Soneva Kiri

As a luxury travel writer, I travel to many different places and hotels. I must admit that Soneva is the best beach resort I've been to. Perfect place to relax and enjoy nature! The villas are huge, the North beach with clear water, white sand and amazing sunset. The resort care for the environment and has great programs that worths to know. Soneva offers great experiences such as outdoor cinema, observatory, dinner on top of the trees and many other activities!

What can I say that has not already been said about this fantastic place ? Soneva Kiri is not just an hotel where you go to spend a weekend, Soneva Kiri is a state of mind where you leave your shoes and your problems as soon as you get off the tiny planes that brought you from Bangkok. I have been reading comments from people complaining about the place, the food and the activities price ... really ? This is place is beyond amazing, the entire staff is doing over their best to give you the best experience of your life, always smiley, always helpful. The food is just perfect, go to Benz restaurant, local cooked food in a overlooking mangrove restaurant. The View restaurant is really great too as well as the view! The breakfast buffet, a amazing experience full of choice, I don't even know how you can not find your favorite dish, everything is there, fresh fruits and vegetable, a lot of local and organic products. We even had the chance to enjoy a special Japanese dinner with a Japanese chef, I first thought that it will be very co;-located to do sushi etc.. with this weather but I was so surprised with the quality of the food, fish, rice, it was all tasting like what I am used to eat in Japan. The villa is so cool, giant space to enjoy the day out, around the pool, the bed is so comfortable ! Housekeeping is like a ninja team, you go out for breakfast during 1h and they manage to know that you are out and clean everything while you are eating. I really loved the Robinson Crusoe spirit of the villa looking like a big cabana on the beach, it was really a slow life moment, time is luxury nowadays and this experience was priceless. We were not paying for a gold bathroom but for a experience and that's really what we got. You even have your own buggy to drive around the resort. They have a lot of activities, we only did the morning island tour which was cool (going into the jungle to discover some crazy waterfalls and swim in clear water). You can go snorkeling or scuba diving etc... of course this cost some money but the service, security and attention you get worth it. Of course in the end the bill is expensive but come on, this is not a trap or a surprise, this is a luxury hotel, one of the most expensive in Thailand and wonderful things does not come for free, All the activities are in very small groups, security is very important and everything is very well cared. If you think the price is too expensive for the quality you get there is a lot of cheapest hotels in Thailand that will be happy to welcome you. I have been traveling in Thailand at least once a year since 2012 and I can tell you that the experience I get at Soneva Kiri is for sure the best !!!! Short note about the Six Senses spa, we had a treatment per day and were very happy to meet these wonderful ladies always smiling and knowing very well their job. The last thing to tell you about is the north beach, which you need to take a small boat to reach, 3minutes to go to paradise... can you imagine a desert beach with lounge chair palms trees a small bar to get drinks and food , a real crazy thing - we were alone each time we came, and this is really the feeling we have in the resort... rest and peace with no one around, if you are looking for big groups and meeting people please note that except during breakfast and dinner you will not be able to see other guests, that is what impressed me the most, this feeling that we had the entire resort for us. If I really want to have one remark it will be about the private plane: on both way our plane has been canceled and we had to take later ones, but the hotel was very nice, on the way in they offered us an upgrade as an excuse for this problem and on the way back they get us drinks and food on them, but in the end we were very happy to spend some more hours there ! (Lucky us we had no transfer in Bangkok). Special comment for the chocolate room that bring us crazy ! I did not know that you could make such good chocolate with this humid weather.

My boyfriend and I stayed at this hotel a few weeks ago and had an amazing time. From the moment we got there we were taken care of by our lovley ms friday who helped us the entire time. The resort itself was the most stunning thing i've ever seen and the attention to detail blew me away. What stood out to me the most was when at the start of the trip I briefly mentioned I didn't like seafood and then a few days later when ordering pad thai from a random server she asked me if I wanted the seafood taken out as she knew I didn't like it. That really took me back and I was pleased to say the least! This resort was a dream come true to stay here and I will definitly be checking out all of their locations someday!

Top of the range eco focused luxury . All of the less is more stripped back design style associated with Soneva . Massive villa suites with incredible in and out living space each with their own mini moke buggy for travelling around the expansive grounds . Great selection of dining options , with Benz located in the mangroves our particular favourite . The North beach , accessed by 3 minute speedboat , was superb , powder soft sand and turquoise clear water . Plus a stunning totally tropical wonderfully unspoilt island ( one ATM , one petrol pump , no 7 elevens - yet , just small village stalls , water falls ) . It is at the high end of the price scale , but frankly that seemed to add to the appeal . If you are looking for ornate glitz , shopping and nightlife , or find the sight of a reptile life threatening or frightening this is probably not for you , look at somewhere else in Thailand . But if you want simple pleasures with great style and a real feeling of exclusivity it could be ideal . We loved it , ticked all of the boxes . You can fly on Bangkok Airways to Trat and then road transfer and ferry . We decided to travel on the resort charter flight , 90 minutes and then 2 minutes speedboat .

Our stay at Soneva Kiri was out of this world. its a truly unique place with so many amazing experiences to enjoy. Nothing was too much trouble for staff and you really felt part of the Soneva Family. If you feel at home with nature I don't think there is anywhere in the world I would recommend more highly. The food was delicious on every occasion and the chocolate room and ice cream parlour was really so cool! Thank you to everyone for making our stay so special! Willa and Freddie