Panvaree Resort

Nos alojamos en el Panvaree por 2 noches y fue una estancia perfecta. Todas las comidas y excursiones (excepto la tarifa del parque nacional) estaban incluidas en el precio, lo cual fue una sorpresa para nosotros y una relación calidad-precio increíble. Los recorridos fueron geniales y nuestro guía encontró elefantes salvajes antes que cualquier otro barco. Podíamos escuchar gibones desde nuestro bungalow por la mañana y sacamos algunos kayaks para encontrarlos (los kayaks también están incluidos en el costo). Es un lugar surrealista. El bungalow era fantástico, almohadas y camas muy cómodas, y saltar al lago directamente desde nuestra habitación fue sensacional. El personal era muy amable y había un ambiente encantador y relajado. Ya hemos recomendado una estancia en este lugar a amigos. Hotel increíble!

Interesante configuración de habitaciones de hotel flotantes. El personal es antisocial, caminar entre las habitaciones podría ser peligroso para algunos. No hay mucho que hacer allí. Comida menos que adecuada. Demasiado caro, sobrevalorado y un largo viaje en bote de 45 minutos desde el muelle, el motor era tan ruidoso que necesitaba tapones para los oídos. Sugiero alojarse en otro hotel en la costa que ofrezca electricidad las 24 horas. Gaste su dinero haciendo un recorrido en barco temprano por la mañana. Nos pareció extraño que no hubiera pájaros, algunos dijeron que la inundación del cañón mató a generaciones de pájaros. Dos días y una noche más que suficientes. Luego regresaremos a Krabi el mismo día. El hotel no nos esperó para el recorrido temprano en la mañana, cuatro habitaciones de amigos. Teníamos la habitación más grande prepaga, unos amigos alquilaron la misma habitación en una mejora por menos dinero. No hay nada especial en este hotel, mira otros lugares.

Empecemos por lo positivo. La ubicación de este complejo es absolutamente impresionante, pero no es difícil ya que el lago Cheow Lan es uno de los lugares más bellos del mundo. Nuestra habitación estaba limpia y era cómoda, con aire acondicionado funcionando entre las 17:00 y las 09:00 hrs. La razón por la que califico este lugar como pobre tiene que ver con el personal y la comida. Reservamos un recorrido privado a través de un proveedor externo. Teníamos nuestro propio guía y solo usábamos el resort para dormir, comer y beber. Una de las primeras cosas que noté fue que el personal fue considerablemente más amigable con todos los huéspedes que reservaron un recorrido directamente con el resort. Dándoles una cálida bienvenida y despidiéndose de ellos. Durante el servicio de cena, el personal fue mucho más participativo con los grupos turísticos que reservaron directamente con el resort. Ciertamente no fueron hostiles con nosotros, pero la diferencia se notaba claramente y esto me parece muy extraño. Luego la comida. Fue una de las peores experiencias gastronómicas que tuvimos en Tailandia y estoy muy acostumbrado a comer comida auténtica de todo el país. Incluyendo la comida tailandesa picante del sur. La comida aquí era insípida. Nada de especias. Aburrido en el mejor de los casos. Un insulto a la cocina tailandesa. También quedó claro que las sobras se aprovechaban y reciclaban. Por la noche, fue una barbacoa. Todo el personal estaba abarrotado alrededor de la parrilla. En algún momento, alrededor de 5 o 6 personas estaban "ocupadas" detrás de los sembradores de parrilladas, y aún así tomó mucho tiempo terminar la comida. Nos dijeron "5 minutos", pero definitivamente eran "5 minutos tailandeses". En un momento, el personal estaba comiendo toda la comida ellos mismos y organizando una pequeña fiesta. Aunque era Año Nuevo, el personal debería centrarse principalmente en atender a sus clientes que pagan. Nuevamente, los vimos ser muy proactivos con “su grupo de gira”. No había nadie cerca para tomar pedidos de bebidas, tardaron más de 30 minutos en ser atendidos. El desayuno era mediocre, en el mejor de los casos. Ingredientes baratos y comida que claramente era la barbacoa de ayer. Sería interesante saber si todas las reseñas positivas provienen de huéspedes que reservaron directamente con la reseña. Y estas personas alguna vez han comido auténtica comida tailandesa en lugar de las cosas de baja calidad que se sirven aquí.

Stayed for 2 nights with my friends as part of travelling Thailand. We were greeted and welcomed at the coffee shop and had a smooth arrival to the resort. We were quickly able to be checked in and spent the afternoon kayaking which was really fun, and went on a boat tour in the evening. The following day we were able to see monkeys on the safari tour, and saw a wild elephant in the afternoon when kayaking which was an amazing experience. The views are breathtaking and photos don’t do it justice, the water is so clear and is such a breath of fresh air. My friends went on the cave excursion which they enjoyed. Staff were all extremely friendly, welcoming and so polite. They couldn’t go out of their way to help us. In particular, Benny was amazing and a great tour guide who really looked after us. Only downside, is that the food options are limited ( often offering the same chicken and fish everyday) however, the portions were big and we didn’t feel hungry at all. Also, electricity is turned off during the day which made it hard at times when it was roasting however, we cooled off by going in the water. There is also no wifi in the rooms, but we didn’t mind this I would really recommend staying here if you are after a relaxing and tranquil escape from busy Bangkok / more populated areas of Thailand. It truly was a once in a life room experience. Thank you to all the staff who made our stay memorable!

We were beyond excited for this, it was supposed to be a dream experience. But when booking through Panvaree, they pressured us into paying immediately, or we’d lose the spot. Then the weather just kept getting worse—our mistake for ignoring the warning signs. Still, we arranged through WhatsApp to get a refund. It was supposed to be returned within 30 days. Well, here we are, 30 days later, and no refund in sight. We’ve been relentlessly trying to contact them, but it’s either silence or excuses like they don’t speak English or need to ‘check and get back’. Spoiler: they don’t. Beware, we definitely won’t be booking again.

My friends and I (8 of us) stayed at Panvaree the Greenery for 2 nights. We wanted to get away from all the hustle and bustle of city life. If you want to cut off from the social world and just stay put to do some reading and relaxation, this is the place to be. Panvaree the Greenery is located at Khao Sok National Park or to be more specific, Chiewlarn Dam. Located in the national park, we were surrounded by mountains and water. Our accommodation floats on water and you can feel the shake when a long tail boat passes by. It rained most of the time when we were there and wasn't able to see the sunrise other than the mist. Wifi is available at the lobby but signal is very weak because of the location we are at and the bad weather made it worse. Without Wifi, we were disconnected from the world and spent most of our time taking part in water activities or reading. You could swim or go kayaking and are required to put on a life jacket whenever you play with water. During our stay, the resort provides 3 meals a day. Other than the meals (local Southern Thai food), the resort arranged our transportation from the airport to the pier and from the pier to the resort and vice versa. On the day we arrived and after check-in, we were served with lunch. In the evening, the resort arranged a cruise on Chiewlarn Dam using their longtail boat. The next morning, we were brought to see the sunrise but due to the rain, we could only go cruising in our raincoat which was provided by the resort. Throughout our stay, we were connected to the beautiful nature of the dam. It was really peaceful, quiet and got to breath on fresh air. It is just a place to get lazy and do nothing.

This place is the best place to recharge your mine joy for you relax scene and take a deep breath from nature clean air. The thing is this place is no phone signal any Internet signal, so it a good opportunity to take this time to detox your digital habit (actually the resort provided you the Wi-Fi, but the number of user always full and you cannot join but if you lucky enough you might be able to join for a minute)

I was torn between 4 and 5 but when the blanket I accidentally left behind arrived in our resort villa this morning at Phulay Bay my decision was made. The friendly woman who met us at the pier and was on hand for all boat rides made sure my blanket made its way back with nothing more than me telling her where we were staying later in the week- I didn’t have to follow up or arrange anything! The reason for the 4 stars was because of the tight quarters and hearing our neighbors literally snoring and not being able to enjoy our porch because of their constant smoking on the porch. I would suggest no smoking on porches and perhaps some type of sound machines to help drown out the thin walls as that can’t be changed. However everything else was wonderful. The kitchen went out of their way to make us vegetarian meals even working toward vegan. The Thai massage in our bungalow was delightful with the fan blowing down. And the views and boat rides were spectacular. We had fun kayaking on our own in search of monkeys...Based on previous reviews, I was a little worried about the lack of air conditioning during the day and the intermittent electricity outages but they didn’t bother us at all. When we return we will stay two nights and instead of the cave tour offered we will arrange a private boat ride deeper into the forest to see more wildlife as the guide told us that if you go about an hour deeper you can see elephants and other animals in their natural habitat. We will return.