Maneetel Krabi Beachfront-SHA Plus

After booking a Beach View Swim-Up Room, we were a little surprised to discover that the hotel isn’t actually directly on the beach. The beach is opposite the hotel, across a very busy main road. Unfortunately, our first night was quite restless due to the traffic noise. However, after speaking with reception, the staff were extremely helpful and moved us to the other side of the hotel. The new room was absolutely massive, with a huge bathroom and its own lovely little swim-up pool. We couldn’t have been happier with how the staff dealt with the situation. We found the breakfast selection a little limited, although the food we did have was lovely. The location of the hotel is excellent. It’s literally a minute’s walk from the famous food market, which is fantastic and definitely worth a visit. Around a 15–20 minute walk, either along the beach or via the main road, takes you to an area with plenty of lively bars, restaurants and nightlife. There are also some lovely bars much closer to the hotel, which we visited and really enjoyed. Overall, we had the most amazing stay. The staff were fantastic, the room we were moved to was incredible, and the location was perfect for exploring the area. Despite the initial issue with our first room, it was handled brilliantly and certainly didn’t spoil our holiday. We would absolutely stay here again if we return to Krabi. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Unfortunately, we did have some concerns regarding the front swimming pool, as the water was noticeably green, whereas the pool around the back of the hotel was beautifully clear. This was particularly disappointing as the front pool had a water slide that the children would have loved to use. I did ask reception whether the pool was safe to swim in and was reassured that it was fine; however, personally, we just didn’t feel comfortable allowing the children to use it because of the colour of the water. It was a shame, especially with the slide being such a great feature for families. The pool at the rear of the hotel, however, was lovely and clear, so we chose to use that instead.

Great location directly across the road from the beach ... good breakfast, great staff, good pool

It ticked most boxes 🙂

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We had a pool access room that faced the beach and I liked that I could manage to get in and out of the pool. The pool was wide enough and long enough that I could get some exercise by doing laps, it also had a water slide for the little and not so little children. Breakfast was included in our stay and the eggs were cooked on request. It was only a five minute walk to the night market nearby. Any staff we spoke to were very friendly and breakfast staff were always helpful.

The room was like an underground bunker with all grey concrete walls and ceiling. The kettle and coffee mugs were placed on a bedside table due to there being no other space to keep them, except the bench space "under" where you need to hang your clothes. My dresses had no chance of hanging neatly as they hit the top of the small bench space where the safe was, and the hair dryer (coz it won't fit anywhere in the bathroom). That was also the only place to put your tablet/laptop to charge, but no chair or desk to use them at. There was a little fridge under that bench space, that had an ice tray to make ice which was good, until - the fridge turns off when you take the card out to leave the room, so anything cold is no longer cold when you come back, and the ice is melted. Lucky I didn't have medication that needed to be refrigerated. Most hotels have the fridge on a different circuit so it stays working when everything else is turned off. There were no draws so everything pretty much had to stay in the case the whole time and that is not ideal for a six night stay. The tray of toiletries in the bathroom had to be put on the floor under the sink, to make room for our toiletry bags. There is no shelf in the shower, so anything needed apart from basics included, had to sit on the floor, plus it flooded every time you had a shower due to a gap under the shower screen. Oh, and when you turn on the shower (room was 102), the bedside light starts to flicker for an instant disco effect so that was a bit scary. Breakfast was basic, all the hot food was warm at best, no bacon, and no croissants, plus any other bakery items (apart from the bread) seemed to be a bit dry or stale and you could not warm them up. There was a coffee machine, but we discovered it had ants living in it, so you had to scoop them out of the cup before you could drink whatever you made.

It’s very central to everything, opposite the beach where you can view the most amazing sunsets and far enough from the main strip so it’s not so loud. The breakfast and cleaning staff were very friendly. The manager was very helpful. If you like elephants please visit the only REAL ethical sanctuary in Krabi (I researched) called Following Giants, there is no feeding, no bathing, no riding and no touching - you get to walk and observe from afar - it was truly amazing to see so many elephants rescued.

I upgraded because the room I was given didn’t have a working balcony door lock and they couldn’t fix it in time. If you stay here I would opt for the rooms overlooking the private pool at the back as they are larger in size. The reception staff were not very approachable. One of them kept wearing a COVID face mask, not sure if they were ill but it doesn’t look good for front desk staff and were not particularly helpful.

Location very close to the markets right on the beach

Rooms very small shower leaked everywhere Breakfast was just ok

Location right opposite the beach.

1.Lack of closet space 2.Dated or in room items/facilities didn't work.

Nice swimming pool, good location next to the ao nang night market. Good to book day trips around there too.

Breakfast has not many continental options

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