Zeavola Resort

“A place you will never forget”

Zeavola isn't a place for everybody, it is for those that wish to be pampered and to enjoy their stay in an oasis of tranquility filled with lush greenery. The resort's logo is stepping back to simplicity, however one should not believe that the resort is plain. On the contrary, Zeavola is sophisti… more

Zeavola isn't a place for everybody, it is for those that wish to be pampered and to enjoy their stay in an oasis of tranquility filled with lush greenery. The resort's logo is stepping back to simplicity, however one should not believe that the resort is plain. On the contrary, Zeavola is sophisticated and every detail is incredibly well thought out: intricate wooden furniture in the suites, which feature amazing backrests carved into the shape of butterflies to exquisite ceramic sinks with stunning designs. Just by swimming in the pool you will be in awe of the one of a kind views of the jungle. Zeavola is a place which will stay with you forever and you won't be able to get enough of it. We have visited almost every corner of the world(USA, Southeast Asia, Africa, Middle East, Australia, Nepal, whole Europe), but in the last 10 years we stayed three times at Zeavola (our last visit was in late august 2024 for two weeks) and are looking forward to vising again in Febraury 2025. We should mention that the food was incredible (special thanks to Chef Satya) and the menu was so full of diversity (ranging from traditional to western cuisine) that we had to have a proper debate each night regarding what dish we should choose for dinner. Congratulations are also in order to Nico (he was able to answer all of our questions regarding the resort, reception and restaurant due to the fact that his english is very good and he is a very clever young man).Ome (very open-minded, discreet and pleasant), Aed (big guy with the biggest smile) and Q ( best Bloody Mary served with a side of polite smile) were amazing bartenders. We thank Bang Yut for being very serious, professional and dedicated. We highly recommend Bangle for amazing boat tours (he is the skipper of boat nr 11) due to his great English and work experience. But before jumping into boat nr 11 make sure to visit Chucky at the diving center in order to plan out your trip. We really hope that you will choose Zeavola for your next travel destination.

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“Perfect Honeymoon”

Our visit began with a warm greeting and tour of our villa and we proceeded to enjoy the next three days immensely. The room was very comfortable and felt private amongst the trees. Everything is tucked away and connected by sandy paths. The relaxed atmosphere was exactly what we needed for our hon… more

Our visit began with a warm greeting and tour of our villa and we proceeded to enjoy the next three days immensely. The room was very comfortable and felt private amongst the trees. Everything is tucked away and connected by sandy paths. The relaxed atmosphere was exactly what we needed for our honeymoon. Every meal was beautifully cooked and creatively designed. A resort this isolated having such an impressive chef made it worth the trip! Our day-tour of the island in a long-tail boat was a highlight of the experience. Snorkeling with fish and meeting monkeys on isolated beaches! We also booked the Thai Massage and the experience was peaceful and relaxing. I recommend this place to anyone.

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“Home in Thailand”

Zeavola resort is the best! It is the Thai experience everyone needs to have! This was my fourth time and every time I’m going I’m speechless! The kindness, the smiles and the emotions that the all team can give you are beyond every limit. I always feel home and part of a family! Big thank you to … more

Zeavola resort is the best! It is the Thai experience everyone needs to have! This was my fourth time and every time I’m going I’m speechless! The kindness, the smiles and the emotions that the all team can give you are beyond every limit. I always feel home and part of a family! Big thank you to all of you guys for the exceptional work you do every day and because you do it with passion! I can stop to recommend Zeavola

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“Lovely setting, food good, beautiful beach but rooms are far from Luxury”

We stayed her as a family with older children for 6 nights in October - its quite difficult to rate this hotel as some of it I loved and some of it I hated so I've split into positives and negatives Positives The beach is absolutely stunning and the location is beautiful. The food is also very goo… more

We stayed her as a family with older children for 6 nights in October - its quite difficult to rate this hotel as some of it I loved and some of it I hated so I've split into positives and negatives Positives The beach is absolutely stunning and the location is beautiful. The food is also very good and the service and staff at the restaurant and beach bar (particularly Golf and Miko) were really friendly, helpful welcoming and lovely. Food and drinks were great and reasonably priced and breakfast lovely. The hotel is in the jungle so there is a lot of wildlife- we had monkeys visit our room everyday (see also negatives) and saw lots of frogs, bats and a few others. The grounds are also well kept and you can walk down the beach to other bars and restaurants. You can get a longboat to other towns in the area too. There were some nice little touches like we had a little gift everyday in the evening left in our room which is nice. The bar is also fully stocked in room and are reasonably priced. There is also a library of previously read books. The views from our room were lovely and aircon in bedroom worked well. Negatives The big negative for me was the room set up and bathroom. I know the hotels slogan is barefoot luxury but there is nothing luxurious about the bathroom set up - we had both a garden room for our older children and a pool villa for myself and my 14 year old son and both were the same set up. Basically there is no air con in the bathroom and its very hot and sweaty - by the time you have had a shower you need another one, this is also the wardrobe and dressing area which doesn't work as its so hot. The main issue though was to get to the bathroom you have to walk through the "lounge" which is outside - for us in the pool villa this meant my son who was in the pool room walking up an outdoor flight of steps, and for us walking across an outdoor area (there is a flimsy blind but we couldnt shut it as that would have also shut my son out). Once you have spent the day being visited by monkeys, seeing mosquitos everywhere and the odd snake, and many other bugs getting up in the night in the dark to go for a wee feels rather like going through a halloween maze and is rather terrifying - at the least you will get bitten by mosquitos. When we turned up it was so bad that we did google other hotels but by the end of the trip we got used to it. However if you are expecting luxury and this doesn't appeal I'd go somewhere else. The hotel manager was rather odd - he was around most of the time eating in the bar and restaurants and looked like he was enjoying himself but not once did he approach us to say hello or ask how our trip was going. It wasn't that busy and there were 5 of us so its strang he didnt check in, The other hotels in thailand the managers have all been very friendly - I only knew he was the manager as I saw his picture on instagram. Very odd behaviour for a manager, I did see him speaking to a lot of the german guests so wondered if it was english that was an issue but even though I said good morning twice he completely ignored us the entire trip (and we didn't complain about the above issues with room so it wasn't that) To get to the pool villa there are 8 flights of stairs - this was fine for us but for some it might be a struggle. Also the second room is down one flight of steps so only really works for adults or older children. We did also have 2 electricity blackouts but these were fixed quickly. We went on a boat trip to Krabi organised by hotel - the previous week we went on a boat trip in the area with six senses and it was amazing - this time it was more like a boat taxi, the crew just dropped us off and didnt tell us anything other than be back in an hour. On our way home we got the zeavola speedboat and it broke down half way back so we had to sit in the ocean for about 30 minutes with no explanation other than its engine is broken - eventually someone came on another boat and fixed it but we were given no apology or reduction in price. Overall we chose this hotel as we went to it for lunch the previous year and the location and beach is beautiful - that may outweigh the negatives and in the end we did have a lovely time but if you are coming here for luxury be aware of the issues with the rooms, the nature and the bathroom set up as this is not luxurious at all.

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