[viper]

Welcome to the board metter.

Valid enough points made on the accomodation front. After all everyone has their own tastes, likes, dislikes etc and if on vacation, well as long as your happy, isn't that the whole point!

I stayed in the Horizon beach resort back in 2004, a couple of weeks before the Tsunami, was around 2500 per night back then - no meals included, though was a very nice hotel/complex, weren't guest friendly at all, an extra 2000 a night if I wanted company to stay over. had a room safe, tv and telephone. Decent enough rooms but nothing to write home about.

As I had booked it as part of the flight deal, I chose to leave and head across the road, well narrow street really - found a guest house bar type place, aircon, sat T.V, minibar fridge, en-suite etc for 600 a night and no worries about guests - actually worked out cheaper to stay in that place with company and LDs, BFs etc than simply paying the guest fee per night at the Horizon.

Just used the Horizon as a wardrobe and pool area after that.


Last two times down have ended up staying at tha Baantonsai - in the de-luxe rooms. Is more of a chalet complex really, but at between 650 - 900 per night (for the de-luxe) depending on season, you get a decent and clean en-suite room with air-con and fan, sat T.V, P.C point, minibar, sink, fridge and small balcony etc, as well as a decent enough pool to chill out by during the day.

I don'tr care too much for the over enthusiastic hotel type accomodation so this suites me just fine.