Avatar Railay Resort

Nice hotel with no direct beach location. The pool is a little cramped. Rooms are clean and large with comfortable beds. Breakfast really good with great choice. For two to three nights I can recommend the hotel.

Avatar is an adults only hotel in Railay East Beach (the name is a bit of a misnomer, there is no beach on the east side but rather a mangrove swamp). The hotel is close to the Raily East Beach floating pier, as well as to a number of restaurants and bars on that side. Given the relative size of Railay, you can still easily walk to all of the main attractions in Railay within 15-20 minutes. I recently went with friends and I booked a room with a private pool and they booked a double. The hotel is cute, and offers free breakfast, but it is very much a laidback island vibe in terms of service. We arrived early in the morning and our rooms weren’t yet ready – not a problem, but when they were ready, they lumped our belongings together and we tried to explain that we were not all staying in the same room, eventually they broke off and separated our luggage, but it left us confused and trying to chase down staff – also they ignored us trying to explain this detail to them. Also, no introduction to the room or the amenities in the room – which would have been nice, especially because I had booked one of the best rooms. Due to the fact that the resort is for adults only there are of course no children, and I found that the resort was therefore very quiet – which was a highlight. My friends complained that the AC in the room didn’t work well, but I am not sure that they brought it to the hotel’s attention. AC in my room worked well however. Overall, at the price point I would say that the hotel is decent, but it’s definitely a solid 3-star level property – and if you do not mind being around children, then there are other properties in the vicinity that are probably worth checking out before you make your decision. When I made the reservation, I was only able to book through a third party website, which meant full prepayment with no refund– so keep that in mind as well. TIP: Plan to travel from Am Nam Mao pier as the boats from there go directly to Railay East floating pier– if you come from Aonang you will be dropped off on Railay West beach which means dragging yourself and your luggage through the water and the sand. 3/5

Hotel correct. On the ground floor direct access to the pool from the bedroom. Shallow pool about 1m50 but nice. Because otherwise uninteresting beaches and crowded like the shopping street. Too bad. Nice staff, perfect breakfast. We also had dinner there a sister very well