La Vela Khao Lak

La Vela is a beautiful hotel, right on the beach with the most amazing swimming pools and friendly service. We stayed in a family room which was spacious and comfortable and had a room divider screen to allow children and parents to have their own space. Our children (ages 9 and 6) enjoyed the kids club and thought the floating obstacle course was the best thing ever! They also made a great friend in one of the lovely La Vela staff members, Fang, who was wonderful with them. The breakfast buffet was varied and extensive and the other restaurants on site were also excellent. La Vela is also really close to Bang Niang with its restaurants, shops and fab night market. It was great to be able to walk out of the hotel and find lots of local food and drink options just around the corner. Taxis and songtheaws are also easy to come by to visit other parts of Khao Lak. Coconut beach and White Sand Beach are gorgeous! The beach bar, sunsets and amazing fire show also helped to make our stay undoubtedly 5*. Thanks La Vela! In the kids’ words…“best hotel ever!”

Great place for family vacation.Customer service, resort overall excellent

A great place to stay for anyone. This hotel has it all 3 different pools to choose from. A large pool with children’s area, a relaxing pool by the bar, or a pool right on the beach. The beach is there if you want an ocean swim. Ok for a dip a bit rough, but we were there in wet season so would be better and calm in the high season I imagine. Spoilt for choice. At the pool all the loungers are sitting in ankle deep water so you just need to be careful with your belongings. Rooms are spacious and plenty of space for luggage. We have 2 teenagers that had their own room with 2 double beds. All the staff are friendly and very helpful. The food at the hotel is great but it is definitely cheaper to eat at the local restaurants if you are on a budget. All of these are no more than a 10 min walk from the hotel. Shops and the local markets are great for cheap shopping at night. The local night market is best for shopping, the hotel has a little open air taxi and will drop you there. We found a great tour place Go On Tour. Gabby & Odty are super friendly and fun. Be aware if you go in the low season as we did some tours will not be available as the tour guides are not allowed to visit the islands in the low season around this time with seas not so calm.. The advantage of going in the low season is it is very quiet.