Koh Chang Kacha Resort & Spa
From 2,100 Baht/night
Koh Chang Kacha Resort has been one of the most popular resorts on the island since it first opened. Now, with the addition of a huge new hillside wing featuring some extremely spacious and good value Family Suites, the popularity of this 3-4 star resort looks set to continue.
The downside though is whilst the size of the hotel has more than doubled, it only has a relatively short frontage onto the beach and the beachfront pool area is regularly packed. The new annex has it’s own lagoon pool, which looks onto nothing more exciting that the rear of some roadside shop units.
The beachfront features hotel rooms and a couple of types of ‘villa’. In reality the larger, two floor villas in the satellite photo to the north of the pool are leftovers from a previous resort which was taken over by Kacha,and so are a bit faded. The hotel rooms are a better bet for most people. In the new Hillside annex which is due to open on October 2009, you’ll find Deluxe rooms and various types of Suites. These Deluxe rooms and the 80sqm Family Suites appear to be good value for money.
Main downside is that due the the limited amount of poolside area with seaviews, pre-dawn sunbed wars are guaranteed. In adition the beach directly outside the hotl isnt as good as that further to the north But Kacha has room prices and types to suit most budgets.
(The satellite Googlemap photo below is over 2 years old, so doesn’t show the new hillside hotel block and pool.)
Room Rates: From around 2,100 Baht High Season
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My kids loved this resort. 2010 will be our third time on koh Chang and third time at Kacha. Enjoy!
2009 was our second year in a row to the Kacha resort which has changed for the worse. Slow service (over an hour to get a sandwich which arrived eventually with no apology). Some staff were surly and rude (but certainly not all). Not all the facilities advertised were available. For the money you must pay to “enjoy” this resort we all felt rather cheated this year, and will not return.
P.S. Avoid star beauty and salon which is located very near the resort. They are not to be trusted.
We stayed in the newly open Hillside part in December 09. Very family orientated, especially by the pool. If you were to spend few hours aroun the pool it does indeed feels like you’re in package holiday resort in Costa del Sol rather than Koh Chang. The other pool by the beach side is far too small and over crowded.
Staff werent particularly helpful or friendly, which is unusual for Thais. The room was nice, but having spent the same amount of money in Chang Buri down the road for much better quality rooms couple of nights before….we felt abit let down.
Worth staying if you get a good deal otherwise save your money for something better!