We have the best impression of the hotel: magnificent well-kept grounds, the houses are buried in the jungle. It was always a pleasure to return to the hotel and to the room. The room and bathroom are spacious. Very comfortable bed, good sound insulation. We chose a room on the second floor - the view from the balcony was amazing: pool and sea. All five pools are very picturesque, when we swam in our pool there were coconuts hanging above our heads. When you walk around the territory of the resort, you get the feeling that there are no tourists, and only in the morning at breakfast you realize that the hotel is full. We liked the breakfast: dishes for all tastes, good choice, lots of fruits. There are two good restaurants, one is open all day, the second in the evenings. You can feel the care for the guests: there are bathrobes, beach slippers, a large rattan beach bag in the room, and a clothes dryer on the balcony. Beach towels are always available near the pools and in the lobby. All the staff are very friendly and always ready to help. At first it seemed to us that it was a bit far to walk to the sea and that we had to take public transport from the hotel. Then we got used to it and didn’t experience any discomfort, sometimes we took public transport from the hotel, sometimes we walked. You can take it. tuk-tuk (200 baht).

I would recommend that transport from the hotel to the sea runs not four times a day, but more often. I think it’s still not convenient for tourists with small children and elderly people to get there

Great facility and hospitality. The rooms are clean and spacious, the view from the rooms are very nice Pools are clean and different types. Some of the are only for adults so very quiet

Only a few shuttles from the hotel to the beach was a bit inconvenient as it is about 20min walk from the main area of the beach.

Amazing hotel with greens and pools/lagoons everywhere! One of the best hotel we stayed in Asia!

99% of the staff are amazing, but we’ve encountered 1 person who were not really welcoming! No big impact on our stay

This amazing hotel is great for a relaxed stay. It is just up the hill from Karon Beach. Before our stay, we asked for a mattress topper which was on the bed when we arrived. The room and bathroom is spacious and comfortable. There are multiple pools which are all lovely. The staff were great in helping us with airport transfers, taxis and day trips. The breakfast buffet had everything you can think of. There is a free shuttle to the beach a couple of times a day but the walk down the hill to the beach/town is easy.

Fantastic rooms with access to pool, fantastic pools and bars, the view is amazing, you won't be disappointed if you stay at this hotel

The reception is busy and when we came after 12 am there was only one staff at the reception and a car that was supposed to take us to our room took almost 30 mins! I think a 5 star resort should have a better reception

Room, bed, gym, Thai restaurant, breakfast, private pool. All great facilities. Staff were very friendly and helpful as well. Also nice to walk to a few local restaurants down the street too

Our room was very far up from the lobby. We didn’t mind the walking but I could see that being a problem for people with limited mobility. It would help to give a walking map to ensure people know how to get around. Walking around the grounds can be a bit confusing (especially if you first arrive in the dark)

It feels like you were surrounded by nature in the mountains and were swimming surrounded by it. The staff were very helpful as well and the grounds were very nice

The spa was alright but we have later had better Thai massages at other places and since the price was considerably higher than what you could get outside of a hotel it didn’t necessarily work for us in terms of quality for money. The place was also surrounded by a pond of stale water with no vegetation which didn’t necessarily improve the ambiance.

We booked the Sea Pearl rooms. The rooms were spacious, clean and well decorated. The private jacuzi/pool and direct access to the main pool from our rooms was simply sublime. The restaurants, Thai and International one, served scrumptious food. Concierge assisted us with booking a snorkeling and boat tour- I highly recommend booking through the resort. Such a beautiful resort, we couldn't be happier with the resort and our experience. Finally, it was the staff who made our stay so special. They went above and beyond to make sure our stay was comfortable and delightful. I am so looking forward to returning to Mandarava Resort.

Nothing

The room and surrounds were fantastic

The shuttle to the beach only ran twice a day, would have been better to run every 2 hours all day

Since I had never heard of the Mandarava brand before I was skeptical about the hotel but I was proven wrong as soon as I got there. The staff was amazing, we got a free upgrade and the rooms were so spacious and clean. The view from the room was fantastic and overall the whole property was so beautiful surrounded by lush greenery and pools all around.

Perhaps if it was closer to the beach it would have been nicer, but there are plenty of pools in the property to make up for this.