Beautiful view marred by water crisis
Our holiday started beautifully when we were allowed early checkin upon our early flight arrival. The airport shuttle was as scheduled. We took the largest villa which has 4 bedrooms and had an exclusive view of the bay (at low tide this became a swamp tho), private pool, private garden and a cozy verandah with our own private swing. On our first night, we encountered a tropical storm which caused the poolside deck chairs, umbrellas and tables to be blown into the swimming pool (tip: avoid coming here during rainy seasons) and a nearby tree was uprooted. The next day, we encountered power shortage (the whole of Krabi town too) due to damaged power grids. This is not the villa's fault tho. However, even without the storm there were several power trips.
We did find the pool to be too deep (I'm 5,2" and my head barely reaches the surface). The living room area is cozy but it badly needs aircond as it gets really hot in the afternoon and at night even with 2 ceiling fans in full blast. Breakfast was limited but tasted good. Room service is fast but the food was average at best (food at the nearby restaurant tastes better). What I highly disliked is the frequent water problem: on various occasions we had a mix of no hot water, little water and dry tap! Management needs to relook at the water pumps ASAP. on the plus side, the staff are very eager to please and the villa manager is very responsive and attentive. I'd say that the staff is the saving grace of our trip which could otherwise had been a major disaster.