Soneva Kiri Resort & Residences

It is a unique hotel like no other. Since traveling and staying in all kinds of places. Must give it to this place. It's the first choice if you want something chill, satisfying, and romantic. I can't remember how many times I've been wowed. The first stop is to travel to a hotel on Koh Kood. I had to catch a small plane at Suvarnabhumi. Small enough to seat about 5-6 people. Cesna engine. On the trip there were only 4 passengers. Not including 2 pilots The boarding gate was at gate 1 of the domestic zone, probably afraid that passengers would get lost (because there were only 4 people), so I put them in the first row. You can use the Bangkok Airways lounge. The day you went was lucky, the weather was clear, no need to wait in the sky, the view was great. The plane landed at Mai Si Island. It's a small airport. (Think of the TV series Fantasy island) Then take a small boat for another 10 minutes to the hotel on Koh Kood. On the island we will have one electric train per villa. Plus there is a personal butler available to call and ask questions. Or you can call for service at any time. For the first dinner, you have to take a small car to the hotel's restaurant, which is located on the edge of the lake outside the hotel. The atmosphere is very wow. The food was epically luxurious. The taste is also very good. Return to stay at the villa. We had to drive the electric car to the villa. Take a drive to see the place. There is an organic garden, a movie theater, and several restaurants. The villa is very big. There is a large private swimming pool where you can swim and exercise. Deer area There is an outdoor or indoor bathroom. Around the villa there are full of trees, like being in a forest. Anyone who is afraid of ghosts might find it a bit difficult to stay. Because the late it gets, the more lonely there is only the sound of fireflies. But camping Romantic people will like it very much. Kind of obsessed. In the morning, wake up and drive the electric train to have breakfast at the restaurant. Drive to see the organic garden. Grow all kinds of vegetables. Also for use in the hotel kitchen. In the afternoon, go play in the sea at the beach. which must take a small boat It looks like a hassle but it's not. The beach is very beautiful and very private. Food and drinks are available right at the beach. In the evening, there is a boat ride to sample cocktails and tour the island. The atmosphere is very romantic. It was an unforgettable experience.

❌🆘update 2024 . ✈️Plane crash , all passengers died..update 2022 🔥The fire at the villa . Many guests were injuredMy stay . Details:-THE PLANE -meeting at the airport and the escort is pleasant and attentive. Everything is very fast. The plane with grey seats is old, needs a repair IMMEDIATELY, but the seats thanks god are comfortable . ..definitely not a 5 star service . Also we know that this plane is not safe and if engine stop or broke in the air..you die..- At the entrance to the pier, we were warned about their philosophy-“no shoes and news”, but the first thing the manager asked me-“where are you from? Oh, you have a bad situation there, how are you?What news?”...REALLY?😅🤦🏻‍♂️- our BUTLER Faii !! She met us and escorted us with silence to the villa. She didn't say a word, and she wasn't friendly. The room was not prepared.the air conditioner is not on and the lights have been turned off. During our staying she never asked us about our staying , dosnt give a damn about us. As we know, she is 23 years old and don’t have any experience . They took her from local island 😳 She behaved is strange and manipulated the fact that she is new, so we should understand her and not touch her? But Who is quest and who pay?- ACCOMMODATION .We had a beach villa . The landscape is terrible, dont have at all. The wood looks dirty and not beautiful. I love eco style hotels as Six Senses, but in this villa is just NO STYLE, no identity,no luxury. Toilet is terrible. Very cheap. So they use very cheap furniture and bathroom furniture. Pool without jacuzzi so its looks boring.. The distance between the villas is too close, there is no privacy. It is impossible to relax- I smelled something like fungus and I asked for aroma burner , but they told me they didn't have any . But on next day I saw they were using aroma burner in the main areas and was surprised. Is this a lie or just not professional service?I trying to communicate with supporting team,but they don’t understand what is Aroma burner.🤦🏻‍♂️🤐-FOOD -delicious, seafood, a good selection of Ayurveda food. Daily ice cream is so so ..chocolate room is very good .- ACTIVITY Most of all, we were surprised by the prices for activiti . Culinary, sports, prices are huge , considering that all hotels have lowered the prices for such services . The staff recommended a famous local restaurant in the fishing village . And wrote a price of 5000 baht ($160) per person, but we found this restaurant and the prices were 5-10$ per dish..- SERVICE. There is no service. I feel staff afraid to communicate with guests or don’t have sense, because guests will ask something more, but staff not ready to help and cannot manage and handle problems. So they just ignore or fake smile. I feel they are very new and what they doing now - is Practice on quest and getting experience, actually its prohibit !!- DISINFECTION. We have never seen staff disinfect places and objects after and before guests . When we visited the observatory, before us and after us, no one disinfected the object ,when we asked to do it, staff cannot find spray.- BRAND PHILOSOPHY. And now most unbelievable things : they philosophy is “ no news no shoes “ and “eco style,please bring back to your home country plastic trash “ but We found a huge dump of plastic garbage near their eco-center where is board "there is no entrance please « 😅- “No shoes” Really ? Did you make the wood safe ? Rusty nails stick out everywhere. Totally dangerous! The wood is rough and uneven, and I kept getting bruised fingers all the times.- SPA . They don't even have their own SONEVA spa. There is SIX SENSES SPA .- My conclusions: we did not see any exclusive and special things. There is no style,design and luxury things . There is no amazing service . And its the most expensive resort in Thailand!What I understand - they have good marketing that takes on the hook 🪝 rich customers, catch them with an interesting idea, but in fact it is a DECEPTION.

Recently, the plane going to this hotel crashed. Let's go follow the news (7 passengers, 2 pilots). It is recommended to improve the safety of airplanes more. I saw the condition of the plane and was depressed. I would like to express my condolences to the relatives of the deceased.*Edit for more information*It's now been more than a week. Won't the hotel come out and express condolences to the deceased's relatives? Even though the people on the plane were two hotel receptionists.

We are here for the third time and will definitely come back. The service is perfect, anticipatory and so familiar that we feel more like we are staying with friends than in a hotel. Every dish in every restaurant tastes delicious to us; Food intolerances are always taken into account (and it is enough to mention this once in advance). Most of the necessary renovation measures have already been carried out or are currently being implemented.The huge pool villas, designed in a rustic eco-chic style (total size from 400m2), are mostly embedded in the jungle with a view of the bay or (recommended) of the sea towards the sunset. The beach pool villas are located on the very quiet bay; The lower villa numbers (around numbers 1 to 10) have easier access; with the higher numbers you have to climb over a few stones to get to the beach.There is WiFi in the villas and almost everywhere in the resort. "South Beach" is the actual fantastic hotel beach, which you can reach in 5-7 minutes with the villa's own golf buggy. South Beach is serviced and non-motorized water sports are free. The water sports team will also be happy to help you, for example:while surfing. Motorized water sports have been banned here by the government as the resort is located in a marine protected area.Important: Soneva Kiri is a barefoot resort; You only need shoes for trips or maybe for the gym; Feel free to leave fancy clothing at home. The atmosphere is very relaxed. For $10 you can have a whole bag of laundry cleaned at the hotel. Snorkeling equipment can be rented free of charge. In this respect, only light luggage is necessary.There is the Soneva Kiri app, where all the activities and dining options offered are described. You can book various excursions on land or in the water (privately or in very small groups).The resort is very family-friendly, but at the same time offers plenty of space for those seeking peace and quiet.We take advantage of the late Bavarian summer holidays and arrive here at the end of the rainy season. Of course it can rain all day, but even then we have fun swimming in the higher waves. In addition, there will be fewer guests; We are usually alone on the beach with the water sports team and it is significantly cheaper than in the main season.We find the price-performance ratio to be very good.

Thanks you once again to everyone at Soneva Kiri, this was our 3rd visit and each time the Martin family loved every minute. The staff are absolutely amazing, our Barefoot Butler Fon is an excellent asset to Soneva. The rustic villas, golden beaches and food is out of this world. Our two boy's adore the eco dens and gives us adults some downtime. There is so much to do, outdoor cinema, this time we had a wonderful massage, Thai cooking course and all very well organised.We will see you all soon and already miss the place!From The Martin Family!

Spacious villa and really private.Beyond expetation service :).

simply great

Wonderful, I loved it.