Marco Polo Resort & Restaurant

“A little bit of Paradise”

This place is all about peace and tranquillity; an escape from the usual hotel polish, glitz and spin. I could list 50+ things that need repairing, refurbishing or replacing at the Marco Polo, but to do so would be missing the point. Here there is karma; the only concessions to the 21st Century b... more

This place is all about peace and tranquillity; an escape from the usual hotel polish, glitz and spin. I could list 50+ things that need repairing, refurbishing or replacing at the Marco Polo, but to do so would be missing the point. Here there is karma; the only concessions to the 21st Century being a good Wi-Fi internet connection and good air conditioning. We stayed here for the second time in February this year, having stayed here previously in 2016 and I’m sure it won’t be our last. There are eight reasonably sized chalet style rooms and a really good Italian restaurant and a swimming pool in a beautiful garden setting, attracting many exotic butterflies, birds and lizards. The Marco Polo is at Chaweng Noi Beach; a lovely strip of unspoilt white sand only 100 meters away across the road. Although one end of the beach has become a little “Ibiza-rized” since our last stay in 2016. All the staff are great and the place is cleaned and maintained, albeit a little rustic. It would have been nice to have a desk and chair and tea/coffee making facilities in the room and more than just cold water in the wash basin. Although there are good electric showers in the rooms. The Marco Polo is located about 2km from Chaweng’s main drag and there is a taxi rank outside the hotel, although like most of Thailand’s Islands now the taxis are run by a cartel; so expect to pay European prices; £6.00 into town and £6.00 out. To avoid using the taxis, we hired a car for our stay which I would recommend, or if you’ve got the nerve hire a scooter. The place is run by Richard and Min who took over from Ricardo and Lydia in 2016 and make charming hosts. I’m not too sure though if they think of this as a restaurant with rooms or a hotel with a restaurant. Either way it needs a small amount of money spending on it to brush the aging cobwebs away and just make it feel a bit more 2019.

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“Very Friendly and they aim to please”

Ate at the restaurant a couple of times it was just so convenient, mainly pizzas with a selection of Thai food as well. Very clean extra great service and food was good as well. The host was super friendly and and shouted me a couple of Limoncello's yummy. For some reason in Thailand not many p... more

Ate at the restaurant a couple of times it was just so convenient, mainly pizzas with a selection of Thai food as well. Very clean extra great service and food was good as well. The host was super friendly and and shouted me a couple of Limoncello's yummy. For some reason in Thailand not many places get the temperature of their drinks right, I was provided with an ice bucket and ice which helped me resolve that problem with my Chang.

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“Authentic Italian!!”

We visited this restaurant on the recommendation of italian guests at our hotel and were not disappointed. We both ordered the seafood linguine which was delicious. The tiramisu.however was disappointing so we mentioned this to the owner. After dinner we were offered complimentary liquers which... more

We visited this restaurant on the recommendation of italian guests at our hotel and were not disappointed. We both ordered the seafood linguine which was delicious. The tiramisu.however was disappointing so we mentioned this to the owner. After dinner we were offered complimentary liquers which was a nice gesture!

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