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    Khao Lak Merlin Beach Resort

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    InKhao Lak, Thailand

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    ABOUT THE HOTEL

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    • Free Wi-Fi

    Right on the beach and surrounded by rainforest, Khao Lak Merlin Beach Resort is an All Inclusive tropical retreat.

    Set in 16 acres of tropical gardens, this place is a luxurious hideaway. Here, you have the best of both worlds – there’s a white-sand beach on your doorstep, but Khao Lak town centre is just a few minutes’ drive away.

    Scattered throughout the lush gardens, you’ll find four pools to dip into. There’s also a seafront restaurant, a buffet place and a handful of bars tucked away in the trees. Meanwhile, secluded bedrooms are decorated in typical Thai style.

    • Rooms: 236
    • Floors: 2
    TRAVELIFE CERTIFIED

    This hotel meets global standards on how it's protecting the environment, looking after staff and supporting the local community.

    Things you'll love

    • On the beach
    • 4 pools
    • Set in the rainforest
    • Free Wi-Fi
    • Perfect for your wedding day

    Location

    • On Khao Lak beach
    • Set within 16 acres of tropical gardens
    • 4km from Khao Lak resort centre
    • Flights to both Phuket International Airport and Krabi International Airport are available - 60 minutes from Phuket International Airport, or 220 minutes from Krabi International Airport
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    FOOD & DRINK

    All Inclusive

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    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Evening Meal
    • Drinks
    • Snacks

    Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner. Selected local-brand alcohol, soft drinks, tea and coffee. Snacks at set times.

    Facilities

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    • 4 outdoor pools

      The lagoon-style pools here take centre-stage, dotted with waterfalls and greenery.

    • Swim-up bar

      If you're feeling thirsty you can relax in the pool and have a refreshing drink at the swim-up bar.

    • Lobby bar

      Sit back with a cool drink in the lobby bar and enjoy the live entertainment. You'll also be able to connect to the internet in this area.

    Rooms

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    • Superior Double Room with Balcony or Terrace

      These superior double rooms come with air-conditioning. There’s a king-size bed or twin beds plus 1 extra bed in the bedroom and a balcony or terrace for that extra bit of space outside. Room service is also available* and there’s a direct dial phone and hairdryer included too.

    • Deluxe Double Room with Balcony or Terrace

      These spacious deluxe double rooms come with air-conditioning and a balcony or terrace for that bit of outside space. There’s a king-size bed or twin beds plus 1 extra bed in the bedroom. You’ll also have a direct dial phone and hairdryer and room service is also available*.

    Very Pretty Hotel
    22 Jan , 2020 Gary S, 186342
    Spent one week here 7/1/20 and very happy to recommend the hotel. We had a standard room overlooking second pool which was very nice. Hotel has a lovely 'jungle' feel to it with well maintained gardens around most of the rooms. Higher floors unless you fancy a swim-up would be my recommendation as some ground floor rooms are very screened by the large plants. Pools include hydro, and one with a small slide for the kids. Beach is nice, nothing to get too excited about if you enjoy snorkeling but fine for a swim, Plenty of sun beds and nicely spread out. We were B&B as we enjoy eating out in Thailand. Outside the hotel there is a decent selection of restaurants to choose from and some of the fish on offer is excellent value - Lecker we thought was particularly good, Initially did wonder if we had booked a hotel too far from the Khao Lak centre but after a cheap taxi ride one evening to the centre we decided location of the Merlin was perfect as local area we much preferred to the centre which is all laid out on one long stretch of dual carriageway and has little charm/character. A lack of Thai charm and character would be our only complaint about Khao Lak resort in general - Krabi where we spent our second week had so much more to see and do. Anyone with a young family may appreciate the location as the resort seems much more family friendly than some areas of Thailand we have seen. If you fancy a stay in this area would thoroughly recommend the Merlin.
    Amazing Hotel 26.12.2019 - 09.01.2020
    20 Jan , 2020 ryman47, 186399
    Landed in Thailand at 04:30 hrs. we opted for the meet and greet at the Airport, of which we went through customs within 15 minutes excellent service, collected our luggage and set us off in a taxi to our hotel Merlin Beech Resort in Khao Lan. On arrival at our hotel we were booked in smoothly to our room by 06:00 hrs. Room spacious and clean plenty of wardrobe and storage space and balcony overlooking swimming pool jacuzzi. Unpacked cases and went for an early breakfast then set off exploring the hotel grounds. We were surprised how large the beach garden was, and very well maintained, the beach was spotless clean and beautiful sand and clear waters. All our food during the two weeks we stayed was high quality and excellent service from the staff, also the bar service was very good especially in Lobby Bar our shout out to Zanook and Bumking (I hope the spelling is correct :) . Also Fee at the Beach restaurant, Dang at breakfast, Joob breakfast and mid lunch. Champoy was a pleasure to meet and willing to accommodate anything we wanted. Our overall staff member was Max evening bar and restaurant, but all the staff were friendly and excellent service and cleanliness. Thank you all for a lovely first time holiday to Thailand. Room 2212
    Honeymoon
    16 Jan , 2020 simoncB701RP
    The Merlin resort is by far the best hotel I have ever stayed in. Our room was lovely and spacious, the staff were really nice and attentive. The food was also lovely. The sunset sat at the beach bar was so nice. I couldn't find fault with the hotel whatsoever. We will definitely return next year.
    Very good attractive hotel
    09 Jan , 2020 Valueformoney
    Beautiful setting. Excellent staff. Room amazing in Tropical surroundings. Large lawns leading down to perfect sandy beach. 4 pools, Breakfast amazing with great choices, interesting international choices. Plenty of choice for children. Lots of restaurants outside the hotel with VFM prices. Will return when next travelling to Phuket
    Honeymoon - resort was lovely. Staff could improve.
    03 Jan , 2020 adamwtravel, 186216
    Thought the Room, grounds and overall resort was lovely, was exactly as I expected. The staff were very attentive until there was a problem. First night I’d booked a private beach dinner to surprise my wife as it was our honeymoon... I phoned reception to confirm where I had to go for the private dinner and was told just go to beach someone will meet you. All dress up for a fancy meal, we get the beach and nobody is there... We got the restaurant to let them know we’re here for the private meal and I’m repeatedly told I’ve not booked it... even though I had the emails to prove I had and shown them. So i went to reception and asked them, the same thing again no sorry Mr you’ve not booked it.. again I show the emails and they still saying I’ve not booked it. They denied seeing the emails at all... Lying to me because I knew they had seen them... as my wife has a gluten intolerance and I’d mentioned that in my booking of the private table, and upon checking in my wife was given a card that said gluten free. So the email had definitely been received. At this point the first night was ruined, we’d cut our day short at the beach to get back and be ready for this meal.. which then didn’t happen. I decided to wait for the manger, fair play to her she was the first one that actually looked at my emails and said oh no there has been a mistake and we’re sorry. With this big mess off a night you’d think you’d be offered something in a way of compensation but we were offered nothing. No sympathetic gesture, just told we can book it tomorrow night, which wasn’t that private in the end as they had a massive gala dinner on that night. First night was a massive mess up and waste of our time, it was annoying they were unwilling to offer any means of compensation for error on their behalf but over the resort was very good. And the staff were excellent if everything is going well, if they’re dealing with problems then really not good at all.
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    We're looking into whether this property is generally suitable for those with reduced mobility. In the meantime, feel free to contact our Customer Welfare team or visit our accessible holidays page if you have any questions.


    Our Customer Welfare number is 0203 451 2585. Lines are open Monday to Friday 09.00-19.00, Saturday 09.00-18.00, and Sunday 10.00-17.00. Calls from UK landlines cost the standard rate, but calls from mobiles may be higher, so please check with your network provider.

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