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Reviews of Ban Khiang Talay

2.5 out of 5
Ban Khiang Talay
No.88/3 Moo 4, Phe Sub-district, Muang district, Rayong

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 152 reviews" "
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Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 152 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 152 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place / quiet / clean/ and good staff. It is good place to rest.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

4/10 Poor

Sarah, Bangkok

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cons - we got to the property around 8pm and no reception was there. A guest helped us call the manager. After 20 mins, he finally came out and told us we'd have to move to the mountain room, even though we booked the beachfront room, and did not give us a proper reason ('oh we forgot the Expedia password, etc'). It was much smaller and only had 1 double bed, and we were 3 people. We asked for an extra mattress at least but they didn't have one. After a while, they said we can actually take the beachfront room! We shifted to the room, and saw the TV was on and a beer cap was left - we figured the staff were actually using the room and hence tried to put us in the other room. They made us switch rooms again the next day to another beachfront room, without a proper reason. So glad we had a Thai friend with us, or we may not have even gotten a room! The service was basically non-existant, even ordering a Songtheow (car) ended up in confusion and lots of waiting. The facilities are old, some beds are hard as wood, the door of our 2nd room wouldnt close properly and the toilet flush stopped working towards the end. Pros - it was clean, breakfast was very good (noodles, congee, or English breakfast options) and the room was 2 steps from a beautiful beach, but still close to the more crowded Vang Dueng area with lots of restaurants and activities. Tip: there's a secret trail that takes you there directly from the resort next door (3-5 mins walk) - ask the staff there!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Jasmin, Germany

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location, little bit isolated, very bad beds, Great view
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
close to beach and quiet but poor
close to beach and quiet but poor condition and services
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Manon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Little paradise
The perfect place! We had a beach front bungalow, just amazing view! Comfortable bed, clean shower and toilet. The beach with crystal clear water is 10 meter from your door step ! The restaurant is really good with pretty cheap price and the owner is lovely! I would definitely go back there!!
Response from Mr. Wee on 28 Apr 2018
Thank you

8/10 Good

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice location
Nice location and view from balcony. Good food. Room basic, small and not very nicely furnished. Bathroom smells bad. Curtains mouldy. Shower sprays over the entire bathroom so constant issue with wet bathroom floor. Staff friendly but do not remove rubbish and plastic bottles etc from their beach so do not care too much for the environment. Owner actually hits golf balls off beach into the sea so totally ignorant of the fact that he is adding even more plastic into our oceans. Very sad. Nice location though but much of koh samet ruined by bad development.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Stanley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise
I can't recommend this place highly enough, it's quiet and gave us the piece and quiet we needed to recharge our batteries. The staff are wonderful, the food delicious, the small each clean and has a small coral reek on the left hand side. Nothing was too much trouble, and as a surprise a cake was made from fried bananas and ice cream, for my friends Birthday. Hope to return soon.
Stayed 11 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Mr.Wee on 6 Feb 2018
Thank you

8/10 Good

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location for relaxing
I have a good stay at Ban Khiang Talay because stuff was very friendly. The view from room is very good, can see the ocean and sunrise.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Mr.Wee on 7 Feb 2018
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely and relaxing
The resort is small and basic, but clean with the most friendly and helpful staff. There is an excellent little restaurant and everything is directly on a small, uncrowded and peaceful beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Mr.Wee on 7 Feb 2018
thank you

8/10 Good

Bruce, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great Quiet Beach Resort
If you want a nice quiet relaxing Resort stay then this is the place. Onsite restaurant has good food at good prices. Our Beachfront room was perfect except the beds are typically rock hard. Small beach right in front & the warm water was crystal clear. Went to the main beach with lots of of resorts & too crowded with day visitors. Easy to get there by speedboat for 250-350 baht each way to the Resort.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Mr.Wee on 5 Feb 2018
thank you

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Shower didn't work
It was nice the only problem is the shower, the hot water did not work.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Mr.Wee on 5 Feb 2018
we are sorry

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Serious mosquito problem!
Nice quiet beach, but we were eaten alive by mosquitoes in the room, even despite never leaving the door open. We were allowed to change rooms but it was just as bad. There should be mosquito nets at least. Avoid.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

koh

1 night resort isnok
The room was old.. Reception was not so freindly... Room allocated was older.. Ac leaking ,so got changed to newer room. Beach is nice.. Road leading to resort from Main road should be improved.. Too muddy for bike during wet weather, esort need to improve that road condition... Had a skid due to muddy ground... Quite a lot mosquitoes..
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Balazs

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Wing

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
quiet and face to the beach.awesome view
The accommodation in samet island is expensive.How ever this is the cheap price resort in the island, I think i can't request more. The location is far away from the public pier ,Koh Samet Na Dan Pier.There are no public transport in the Island. only can rent motor bike or call taxi.But we can't drive and would like save money .we choose walk to the resort . We walked around 1hr to arrive the resort.At night time is quite dark, 2 dogs fellow us walking for a while. So .....Walk is Not recommended .U can rent a motor bike (the road not easy drive),or taxi or u can jet boat from pier to the beach directly ,it would be most save time but spend money. Service was good, we arrive at 10pm . the staff waited us for check-in . breakfast included 7:30an-9:30am.The room is simple but lot of sand. I don't like the towel blanket. It was heavy rain during night, was no electricity connection for over an hour.It was hot and terrible feeling save .seems No any light at the island. Staff are friendly.The restaurant at next is good and reasonable price. Recommended , if u can drive good in motor bike or taxi.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful beach bungalow but needs a little love
Fantastic location for a peaceful break. The resort is adjacent to several similar resorts. The sand was white and the sea crystal clear and the temperature of bath water. I stayed in bungalow K1. The bungalow from the outside is stunning, however, the inside definitely requires some love and attention. The main issues were the lack of mosquito gate on the front door (believe me they are abundant here) which meant you either had to keep the door closed, or have them biting you constantly. There is also no bed sheet, which I was used to throughout the rest of my travels through Thailand. There were instead woolly blankets, which seemed both a little unhygienic and an odd choice considering it was 34 degrees outside. A simple sheet would have been much more appropriate. The owners were wonderful and welcoming. Although they spoke limited English, they tried very hard to be helpful and provide tips.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Very scenic quiet beach
The beach front was lovely, quiet and unspoilt. The property was basic as expected which was fine until the water ran out mid shampoo. It stated daily clean and although we only stayed 3 nights it was not cleaned or had fresh towels. We asked for water but was told it was only free on the first day and were also charged for a second cup of coffee at breakfast which was a bit pathetic. It was hard work getting any info. out of the guy on the info. desk and a smile wouldn't have gone amiss. However the swimming & view was great with only a short walk to the next beach for more facilities.

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca, NYC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
On the beach
This is the most adorable secluded beach bungalow. You can't ask for more. The rooms are basic and don't come with much. They were doing renovations to their patio on the beach so I'm sure once that's done this place will be even better. You are on a small cove of the island and there's not many other bungalows. There were multiple times we were the only ones on the beach, which felt amazing. There's a few restaurants along the water and they had great food. The resort will call you a taxi if you want to go downtown to the lively part. We took a walk to another part of the island and it looked and felt like resort central. People everywhere and just loaded with tourists. It made us thankful for our peace and quiet side of the island. I highly recommend this place! Your journey to get there will also be highly entertaining!

4/10 Poor

jaime

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor value for the money ...
We booked for 6 nights but we stayed only 5, very old and noisy room, cleaning room every 2 days!, "jungle view", very dirty surrounding, poor breakfast. ..The little beach up front made some good points, the stuff is friendly but i can tell it's not their job serving tourists...i wouldn't stay there again. (By the way koh Samet was a bit disappointed, the whole island is too pricey )

10/10 Excellent

Thomas E

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great, relaxing hotel with great ocean views
This was a great little hotel right on the beach with ocean views from all units. The views from all units seemed to differentiate it from other resorts on other beaches and it is nice just to sit on the comfortable bed or balcony and enjoy the view. A lot of the other resorts have a few more expensive units with good views but other units with no view. So it's hard to go wrong here. I had a mountain unit (which are individual units with no common walls and mostly made with concrete). The jungle rooms are wood buildings and share a wall with an adjoining unit, so you have slightly more privacy with the mountain and beach front units. The breakfasts were fairly basic, but that is pretty normal. The other food I had at the resort was very reasonable and pretty good. It's an easy 5 minute walk to the next beach to the north if you want more food choices and a different beach atmosphere. The staff was very nice and helpful as well. To get there I'd recommend taking a speed boat White Shark (and I believe Black Pearl) has direct speed boat connections to that beach. Otherwise it is a bit of a taxi ride (and hike down the hill) from the main pier. Overall, it was a great and relaxing stay, I extended a day and wished I had more time to spend there. The small beach and patio provide great sunning spots. The beach has some rocks but not too many and it is easy to get in a nice swim if the waves aren't too rough, with the beach sloping off very gradually. I hope to be back soon.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Could be better.
This is guest house and not a hotel. Bungalows are nice and all sea facing. This bay is not so pretty. Walk over to Ao Wai for a beautiful beach. Wi-fi is only available in the restaurant and for a limited time. There is no daily room service whatsoever (only 2 bottles of water). Room was never cleaned for 6 nights I stayed there. Even fresh towels were not provided when requested. Taxi to and from is super expensive 300-350 baht. Walk over to the next beach, Ao Wongdean, and it's only 200 baht. You can walk all the way to Ao Phai along beach path in 25 minutes though. That being said, it was a nice place to stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved it! Simple clean room on the beach, great atmosphere. Small place where people get to know each other. Small but great beach. Mr Wee made sure everyone was happy.

4/10 Poor

Rebecka

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Horrible service
The staff knew very limited English which made it hard to explain that the hot water was not working in the first room they checked us into, then the second room had the same issue and they made me feel like I was the problem. After sending a technician out to see the issue in both rooms we got moved to a third room with working hot water, only to find that the TV remote has melted batteries in it. When I asked for replacement batteries they made me feel like a pain for asking. I think that before someone checks in their staff should check their rooms to see that all is working. The third room we got were more modern and comfortable with good bed and shower although drain very slow so bathroom always flooded, they originally told us we would move back to the basic room when they fix the hot water but we stayed in the updated room for our entire stay. While walking to other resorts on the beach I noticed that they had beach towels, kayaks and snorkling gear. This place offers none of these, at best they had a few inflatable toys for kids. The first day our room did not get cleaned at all despite having the sign on all day. By the second day of having the sign on, I asked the staff if someone could make up the room, after 3 hours we return to an unmade room. When I went do to the reception they tried to say I must not have had the sign on and it was my fault! We booked activities at other resorts as this one offered and knew almost nothing! I would not recommend this hotel!

6/10 Okay

massimo, Italy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to a beautiful beach but too basic for price
If you chose the room on the beach the sea is really closed and beautiful. But everything is really basic for the price. Can find much better for same price. Breakfast for example was included but really poor. Restaurant have very good price.

10/10 Excellent

Harris, BKK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Nice comfy room with a calm relaxing ambience. All I could hear was the sound of the waves..

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel location

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the beach..
we enjoy everything here,the beach is very close to the hotel and you can swimming everyday,and the resourt restaurant is good and the price is cheap. It would be better to rent the motorcycle.
Response from Mr.Wee on 29 May 2016
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the beach..
we enjoy everything here,the beach is very close to the hotel and you can swimming everyday,and the resourt restaurant is good and the price is cheap. It would be better to rent the motorcycle and go to everywhere on the island.

8/10 Good

Ryan, Bangkok

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to the beach
A wonderful place to relax, the beach is beautiful and a lot less busy compared to the Northern beaches. The perfect getaway
Response from Mr.Wee on 29 May 2016
Thank you

8/10 Good

Siobhan, Uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Money well spent
Friendly staff, great quiet location and fantastic beach. Visited here with 4 friends and we all had a great stay. Only negative was that the wifi was limited.

8/10 Good

Tom, Germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A couple of bungalows right next to the Beach.
We had a nice clean bungalow. The breakfast selection was pretty small however.
Thank you

8/10 Good

Martin, Switzerland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Would stay there again!
Nice quiet little place with friendly staff to enjoy the beach, the sun and the relaxed atmosphere after busy Bangkok

10/10 Excellent

Amy, Manchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning views and a beautiful beach!
We have just stayed here for 4 nights and it was wonderful. The bungalows are set in 3 tiers on a hillside sloping down to the sea. We spent 2 nights in a jungle room (the top tier) and 2 in a mountain room (the second tier). The ground floor bungalows are the beach front. The rooms were basic yet clean with hot water in the showers and comfortable beds. Each bungalow had a private balcony with an incredible view. The jungle rooms are smaller than the others but are adequately sized for 2. The staff were all incredibly friendly and helpful, particularly the owner who had a constant smile on his face and service was great. The place was so relaxing and beautiful. It was like having our own private beach it was so quiet! There are free sunbeds, deck chairs and a couple of hammocks. The hotel restaurant was pretty good and reasonably priced and there are plenty of restaurants to choose from just up on the next beach. One very important thing to note is that this part of the island is generally not a party place unless they have special events on and the hotel bar was shut at 9pm every night we were there. Also, there are quite a lot of steps up to the bungalows from the beach and so it perhaps isn't suitable for people who would overly struggle with this, but otherwise not a problem. If you want to experience a little piece of relaxed paradise for a bit of a cheaper price this is the place! We really enjoyed our stay! Thank you!!!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise beach
Very nice beach and hotel staff was really friendly. Bungaloves were modest and basic. Bathroom stink like sewer.

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
samed
The hotel was great...but the food let a lot to be desired...nothing was really good and some of the food was not really that good at all...everything was a little expensive...for Thailand...and not worth what you have to pay...

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Simple but very near to the beach, price ok
You cannot expecte much more for this price in this place. Breakfast is so-so as nearly always in Thailand. The rooms are simple but ok and all with seaview.

10/10 Excellent

Dylan, Abu Dhabi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Beautiful Spot!
Amazing getaway on the southern coast of Koh Samet. 3 hour drive from Bangkok, a quick boat ride, and you are in the heart of Beauty. All rooms had beach view and balcony. Staff met us as we stepped off the boat in to the beach. Very friendly. Extremely cheap in price, not in flavor. Restaurant food was delicious. Very nice stay!

8/10 Good

Quyen, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay at ban khiangtalay koh samed
We had a great time. The staffs were very friendly and helpful.

8/10 Good

Beaw Thidarat, BKK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sea view room - a few steps to the beach
From the pier , you can take a taxi to the resort (for 350/one way/max.10 pax). The resort is located just in front of the beach, crystal clear water. The owner and crews are very friendly and helpful. Food is nice and reasonable price. awescome place! xx
In front of the resort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff and Beach
Great friendly staff. Manager helped us book snorkelling trips, rent a motorbike for he day and booked our boat back to the main island. Beautiful beach and good food. Only concern was no fresh towels everyday. Overall great for the price.

10/10 Excellent

william, Hull UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bill and Su in paradise
We stumbled on a piece of paradise!! Super location and the beach was like your own private place. Helpful staff and Mr Wee the manager was incredible! Good food at reasonable prices. We will be returning in the new year!

8/10 Good

Andrew, LONDON

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Great position clean reasonable price out if season good breakfast with unlimited real coffee friendly staff wifi the only let down

8/10 Good

Supanimith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Mr.Wee on 13 Jun 2019
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6/10 Okay

Helene

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stille og dejligt området
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tatja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loistava paikka muutaman päivän rentoutumiseen
Vietimme 6 yötä beachfront - huoneessa. Siisti, pelkistetty huone. Rauhallinen ranta, ihana henkilökunta ja loistava ruoka ravintolassa. Helppo siirtyä viereiselle rannalle, jossa vähän enemmän palveluita. Hinta-laatusuhde kohdillaan. Suosittelen lämpimästi.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2019