X10 Khaolak Resort

Just revisited Khao Lak again after having time there last year. I booked a Scoopon Travel deal offered for 8 nights, buffet breakfast, two 3 course meals, one for one cocktails, return airport transfers and 1 hour massage each. We chose a pool access room. X10 is walking distance to Khao Lak center and short taxi ride to Bang Niang. We mainly walked to Khao Lak center and shopped or ate there. X10 was great, the service everywhere was terrific. The resort was nowhere near 1/4 booked and we found that the pools, breakfast and dinners were not a struggle. The beach was near deserted, the water a little rough due to the monsoon season, but was able to swim on a number of days. Dinner at the Main restaurant was great, the food servings were huge. We did find that the Chicken Cordon Bleu was processed chicken and probably from a packet. This was the only issue. We had Thai food off the menu the other night and it was great. The rooms were spacious and nice. If you are travelling as a couple only I suggest requesting a pool access room that isn’t on the kids pool. They do have pool access room on another pool away from the children. Relaxing by the pool or beach side the bars served cocktails in plastic containers. Considering the amount of plastic in the worlds oceans this was disappointing. Would we go back to X10, absolutely. We had a great quiet stay in a part of Thailand we have come to love.

We loved our stay at X10. Upon first arriving we were disappointed with our room. Only from a location perspective as it was facing the family pool area and we had originally booked a beach wing room and wanted to be away from children and spend most of our time at the adults pool. We phoned reception and straight away they took us to another room to see if it was suitable. It was our absolute dream room. When we first got in the room it was a little musty and maybe hadnt been used lately. It is quiet season and there were not many people around. We are not the type to care about that type of thing and within a day it was perfect. The room was 4111 and directly facing the adults pool on the ground floor. We couldnt have asked for a better room. Housekeeping did an excellent job of cleaning our room and had a turn down service each night replacing beach towels at this time. Our room had everything we needed. The body wash and body cream were gorgeous. We wished we could have taken some home. Breakfast - was everything you want in a buffet restaurant. Lots of variety, fresh juice station, yoghurts, dried fruits and nuts, smoked salmon, croissants, a noodle soup station (to die for), egg station, hash browns, coffee maching, fresh fruit and vegetables/salads and all the other bits you love on a buffet. Everything was fresh. The staff were attentive and professional and friendly. A big thankyou to Saw who was the highlight of our breakfast each morning. Restaurant - we had a couple of vouchers for dinner in our Scoopon package and used one for dinner one night. We ran out of time to use the other and asked if we could use it for lunch instead which they happily obliged. Both lunch and dinner in the Main Restaurant was of excellent quality and again the staff were professional and attentive. Pool Bar - we enjoyed drinking cocktails at the swimup bar each day and one of our highlights was the time spent here talking to Kuk Kik. She was professional friendly and genuine and a real asset to X10. Massage - services were all great. We had two free massages included in our package and due to a 50% off special this month, I did a few other services, including a pedicure and gel nails. Excellent service. I do however think it is a little pricey without the 50% off and my only criticism. Gym and activities - we used the gym which was well equipped for cardio and bodybuilding. I also did Yoga a few mornings which was fun. I missed out going a couple of times as you have to book the day before and I had forgot. it would be much better if you could just turn up without booking. Minimart - good for a snack, but slightly pricier than the minimarts in town Transport - transfers to town run a few times per day and its a shame it is not complimentary. its 50 baht per person which is expensive if you have more than 2 people in your group. Taxis are located at the entrance to the resort and minimum is 150 baht to town (again pricey but they have a monopoly). Walking is fine and only 10 minutes to the restaurants on the main road. Pools - beautiful and so glad there was an adults pool. Plenty of sunbeds in the low season. There is a small massage hut next door on the beach - facing the sea it is to your right and they are cheap and excellent We also attended free drinks on the Thursday night and it was lovely to socialise with the other guests. One small criticism is that you have to pay 20 baht to play a game of pool. It would be nice to see that free for guests All in all, this resort is gorgeous and we absoutely will go back one day. We have also stayed at the Sands next door. My preference is X10 without kids, but I think that the Sands is slightly better for families. That is just my personal preference though.

What can I say.. This resort was fantastic. The pools are amazing and well kept. The staff are super friendly and kind. The rooms were kept immaculate and the cleaner spent a lot of time ensuring our room was well maintained daily. For a resort the pricing is somewhat reasonable comparing to the prices in town. The town center is about 10-15minutes walk or taxi ride is 150bhat one way. My only feedback would be potentially offering complimentary shuttle drop off and pick up for guests as the resort charges 50bhat per person. Being that the town is so close would be a nice touch to offer this to guests. However in saying this my child also enjoyed the slide and free popcorn and soft drinks which was offered at selected time throughout the day which is also a really nice gesture. Breakfast was good, it did get slightly repetitive as we were there for 10days however still had plenty of variety. Overall my family and I loved our stay and hoping to come again in the near future. I would definetly recommended this place to our friends and family. Khaolak is a perfect family destination.