Thavorn Palm Beach Resort

I had a wonderful time at this resort! I booked through Agoda with a “room assigned on arrival” deal, and Elle at the front desk was kind enough to give me a high-floor room (just what I’d requested). Quick tip: if stairs aren’t your best friend, avoid the higher floors—you’ll get a bit of a workout going up three flights. The staff here are genuinely lovely. The concierge helped with my luggage, and Elle even gave me a beach towel at check-in since I arrived before the 3 pm check-in time—such a thoughtful touch. While waiting, I relaxed at one of their many pools (yes, many—you’ll be spoiled for choice). Breakfast was a real highlight: a huge selection of just about everything, and to my surprise, even fresh coconut water. The rooms are exactly like the photos—spacious and well-kept. During monsoon season, the atmosphere is wonderfully quiet (perfect for a solo traveler like me—fewer kids, more peace). Just don’t forget your insect repellent; the mosquitoes clearly didn’t get the memo about “resort etiquette.” The location is also fantastic. Karon Beach is right across the street, and compared to Naithan, swimming here during monsoon season felt easier. The area has plenty of restaurants, so you’ll never run out of dinner options. Overall, I was really happy with my stay and will definitely come back. Great service, beautiful property, and just the right balance of lively surroundings and peaceful moments.

Beer was very nice recommend lots of foods it was comfortable and lots of pools staff are very helpful and the buffet had lots of variety

Thavorn Palm Beach Resort is very overpriced. For the amount we paid I would have expected a very luxurious stay, but the rooms were in desperate need of renovations, especially the bathrooms. The rooms also had a damp mouldy smell and were incredibly noisy from the road close by including tuk tuks parked up playing loud music, I get the hotel cannot control that but the windows should be double glazed. The beds were really hard even with the mattress toppers. Breakfast was pretty average as well. The pool and gardens are lovely, and the staff are friendly, but at $700aud for a 4 person family this hotel does not meet expectations.

Pros: close to the beach, top-notch pools with slides, friendly and helpful staff, clean rooms, great views, free coffee, free breakfasts, great restaurant right below the lobby, in-house pizzeria, petting zoo, garden. Cons: poorly equipped gym, limited exercise equipment, Thanks to B.Boy, the staff member, he's a really nice guy. We had a great conversation, he was very helpful and gave me lots of tips. The entire staff is kind and helpful, always smiling and saying hello. The hotel itself is the best I've ever seen. I've stayed in many hotels in Karon during my excursions, and none are even half as good. This place really has everything you need to feel like a rich person. The room is full of nice little touches, like a beach bag and beach towels. They even gave me a hotel map with all the rooms and opening hours. If you don't need housekeeping, you get a 150 baht gift certificate for every day you don't need it, which is a really nice touch. Tea and coffee are also available in the room, and you can order food from the restaurant to your room. There are so many other things that create a pleasant experience, and even if there was something bad, it doesn't matter at all, because the hotel is incredible.

Great location and wonderful staff.. found beds very hard, definitely could be softer. Great family amenities and kids really enjoyed the slides.. special mention to the pool staff GOLF who was wonderful and very attentive to us, always with a warm smile.