Lanta Riviera Villa Resort

Facilities okay. Terrible shower that did not get hot and barely spat out water. Air con was good and TV good. Room clean. Leads onto the beach and nice pool. Restaurant gave our friends food poisoning so we did not eat there. All in all - did the job.

We struggled to find Riviera Villa as we discovered there were many other Riviera’s around with similar names, but once we got to the right one we found it was also connected with another hotel - confusing. We then had to be directed to the reception and eventually were led to our room, which was past the other hotel rooms across a small dirt track. The whole layout is a bit odd. The room itself is nice but dated. We did have a problem with a couple of things though, like the fact the tap was broken, the door lock was not secure, the bed sheets had holes in them and we had stained towels (which also smelt incredibly damp - we changed them the next day and still smelt the same). They could do with providing an extra hand towel, there’s also no pool towels included, and they need to add an extra bin in the bedroom as there’s only a small one in the bathroom next to the toilet and another small one on the edge of the terrace outside. The pool was really good though, very clean and nice sunbeds. The staff were friendly, the receptionist we spoke to was very helpful and gave great advice about tours to do on the island. The location is decent, right by the beach and tons of restaurants, but I don’t think it matters hugely where you’re located in Koh Lanta as it’s easy to rent a motorbike and go anywhere across the island.

I booked 2 days for four of us in a family villa. Clean modern bright room and bathroom. Good pool with waterfall. Beach is less than 5min walking. Beach is good. Being both lazy (effort of booking new hotel) and satisfied with current room, booked 4 more nights and got a better rate. Booked a further 4 nights and got and even better rate - without asking. Friendly guy in reception. Friendly room cleaning staff. Beach is good. Plenty of restaurants to choose from. Tip: it is cheaper to eat at restaurants on roadside instead of on the beach. Overall, a quality place, well run.