Xanadu Beach Resort Koh Lan

Beachfront hotel with nice rooms. The beds were very comfortable!

Avoid hiring a moped from the kiosk near the hotel. The guy is a scammer and tried to take more money from us despite us showing proof we did not damage his bikes. Unfortunately the hotel was not quick to back us up and clearly has a relationship with him too. Avoid at all costs!

Perfect location, comfortable room with hot water in the shower, amazing night fire show and good breakfast. The hotel is located right on the beach. We had a room with a garden view.

Couldn’t connect the TV to Wi-Fi to watch my own content, instead of Thai channels. When I called on reception and ask to help me with this, nobody came.

Hotel was on a lovely beach. Quiet location and comfortable room. All staff were very helpful and friendly. Excellent breakfast and the general menu for food was very good and reasonably priced. Overall excellent value for price.

Hotel was a bit far from local amenities and not easy to get transport into town at night. Restaurant area could do with updating needs new tables and more comfortable chairs.

The dining area was superb. It is right by the beach. I had my go-to spot which was a picnic table that has this nice view - it was really lovely! The room was spacious, even for two people. It gives you a standard basic 3-star hotel kind of feeling because most amenities are there but not provided with the most generosity. They keep things very clean though so it was definitely a plus. In addition, they have a garden with some sort of fountains. Pretty zen if you are looking for a spot to read books.

I had a hard time reaching them via Facebook to arrange a pick-up when I first arrived (so I recommend calling them). The staff spoke broken english but they really tried. The garden seems a bit unattended in pockets. Or perhaps some areas were under renovation.

perfectly situated on the beach

Free transfer from the pier. The room is quite spacious, fridge, kettle and mugs. Towels were changed every day, bed linen every other day. Wi-Fi is free, stable, even reaches the beach. There are enough sunbeds if you are busy in the morning, before the guests arrive on the island. The restaurant is good, but the menu quickly tried everything. Prices are the same as in other restaurants on the beach. Smart TV. The beach is gorgeous, the water is crystal clear. The people are moderate during the day and no one in the morning and evening. The underwater world is not rich, but the inexperienced swimmer will have something to see.

There are no beach towels. There are no toiletries.

Beautiful beach steps away. Friendly workers, great service. Big room cleaned well. Beautiful sunsets. Amazing fire show once a week.

The food! The breakfast was good and they accommodated our special requests (crispy bacon, more tomatoes, darker toast); but most of the other meals were not good. They need better cooks. The service was good though; everyone was friendly. One more complaint is about the umbrellas. They weren't close enough together and there were spaces of sun shining through.

Free breakfast offered 3 choices, was plentiful, tasty, and was served by lovely, smiling staff. The restaurant/bar staff, with whom we had more frequent interaction, were very friendly and helpful (e.g., remembered favourite tables, offered to take photos of us). Having clean beach towels supplied daily was much appreciated. Free shuttle to/from the ferry pier was easily arranged.

The place is in need of a bit of paint touch-up and the like. Still very functional for a simple beach accommodation, but looking a bit worn in places.

Relaxed atmosphere and good rooms for the price. Excellent restaurant service, particularly at breakfast. The beach is good and uncrowded compared with the one where all the speedboats from Pattaya arrive. Beach restaurants in the evening are almost empty as people in the hotel rent motor bikes and go elsewhere.

When I arrived at Noon, the first thing the receptionist said was "check in 14.00". However things got better after that and the stay was quite pleasant. The amount of sand in front of the hotel is less than on other parts of the beach, there is also a lot of shingle and parts are not very clean. The restaurant could do more to make the beach area more attractive and to repair one of the steps from the restaurant down to the beach.

The area is quiet, the beds were really comfortable, breakfast was good and large portions and the food at the restaurant was good too for other meals. The beach was also nice at low tide. Transportation from the pier and back was convenient too. Beach towels were provided for beach access and the reclining chairs were nice too. lovely breeze in the evenings. There was an excellent fire show when we were there too. The restaurants close to the hotel are hit or miss. I would recommend not eating at the one right beside the hotel.

There are rocks and coral close to the beach - especially at low tide, so be careful when you go out to the ocean. For a family visiting, this would not be a deal breaker if you are deciding to visit this hotel.