Sawadee Pi Mai (Happy New Year) to all our Thai friends.
Thursday, 13 April 2017
Sawadee Pi Mai!
Yes, it is that favourite time of year again, Thai New Year!
Songkran is the most popular Thai holiday with both the Thai people and Tourists celebrating the arrival of the Thai New Year together. It is traditionally celebrated by dropping water over the heads of your loved ones and covering the cheeks in white powder (as a method of cleansing you for the New Year). This has developed into the world's biggest water fight!
Yes that is right, yesterday Thailand was at war! From about midday yesterday, tourists and Thai's lined the streets with buckets, water guns, talcum powder, beer and loud music. The only place to be was on the main street running through the island, well unless you wanted to stay dry!
Sawadee Pi Mai (Happy New Year) to all our Thai friends.
Sawadee Pi Mai (Happy New Year) to all our Thai friends.
Thursday, 6 April 2017
Thank you!
We would like to say a big thank you to all our lovely (and not so lovely) guests for providing feedback to us, or via TripAdvisor or a booking agent about our resort.
We do take the time to read all the reviews we receive, good and bad, and we do try to learn from them.
We would love to be loved by everyone, but obviously Mook Lanta Eco Resort is not a hit with every guest, but we are pleased that many of you do take the time to provide us with feedback. We promise we do not ignore it but do try to look if we could change ourselves to appeal to more people. Sometimes your feedback results in immediate action (ie a request for better curtains in the Cozy Fan Bamboo Bungalows resulted in a mad dash by Nick and myself to Krabi to buy some), sometimes it takes a little longer (being able to offer paper rather than plastic straws to those that request them) and sometimes we are unable to (providing Air Con in the fan bungalows!).
So a big thank you to
If you are thinking of booking with us, please remember that if you book direct with me, we can talk through the different room types to ensure you choose the right bungalow for you AND you get the best prices! Then you will get the bungalow you are happy with and I get 5 out of 5 next year!
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| I read this to my mother when I saw it and it brought me to tears! |
We would love to be loved by everyone, but obviously Mook Lanta Eco Resort is not a hit with every guest, but we are pleased that many of you do take the time to provide us with feedback. We promise we do not ignore it but do try to look if we could change ourselves to appeal to more people. Sometimes your feedback results in immediate action (ie a request for better curtains in the Cozy Fan Bamboo Bungalows resulted in a mad dash by Nick and myself to Krabi to buy some), sometimes it takes a little longer (being able to offer paper rather than plastic straws to those that request them) and sometimes we are unable to (providing Air Con in the fan bungalows!).
So a big thank you to
- All our guests from Hotels.com who have collectively awarded us a 4 out of 5.
- Our reviewers on TripAdvisor who have rated us 4 out of 5 and put us in the top 20 hotels on the island.
- Our guests from Booking.com who awarded us 4.1 out of 5
If you are thinking of booking with us, please remember that if you book direct with me, we can talk through the different room types to ensure you choose the right bungalow for you AND you get the best prices! Then you will get the bungalow you are happy with and I get 5 out of 5 next year!
Saturday, 1 April 2017
Meeting new friends at The Table
I have wanted to eat at 'The Table' for a long time. The Table is a restaurant with a twist, there is only one table and there is no menu.
Klangchai, the owner, visits the market on the day and looks for locally sourced meat, fruit and vegetables that she can create authentic Thai dishes from. This gives people a chance to try different types of Thai food.
Klangchai cooks the food, with an assistant and Peter, her partner welcomes the guests.
There are 5 courses and when each course is presented, Klangchai provides some information about the meal, it's name, the region of Thailand it comes from and what it contains. Every course was different, delicious, and not too spicy (much to my brother's delight) and there was plenty to eat.
But the reason I will return and recommend it time and again is because it is a lovely way to meet new people. There were 13 people at The Table that night and whilst we did not speak to all at the table, the 5 next to us, were funny, entertaining and from all over the world.
I would thoroughly recommend The Table, to my friends, family and guests, especially those that want to meet new people and enjoy trying something new.
Thank you Klangchai and Peter for a wonderful night, I will be returning soon!
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| Klangchai (in the middle) with 2 assistants |
But the reason I will return and recommend it time and again is because it is a lovely way to meet new people. There were 13 people at The Table that night and whilst we did not speak to all at the table, the 5 next to us, were funny, entertaining and from all over the world.
I would thoroughly recommend The Table, to my friends, family and guests, especially those that want to meet new people and enjoy trying something new.
Thank you Klangchai and Peter for a wonderful night, I will be returning soon!
Introducing Teang
My apologies ladies and gentlemen, we have had a new member of staff join us this year and I forgot to introduce them:
I am very pleased to introduce Teang, our receptionist, who has been with us for most of this high season. She speaks great English and works alongside the wonderful Gin, our hotel manager.
I am very pleased to introduce Teang, our receptionist, who has been with us for most of this high season. She speaks great English and works alongside the wonderful Gin, our hotel manager.
Saturday, 25 March 2017
Specially imported!
Upon listening to some of our guests, we have now specially imported (thanks to my mum) individual portions of Marmite and Nutella!
For those of you who are not English, Marmite is worshiped by half of the country and hated by the other half! But if you love it, there is nothing better on your toast in the morning!
Nutella seems to be a craze with our French and German guests, especially the kids, so we thought we would make some of our European friends happy too.
Unfortunately both of these are expensive, even in England, so there is a small extra charge, but you are worth it!
For those of you who are not English, Marmite is worshiped by half of the country and hated by the other half! But if you love it, there is nothing better on your toast in the morning!
Nutella seems to be a craze with our French and German guests, especially the kids, so we thought we would make some of our European friends happy too.
Unfortunately both of these are expensive, even in England, so there is a small extra charge, but you are worth it!
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Children of the Forest
Every year the people of Koh Lanta host some children from the charity 'Children of the Forest.'
These are orphaned kids who have been displaced from Burma. In Thailand, they are not recognised as citizens and have no right to healthcare or education.
'Children of the Forest' offer safe houses for these children, as well as love, food, medical attention and education.
Obviously we cannot host all the children, but we do like to send back to the village, something for those who could not come.
This year we are asking our guests to donate unwanted toys and clothes to our reception and we will ensure that they are given to these needy children.
I would like to thank all those guests in advance for their generous donations
Mellisa
These are orphaned kids who have been displaced from Burma. In Thailand, they are not recognised as citizens and have no right to healthcare or education.
'Children of the Forest' offer safe houses for these children, as well as love, food, medical attention and education.
Obviously we cannot host all the children, but we do like to send back to the village, something for those who could not come.
This year we are asking our guests to donate unwanted toys and clothes to our reception and we will ensure that they are given to these needy children.
I would like to thank all those guests in advance for their generous donations
Mellisa
Thursday, 9 March 2017
Laanta Lanta Festival
Every year the Laanta Lanta Festival, located in Old Town, has grown in size and importance in the Koh Lanta calendar.
Held every year from the 7th to 9th March, the festival is a vibrant celebration of island life, with many bars, restaurants, shops and hotels building a temporary site to sell food, drinks, clothes and trinkets etc.
This year however, we were rocked by the very sad death of King Bhumipol, the most beloved King Of Thailand, and we believed that the festival would be cancelled for this year.
However with only 2 weeks to go, the posters started to appear around the island and Old Town becomes the centre of activity on the island. The festival organisers decided that they would honour King Bhumipol's life and built a marquee in his honour with pictures about his life. This was a great way to remember him.
The festival is almost an all day event, starting about lunchtime, the bars, shops and restaurants open and the parade starting about sunset (6.30pm) but bands and shows can go on until late into the night. Because the road to Old Town is not well lit and there are many potholes, this year, like every other year, we organise a taxi for our guests to get to the town cheaply without the use of a motorbike.
It was great to see so many of our guests and friends celebrating our wonderful island.
Held every year from the 7th to 9th March, the festival is a vibrant celebration of island life, with many bars, restaurants, shops and hotels building a temporary site to sell food, drinks, clothes and trinkets etc.
This year however, we were rocked by the very sad death of King Bhumipol, the most beloved King Of Thailand, and we believed that the festival would be cancelled for this year.
However with only 2 weeks to go, the posters started to appear around the island and Old Town becomes the centre of activity on the island. The festival organisers decided that they would honour King Bhumipol's life and built a marquee in his honour with pictures about his life. This was a great way to remember him.
The festival is almost an all day event, starting about lunchtime, the bars, shops and restaurants open and the parade starting about sunset (6.30pm) but bands and shows can go on until late into the night. Because the road to Old Town is not well lit and there are many potholes, this year, like every other year, we organise a taxi for our guests to get to the town cheaply without the use of a motorbike.
It was great to see so many of our guests and friends celebrating our wonderful island.
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