67/179 Moo 5 Khuk Khak, Khao Lak, Thailand | (727) 241-5756
Attractive beachfront
location with a few restaurants and bars within walking distance
Rooms include private terraces, jetted tubs, mini-fridges, and flat-screen TVs
Large bathrooms, especially in the Deluxe Royal Wing Rooms
Attractively landscaped, multi-tiered pools, with plenty of sunbeds
Spa with steam and sauna rooms, and several types of massage and scrubs available
Small gym with treadmills, elliptical machines, and exercise bikes, and weights
Breakfast included in the room rate
Free,
reliable Wi-Fi throughout
Complaints about moldy smells and noise from other guests
Aside from breakfast, meals and room service get mixed reviews
Swimming pools close in the early evening
No loungers or umbrellas on the beach
The 148-room Mukdara Beach Villa and Spa Resort is on Bang Niang beach, about a five-minute
taxi ride from Khao Lak. This upscale resort's Thai-style lobby is elegant and airy, and rooms have vaulted ceilings and huge bathrooms that include outdoor showers. The on-site spa has private steam rooms, a hot tub, and outdoor rainfall shower, along with several treatment and massage rooms -- massages are also available at the beach-side pool, which connects to a second pool set in a garden. The small gym includes a mix of cardio- and weight-training equipment, and a ping-pong table. Breakfast, served at the Touch Beach Restaurant, is included in the room rate. While the setting is idyllic, some of the room furnishings look a bit worn, and guests have complained about moldy smells in a few of the rooms, noise from neighboring guests, and the staff's limited English. As an alternative, travelers could consider the upscale Mai Khaolak Resort & Spa.
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Scene
Elegant Thai design and ambience, especially in the lobby
Thai design dominates the Mukdara resort, creating an open-air, free-flowing ambience. Attractive lotus ponds complement the pleasant exterior, and a high-vaulted dark-wood ceiling offset by cream-colored supporting pillars, dark-wood, and rattan sofas makes for an impressive lobby. The black-and-gray granite flooring looks tired, though, as does the reception area, with a high desk backed by wooden safe-deposit boxes and
world clocks. The large pool complex has fountains amid a
palm-dominated setting fringed with lotus ponds, with the blue-tiled pools staggered over various levels. The gym is small but bright and cheery, with lime-green walls and two walls of windows. The dark wood-paneled ceiling give the Khao Lak Daily coffee
shop and bakery a bit of a throwback look, but
the open design creates an airy and bright space.
Location
Beachfront location, close to central Khao Lak
Located
right on Bang Niang beach, the Mukdara Beach Villa and Spa Resort is a five-minute taxi ride to Khao Lak, which has several restaurants and bars. A few restaurants -- including a pizzeria -- and bars, plus a convenience store and currency exchange, are on the small road that faces the resort. Ao Phang Nga National Park is about a 90-minute drive from the resort, as is Phuket International Airport.
Rooms
Thai-inspired and generally elegant -- if somewhat standard for Thai resorts
The 148 guest rooms are in the Thai style, but some of the decor lacks punch and looks a bit tired for the price tag -- furnishings show some visible signs of wear and tear. All rooms include individually controlled air-conditioning, coffee- and tea-making facilities, private terraces, mini-fridges, and free Wi-Fi; most rooms have flat-screen TVs. Deluxe Garden Villas combine
cream walls, light-wood vaulted ceilings, and olive-colored throw pillows. Settees at the foot of the large beds add a touch of elegance. Separate, elevated lounge areas have wedge-pillow daybeds surrounded by windows, and the spacious and pleasant terraces, which face lush garden palms, have sun loungers. Bathrooms are huge, with jetted bathtubs plus large outdoor rainfall showers, and the wide mirrors built into solid dark-wood frames are a nice touch.Deluxe Villas with whirlpools are similar to the Deluxe Garden Villas, but come with four-poster beds, which add a romantic look, and are a bit darker. Deluxe Royal Wing Rooms come with small tables and chairs, but have dated TVs inside cabinets. Bathrooms have full-length tubs and glass-enclosed walk-in showers.
There have been isolated reports of moldy smells in some of the rooms, and some guests have complained about overhearing noise from their neighbors coming and going.
Features
Breakfast, beachfront and garden pools, spa, gym, restaurant, cafe and bakery, and free Wi-Fi
The
Mukdara has connected beachfront and garden pools, with plenty of
parasols and sunbeds. Breakfast, served at the Touch Beach Restaurant, is included in the room rate and gets
good reviews, but opinions of other meals, including the barbecue buffet, are more
mixed. Khao Lak Daily serves as a coffee shop and bakery. The spa has two private steam and sauna rooms, an outdoor whirlpool,
and several types of massages and scrubs available. The small fitness center, which includes a ping-pong table, has treadmills, elliptical machines, stationary bikes, weight-training machines, and free weights. Free Wi-Fi is reliable throughout the property.
