Hotels near Thao Ko Sa Forest Park in Pran Buri

First night sleep in our travel south. While the trip started with clear sky it was heavy storm exactly once we arrived at the hotel. They were waiting for us as we were the only guests. Entrance is in the back of the hotel - little walk from car park. Entrance landscape is beautiful. The hotel is old. You can see that owners are trying to add some ”life” to it but skipped doing some serious renovation - so the room itself is very basic. Very few of the room have good view to the sea as the hotel building is behind the few Villa of the front. WIFI = good Swim Pool - nice - on the main road but face the sea. Breakfast was set menu - it was ok - served with smile Good price value

The hotel has created relaxing and slow-down vibes for every guest staying there. I stayed 10 nights and I've never got bored walking in the huge lovely garden. The singing of birds is cheerful and crisp. I love all the details of the eco-friendly facilities including clothes hangers and toilet paper holders. It's a very quiet and peaceful place. I love the long corridor from the front desk to the pavilion. The long seaside path just outside the hotel is ideal for jogging. All the facilities are well-maintained. You can get everything you expected for a quiet and relaxed vacation. The breakfast has many kinds of bread selection. All the staff is very helpful and kind. I'd like to express my special thanks to PA and AOY. Thanks for your kind support during my stay. I will be back in the future.

Having read the previous reviews, I kind of knew what to expect before checking in. I came here to spend a relaxing weekend with my girlfriend and as a whole, this place did the job. I wanted a quiet place for the weekend and that's what I got. This hotel is nicely located on a quiet beach road (with no beach, but just a beachfront promenade, which I knew before booking) and far from the city, so that's a great place to stay if you want to relax. I kind of liked the charm of that huge hotel which looked great from the outside. The staff at the reception could have been friendlier, but the check-in process was effective. My special request for a room on the last floor was also granted. The room on the 6th floor offered very nice views over the swimming pool and sea. It was a big and nicely decorated room with a nice balcony so I was nicely surprised at first sight. Another good point was that the bed was huge and comfortable. Things went a bit wrong after I had a closer look. The bathroom was quite dark and gloomy. The bathtub looked nice so I decided to give it a try, but filling it with hot water took more than 30 minutes because of the low hot water pressure. I wasn't able to pull the bathtub plug afterwards and since I didn't want to bother having someone in the room to fix it, I just left it, so it was the only bath I could take. The water pressure in the shower was also horrendous and the water was barely warm after 10 minutes. I also noticed some mold on the external wall of the bathroom, which meant that the bathtub was probably leaking. The built-in air conditioning unit was effective but old-fashioned (no remote, just a command on the wall) and the filters had completely been removed, which didn't look nice at all. The furniture was really worn and definitely needed a coat of wood stain or ... two. I really enjoyed sitting on the balcony which was of decent size and offered very nice views, but again, serious renovation works should be done here, as the guardrail was loose in some parts. Pigeons were also a problem in terms of cleanliness, even though I know that's a common problem in Thailand. The WiFi connection was a bit slow, but still acceptable. On a positive note, the room was quiet and the atmosphere was pleasant, especially in the evening. The common areas also looked OK but definitely needed a brush up, at the image of the room. Contrary to what I could read in some previous comments, the swimming pool itself was very clean and of a good size. However, the wooden deck that surrounded it was in a pretty poor state. I even noticed some broken wooden planks which could really be dangerous if someone stepped on it. As for the breakfast, it was OK. The choice was fair enough and the food was good. This hotel could really be a nice place if it was properly maintained. Although I mostly enjoy my stay there, I can't understand why the management doesn't seem to be willing to undertake a few basic renovation

a pleasant, picture post card setting, right on the seashore - feels more like a beach house where you step out of the back and jump straight into the ocean! you can also walk across the entire shoreline dotted with sea-facing cafes and shacks anytime during the day with direct exit and access into your room. Our room had a cute sitout area that looked straight into the sea and was perfect to sit watching the kitesurfers in the day and admiring the beautiful moonlight in the night. The room, property, views - everything is exactly as shown on the website photos - which doesn't happen very often anywhere in the world! :) While you can always jump into the sea, there's a small swimming pool within the property for a quick lap or two. Praseban's staff deserves a special mention for being efficient, pleasing, and attentive in equal measure - especially, the resourceful, energetic property manager - Jib. With the vibe of a small boutique resort, the hotel, Jib, and her entire team deliver 5-star service orientation. The resort provides free bicycles to enjoy within the little town and can also arrange for airport transfers if you need (at a charge). Personal experiences: We wanted to try our hand at the ”Saleng” - a modified vehicle with a scooter attached to a large side car. Jib promptly arranged one for us and it was crazy fun. Once, one of our bikes had a breakdown and we called the resort for help. Jib quickly drove to our location with a pick-up and replaced our bike with another one! Like everywhere else, Praseban could do with a few improvements: - the breakfast menu is in desperate need of an upgrade. We tried it once since it was included in our package, but skipped it to go into town the rest of the days. - the spa needs more thought, better staff, and overall a serious planning before it's offered as a service at all. DO NOT TRY! you can explore other options in BKK perhaps. Overall, highly recommended hotel. We stayed for almost a week and would gladly stay longer! Room Category: Minntra Beach Front only 2 rooms in this category. choose the room on the second floor, the lower one has blocked views and may have some disturbance from house guests walking by.

The Lapa has a quite unique location, right next to the new BluPort mall. Free parking in front of the hotel. The rooms are amazing, murals on the walls, brightly coloured tiles in the very modern bathroom. Showers tall with lots of space. Very comfortable beds, fridge and safe deposit box in the room. A kettle with coffee and tea provided. It's a really cozy room, with a sitting area at the window. Very clean and freshly painted. Breakfast was good, nice extra is freshly blended fruit juice, which you can chose at a little stall. This is a pet friendly hotel, so we met people travelling with their cats and a couple who brought 2 Yorkshire terriers. Unfortunately they yapped for while whilst the owners went for dinner, but all quiet at night 😊 A really nice place to stay, if you have a car it's not far from the beach or the Cicada Market.

Having visited once or twice before the standards are still impeccable. Lovely little pool and if you get bored with it stroll across the road to experience the mighty ocean. Great breakfast, superb rooms and just a nice place to relax with opportunities to bike around or visit national park or the pineapple fields in the surrounding countryside. Beers and food significantly cheaper than nearby Hua Hin or Cha Am.

One of the top nicest places I have ever stayed in. Went with my wife and three other close friends to stay in one of their 3-bedroom villas. The location is wonderful, about 12-15 minutes from the markets , beaches and such of Hua Hin, in a very picturesque hillside area. The resort itself is modern (about a year old) elegant, and restful. Our 3 bedroom villa had 3 separate bedrooms (with separate access), each with their own bathrooms. One had twin beds while the other two had king beds. One even had it's own jacuzzi bath. Between the bedrooms was an onsen (hot springs bath) with a beautiful waterfall, and a huge private pool area (with a large pool for swimming as well as a jacuzzi pool and a pool for kids). Separately, there was a very large living area combined with a complete kitchen and very large dining area. The resort itself is quiet given its location and the bedrooms seemed to be quite sound proofed as we couldn't hear any noises. Khun Arm, the manager and her team were kind and helpful above and beyond expectations.

It's just chaotic out there. You can see that there is hardly care about the items there. The water in the pool has been milk When you go into the reception, it won't be better. The lady at the reception has only ignored us and a private conversation about the mobile phone and has made her a little more makeup. When we could check in, she was unfriendly and just once handled us fast and. seemed annoying. The room was not arrived better also about the rooms was not really cared about, it is old dirty and in the bathroom water came down from the toilet. The hotel is thrown so it is close to everyone but it is probably in the eye of the viewer. about 10km from all. We then cancelled the hotel directly, the woman at the reception has made contact with the manager who was very friendly. We had to pay one night.

Travel according to GPS The entrance is a bridge, the condition is very scary, I don't dare to go up and wait for what to do. Saw another car driving halfway and drive back down Understand that the bridge would vibrate a lot And it was true because later trying to walk up and stand on the bridge. There is a van passing by slowly. Can drive through, but the bridge is shaking very much Like this is not better risk. I don't want to enter this bridge, I have to drive around him to another way which is very far away. After traveling, come back to read the reviews. Met a lot of people complaining about this Until wondering why not recommend customers about traveling Many years have been the same As for the accommodation The bungalow is quite old. When reading the accommodation details Said that there is a mini bar and coffee machine in the room. But it appears that there is only a refrigerator with 2 bottles of drinking water. Other things are not as mentioned, the air conditioner is not cold, the floor is not clean. Breakfast has 3 choices only: American Bay. Breakfast, seafood porridge, pork porridge, children, the only food is Children Pork Porridge If you want something else, you have to buy more. Not much But have been to other places Cheaper Breakfast is also a buffet that can be eaten by both children and adults. The worst is a lot of mosquitoes. Go out for a walk Fly the whole island very fierce and hungry. To walk into the accommodation, you have to close the door. Because it flew into the accommodation for ten (and still hiding in the bag to come home as well) is a very mosquito that bites and itchy. Itchy for several days, so I won't lose it. The advantage is that the accommodation is next to the sea, the view is good, natural, just like other things.

Stayed here to celebrate 20th wedding anniversary. Great place, quite rustic. Rooms very good. Generally everything works but is a bit rustic which goes with the theme of the hotel so nothing to complain about. Villas are clean and well kept. View to beach is great. Quality of food excellent. Is not cheap at all, but for what we wanted it was value for money. Staff are excellent, Khun Aey and his team do everything to cater for the guest happiness. Would definitely come again. Staff were great in organising a honeymoon welcome and a bouquet of flowers. We did a special dinner which was wonderfully catered for.