ACCESS Resort & Villas, Karon

Lovely hotel with incredible pools and nice breakfast buffet

Pro: Our room had a back porch that was connected to the pool so you could walk out of your room right into a pool with a wet bar. Cons: The "resort" is about a 20 minute walk to the beach, but there isn't really a clear path to get their on foot. You basically have to walk in the main road all the way through town because other hotels block easy access to the beach. They offer a shuttle, but it only runs twice a day and will not bring you back to the hotel so except to use taxis a lot. The sewage system is not great so the room smelled like sewage often. They offer a free breakfast, but you get what you pay for so don't expect much there. We ordered room service once and they bring it on a lunch tray. Presumably cooked by the same people that provide breakfast.

Mosquitoes in the room was the only problem. Otherwise great staff, very friendly & polite

Our stay at Access was pleasant. We were able to enjoy the connecting pool almost every day. The room was nice and clean and large overall. There was AC in the room, but it was pretty hot outside so it had difficulty cooling the room in the morning when the sun was out. We rented a motorbike for 400THB FOR 24 hours and it was the way to go. The beach and activities are a bit far to walk so this was a great solution. The only actual complaint that I have is that the bed and pillows were too hard. And the breakfast buffet was way too expensive about 500THB. We found an awesome restaurant called the elephant cafe to the left of the hotel (about four minutes walk).

Great hotel and excellent staff would highly recommend.