Ruk Cozy Khao Lak

We are so grateful for our time at Ruk Cozy. We booked for two weeks at first but ended up extending our stay as it was so lovely. The owner Arr, and manager Nid were super friendly and always there - this is personal service at its best. The hotel is small - which we like, and away from the party centre - which we also like. There are lots of Germans in Khao Lak, but this hotel has a nice mix of guests, mostly from Scandinavia, Central Europe, Russia, and Asia. We appreciated being able to arrange airport pickup from Phuket directly with their courteous driver and all their honest advise about what to do (and not) in Khao Lak (like everywhere, there are lots of completely overpriced tourist activities in this part of Thailand). They helped us rent bicycles and scooters, and gave us pointers on where to shop at local prices. The hotel is clean clean clean, and the rooms are bigger than they look. We had a family room that faces the street but did not find the traffic noisy. The TV was good and wifi quality excellent throughout. We also really appreciated that this is a non smoking hotel. Hooray for that! We loved the pool on days we did not go to the beach or go riding at the Khao Lak Horse Club, and the neighbourhood offers several small street restaurants where locals eat - no need to eat 'tourist food' if you like real Thai cuisine. The hotel is new and aesthetically very pleasing with clean lines and modernist touches. No wonder it already gets many return clients!