Koh Ngai Cliff Beach Resort

We were looking for something away from the crowds and that's what we got. The Cliff Beach Resort is the last one on the island's main beach. At high tide it is cut off from other resorts, so few people happen to go there. And there were also few people staying. It was quite a special feeling to have this whole big hotel complex almost completely to ourselves. The main attraction of this hotel is the view. It's the best I've ever seen. This view alone (especially from the hotel's hilltop pool) was worth the price of admission. It's just unreal - the distant cliffs on the horizon - gorgeous at sunset and gorgeous at sunrise. The hotel was a little run down, but clean and the grounds were pretty well maintained, it had nice traditional design elements inserted here and there. As we understood, it will get some refreshment and renovation before the next season. The hotel has a breakfast buffet and the lunch is served at the pool - food there was very good. The staff was friendly, but looked a bit bored due to the lack of visitors.

The staff were so friendly, the best we have experienced. The receptionist was particularly lovely and gave us great recommendations. The cleaning staff also paid lots of attention to detail and cleaned the room well everyday. We arrived by longboat and two guys helped us with our luggage. The view from the pool is probably one of the best on the island. The pool itself is very refreshing. Our room had a nice balcony to relax on. The room had both aircon and a fan to keep cool. We enjoyed the free breakfast, it wasn't a buffet because there weren't enough guests but we could basically order what we wanted including a fresh fruit platter and scotch pancakes. Also the snorkelling next to the hotel was great and they have snorkels to use for free. Note: The hotel has only just reopened since after COVID. When we booked, the hotel had a rating of 8.7 with many reviews but now booking.com is only showing the two reviews since they reopened.

WE HAD A WONDERFUL STAY ----------------------------------------------- Firstly we we welcomed by Fon,who was charming *****and answered all our questions etc,she is a credit to the hotel. Si ,who looked after us at breakfast and dinner was very attentive and his co workers (who struggled with the english language) but never the less,looked after us always with a 😃 smile,nothing was to much trouble. The breakfast once again was well adequate. The room was well adequate and the cleaning staff did a great job 👏 The pool with the view was outstanding 👌 we have never been in such a pool,and we have travelled a lot.***** It was never a problem to get to our room as the golf cart and driver were always available All in all we had a restful holiday on this wonderful island 🏝 😀 made by all of the staff bar none. I have one little tip for the 🏨 hotel: They should have a sign/poster to advertise the view at the swimming pool this would entice people up there and they will perhaps 😉 spend money on drinks and food. Thankyou all of the staff Regards Dorothy and Nicholas.

Great location at the end of the beach. Very tidal, but mornings had low tide for us, so lovely early walks along the beach and watching sunrise. Great balcony with stunning views (722). Spacious room. Comfy beds. BUT several flights of stairs up to room! Infinity pool up more flights - but worth the climb!! Lovely pool and gorgeous views. Shady area where you could watch birds in the tops of trees.

Very friendly and helpful staff, very clean, spectacular view over the ocean. The most comfortable beds I had on my whole Thailand trip! Big room. The cleaning team is extremely thorough. Also fresh towel and a free bottle of water every day. It's right that the hotel is a bit aged, but I liked it though. Breakfast was not fancy, but good and diverse. I liked it that they were friendly and helped you quickly with whatever you needed. They carry the luggage for you from the taxi boat up into your room (and also the other way round). You can borrow snorkel equipment for free, kajak: every room has 1 hour each day for free. They help you to book transfer to your next island. You can also book a private longtail boat to make tours (max. 5 people per boat). I texted them already before my stay because I had questions about how to get there and they provided me with information. I saw that they have a little golfcart and they drove a man, who was not so mobile, up to his room.