Lamai Bay View Resort

Buffet breakfast was adequate but needed a bit more variety. We stayed for just over 5 weeks and the exact same food was served the entire time. We ate in the restaurant for dinner twice. Good Thai food. Service was good. Restaurant had lovely views out across the gardens and the bay and beyond. The reception, kitchen, restaurant & general staff were fantastic. Som, Lek, Tong and Sam in particular, you were all wonderful! We had lots of fun with them and nothing was ever too much trouble for them. We were all sad to say goodbyes when we left. Our bungalow was serviced daily and was adequate. It is not easy to keep a worn out bedroom/bathroom looking sparkling clean. The infinity pool was great and well kept. The location of the resort was good and quite private and peaceful. Only a few steps to the beach. Unfortunately the beach is very much subject to the big tides, the water is always very shallow and the beach itself was always littered with rubbish. However, only a 20 minute walk away, is the really good beach of Lamai, but of course it is busy with people and the beach is lined with resorts. We were aware of this when we booked. Despite our comments below, we did enjoy our bungalow as we felt we were really at the beach. The room was a reasonable size and the covered terrace/ deck with lovely views across the bay was really nice. The room had plenty of furniture for storage and the fridge was quite large. The air conditioner worked well as did the ceiling fan albeit very noisy.

The bed was not particularly comfortable and was well worn. Mattress, & pillows & valance were in need of a good clean. The bath linen was OK but the bathmats were well worn. Everything in the bungalow was very tired and in need of some serious maintenance and updating. The TV reception was not good. We had expected cable TV as advertised to be OK. The bathroom was also very tired and dated. No hot water in the hand basin. In fact the entire resort was in need of serious repairs and maintenance. The lovely grounds and gardens were not well tended and very over grown in parts.