We had pre-booked our hotel online really through a process of elimination. Striking a line through the resorts that seemed on the large side, removing the ones that had no pool or what seemed like a long walk to the beach. That left us with just a few and prices to consider. We choose Baan Pantai or rather that is what we were left with on our list.
Having never been to Cha-Am before and nor really knowing much about the resort we did not have any idea what to expect apart from a few references from the web.
Just taking those few steps from outside on the beach road revealed what seemed like a different location. We were transported to a lush tropical garden with a massive pool. The busy beach road and bustle, although just a few meters away, seemed to vanish.
Altogether the hotel has just over 30 rooms, some are garden villas sprinkled around the pool. Sometimes it seemed that we were the only people staying there but even with full capacity I can still see this place being extremely quiet and spacious around the poolside.
We lazed around the gardens and pool and our only noticeable companions were the pool boy keeping the pool clean just in case we decided to take a cooling off and the wildlife in the garden. Birds singing as they hopped around the trees and the floating colours as large butterflys passed by.
The pool was actually three pools in one artistically set amongst the garden and water features to seem as natural as possible. The large pool was divided between a shallow side suitable for children or us adults who just wanted to immerse ourselves from the heat, the other side was a bit deeper but not deep enough to go over your head. The water overflowed into the third pool not that we needed more than one.
Baan Pantai hosts with a fitness centre where you could work off your overindulgence should you feel guilty. Somehow we never felt that guilty. Adjacent to the road side is the bar and restaurant with brilliant open views of the beach.
Staying here does cost a bit more than the cheaper places but you do get an extremely lot of quality for the cost. Other places that cost less might not even have air conditioning never mind a pool.
When we go on holiday we see a room as really a place to sleep and all the luxurious extras a bit unnecessary when you should be there for the culture, people, food, beaches and locations. The room was not the most luxurious available at the resort but was extremely high quality never the less. The house keepers were attentative every day, spacious and quality decoration thorough. But for me the balcony was a nice place to site out and enjoy the last moments of the night. To give an idea of how relaxing it felt, every day we had our morning coffee with a little bird no more than a few feet ways building its nest. So even the wildlife felt comfort here.
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