Panvaree Resort

Thailand , Nakhon Si Thammarat-Khanom-Surat Thani
KHAOSOK, International Park Khaosok Ratchaprapa Dam Suratth
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20 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2026

Matthew

Fabulous views from all the rooms, great trips out in the evening and early morning to spot wildlife from the boat (included in room price). Great lunch and dinner also included! Kayaks were fun to do your own exploration whenever you want. Room is clean and functional. Aircon works and the staff are helpful. Great experience well recommended.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2026

Karen

Beautiful location, wonderful staff

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2026

deven

Amazing 2 night stay, the food was excellent, the staff was wonderful especially Benny

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2025

Daniel

Over all the stay was good. I would suggest upgrading mattress pads since you spend lots of time relaxing.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2025

David

I love the staff of Panvaree. They really made us feel valued during our 3 day stay there. I highly recommend to always book your transportation directly with the hotel. Your trip will feel seamless. Also book personal tours instead of group tours.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2025

Edgardo

We booked a room that had no direct access to the lake, the pictures were deceveing

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2024

Kiga

The overall experience of just being there is just surreal! The whole staff made our stay feels like home. Very professional and are always smiling. The food is 10/10! I would definitely go back for the views, people and food!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2024

chelsea

The staff really made us feel comfortable and welcome. Such friendly service!!! I highly recommend

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

16 May 2024

James

Dangerous. Unusable. Shoddy. Unresponsive.

Stunningly beautiful setting. Traumatic boat trip out to resort. Engine fire. Host pushed passed guests who were left to fight the fire with the boat driver. Used out hats to scoop water from the lake to put out foot high flames. Management at resort once we eventually arrived were non plussed. No acknowledgement of our ordeal other then and apology. Not even a complimentary beer! Cut short at start and at end due to the boat fire. Such a shame because it's a beautiful location. Needs money spending on repairs to walkways and steps into the water as dangerous too. Book with Cate as it's pretty pricey. A day trip or at the most 1 night stay is the maximum I'd recommend booking. Such a shame.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

15 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Deeply overpriced Lake Trap

Well located and the food is adequate, but an overpriced trap with no peace or quiet.

What really made me angry was the “morning safari”: 20 minutes of being ferried to 3 selfie locations for 40+ minutes of selfies. I was insulted, angry, and genuinely upset. No attempt to find wildlife. No attempt to do or see anything interesting. No reverence for the location. Cookie cutter trash. I’ve been on safaris from Chitwan to the Serengetti and gladly would pay to avoid a Panvaree tour. After that, we refused to go on other “excursions”.

We didn’t have a private villa so had to stay in the room above the restaurant, which pipes Ed Sheeran in through the sewer, and the room next door hosted chimpanzees who don’t know how to not slam a door. Cloth door stoppers cost like $1. Thus, sleep was difficult. We paid 5,500 baht a night - for nightly air con and a separate bathroom; it’s not worth 2,000.

I stupidly stayed there for two nights; this amazed the staff who are used to ferrying in the cattle and then ferrying them off 20 hours later. Children scream the livelong day and staff listen to their soap operas on their phones while you’re trying to hear the gibbons.

The swimming area is difficult for anyone not in a cabin, it is impossible to step on the landing in bare feet, and the hotel uses plastic cups and straws. Oh and racist golliwog dolls on the lobby doors.

Khao Sok is a beautiful place and deserves better.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

We LOVED our stay here! Kayak included all day which made it so easy to explore this amazing lake. The food was really good!! We read some mixed reviews about the food and I will say if you’re picky this won’t work for you because there is no choice of meals but we enjoyed every meal. One particular dinner was our favorite plate of all of Thailand. This is a stranded floating hotel so the normal hotel/resort Amenities are not available. And it’s basically in the jungle so you’ll have to manage some non harmful ants after a rain and lizards etc. We saw wild elephant and monkeys on the boat rides and loved the day excursion to a cave. Would absolutely stay again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Great service and place

The staff were very helpful. It was a serene place, great to relax and rejuvenate

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Allow 1 hour travel from airport.
All foreigners pay 300 baht fee to enter lake.(not noted when booking).
If you expect 5 star service do not stay here, It is a remote holiday destination with little to do but look at the majestic view and relax.
The staff speak minimal english but make every effort to provide a great stay. The huts are good for multiple guests but we chose rooms above the restaurant. Steep stair entry but sensation view. I read some bad reviews about this resort, but i found it to be fantastic. I like thai food and the chef cooks it as it should be. If you are fussy eater then you must call ahead and they will provide alternative meals for you. If you want Hilton hotel dont stay here. If you want truly exceptional thai hospitality this is a hidden gem.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2019

ozdigennaro

It's important to have the correct expectations.
This is a very remote wooden floating hotel. With the charm and wonder that comes from that. Fantastic views in all directions. And very quiet.
And the limitations. No Internet? Celebrate! Limited menu? Eat what they have!
The staff will make you happ every second. And do take all those boat rides. And swim in the lake -- a lot!

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2026

Micaela

A veces el lago tiene el agua un poco turbia para bañarse; supongo que es algo normal en un entorno natural pero me parece importante de recalcar. La comida excelente, te sirven platos típicos y contundentes. El personal muy amable y atento, además, te llevan de excursión en barco (long boat) por la zona para ver la maravilla de entorno que hay. Sin duda volvería mil veces, es un sitio muy especial.
Algo a tener en cuenta muy importante es que no disponen de luz de 6am a 6pm, es decir, solo hay por la noche; ni siquiera para cargar el móvil, aunq realmente es un sitio mágico para dejar el móvil y desconectar.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Feb 2026

Mariam

Værelset var rent og personale var rigtig søde det var virkelig lækkert sted en stor oplevelse

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jan 2026

Gianmarco

Il posto è decisamente molto bello e si mangia bene. Fatevi però confermare le stanze sull'acqua e non sopra il ristorante. La signora Benny, capa del personale, è un mito!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2026

Erik

Prachtige locatie, kamers gedateerd, eten onvoldoende, zeer vriendelijk personeel, uitzicht maakt veel goed!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Dec 2025

fabrice

lugar precioso pero hubo una excursion el dia de nuestra llegada, y nadie nos aviso