klong kong and klong nin beaches but that makes it great for relaxing.
The hotels grounds are like a little village inside. Runs are spacious and comfortable, fid and drink is well prepared and tasty. Would stay again

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

Nice hotel. Good rooms. Slightly Isolated.

Moonlight Bay was a nice place to relax. Unfortunately we had quite poor weather during our stay.

When we visited there was also a lot of construction happening up in the main area. However this did not disturb us in anyway. (Was quite removed and work was only at appropriate times.)

We stayed in a beachside room. It had a jacuzi which was a really nice touch.

Our main concern with the resort is the expense once you're there. The restaurant and massage area are much more expensive than any nearby areas. The hotel is quite isolated. To walk to the nearest beach is 20 minutes along a busy road. So you have to pay a tuk-tuk 50B per person to get to the beach!

There is a single shuttle to the beach at 10am, returning at 1pm. Given the expense of staying at this resort, I believe this is inadequate. Furthermore, we had a hotel in Bangkok that was similarly removed from a point of interest (SkyTrain in that case), and that hotel had a private tuk-tuk to ferry people back and forth.

I would have thought the minimum would be hourly shuttles to-and-from the Klong Nin beach. There were always lots of staff members around, so an alternative would be to have one of the many staff members to drive an on-call tuk-tuk.

Otherwise the resort itself is nice, but it just felt like we were constantly handing over cash.

If you're looking for variety with food, try northwards along the road - those two restaurants were both nice. (Finbar and something with double name like Shani shani?)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2015

John

Isolated relaxing

Nice bungalows with sea view, great beach bar and very quiet and relaxing environment. Difficult to walk to other resturants though since the resort is isolated between cliffs and the main road. The private beach is very rocky, not very good for swimming but nice view.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2015

Verified traveler

Calming and beautiful location

Cute individual cabins, come in forest, some along river (don't stay there) and some on ocean front. Friendly and helpful staff. Nice shuttle 10-1 every day for five minute ride to beautiful Long Beach. Good food, nice cool pool.

There were unoccupied beach front cabins while we were there - would have been a nice touch to courtesy upgrade us from our forest cabin with its steep climb for older people like us.

Business recommendations:

The resort has plans to renovate the cabins, changing windows and interior layout. I would spend the money instead to repurpose the bar area into a three or four bedroom house for large groups. The resort needs to achieve more critical mass to support its restaurant business and the bar seemed to always be deserted - restaurant could double as a bar in the later evening.

I would invest in a more reliable wifi system.

Branding is a problem - some signs say Moonlight Bay Resort and some say Moonlight Exotic Bay Resort. The former seems more modern.

Be more consistent on the breakfast buffet - every day of the three days we were there, there were items that they did not have due to running out of them.

Invest in more lounge chairs for guests - when the hotel is full there is too much competition for chairs - smacks of a discount resort, not a middle market resort.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2015

Thomas

Amazing!

Absolutely loved this place. It was hard to decide on the best part of the island to stay in but this location was great; walking distance to bars, beaches and restaurants but still very peaceful and chilled. The beachfront villa was one of the best rooms I've stayed in. Staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was excellent. Couldn't recommend it more.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2014

Yannick

Relaxing hotel in Koh Lanta on a private beach

We booked a Hill top view bungalow and got one that was close enough to the sea to have a beautiful seaview from our terrace. Inside the bungalow is very cozy, with a nice bed, aircon, wifi, etc.
The hotel has a nice pool but an even nicer private beach where you can snorkel and see some fishes. The breakfast is served in the restaurant with seaview. The restaurant is good and not much more expensive than other restaurants in Koh Lanta. The bar next to the beach is nice but cocktails seem a bit expensive.
You can walk from the hotel to a \"village\" nearby with restaurants and a 7 eleven. Some offices rent scooter and sell tours around the island and in nearby islands which are nice : ask to be picked up and dropped off at the hotel for the tour.

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10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2014

elaine

Thailand adventure

Spent 3 nights here. Went on 4 Island trip which was booked through hotel. Would definitely recommend this trip. Wonderful sunsets from balcony. Would recommend beachfront room with jacuzzi.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2014

Verified traveler

Outstanding stay

This hotel is absolutely perfect. Amazing location right on its own private beach, which contrary to other reviews we found fine for swimming in. Beautiful beach-side bar and restaurant serving some of the best cocktails and meals in Thailand.

But the best thing is the staff - they speak excellent English and helped us with everything from airport transfers to snorkelling ideas. We really enjoyed chatting to them and learnt a lot about Koh Lanta thanks to their friendly discussions.

Can't recommend this place enough - it is perfection.

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2026

ib

Det var rent og pænt. Ikke et nyt hotel. Personalet meget søde og hjælpsomme. Udmærket morgenmad. Der kunne godt havret lidt mere til det ristede brød. Pålæg marmelade osv.

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6/10

Pleasant

03 Apr 2026

Isabelle

Prestations décevantes. Sentiment d’un établissement sur le déclin. Nous sommes en droit d’attendre beaucoup plus à ce prix

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2026

Franck

Bel hotel dans un joli emplacement
Acces déconseillé aux personnes avec mobilité réduite mais le cadre est tres beau

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2026

My Lan

Hôtel à la hauteur de nos attentes, tout était parfait !!! Personnel très sympathique et arrangeant, la chambre très moderne et propre.
Nous comptons revenir dans cet hôtel l’année prochaine

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