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Amari Emerald Cove Resort Koh Chang

Handcrafted by Ian on September 12, 2011 One Comment

amari From 4,700 Baht/night

The Amari Emerald Cove Resort Koh Chang is, overall the best resort on the island. Other resorts may be on better beaches or may have more inspiring architecture, but if you want luxury, well trained staff, professional Western management then go for the Amari.

Think of the Amari as you would a ‘Starbucks’, it costs more but you know what you are getting before you walk in the door. If you like your home comforts, appreciate good service and don’t want any shocks, surprises or screw ups, then the Amari is for you.

The design of the hotel isn’t that inspiring. The rooms are located in three low rise hotel blocks built around a central pool area fronting onto a large garden/an made beach area. The resort looks far better at night when the walkways and ponds are illuminated, than it does in daylight.

The actual beach is quite pretty at high tide, but at low tide it is a mix of sand and stones. Walk 10 minutes to the north for a far nicer stretch of natural sand.

One of the keys to the Amari’s success is in its staff training, unlike many of the more expensive resorts on the island the staff here tend to know what they are doing and do it efficiently.

There are several small places to eat and drink within 5 minutes walk of the hotel – the resort’s restaurants are pricey, as you’d expect in a 5 star. However, ‘Sassi’ the Italian restaurant is excellent. It is easy to walk north along the beach to one of the restaurants take a pick up truck taxi into Kai Bae, 2 minutes drive to the south, or even walk there – 10-15 minutes, where you’ll find plenty of cheaper restaurants plus all manner of small shops and bars.