The Sarojin

The hotel is nice and the staff very friendly, but I had issues with the food quality. I felt sick a couple of times after dinner and breakfast. The quality of the food is average compared to other hotels in the area where I stayed (where the food was sublime). The Thai curry they served did not contain real crab but canned crab, which I found pretty odd for a five-star hotel. The pizza was overcooked. I feel they'd need to step up the attention to detail when it comes to food. Compared to other 5 star hotels in the area, this rankes quite behind.

We have just returned from our second visit to The Sarojin. It is still one of our favourite hotels, Kade, the ladies at breakfast, the team at The Edge & Beach Bar make this hotel. Remembering your names and taking the time to chat with us each day. Although it was off season, we were blessed with some great weather. We previously enjoyed lots of trips through the hotel so this time was about relaxing, if you are looking for a stunning, peaceful setting to switch off from the world, this hotel is for you! Thanks for another wonderful stay, we will be back!

This resort is surrounded by stunning tropical gardens. The check-in feels like a welcome ceremony with some beautiful flowers for the lady, a cold towel, and a cold drink. The daily fruit platter was greatly appreciated. The reusable water bottles with the resort 's name were gifted to us. The " star" of the Sarojin is already mentioned by many, an all-day available a la carte breakfast with freshly baked croissants and pastries, freshly squeezed juices, guava being my favourite, a sparkling wine and a generous choice of the delicious dishes.

We had a delightful holiday there and an article in The I Paper on 7th July reminded me to write a review. Emma Faeatherstone's "Match made in heaven" described The Sarojin so perfectly. This is not a large hotel which is really good, there is a delightful pool and a couple of minutes walk away you are on the beach. A delightful long sandy beach where you can go to other restaurants and bars. We found that the all day breafast that they serve is brilliant. First thing in the morning you can fruit and a cup of coffee or two in the room. Then around 1pm go and have your brunch. Everything is prepared and cooked freshly. No standing around a help yourself display of food. Everything is brought to you at your table by charming members of staff. This also included complimentary sparking wine with the breakfast. We ate at some of the local beachside restaurants every other night and on the other night ate at The Edge restaurant by their beach bar. The food was superb - Thai and South East Asian and would highly recommend it. During our stay it was my wife's birthday. We were told that someone looked at our passports and spotted her date of birth during our visit. We ll what a treat (and a good thing I had remembered to bring her a card) as the bed was beautifuly decorated and next thing we were given an upgrade in one of their first floor very spacious suites complete with jacuzzi. It also had an outside shower that was perfect in the hot February weather. It was very kind of the management to offer this "birthday" upgrade but the ground floor room we were in was fantastic as well. The Sarojin also offers the use of mountain bikes, but you want to go out early to avoid the heat. It was really interesting cycling around the area and seeing the area affected by the tsunami in 2004 that also delayed the building of the hotel. Apparently the warning sirens in the area are regularly tested. We took a couple of local tours that are organised by the hotel. You go out in one of their black Ford SUVs and on each occasion Sonya from the hotel was our tour guide. It is well worth seeing the local area. Hopefully one day we will go back, after The Sarojin I will always being searching for a boutique size resort that offers an all day breakfast.

What a spectacular place. We've never experienced such thoughtful, exquisite hospitality. It surpassed every expectation. We will return!