Pros

  • Peaceful seafront location with restaurants and shops in walking distance
  • Comfortable, modern rooms include spacious bungalows with sea views
  • Refreshing outdoor pool overlooking the sea
  • Ample buffet breakfast included in room rates
  • Excellent on-site restaurant and bar with cocktails
  • Free welcome drink and free bike rentals
  • Thai massages available on-site
  • Free Wi-Fi and free parking
  • Room service available until late
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Cons

  • Beach is only accessible during low tides
  • Not all rooms have sea views
  • Area lacks nightlife, which may be a con for some
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Bottom Line

The 30-room, four-pearl Chongfah Beach Resort is a boutique hotel situated right on the Andaman Sea in Khao Lak. Rooms are modern and airy and feature super-comfortable beds, air-conditioning, and flat-screen TVs. Nearly half of the rooms here are spacious bungalows complete with refreshing outdoor showers, private hot tubs, and patios (a few of which have incredible beach views). The hotel has a chic infinity pool that faces the sea, and the on-site Seaborn Restaurant gets great reviews and serves the free breakfast. Guests should keep in mind that while there are lounge chairs along the beach, it is only good for swimming when the tide is low. The hotel is wildly popular among couples on holiday, and it is a quieter, cozier option when compared to the larger Mukdara Resort next door.

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Oyster Hotel Review

Chongfah Beach Resort

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Tranquil seaside boutique hotel with contemporary style

Accessed via a pristine walkway lined with lush tropical plants, Chongfah’s lobby is open and airy. The sea breeze flows through partial walls and the space is covered with an enormous, vaulted wood-beam roof. Contemporary wicker chairs hang from the ceilings and wicker couches are scattered across the immaculate gray tile floor. There are bookshelves at one end where guests sit and read, as well as a laptop workstation. Outdoor wooden walkways lined with palm trees and tropical plants lead to guest rooms and bungalows. Seaborn Restaurant is also airy and open, surrounded by glass walls and a deck a that looks out over the water. There are clusters of simple dark wood tables and chairs, a full bar, and umbrella-covered tables outside. Guests -- who are mostly couples on holiday plus a few families -- gather around the long infinity pool that runs alongside the restaurant and is lined with lounge chairs, umbrellas, and tropical plants.

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Location

Andaman seafront, a 15-minute walk from central Khao Lak

Situated on a stretch of beach along the Andaman Sea in Khao Lak, this small resort is surrounded by larger resorts and local seafood restaurants. This is not Phuket, and guests looking for wild nightlife will want to search elsewhere. The beach is also subject to tides, and a rocky sea wall prevents the high tide from overtaking the resort, making swimming ideal only at lower tides. Khao Lak town -- with its handful of local shops selling crafts and clothing, plus money exchange offices and a few local restaurants -- is within a 15-minute walk or five-minute bike ride of the hotel. There are restaurants along the way like the popular Pinocchio Pizzeria, eight-minutes from the hotel on foot.  Phuket International Airport is an hour away by car or shuttle, and the town of Phuket is an hour and a half away. Patong Beach is two hours away by car.

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Rooms

Modern and immaculate rooms plus stylish bungalows are available

There are 30 rooms at Chongfah include 14 bungalows, eight of which have gorgeous sea views. All rooms are spacious and modern, with super-comfortable beds, air-conditioning, free Wi-Fi access, flat-screen satellite TV with several English channels, a minibar, and coffee machine. Decor is tasteful and minimal, with large floral canvases hung on sage-green walls, and warm wooden floors with dark, Ikea-style furniture throughout. Hanging lanterns add a bit of local, tropical flair, and all rooms are large, with Deluxe Rooms starting at 59 square meters (or 635 square feet). Bungalows are especially spacious (75 square meters, or 807 square feet), and have wall-to-wall glass doors leading onto a private, shaded patio with ample furniture to relax. In addition to the modern bathrooms throughout the property -- which have with contemporary bucket sinks and enormous glass showers -- the bungalows also have private outdoor showers and two-person hot tubs.

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Features

Free parking, Wi-Fi, pool and bike rentals

For a boutique-sized hotel, this place offers a good deal of freebies and on-site features, including the scenic beachfront set with lounge chairs underneath palm trees. Breakfast is free and offers an ample selection of fresh fruit, breads, yogurts, eggs and meat. Seaborn Restaurant, which faces the Andaman Sea, also has a full bar and serves a variety of local and western dishes for lunch and dinner. The infinity pool is adjacent to the restaurant and the bar is easily accessed from the pool deck, plus there is a smaller, shallower section of the pool with built-in lounge chairs on a lower deck that's better suited for children. Thai massages are available, as are airport transfers and laundry service -- all for a fee. There are free bike rentals and a welcome drink upon arrival. It's worth noting the level of service here, which is on par with much more luxurious resorts and receives almost universal praise.

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Oyster Hotel Review

Chongfah Beach Resort

Scene

Tranquil seaside boutique hotel with contemporary style

Accessed via a pristine walkway lined with lush tropical plants, Chongfah’s lobby is open and airy. The sea breeze flows through partial walls and the space is covered with an enormous, vaulted wood-beam roof. Contemporary wicker chairs hang from the ceilings and wicker couches are scattered across the immaculate gray tile floor. There are bookshelves at one end where guests sit and read, as well as a laptop workstation. Outdoor wooden walkways lined with palm trees and tropical plants lead to guest rooms and bungalows. Seaborn Restaurant is also airy and open, surrounded by glass walls and a deck a that looks out over the water. There are clusters of simple dark wood tables and chairs, a full bar, and umbrella-covered tables outside. Guests -- who are mostly couples on holiday plus a few families -- gather around the long infinity pool that runs alongside the restaurant and is lined with lounge chairs, umbrellas, and tropical plants.

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Location

Andaman seafront, a 15-minute walk from central Khao Lak

Situated on a stretch of beach along the Andaman Sea in Khao Lak, this small resort is surrounded by larger resorts and local seafood restaurants. This is not Phuket, and guests looking for wild nightlife will want to search elsewhere. The beach is also subject to tides, and a rocky sea wall prevents the high tide from overtaking the resort, making swimming ideal only at lower tides. Khao Lak town -- with its handful of local shops selling crafts and clothing, plus money exchange offices and a few local restaurants -- is within a 15-minute walk or five-minute bike ride of the hotel. There are restaurants along the way like the popular Pinocchio Pizzeria, eight-minutes from the hotel on foot.  Phuket International Airport is an hour away by car or shuttle, and the town of Phuket is an hour and a half away. Patong Beach is two hours away by car.

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Rooms

Modern and immaculate rooms plus stylish bungalows are available

There are 30 rooms at Chongfah include 14 bungalows, eight of which have gorgeous sea views. All rooms are spacious and modern, with super-comfortable beds, air-conditioning, free Wi-Fi access, flat-screen satellite TV with several English channels, a minibar, and coffee machine. Decor is tasteful and minimal, with large floral canvases hung on sage-green walls, and warm wooden floors with dark, Ikea-style furniture throughout. Hanging lanterns add a bit of local, tropical flair, and all rooms are large, with Deluxe Rooms starting at 59 square meters (or 635 square feet). Bungalows are especially spacious (75 square meters, or 807 square feet), and have wall-to-wall glass doors leading onto a private, shaded patio with ample furniture to relax. In addition to the modern bathrooms throughout the property -- which have with contemporary bucket sinks and enormous glass showers -- the bungalows also have private outdoor showers and two-person hot tubs.

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Features

Free parking, Wi-Fi, pool and bike rentals

For a boutique-sized hotel, this place offers a good deal of freebies and on-site features, including the scenic beachfront set with lounge chairs underneath palm trees. Breakfast is free and offers an ample selection of fresh fruit, breads, yogurts, eggs and meat. Seaborn Restaurant, which faces the Andaman Sea, also has a full bar and serves a variety of local and western dishes for lunch and dinner. The infinity pool is adjacent to the restaurant and the bar is easily accessed from the pool deck, plus there is a smaller, shallower section of the pool with built-in lounge chairs on a lower deck that's better suited for children. Thai massages are available, as are airport transfers and laundry service -- all for a fee. There are free bike rentals and a welcome drink upon arrival. It's worth noting the level of service here, which is on par with much more luxurious resorts and receives almost universal praise.

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Amenities

  • Air Conditioner

  • Airport Transportation

  • Babysitting Services

  • Balcony / Terrace / Patio

  • Basic Television

  • Beach

  • Cabanas

  • Cable

  • Children's Pool

  • Concierge

  • Cribs

  • Free Breakfast

  • Internet

  • Jacuzzi

  • Kids Allowed

  • Laundry

  • Mini Bar (with liquor)

  • Pool

  • Room Service

  • Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space

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