Luke Carroll

Review of PP Erawan Palms Resort

We arrived a pp erawan after 5 nights in Kata. The...

We arrived a pp erawan after 5 nights in Kata. The location is absolutely stunning. The beach is beautiful and the waters are clear. We stayed for 4 nights and it was relaxing after the hustle and bustle of Kata.

Our room was nice and inline with a 3 star hotel although our air-conditioner did not work correctly, we had to rig the room switch and left it running the whole stay to keep the room cooler than outside!!! TV only had 2 working channels and our first night we pulled the covers back and we had ants in our bed !!!

Daily breakfast was great with a wide selection of dishes and a new menu daily. Staff were pleasent and helpful. We ate at the restaurant for one dinner and had the diavola pizza which was disappointing as it had a single piece of pepperoni quartered on the entire pizza. Happy our at the solo bar was great and the cocktails delicious.

A few tips if you are planning a visit.

1. Bring baht!

There are no ATM's on this part of the island. Erawan will exchange only US dollar and Euro at reception, with very low exchange rates. Reception will act as a ATM but charges 10 % on the amount.
Holiday inn down the beach will exchange currency but take your passport for this, rates are also not the best.

2. Bring sunscreen and lots of it !!

Sunscreen is available at reception and the local shop but a small bottle (100ml) is very expensive. You will need lots of sunscreen.

3. Bring bug spray and mosquito repellant.

Mosquitoes are savage at night and you will need lots of repellent. Repellent is available at reception , but once again is very expensive. Bug spray is great to use in the room on your way out to dinner.

4. Try Mama Pings.

Mama Pings seafood restaurant is just down the beach. Absolutely amazing Thai and seafood. Fruit shakes are delicious and beers are ice cold .

All in all we enjoyed our stay, the location is paradise and just amazing.