The setting, the rooms and the staff are all very nice. Great breakfast. The biggest and nicest gym I've seen in a resort. The only negative is the restaurant: nothing wrong with the food but overpriced and very slow. Stay here but go somewhere else for lunch/dinner.
The room was very clean with all the extra you expect, tea, coffee, minibar, toiletries etc. The bed is soft but firm and not your typical Thai style mattress. I love that there is a ceiling fan as well as air con plus you can always open the balcony doors for some free sea breeze. We were in room 706 which is right up near reception, there is a partial water view but you get a garden view. It is very quite and you don’t get any noise from the pool and bar area or large groups. It is only a short walk to the beach, pool and bar area. The beach is prefect for sunrise. If you have mobility problems this might not be the best place as there are a lot of stairs as the complex is built in a slop. The staff are amazing and would not let as do anything to help carry bags or drinks. They are always so friendly with big smiles. It would be great to see the collecting of rubbish off the beach in front of the resort and signage to encourage people on the beach to pick up rubbish and bring back to have it disposed of properly. Even provide guests with a reusable bag to carry and collect rubbish as they walk along the beach. …
We arrived at the pier "Pak Barra". We catch the speed boat and heading to Lipe Island. It took one and half hours to reach the island. Once reach the island there was one staff wait for us at the pier and drive us to the resort. The room was clean and in good condition. The resort is located on the hill and leads to the beach. The breakfast was good with Thai options and continental options. The noodle station was good and tasty. The lunch menu highly was "Koong Pad Prik Klua". They make good and tasty Thai dishes. The seafood on the island was fresh from the ocean.
This is my second time visiting Lipe, but the first time that I stayed at Idyllic. The resort located at the very end of sunrise beach, so the hotel came to pick us up from Pattaya beach. I would try to avoid weekends if possible cause dining hall would be super crammed in the evenings and it’s not a great experience. Room: We stayed in the pool access room, we booked 2 rooms, the rooms were very spacious and modern, however one of the rooms had a pungy pipe smell from the bathroom and the phone wasn’t working. I had to call twice to get assistance with these issues. Snorkelling: We booked a snorkelling trip with the hotel (private charter), I knew they were charging more than if I was to book with other hotels, which I can accept, but then personally I find it not fair that they charge 50 baht for snorkel equipment, I have never been on a trip that does not provide snorkelling gear. At least for this extra surplus complimentary water would have been nice. We were a group of 5 and the longtail that they called for us could have been bigger. I had a much better experience with another resort I stayed before with a better deal. Food & Drink They have an extensive menu with both Thai and international food, and it tastes good! I like their happy hour and they serve beer in ice cold bucket with ice glass! I wish their morning buffet could have been better, it was quite lacking for a luxury hotel to be honest. Better staff service at the dining hall in the morning would be good. I don’t like how you have to take your shoes off to enter the dining area, the floor isn’t that clean and I felt very uncomfortable walking barefoot around and also into the toilet. Around Lipe: This time we did not go anywhere on Lipe island, hotel charges 50 baht one way to walking street so it’s better we walk there ourselves. Overall I felt like it was not up to par for this price point, they have a lot to improve on. …
Idyllic is a stunning resort near the end of the beach with excellent snorkeling a brief kayak ride (available for rent at a very fair price) away. The staff go above and beyond and have the professionalism of an international resort. The restaurant is surprisingly good and the breakfast amply stocked. Our room was spacious and very comfortable. There is a bit of a hike to/from the reception and the beach, but the hillside location also means most rooms have ocean views. They included a taxi to/from the pier and even took us to Walking Street for some light shopping.
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