Holiday rentals in Ao Luek District

The place we stayed was quiet, private, had a covered seating area for outside breakfast, air-conditioning, shower - all that we needed. The real joy came from the hospitality of Dende and his family. Home-cooked, delicious meals, breakfast delivered (if wanted) and amazing evening vibes with honesty bar. The tours that Dende arranged were out of this world. Ethical elephant mud-baths and up close experiences, kayaking through the mangroves and exploring hidden caves, island hopping on a long-tail boat tour and swimming with bioluminescent plankton! All reasonably priced with transport arranged. All tours, transfers and tour guides are locals and it feels really important to support the great work Dende is doing, to keep these business busy and support the local economy. Dende (and his lovely wife) are helpful, speak great English, share stories and really make you feel at home. The evening guitar playing and thai singing were the icing on the cake. AMAZING!

What a lovely place Really clean the staff where all fantastic The pool was beautiful and usually empty The room was clean tidy and well equipped The place is a bit out of the way so if you were staying long I would say your own transport would be required This is a non tourist destination and is a bit rural That said we absolutely loved it Dende and his team were fantastic they fed us beautiful food We had a meal at his house which was lovely great food and spent the evening with nice people eating drinking and music Dende also arranged a brilliant trip kayaking in the mangrove we were picked up taken to the mangrove got in kayaks had a brilliant guide who explained everything Then we were taken to lunch at a restaurant by the river after lunch we were taken to a river which had clear pools you could swim in Because it was during the week and there are few tourists we had the place nearly to ourselves it was so peaceful For me the whole place was excellent and great value

Ampa’s house is a lovely, secluded place surrounded by nature. There’s a nice pond behind the house where it is very nice to sit and watch the birds and listen to all the frogs and crickets. Theres also small river a bit further away from the house. In theory you could dip into it, but it would be hard to get in and out. Good beaches are about a 30 minute drive away, but there is a stream where locals swim behind the temple close to the 7/11. That’s just a 5 minute drive. Yes, it’s rural, there are barely any other tourists around. Yes, you need your own transportation to get around. But if you are looking for a place to get away from it all or work on something that requires peace and quiet this could be just the place for you. Most of the surrounding land belongs to Ampa’s family so you might meet her older sister or an uncle who tend to the palm trees. We stayed here for a month, since we had some work to do, and loved every minute of it. The internet is super fast and reliable.