Lanta

Holiday Villa Lanta : our review, pictures and rates

Holiday Villa Lanta Resort
220 Moo 3, Klong Dao Beach
Koh Lanta, Krabi 81150
Tel: 075-684370

The 42 room Holiday Villa is tucked away at the far end of Klong Dao beach, on the steep slope that separates it from its neighbour, Phra Ae (Long Beach). Once the most luxurious resort on this beachfront, it is now looking rather faded and in need of a sprucing up - particularly as there are now plenty of other newer, more modern resorts snapping at its heels.

Still, Holiday Villa remains a favourite, with many repeat customers, who enjoy the quiet location and the comfortable family accommodation. The large grounds contain a wide range of rooms, some of which may not be suitable for those with very young children in buggies, or the infirm, as they are located up on the hillside.

The hillside rooms consist of several 2-storey buildings, housing the Deluxe rooms (ground floor only) and the Junior Suites, which offer a seaview from their large terrace upstairs. The garden view Deluxe rooms are spacious (36.5 sqm) and offer good value for money, with a king size bed, day bed and solid wood furniture. The bathroom is well-equipped with walk-in shower cubicle and separate bathtub, again all of high quality. In-room can be found a fridge with minibar, satellite TV, hot water kettle, safe, telephone, hairdryer and individual air-conditioning. Deluxe rooms can be connecting, upon request.

Junior Suites offer both a living and sleeping area. The two are separated by a furniture unit, on which the TV sits - and swivels to face both the bedroom and the lounge. The room itself is not much large than the Deluxe room - 44 sqm - and packs a lot more into the space. There is a small daybed, sofa and writing desk in the lounge area, plenty of storage, and a large 4-poster bed in the bedroom. The bathroom has a separate bathtub and shower. In-room facilities are the same as those in the Deluxe rooms. The outdoor terrace with seaview is pleasingly large at 20sqm, which makes it a nice place to relax and watch the sunset.

Further down, close to the beachfront area can be found the remaining accommodation - more suitable for families and those who don't like climbing. All individual villas, these are 57.5sqm in size, with a 12.5sqm terrace. They are built as mini-homes, with an entrance leading into a lounge area - with its own bar! - large bathroom, and finally a completely separate bedroom (separated by a wall and door) at the rear. Facilities are identical to those in the other rooms, and though the Villas are divided into two categories, Garden and Beachfront, the sole difference is in the location.

Other communal facilities at Holiday Vila include a freeform swimming pool with children and jacuzzi sections; small children's playground; beach front restaurant and bar, Thai massage service, travel counter and motorbike and car rental. The beach immediately in front of the resort is characterised by large rocks - a swimmable area is around 200m away.

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Room rates for Holiday Villa Lanta

For this year (2008):

Room type	May 1 - Oct 31	Nov 1 - Dec 19	Dec 20 - 31
Deluxe room	1500	2300	2600
Junior Suite	1900	2900	3200
Garden Villa	2400	3500	3800
Beachfront Villa	2900	4100	4600
Extra bed - adult	900	900	900

For next year (2009):

Room type	Jan 1 - Jan 15	Jan 16 - Apr 30	May 1 - Oct 31
Deluxe room	2600	2300	1500
Junior Suite	3200	2900	1900
Garden Villa	3800	3500	2400
Beachfront Villa	4600	4100	2900
Extra bed - adult	900	900	900

Reservation Policy
Prices are given in Thai baht and are per room per night, based on 2 people sharing. Prices include American breakfast (ABF) for 2 people, service charge and VAT. No extra charge for infant baby, children 4-11 years old sharing room with parents with no extra bed will be charged for breakfast at 150 baht / day. Any towel, linen or blanket required above the standard set given for room / extra bed will be charged according to the price list in the room.

Compulsory Gala Dinners:
All guests in-house 24 December and 31 December will be charged 2000 baht / adult and 900 baht /child on each day.

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Cancellation Policy
All cancellations will be subject to a 10% charge. In addition, any confirmed booking cancelled with less than the following amount of notice: 20 Dec - 15 Jan - 30 days; 1 Nov - 19 Dec & 16 Jan - 30 Apr - 21 days; 1 May - 31 Oct - 7 days will be charged a further one night stay. No-show and any cancellation received within 7 days of the arrival date, the full amount of the accommodation will be charged.

Pictures of Holiday Villa Lanta