Travel review of Ban Raya, Phuket on go2thailand.com (26 hotel reviews)

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Mikil Tamakuwala 2008-06-02 until 2008-06-04	Ban Raya, Racha Yai Island One of the two hotels on the Racha island that is located amidst the nature at the cliff overlooking Khon Kare Bay known for scuba and water diving. Beautiful place, friendly staff and service that made our stay pleasurable and memorable. I think it was not wise spending money on deluxe room so we stayed in a superior room that had air-conditioning and fan from 6pm to 8am, which worked well for us as we were out whole day visiting other beaches on the island. The rooms were spacious, nice and clean. The hotel staff were very helpful, always at your service and willing to go an extra mile. I guess that s what Thai people are known for. Due to off peak season, only main restaurant was in operation. They served most authentic Thai food and very very delicious too that I had had at various Patong and Karon restaurants. Considering the quality of Thai food, its pricing was much better compared to the other restaurants on Phuket island. My kid had great fun at the pool which was very clean. It is at the cliff overlooking the sea. He also enjoyed playing with the butterflies and baby crabs in the sea shell. One day we went to The Racha hotel beach hoping to spend few hours at the beach, dine at the Racha hotel restaurant and return to Ban Raya. But upon reaching there were told by its staff that it is a private beach and were given an unwelcome feeling. We requested paying for the beach benches that were not occupied due to off peak season. But the staff did not come back who had gone to sought permission from The Racha hotel manager. I do not blame the staff, but rather its management for presenting an unwelcome feeling. Waiting tirelessly, I paid few beers and made use of its bar overlooking the beach for my parents. This small (yes..very small) incident made me change my plan and returned to friendly Ban Raya and enjoyed its pool and dinner again. Unlike Ban Raya, that also welcomes the guest visitors and allow use of its beach bench for a small fee. It has helped remove my urge of not staying at The Racha and ensured my decision staying at Ban Raya when I visit the island again. The Racha beach is smaller than the Siam beach.	Booking through Sawadee made my holiday planning very easy and efficient. At one occasion, it also helped me cancel a booking when I found out that one of the hotel website price was much better than that was listed at Sawadee s. This was only one-off case, otherwise the prices listed at the websites are very good. Will certainly use its service for future booking when visiting Thailand.
Henrik Munck 2008-04-23 until 2008-04-25	Ban Raya, Racha Yai Island wonderful place, with great service and A1 location! We spend 2 days with de luxe cabin, nice and clean, a small refrigiator was deeply missed, rest was top and we will go back.	booking service very good, smoothe and without any complications
Mina Neumuller 2008-03-15 until 2008-03-22	Ban Raya, Racha Yai Island When we arrived at Ban Raya we were very pleasantly surprised. In fact, the pictures we had seen of the resort ahead of time do not do it justice. We were expecting clean but simple and were very happy that Ban Raya is much more than this. Beautiful ocean views through the coconut trees in the big garden stretching down to the little beach. The pool is lovely, especially in the evening. Our deluxe AC room was nice. Big bed, spacious bathroom, everything worked, clean, simple. The service was good overall (with the exception of one young waiter) and we were greeted very pleasantly and professionally when we arrived by longtail (the boat ride can be wet - we were soaked through on the way back). The food is fine. Never great, never bad. We had one dinner at The Racha s sunset restaurant on the beach - very much worth it for the view and atmosphere, but the food was very average, especially at that price. Koh Racha is amazingly beautiful - fabulous beaches with lovely white sand, the clearest water and nice little places for lunch etc. It was a little busy midday when all the day trippers were on the beach, but from around 3 or 4 in the afternoon we were practically alone. Overall we had a really wonderful holiday. We would gladly recommend Koh Racha and Ban Raya and we hope to return ourselves some day.	A slight mishap had to be cleared up (after we had paid we were told that the hotel was full-booked) but otherwise booking was easy. Transfer from airport was arranged by Sawadee and we were met at arrivals and everything went well.
Lars E Andersson & Petra Johansson 2008-03-06 until 2008-03-07	Ban Raya, Racha Yai Island A very nice located resort with a lovely view toward the sunset and a nice garden. The rooms where nice and clean. The wildlife exeptional with monitor lizard (we say a infant at the resort) giant bats, birds and alot och colourful fishes and clear water. The service was extremelly good and we will most likely come back to this magnificent island. Thanks a lot för all good service and nice people. Lars & Petra	It was ok! Little hard to understand at first but after some trials we got it right!!
Andrew Peter Baker 2008-01-28 until 2008-02-02	Ban Raya, Racha Yai Island The location of the resort is fantastic. Staying at a resort requires the help of the staff and at Ban Raya they are really top class. Visitors should be aware that transport between Racha Yai and Phuket is still limited and it may be better to return to Phuket the day before catching connecting or homebound flights.
Ian Henry 2008-01-26 until 2008-02-02	Ban Raya, Racha Yai Island Loved the island setting of the resort. Great snorkelling. Staff, mostly young Burmese, very pleasant and helpful. WIFI upgrade needed. Variety of beachfront and jungle eateries to explore	Again, easy to use and navigate
John R Spence 2008-01-18 until 2008-01-21	Ban Raya, Racha Yai Island Bungalows were clean and comfortable, electricity on only from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m., a minor inconvenience. Staff very friendly and helpful. Snorkeling was great at the resort s beach. Day boats anchor in the middle of the day, but mornings & afternoons we had the bay to ourselves. Restaurant food was good, but we had to request spicy, or it was pretty bland. We would definitely stay here again.
Lars Göran Ahlgren 2008-01-14 until 2008-01-16	Ban Raya, Racha Yai Island A very pleasant stay at BanRaya with nice and perfect staff. Nice and clean bungalows close to an outstanding beach with incredible amounts of fish. As close as you get to a paradise!!	Nothing to complain about. Worked with full satisfaction.
Caryn Maxwell 2008-01-08 until 2008-01-10	Ban Raya, Racha Yai Island We absolutely loved Ban Raya. We found the staff to be so helpful and friendly. We have a 1 year old child and the staff were always playing with him and helping us as much as they could. Ban Raya resort is perched on a hill with sprawling grounds so there is a lot of space and shade. You can easily relax there.There is a small beach at ban raya where quite a few boats gather to snorkel and dive.We booked a superior and a deluxe bungalow. The superior was spacious and clean although the bathrooms are looking a bit tired, Could be improved, The deluxe had a nice bathroom and electriciry 24hrs. It gets hot during the day so if you can afford deluxe go for it.Food was good at the restuarant and easy to walk around the island and snorkel at other bays. Will definitely be back.	Great- not a problem at all
Gösta Rolf 2007-02-13 until 2007-02-16	Ban Raya, Racha Yai Island Nice Bungalows in beautiful surroundings. Great pool. The easiest accessible snorkelling we have seen. Restaurant was ok except for the annoying birds coming into the place leaving droppings and grabbing food from your plate. But in all, well worth visiting. Transportation to and from island very good.	Very Good

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