Diamond Cave Resort

Thailand , Krabi
KRABI, 36 Mu 1 Tambon Ao Nang Railay Ampur Muang
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75 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2026

Brenda

Great location

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2026

anthony

The staff was unbelievable. The closeness to the beach was nice.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jan 2026

ria

Very friendly and clean !! But you can’t swim at the beach whee it’s located . The water is pretty dirty bc of all the boasts arriving there

Self

2/10

Poor

08 Jan 2026

Emma

Breakfast was inedible, room, staff, amenities etc decent but over priced in my opinion

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2026

Amber

The value wasn’t there for the price paid for this establishment. It lacked amenities, restaurant options and the pool should have had pool side service.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2025

Thomas

Amazing service and a great staff. Clean room. Beautiful view.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2025

Bruce

Very quiet Location, tucked away in the hills, away from all the hustle and bustle.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Nov 2025

Ryan

The room was clean and the staff was nice. But the room was very damp, and the hotel location is not ideal. There is no view, you have to walk uphill and it is a 12 minute walk from the main village

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2025

thomas

The television is literally a prop with it's power source plugged in(very cute.)

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2025

Kelly

Hidden away from all the noise of restaurants and ferries, but not to far away for walking. Room and pool were great. View was amazing. You are surrounded my cliffs and jungle. Very much recommend as some of the other places are much more expensive.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2025

Daryl

Great location. Rooms need basic maintenance and a refresh.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2025

Barry

Hot water, clean bed, good breakfast included. Cave bar adjacent was playing music late, but was it ok and tasteful.
Ok value. Super friendly staff.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

02 Jan 2025

Wesley

Despite a nice enough room, pool, and location, our experience was marred by poor service at the front desk, an overpriced breakfast buffet, and delayed assistance with our bags that nearly caused us to miss our boat when we left.

The Good:

There are no bad locations in Railay.

The room was nice enough.

The shower and toilet hose worked.

The pool was nice.

The Bad:

The lady at the front desk told us we had only booked one room when our reservation clearly said we had booked two. After multiple calls and conversations, she finally \"found\" the second room.

The breakfast buffet is okay but overpriced. There's a better and less expensive option at the bottom of the hill on the left.

We reserved help with our bags at 9 am (our boat left at 9:30), but they didn't have anyone to help until 9:15. The same lady who mixed up our reservation claimed we reserved our boat for 10 am and never took accountability for her mistakes.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2024

Madison

such a fun place

6/10

Pleasant

14 Mar 2024

Wendy

The grounds were lovely and nicely maintained. Great location. Quick walk from pier, shops and the beauty beach!! Fun seeing the monkeys come around the pool area. Staff were helpful but I was very disappointed with my room/cabin mostly because I paid a lot for it. Worth less than 1,000TBH . It was among the higher priced places I stayed and possibly the worst room. Outdated tv (no problem I didn’t need tv anyway), hard bed (common in Thailand) but the room overall was basic and cockroaches in my bathroom at night (again ok it’s Thailand) but the room didn’t feel cozy or comfortable to me.

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2024

Jennifer

Great place and great value!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jan 2024

Savanh

This hotel was on the East side. It had a long uphill walk way to the hotel. We stayed at the bungalows. Its needed updating. Great AC and a fan. Fan was a huge plus. They restocked the rooms on a daily.
Walking distance to everything. Breakfast buffet was good. The property needed work.
Beds were hard. I got bite by a lot of mosquitoes there.
Would recommend for the price and location. It’s on the East side of Railay Beach.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2023

Andrew

We enjoyed our stay at Diamond Cave Resort. Despite being a bit outdated, the bungalow was clean, AC was cold and requests were met with friendly faces from the staff.

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2023

Vanessa

Check in ends at 8pm and was a bit of a pain with the poor Night guard who was trying his best but was clearly not hired to check people in. Pool closes very early too. Which is a shame because its a nice pool.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2023

FRED

Nice location and very easy access from the east pier

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2023

FRED

A little old but very affordable with good location to East pier

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2020

Alan

Batifil place great beaches

Lovely location nice pool and great service.
Short walk to amazing beaches. Bit quiet when I was there due to covid but starting to come back to life. It didn’t mention on the email how to get there ( by boat) so the poor old taxi driver was driving about for ages until he rang reception and sorted it.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

15 Apr 2020

Verified traveler

the hotel was just ok. Not the cleanest rooms or most helpful staff.

Self

2/10

Poor

08 Feb 2020

Michal

BE AWARE!!

WORST HOTEL I EVER STAY!!!!!BE AWARE !!!DON'T COME HERE, NOT WORT EVEN PENNY!!!DIRTY ,OLD, MOLDS AND THEY CHARGE FOR HILTON HOTEL!!!!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jan 2020

Elizabeth

Stay in the main building

Had to move rooms because of cockroaches.

Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2020

Eric

We stayed in the bungalows . Was a great little place.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2020

David

Pleasant stay

Very pleasant - staff were nice and helpfull tooi

Self

6/10

Pleasant

30 Dec 2019

sarah

Very basic accommodation for the price. Uncomfortable beds that were occasionally made up. Great breakfast and friendly staff.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

This hotel is great bang for your buck! It is clean, has a beautiful pool and is situated right in the mountains. We stayed in a bungalow which was absolutely perfect for us. The staff were great and allowed us to extend our stay 2 nights. It is so close to tons of great restaurants and views. It's about 10 minutes to west railay beach where boats would drop you off!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Oct 2019

scotty

Cute place. AC worked well. Cheap price and very friendly.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

03 Oct 2019

James

Railay life

Area wise this property is ideal in a very good location walking distance to everything but away enough to be peaceful. The hotel itself isn’t the cleanest we woke up the first night to a ridiculous amount of cockroaches running around the room and when we went to the hotel reception they did not even seem bothered about, not even a sorry or we will come clean your room, would definitely stay on the island again as it’s a beautiful place but would stay at another resort.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jul 2019

Nicole

Disappointed

Not up-to-date with their facilities (bathroom & outlets in particular). Didn’t realize how remote it was from the beaches. It was not as attractive as photos led to believe.

Partner

2/10

Poor

13 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

MOLD AND RUDE

mold in the rooms. beware of check out policy, they’ll charge you if you check out late but they didn’t ever tell me the check out time!

Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2019

Rachel

Railey Beach

Great place to stay. Nice pool. Rooms clean.

Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Was here a few years ago and the experience is the same as then. Its a good hotel but nothing fancy. The only thing that could be improved, are the beds. They are to hard.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

14 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

40$ a night and no AC. I think all Railay hotels are overpriced. If you need a nice room it will be at least 100$. If it’s less it will be pretty low quality and no amenities

2/10

Poor

03 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

The Diamond Cave Resort is the worst place i have ever experienced. It ruined much of our holiday. The hotel staff do not care to be helpful of you dod not pay full price for your room. They actually asked people how much they paid for their room before they would help answer questions. It was horrible and pathetic and i would never ever ever let anyone i know stay there. The room itself was fine. That was the only redeeming factor. The bed was comfortable. They made us pay extra for the air con even though it was already included in the rooms we booked online. It was overall the absolute WORST hotel experience i have ever had. The hotel staff are rude and unkind. The photos are deceiving. Do not stay here. I have never said that about a place before. It is one big giant suckfest. And so disappointing given this was the one place i was most excited about.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2019

Craig Bender

Diamond Cave was great! Awesome location a little bit away from the super busy resorts but a comfortable walking distance. The beds could have been slightly more comfortable but all around great stay. Will be back!

Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Location is amazing and price was decent for the area. Staff were really friendly and helpful. Room was old but I think most are for this area, ants were crawling all over the bathroom.

Partner

2/10

Poor

04 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Way too expensive compared to the quality offered

Very old room
The only usable power output of the room was at the extreme opposite of the bed
Had one power outage
Had one water outage
Wifi very weak and frequently disconnects

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2018

Anna

Good choice for young families.

Our room had seen better days, however it was clean and comfortable and the location was great. The staff were efficient and friendly. This hotel is recommended for family stays - particularly for those with younger children- as it is quiet. On check in I was told I had been upgraded, but I’m not convinced the room allocated was any better than that booked. The room comes with a list of charges should there be damage to any article including shampoo dispenser and room tray! Even tho some aspects of management were a little harsh, I would stay here again with or without my teenage children.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

We had a free upgrade upon check in. The rooms were really nice and the balcony was spacious. You will have a good night sleep because there is no noise. This year we didnt make use of the swimming pool but the pool is really nice knowing so from last years visit.

6/10

Pleasant

08 Sep 2018

DrMUHD KHAIRI

Location far from jetty

Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2018

david

Railay east

Grounds were good, bungalows good,, a bit of maintanence needed. For the price 500 baits it was good value

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2018

Quiet location- my husband and son enjoyed the peacefulness of this place and the fact that it was really quiet. My son caught a bunch of fish in the pond and the staff were friendly and kind. The rooms could use some updating although they were good. There was no water pressure in the showers and it was inconsistency warm/cool and basically trickled out. There were ants in the rooms which is ok but it may bother some people. The breakfast was ok but it was the same every day with little to no variation. The dinner was ok- definitely not much to write home about. I think that if they put a little energy into the place, they could definitely fix these things and raise their ratings.

2/10

Poor

24 Mar 2018

Lisa

Don't stay here.

For the same price there are MUCH better places to stay in Railay. The wifi doesn't work in the rooms only in the reception, so I don't think this should be advertised with wifi. Also the room was very basic and dated. It smelt of urine and the bedding was old and worn. The pool was nice and the staff helpful and friendly.

6/10

Pleasant

12 Feb 2018

Jenny

Nice hotel close to all areas

In such a warm climate this hotel is fine for your basic needs. It's not all high spec finish but it is all you need out there. The pool is nice, staff helpfull and wifi at reception is excellent with plenty of tables and chairs in the shade so you can stop and do your on line stuff. It's on the east side of tge peninsula so the morning light at breakfast is gorgeous. It's set back in a jungle valley so the plants are lush and you can hear the monkeys call at night. As long as you don't expect 5 star standard then this place is really fine.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jan 2018

CHRIS

Okay for the money but better value nearby

We rented a deluxe A/C cabin, large but barely furnished, not even a chair to sit on. Bathroom door was very low causing me to strike my head several times. Location is fine but long walk up hill to get to resort. When you remove the key it shuts off all power, including the fridge! So you can't keep anything cold and any food in it will spoil. Breakfast is average at best. We stayed 3 nights then moved to another resort nearby which was much nicer, better location and slightly less expensive.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Smells really bad. Massively over priced for what it was.

Partner

4/10

Poor

04 Jun 2017

Chad

It was very upsetting to have booked a room that advertised a free breakfast and to be able to show the hotel our booking confirming a free breakfast and for them to deny us breakfast. I will not stay here again. The staff was very unhelpful and offered no resolution to an error that happened within there own booking system.

Partner

2/10

Poor

16 May 2017

Iman

Worst hotel I've stayed at

worst place I have ever stayed at. There were 6 of us who purchased 3 rooms and we had one friend in our group who was staying at another hotel. Since he was alone he would spend time with us at the hotel and they were convinced that he was staying in our room and tried to make us pay for an extra person multiple times. They pretty much stalked us... constantly came and knocked at our door and tried to come inside to see if our friend was there. They brought security with a baton and made him leave the property. The service was also horrible, there were bugs all over the room and bed and nobody ever came to clean the room or replace the towels. Definitely do not stay here, worst service and overpriced. There are so many better hotels along the strip for a similar price. This hotel ruined our entire stay at Krabi.

Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

Very fun and enjoyable stay

I found this reaort to be in a perfect location. Just a short walk to riley west and tons of bars and restraints just out front. Perfect spot for the price. Thx so much

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2017

Ryan

2 nights on Railay

We were hesitant after reading the bad reviews but honestly had a good experience. The staff was very nice and welcoming. The rooms were basic but clean and comfy enough. Yes its expensive for Thailand but you are going to a place that is only accessible by boat. If you don't expect a true resort and realize you are paying for locatiom you will be fine. It is a bit of a walk (15 min) if dropped off on Railay West but only 7-8 min if getting on or off at Railay East. Didn't try restaurant but had breakfast at Friendship cafe next door which was good.

Partner

2/10

Poor

22 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

You get what you pay for....

I have never felt compelled to write a hotel review before now, but I feel quite passionate about this write up! We knew not to have very high expectations of this hotel as we did go for the cheapest option, so we Didn't expect luxury for the price we paid. Yes the room Was cheap but the standard was completely unacceptable.... The worst thing was the lingering smell of urine and we just couldn't shift the smell, the bed was in a very poor condition and although the top sheet had been cleaned the blanket underneath smelt like it had not been washed since the hotel first opened, with every turn in the bed unleashed a new pungent smell. It was a very uncomfortable stay with us feeling every spring in the bed so we didn't sleep well at all and we woke up to many many bites that were different to our usual mosquito bites....so there were some interesting bugs in that room too! We couldn't get out of their fast enough! Any advice that I can give is to just pay an extra £10/20 for a better hotel as Railey is such a stunning place you should be able to relax there but you definitely won't be able to relax here!

6/10

Pleasant

30 Dec 2015

Phillip

Below average for Railay but close to climbing

Diamond cave is in a great location for rock climbing at Diamond Cave. Service is pretty poor and rooms are average and the security is pretty poor. In most rooms all you have is a patio door with a really bad lock. On the inside of the room there is a sign that says \"hotel is not responsible for lost items\" that pretty much says it all. We stayed at 3 different places on Railay and this was our least favourite. Breakfast is fine. All in all it is okay. We locked our stuff in a closet with our own cable lock. In the end you will probably only sleep in your room while at Railay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2009

James

The Hidden Cave

This hotel had the lowest listed room rate on expedia, and lowest review scores as well. Yes, there were nicer properties around, and the room rates were double mine too. The front desk staff were friendly enough, the general staff too. My room was normal sized, with a queen bed, a/c, porch, and televsion with 4 stations, 2 were in english. Yes, I did see a lizard in my room. Yes, I have seen many lizards in many different rooms before. pool was clean and cool. Breakfast, included, was good enough to get seconds. Overall I was not disappointed and would go back.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2026

Robert

Rena rum, kanske lite eftersatt men allt kändes toppen. Bra poolområde. Nära till allt!

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

24 Nov 2025

Alessio

Not the best comfort, shower was hot one time, than always cold, swimming pool looks big in the pictures but is super small, ambience is clean

4/10

Poor

19 Nov 2025

Johan

Personalen kan inte engelska och sängarna var stenhårda. I övrigt ok.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Nov 2025

Magnus

Trevlig läge på hotellet.

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2025

Natsumi

Kindly staff

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2024

Annabel

Après avoir lu les divers commentaires je me suis inquiétée de l'état global de l'hôtel. Franchement c'est un endroit très agréable, il y a une petite marche à faire du bateau à l'hôtel (3 minutes) sur un chemin qui longe la mer, mini monté et vous êtes à l'accueil. L'accueil très agréable, professionnel. Prendre translate avec traduction thaï en plus de l'anglais toujours utile ! La caution est de 1000 Bahts ( vous les récupérer en partant) coffre fort à l'accueil. Piscine vieillissante aurait besoin d'être refaite mais elle est propre ( feuilles, brindilles, insectes fond partie de la végétation environnantes).
Le bungalow très propre à l'intérieur, climatisation efficace et ventilateur, spartiate deux grands lits, table de chevet central, un petit frigo, bouilloire, petite armoire et petit écran plat. La salle de bain est propre. Vous êtes à 3 minutes de la rue principale où se trouve les échoppes et restaurants du coin au bout vous êtes a la plage de Railly ouest. Pour aller de l'aéroport de Krabi à l'hôtel vous avez besoin de deux transport, le premier vous le trouverez à l'aéroport ( a l'extérieur il sont souvent moins cher, vous leurs montrer le nom de votre hôtel, il savent où vous déposer), les prix vont du simple au double, j'ai payé 200 Bahts par personne pour aller au ponton d'embarcation pour le long boat qui vous emmènera à Railly Est la où est l'hôtel. Un fois déposé,vous continuez jusqu'à l'embarcadère et là vous achetez vos billets 200 Baths par personne. 😁

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2024

Ignacio

Resulta un poco caro, pero dado que las opciones en la zona son menos, se entiende. Es un hotel majo pero a nivel de servicio deja que desear.

Self

2/10

Poor

12 Oct 2023

Gjermund

Dårlig opplevelse.

Restauranten var stengt, ingen massasje. Hadde rotte eller mus i taket på bungalowen som gnagde på konstruksjon hele natten, fikk ikke sove. Fikk ikke dusjet eller pusset tennene på morgenen, ingen vann på badet.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Gammelt

Leide bungalow. Dårlig bad og dusj, harde senger. God service forøvrig, i et fantastisk område.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2020

Audrey

Bel endroit, personnel parlent très peu anglais, lieux propres

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2020

Sandra

Helt Ok

Bra läge. Hotellrummen var något slitna. Hårda sängar och slitet badrum

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Rustig gelegen, sfeervol en Geen muziek dus stil. Goed zwembad. Harde houten ligbedden

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jan 2020

Rikke Juhl

ok hotel

Hyggeligt hotel med fin beliggenhed i forhold til øvrige hoteller og restauranter. Uhøflig service ved indtjekning og ligger ned til en dårlig strand, hvor man ikke kan bade.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jan 2020

Tomas

Jednoduché bydlení pro mladé

Ubytování pro nenáročné. Koupelna byla bez vaničky s WC a sprcha tekla čůrkem. Hotelový personál příjemný a ochotný. Malý bazén byl udržovaný. Snídaně ok.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2020

Mona

Flott beliggenhet

Jeg og min datter på 9 år bodde på dette hotellet i tre netter.Beliggenheten til hotellet var topp, og svømmebassenget helt nydelig. Vi fikk et stort rom, men synes det var lite koselig. Ingen kommoder eller steder å legge fra seg ting, en stor lang vegg uten bilder eller noe annet dekorativt. og veldig lite trykk i dusjen. Vi måtte ta ibruk dusjen ved bassenget for å vaske hår og få av oss solkremen til kvelden. Litt oppgradering på rommene hadde gjort seg.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Ok hotel

Vi er lige rejst videre efter et par gode dage på Diamond Cave. Der er, hvad man skal bruge - intet mere eller mindre. Fin morgenmad med en dejlig udsigt over havet. Værelserne er rene og pæne, dog havde vi besøg af kakerlakker to gange.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2020

Mikael

Helt OK hotell

Fint lugnt läge, bra service, enkel standard på rummen, mindre OK toaletter. Poolen/hotellet hamnar i skugga bakom berget rätt tidigt på eftermiddagen.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Dec 2019

Klaus

Tai trip

Er jævnt Tai hotel ikke noget specielt men ej heller dårligt.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2019

Verified traveler