Kimkim Trip Reviews for Thailand

Beautiful

Amazing

Perfect location for getting around. Sunday market is right outside your door. Pool is lovely.

Great and unique hotel. Loved the beach.

Accommodating and staff were so nice. I think the location for our stay might have been better. Hard to walk around easily and find shops and restaurants.

Great fun and informative. Beautiful area. The lunch was delightful and so good. On the beach!

Throughout our stay we saw lots of different temples. Informative interesting. Helps in the understanding of the Thai culture.

This was an amazing experience. We were so touched by the compassion and understanding that takes place here.

Interesting but of course hot.

The block is like a hidden gem

Great hotel with beautiful sight lines and an amazing staff

Great easy going hotel that affords you to be you

This was a centrally located property with a great staff who meet your needs at the door without being pushy

Another life changing moment for me

This tour was life changing for me

Unfortunately I did not make this tour either, it was a lot going on

Interesting break from one place to another

Definitely one of the best experiences I have ever had

Unfortunately I did not get to go to this tour, I was just burnt out lol but I do still have pictures from my previous tour where I still got to take photos

My guide was funny and ver knowledgeable

The hotel was a very nice modern space with a great rooftop lounge for dinner and drinks. The views from the rooftop and even from our room were amazing since you can really see the city, especially the nighttime views. The staff was very friendly and the amenities were great. The one thing that we were not prepared for was the amount of traffic. Just leaving the hotel was a challenge depending on the time of day with all the people either go to or coming out of work as the hotel is in the business district. Be prepared to sit in a lot of traffic during those times.

The hotel is a beautiful place to stay, relax and enjoy the sea and sand! The staff was very friendly and helpful and was always available to answer questions or address any issues presented. The island is really beautiful, and the beach is sight to behold! The food was great; the activities and vibe were so relaxing.

This tour was really interesting. We had a walking tour of temples, a guided meditation session and a wonderful long boat canal ride all in the same trip. Seeing Bangkok in this light really shows of the very diverse areas of the city, from the hustling stores and people, to the quietness of temples, and the importance of waterways and long boats that you do not get to experience in a lot of places.

Being in Thailand and not going to at least one temple to see its beauty, to understand its history, or even to feel its reverence would be really a missed thing. The artwork alone is simply amazing, as there is so much detail to see. The craftsmanship in the construction, the sheer scale of some of these structures can really be a humbling experience. Then there is simply the overall feeling that you experience in these places... even with hundreds of people touring the same places you do, there really is a feeling of calm and meaning that is very difficult to put into words.

This part of the trip was really amazing! The energy and the vibrance of activity were really exciting. I am from a major metropolitan area, and this even amazed me. The sights, smells and sounds were fantastic. Getting around by Tuk Tuk is an adventure in itself, then throw in street food, flower markets and the amount of people it is an experience to behold.

Out of all the tours I/we took this was probably the one that I liked the least. This not to say it wasn't fun or anything like that but there were several things that I did not properly consider. The biking through this area was beautiful. The scenery was quiet, peaceful and a nice change of pace without the hustle of the town to disturb you. I will list the caveats in the bonus questions section

Being someone who does fish as often as possible, this was a really nice trip. The fishing itself was decent, as there was a good amount of activity. The sizes of the fish we were catching were a bit on the smaller side, but that can not be helped sometimes. The species of fish that you can catch is pretty amazing. All kinds of snapper and grouper or all colors and varieties. The guides were great, and took care of everything from getting the gear rigged, having bait waiting for you to use, and helping with just about everything you need.

Kayaking around these islands is truly a sight to see. Such beauty and undisturbed, that it is a really amazing. We were not able to see some of the mangroves due to the tidal conditions, but the views were still spectacular. Our guide was able to lead us into one of the islands to see in an internal mangrove and it was so quiet, peaceful and beautiful all at the same time!

No pool, so this was a disappointment to the kids, but the location for the convention was good.

Great location, spent most of the time on the boat trip, but the time we spent there was great, the kids loved the pool and the ocean.

Great location, the group enjoyed the Elephant excursion and the people involved there

Nice hotel, but the main pool was closed so the kids were disappointed

This was the highlight of our trip. Nick was so good as were the whole crew! Canoeing into the caves and seeing the laguna was a lifetime experience, a wonder of nature. No where else found in the world.

Bam Bam went out of he way to do share the food tasting, and then took us to a nice restaurant after for a nice dinner.

Good experience for the kids to see and be close to the elephants

We were tired and had to hurry through this as it was crowded and started to rain.

It was hot and too many people, not a great experience unless one wants to see lots of market stuff to dicker on.

The Hotel was well presented and ver clean. The rooms are nice and very bright .

The rooms were very spacious bright and clean.

The decor needs updating.

The Hotel was well presented and staff were all very friendly. Would recommend.

The tour around the city was very well organised.

Loved every moment.

Lovely hotel on the river, good location, easy walk to night market and restaurants.

Large sprawling resort property, beautiful grounds, huge breakfast buffet, very cool lobby bar

This was the nicest hotel on our trip, gorgeous property, huge room, great staff.

Really nice hotel, excellent location, busy street but quite after 9pm, solid breakfast, excellent staff

Teacher was great, had a lot of fun.

Short day due to unforeseen circumstances, temple fogged in then had to cut short visit to village due to emergency utility work, guide did make the most of it.

One of the highlights of the trip, we had the private version of the tour, well worth it.

Both markets very interesting, only drawback is driving time to and from.

Beautiful temples, market was interesting.

Lovely dinner cruise on the river

Floating village interesting , see another side of Cambodia. Handiworks shop not a tourist trap, beautiful items.

Very impressive , receiving blessing from monk was meaningful

interesting sites although a lot of driving around HCMC

required for any American visiting, get a very different perspective on the war.

Good updated hotel

Nice resort

Run down needs upgrade. Photo doesn't show true place

Super friendly and great hotel to stay at in good location

Great day seeing the temples and tour guide was very good

Unique experience with elephants

Fun hike in the jungle

Super fun again with alot of knowledge from savy made it interesting

First day so were tired. Sad to see poverty

Guide savi was awesome, passionate and very knowledgeable. He made the visit very inspiring and enjoyable

While the staff were very welcoming and kind, we felt this hotel needs a little renovation! The pool was black tiled and not very appealing when mosquitoes are hovering over it. The bedroom and bathroom were somewhat clean but we found mosquitoes and tiny bugs which made it a little uneasy at night. With some renovations, this property is a prime location for the Night Market and nearby restaurants.

Wonderful, friendly staff

Wonderful. Would do it again.

Poor maintenance, expected a lot more from this global Spanish chain

My favorite activity of the trip was definitely the visit to the Mae Klong Railway market. It was such a unique experience watching the train come through the market. Everything was incredibly exciting and memorable. My family had a wonderful time and it truly was a trip of a lifetime for everyone.

Very poor experience at 500 Rai Floating Resort. One a scale of 1:10, with 1 representing a "flea bag motel" and 10 representing a "luxury resort", I would rate it as a 2. The staff was very nice (Thai people are exceptionally lovely and kind people, in general, and the staff at the resort was no different), but the quality of the resort just sucks. We stayed in "Deluxe Family villa," which was dirty and rickety, as well as detached from the rest of the resort, which meant we needed to call a barge every time we wanted to leave. There was no refrigeration or ice in the room, so no cold water, no basic amenities (such as a hair dryer), there was one kayak assigned to the room (even though there were four of us staying, including 2 x teenage boys). The beds were old and lumpy. The shower was broken (for the first hour, we had a tech in the room fixing a showerhead that we spraying water straight upward). It was lousy. Biggest annoyance: The resort allows for one hour/day of complimentary wi-fi for each guest. While I appreciate that the resort fancies itself on being a nature-focused getaway, the remoteness of the area results in significant downtime.....for which, naturally, guests would like an opportunity to research the web, upload photos, email friends, etc. Of course, the resort offered an "all day" package....for $45 USD per person. For a family of 4 (including 2 x teenagers), we would have been charged $200/day for our family to have access to WifI. You simply don't expect this kind of blatant, cheap upsell tactic from a high-end resort. The food at the resort was also atrocious. Thai cuisine is famously good (and we enjoyed tremendous meals in everywhere else in Thailand), but the food at 500 Rai was cafeteria-caliber slop. They obviously struggle with getting ingredients to the resort (given the remote location, I'm sure) but, again, for high-priced accommodation, you expect decent chow. For breakfast, I ordered a "croissant with fresh fruit plate" - I received a cold croissant (straight from the fridge) with no side of butter (or jam), along with 2 x cubed fruit pieces (literally a chunk of watermelon and a bit of pear). It was laughably bad.....yet very indicative of the standard of 500 Rai. The resort is obviously capitalizing on the nature beauty of the park. It only exists because of it. But they are taking advantage of it, assuming that guest will be so dazzled by the natural surrounding that they will overlook the substandard quality of the resort. But, candidly, the shoddy standard of the resort detracted from the overall experience. I left feeling that they are the ones who are taking the beautiful park for granted. Do not waste your time or money on 500 Rai.

We are warned again and again about fruit, veggies and water. Yet we were taken to a remote village to be fed their food. My daughter got very sick.

Conveniently located near food and shopping options. Great breakfast buffet.

Very unique and charming lodging. The lack of an on site restaurant and requirement to climb steps to get to your room may make it less desirable for some guests.

The staff were very attentive and the hotel is conveniently located but it is somewhat dated.

Loved the charm and decor. The breakfast buffet and beach access were also great.

Good breakfast buffet and convenient location.

This was a 5 star hotel, elegant but not bougie. We had breakfast included, awesome buffet.

Not having a restaurant sucked but over excellent but also not having a nice sandy beach, but the pool area made up for it.

Awesome location and European look and feel. Large room and tropical grounds.