Apsara Beachfront Resort And Villa

“Wow”

Wow. What a beautiful place. Came here for a week stay with my family on an all inclusive bases booked through TUI. Upon arrival we were given a very warm welcome and issued with a cool towel and an arrival drink. We were made to feel welcomed from start to finish. We did not have to do anything… more

Wow. What a beautiful place. Came here for a week stay with my family on an all inclusive bases booked through TUI. Upon arrival we were given a very warm welcome and issued with a cool towel and an arrival drink. We were made to feel welcomed from start to finish. We did not have to do anything, only I (as the lead passenger) had to fill out a simple form. Other places I have been to there is continuous form filling, but here it was so easy and refreshing. Our receptionist (I want to say her name was Melanie - I am awful with names so I do apologise). She was very friendly and attentive. She went on to show us our room. She mentioned to us that we had been upgraded which was a lovely touch so we were very pleased and grateful so thank you very much for that. The room was very spacious with two very large beds. They were bigger than doubles. Firm mattress which was great and comfortable. The pillows were lovely and soft too. The bathroom was very good. Open and spacious. Large walk in shower and the bath had to have been the biggest bath I had ever seen - it was divine! We had tea and coffee making facilities, as well as a fridge freezer too. There was plenty of wardrobe space for the three of us, too. There was also fresh drinking water in the room daily and there was also umbrellas, robes, slippers and even a beach bag that we could borrow. They had thought of everything! The balcony was very spacious and overlooked the garden to the spa area as well as the bridge and main restaurant area. Housekeeping cleaned our room daily and were very friendly. Also worth mentioning that we had pool towels that we could use and change so it’s worth using these to save bringing your own! Moving on to the hotel area and facilities. The spa was lovely. My mom and I both had massages here overlooking the bridge and sea. Very relaxing and felt great after a long journey here. Highly recommended getting a massage when you are here! The pool was lovely. Large and it was warm so it was great. There was a slide too which was good fun and whirlpool areas which were very relaxing. There were plenty of sun loungers available around by the pool. The gym was good. Had everything that you would need. Restroom areas were kept spotless. The restaurant was very spacious and offered variety of food. The bar was great. Wide selection of drinks for the all inclusive package. The hotel is split between the hotel side and the villa side. We took a walk along the bridge which was nice and we went to the featured restaurant other there, Napoli. There was free wifi throughout the whole hotel. It was very quick and we had no issues with it. The hotel has an on-site shop with everything you would need. Drinks to purchase, snacks/ sweets and chocolate galore. Toiletries, and some lovely souvenirs. Can also pay cash or card here so was handy! Food Food was great. Wide variety and was all fresh. I do not have anything negative to say about the food here and I am fussy! Breakfast was lovely. I don’t eat a lot for breakfast so I went more for the continental side and felt accommodated. I mainly had pancakes/ waffles with honey and bacon. Fresh fruit was available with all meals and was so good! Like we do not get fruit like this in England so it was amazing! They had tea and coffee making areas and you could have juice too. Highly recommend the guava juice! Again lunch was great. What I liked was once we were seated, a member of the team approached us to get us drinks. We were all waited on incredibly. Lunch time they serve a wide variety again. And they offer burgers/ sandwiches too made fresh to your liking. Again dinner was lovely. Food highlights had to have been pad Thai, chicken massaman curry, Thai green curry with chicken/ beef. One lunch/ evening they had grilled salmon on - this was honestly the best thing I have ever ate it was absolutely divine! Meat and fish were always on offer too. As well as offer options if you were to prefer. As mentioned we went to the featured Thai restaurant. Lovely. My family have reduced mobility so reception kindly offered for a buggie to take us to the restaurant. I had chicken pad Thai here and again it was delicious! Staff The staff here are by far the most warmest and friendliest you will ever meet by far. Very attentive and nothing is too much trouble for them. Mention to Ray and Oil in the restaurant. Adam at the bar. Queen in the shop. Melanie on reception. These were the ones that we saw the most, hence why I can remember their names but everyone was amazing. Everyone works so hard here and you can see there is a real connection throughout the whole team. Negatives Now the only negative I could think of was that in the shower area in our rooms, sometimes it took a while for the water to drain out and it flooded the bathroom area. Trips There is a lovely elephant home around about a 10-15 minute walk from the hotel. Highly recommend. We also booked an excursion prior to our arrival on the TUI app to Phuket. Again highly recommend. You can also go surfing too! Really good fun. I had a lesson at Better Surf Thailand. Literally a two minute walk from the beach. You can hire surfboards and other sporting equipment from the hotel too, very reasonable price. If you wish to go out of town, reception can book a taxi for you. Very easy and affordable. I went to Khao Lak Muay Thai to do some training over there - was good fun! This hotel is absolutely beautiful. It is by far the best place I ever been to as a hotel, and as a country. Thailand is such a wonderful place. Definitely come here if you are in the area, you will not be disappointed.

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