"Positives:
- Amazing beach
- Friendly staff
- Clean room and towels
- Giant TV in the room
- Assorted breakfast buffet
- Early check-in
Negatives:
- Leaking bathroom ceiling (!)
- Old (and a bit smelly) furniture
- Outdated hotel design
- Tiny pool
- Impossible to find a vacant sunbed"
"The room was very clean, the bed and the pillow were very soft, the staffs were very friendly, good support, the breakfast was very delicious, the room was very near to the beach, the location was the best in Koh Chang, this trip was my 1st time to this island, very impressed
ห้องสะอาดมาก เตียงแบะหมอนนุ่ม พนักงานเป็นมิตร บริการดีมาก อาหารเช้าอร่อยมาก ที่พักอยู่ติดหาด เป็นวิวที่ดีที่สุดในเกาะช้าง เป็นทริปแรกที่มาที่นี่ ประทับใจมาก"
"On the last day of staying in Koh Chang, the location was good. There was a buffet 100 meters away. Many people ate at night. The room was smaller than the other hotels I stayed before. . Although you can see the sea near the hotel, there is no beach at the hotel. It takes about 20 minutes to walk to the beach of Kabe. You need to go around the road. There are many narrow cars. It's almost the same as a big hotel, it's worth it."
"A wonderful hotel with a caring owner, well built. Pros - location, delicious breakfast. Towels and linen are clean, but a bit tired. Cleaning every day. The room has a large refrigerator, kettle, air conditioning, TV, cons - the Wi-Fi in the room did not work very well: the owner promised to check everything and fix it. Beautiful sunsets, 7-10 minutes to the beach, many restaurants nearby. Would come back."
"We have spent 6 nights in Santhiya Tree Koh Chang, even though it's rainy season, we still LOVE it there!
Design: we stay at the Pool Suite Water View, almost whole building made by carved wood, traditional Thai design and lots of character, looks very beautiful & classic.
Staffs: very friendly and excellent service
Pools: 60m long pool at the breakfast restaurant with some seats facing the pool & peaceful mountain view. Another pool right in front of the beach & close to the villas. Both pools clean & big. Santhiya Tree use pa kao ma thai sarong as beach towel, love it!
Food: delicious buffet breakfast & lots of variety. Food & drinks at the Chantara Restaurant is high quality & very yummy. The duo who sings at the restaurant are brilliant singers, you won't get bored with their performance.
Room: spacious & clean, lots of electric plugs & even beach bag for use. They burn lemongrass/ citronella oil in the bathroom to keep mozzies away & room smells good.
Massage at their spa: very good & reasonable price, sound of the waves makes the massage so relaxing, must try.
Shuttle bus to main street: every 2 hrs they can drop you or pick up from main street as there resort is not at the road side. Not sure if it's because of low season, hope the shuttle service can be more frequent.
Thank you everybody at Santhiya Tree Koh Chang for the great service and smiles. Will definitely come back for another holiday and highly recommend if you're looking for a fantastic place to stay! This beautiful place takes your stress away :)
P.S. there's a small part of the road right outside the resort leading to the entrance is unsealed with lots of potholes, pretty bumpy for cars and their shuttle bus, suggest Santhiya Tree do something with it."
"Staff are really friendly and helpful, hotel is nice but I would say the rooms are a little run down, we had a hole in our room floor (size of a golf ball) and the bathroom had seen better days and our bed sheet had holes and rips in it, also the pool towels where stained and just felt a bit grubby. Food was lovely and fresh but on the more expensive side."
"The environment of the hotel is good and cost-effective, the breakfast is rich, and the scenery is watched while eating, it is very beautiful, it is close to the beach but can not swim, and it is 5 minutes drive from the lonely beach. The internal facilities of the room are better. The price of meals at the entrance is cheaper than Baishatan. There is no 711, but there are small shops opened by locals. There is a 200B a day for renting motorcycles opposite the hotel. The fuel is not included. It is very close to the pier to the sea, and the hotel is relatively close to the bangbao fishing village."
"Professional service. Maybe the hotel is a little smaller. The few days I went with my wife there were hardly any customers. . . Exclusive access to the rooftop swimming pool. . . . . Very cool. . . Hahaha"
"Given a beautiful plant with very beautiful garden, unfortunately everything in repair-being condition, it could be a top plant if you invest some work ...such as. Sleep rooms or not put together furniture but renew or supplement suitably ... all small things but many for it.
The staff is super and breakfast is sufficient and good."
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9.5/10
Amazing
MMinaThe hotel might be a bit old and the location might not be a plus point but the services and facilities that have been provided are excellent. At the hotel has swimming pool, pool bar, basketball machine, table tennis, kayak and paddle board. There is buggy service which really makes our stay are super convenient. To go outside, they also have the accommodated shuttle bus but since we drove there so we haven't had chance to use their transportation much. Our family was having such a great time there. The owner and his staff are very caring and look after the guests very well. We surely stay in this hotel again if we have chance to visit Koh Chang again.
AArron Dhaliwal SinghSerenity resort
Amazing hotel - would highly recommend staying here.
We stayed at serenity resort for 2 nights on arriving at Koh Chang from Bangkok. The location is so so idyllic and relaxing, absolutely beautiful. We also stayed on the west side of the island for a couple of nights and while it is quieter on the east side of the island (ie, there is no point in leaving the resort in the evening as there is nothing really to do on the east side after dark) this is exactly what we were after.
The staff could not be more helpful and accommodating. Food and drinks at the restaurant were great and reasonably priced. Very clean and comfortable accommodation. Lovely view.
As other reviews have said, if you are staying here you will likely want your own transport so you can explore. We rented a moped from the resort at a very reasonable price. If you want to rent a car make sure you have an intl driving permit (takes a few mins to obtain but must do whilst in the UK). There’s barely any traffic on this side of the island so the drive down to long beach at the south of the island felt very safe on a moped despite the hills (and would be the same in a car). The resort staff recommended us to do this and then get kayaks over to Koh ngam, which we did and was a great experience!
The other option is to rent a taxi for a day (we were quoted c2500 baht for 6 hours) and they can drop you wherever you like and wait for you.
Thanks again for a lovely stay at serenity resort!!
AAntonIf you love beautiful nature, clean sandy beach (not like white sand), human attitude is here. The price/quality ratio is just amazing!
Private beach, next to a good restaurant on the seaside.
In general, there is a good set of depth in the sea.
A good massage salon with a stunning view.
English speaking staff is rare.
Water in bottles every day and little pleasures. A good Internet that catches even on the beach.
From the downsides - perhaps too much distance from the venue, but that's all the beauty. The lack of a teapot and a refrigerator in the cottage, and the compulsory presence of a motorbike as on the back.
I advise as much as possible.
JJutaporn TeppangThe best place to stay on vacation in Koh Chang. We've been here so many time and never want to stay anywhere else. KC have everything you need and all staff have service mind. The beach is very clean and no stone. They just renovated the new breakfast and restaurant area which is very nice.
Hotel near White Sand Beach, Koh Chang 68.9% of visitors choose this area
Price per night from:PHP 4,553
9.0/10
Great
皮皮蛋_001The resort is nice and I got a great deal in the off-season, but there are a couple things to point out.
The room was quite clean, but the bathtub had quite a few long black hairs in it, which were very visible so I'm not sure how they were missed.
The resort sits on white sands beach, and the beach is great, but all bars near the resort are ”girl bars” as some people euphemistically say. Other beaches on the island have fewer of these, they all seem to be concentrated on one strip by white sands beach.
I would stay here again as it was a great value, but I thought some potential guests might like to know these details.
Hotel near White Sand Beach, Koh Chang 68.9% of visitors choose this area
Price per night from:PHP 3,308
8.8/10
Very Good
RRodgersHotel was lovely, right on the beach and could to the local shops.
We had a terrible issue with flies, and even though we ensured all the doors and windows remained closed, these tiny flies still appeared from the drains. We had to ask the staff to come every evening to help (which they did) but it wasn’t the best welcome back after a day out to have flies on all our personal belongings, especially when the main area was in the bathroom.
Hotel near Klong Prao Beach, Koh Chang 19.3% of visitors choose this area
Price per night from:PHP 3,647
8.7/10
Very Good
CChloe LauThe hotel is located near Khlong Prao beach and there is also a private beach (have shuttle to there), not much restaurants nearby and no shuttle to outside. Some noise from outside during midnight. Staffs are nice.
Hotel near Klong Prao Beach, Koh Chang 19.3% of visitors choose this area
Price per night from:PHP 1,132
8.5/10
Very Good
TTan93Definitely a perfect place for hideaway. Stayed at the garden villa with private jacuzzi, have the river +sea view from the villa.
The resort is by the river and not far away from the beach. We can ride the boat provided by the hotel to the beach for free. Kayaking is available at THB 150 per hour and it’s quite fun. Location wise, there’s no 7-11 or any convenient shops within walking distance but all reachable with a motorbike, which is rentable at the lobby of the resort. The staffs are very friendly and helpful, will definitely come back!
Hotel near Klong Prao Beach, Koh Chang 19.3% of visitors choose this area
Price per night from:PHP 1,229
8.5/10
Very Good
GGuest UserA relatively remote hotel. The facilities and environment are clean and comfortable. The restaurant opening hours are too short. From 8 am to 6 pm, it is inconvenient that there is no restaurant nearby.
JJason2023I booked last minute so availability in Koh Chang was limited. Duckling was one of the highest reviewed accommodation.
Pros
Close to the main shops, restaurants etc, 10-15 minute walk to nice beach
Staff are very good
Bike rental is cheap, no deposit, trustworthy - you definitely don't need to hire anywhere else
Rooms are spacious
Water provided upon request
Bar has games, cold drinks, nice atmosphere
Cons
No safe in the room
Massive ant problem
Room only cleaned when requested
JCB digger was view but then some rooms don't have windows....
Its dry season, the river is just rocks and pipes
This place is good value. If you don't want a resort with a pool on the beach, you want good value accommodation with friendly staff who treat you like a friend rather than a customer and close to the main road
This is 2* place that could do with some changes (like having the shower gel, shampoo combo near the actual shower, not the door) but overall i was happy with the stay.
If i went back i would spend maybe 4 nights on Koh Chang, 1 at Kai Bae, 1 at Klong Kloi and 2 at White Sand. Lonely beach is a 1 hour visit.
If you book the return bus from Ekkami to Koh Chang ferry, it picks you up at the same place it drops you off (at the ferry - 80 baht to cross, mini van to Kai Bae 100 baht). There is not much at the ferry point so don't plan to stay there too long.
Returning back there i took a Songthaew from the main road (has a yellow sign in the window saying 'Pier'). Then crossing, took around 1hr 15mins. 100 baht for Songthaew.
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