The resort itself is beautiful, villas tucked away in a luscious and landscaped jungle environment, we were blown away by the environment. It was quite warm when we visited so we loved the cold plunge pool in our room when not swimming at the beach. Staff were incredibly warm and friendly and our villa host was helpful, welcoming, and made our stay feel special. The nearby village (just a minute or so walk) has plenty of good local restaurants, thai massage, i ice cream and is quite walkable and pleasant.

Services (restaurants, spa) at the hotel were very expensive for the value - meals and spa treatments were about 5-10x the price of comparable services in town. Many many families with young children made the common areas of the hotel unpleasant - children screaming and running around the breakfast buffet without parents around, jumping off the swim-up bar into the pool, etc, making it hard to enjoy and relax in common areas

Wow! Just wow! From our Arrival till we left - everything has been great, more than great! The super friendly and always helpful Staff, our wonderful Pool Suite, the Food, the Service, the Kindness we felt - whenever someone out of the Staff crossed our way, the whole Hotel Complex - so lovely with Plants just everywhere... This has been an absolutely "jackpot" Trip to wonderful Koh Phangan! And there has been nothing more to ask for! We just loved to be there, felt warmly welcome and more than super cared for! Thanks, lovely Team of Anantara Rasananda, you´ve been gorgeous <3 Greetings, from Guido & Inga (...the broken rib - thanks again for helping us so much, in this sh** Situation as well!)

Nothing! Everything has been perfect!

It's definitely the best hotel on the island, in terms of rooms and service. Our Beach Pool Villa was amazing with the jungle bathroom and seaviews. The staff is also nice and attentive. My favourite was the Spa, it had the most beautiful location with ponds, plants and stones and the service there was excellent. The Japanese restaurant although expensive, has great fresh food.

They take advantage of the people with very high prices for everything, being the only nice 5-star resort on the island. There is no kids club, so after a while boring for families with kids. The pool bar's blue LED light looks cheap and kills the atmosphere. The beach was disappointing with big waves and deep water. The hotel is on the East side so there is no sunset, and you feel isolated from the rest of the island.

Everything (as in every single thing and every detail) was simply amazing - truly a paradise! The pictures are very accurate. Facilities, food, drinks, staff, pool, and beach were all beyond excellent. The resort is laid out beautifully in a rain forest-style setting on the beach. The villas are spacious, very private and well decorated, there are plenty beach beds and parasols (also around the pools), the service is amazing with good food and drink selection to order on the beach, the restaurants are great and with a good variety, the breakfast is super delicious, and I could go on. We will definitely come back!

Nothing at all

Beautiful beach, amazing villas and great staff.

everything was VERY expensive. A thai massage costs 350 baht everywhere in Thailand - except Anantara where it’s 3900 baht! Yoga is either free at many hotels or 300 baht for a drop in session everywhere else but it’s over 1000 baht at Anantara. 30 mins in the steam room is 950 baht!!

Fantastic

Breakfast was very chaotic, took long time to get served.

An amazing hotel! Everything is beautiful and well-maintained. The room is spacious and very clean; the bed is super comfortable. The staff is wonderful throughout the hotel. They are generous in their help. Thanks to Nooni from the reception, who was so kind and helpful, and assisted us with everything we requested! He helped extend our stay in the same room with a kind discount. Breakfast was very good, and the restaurants inside the hotel were as well. A bit expensive, but a great value for the money.

Everything.. huge beach frontage, good staff, excellent food and a great bay. Beach villas are amazing in very clever landscaping.

Very little.. price point is a little high for Thailand and therefore criticism must be contextualised to the price…Mattresses are very comfortable but have already sagged due to guest use. At that price they need to be perfect. Lots of trainee waiter staff so small mistakes abound. Picking at straws though.. it’s a great property.

The rooms are great, spacious and comfortable.

The main pool area can get crowded and noisy. The hotel charge extra for using basic facilities (steam room, yoga...). There's a lack of free of charge activities (sports, nearby excursions, etc.).

After a rough year, we (a family of three, mom and two 12-year old girls) really looked forward to this holiday. The resort is absolutely fantastic, above expectations. We stayed in a Garden Suite with pool for 11 nights, and moved to Ocean Garden pool suite for the last 3 nights. The Garden suite was beautiful, spacious, with a lush garden and felt very private, in the back row of the resort. The plunge pool was great after a long day at the beach, and the sound of the crickets and frogs as the sun sets is the true sound of Thailand. The Ocean Garden Pool suite at ground floor was stunning, same indoor size and look as the Garden suite, but it has an outdoor shower area, big outdoor daybed and pool facing the sea.Two steps, and you are on the beautiful beach. The beach is quiet, clean and safe. The resort has a welcoming feeling, the staff is extremely helpful and friendly, and you feel very well taken care of. The lush surroundings, use of wood and details like the fishpond along the boardwalk makes it very authentic, cozy and inviting. The food was excellent (and if you asked for spicy, you get spicy, not tourist-spicy), the staff was very sweet, efficient, and made you feel relaxed. The poolbar made great drinks, and served ice-cold beer (also made mocktails for the kids - Virgin Mai Tai was highly appreciated by the girls). The night before departure one of the girls' precious bunny (a 12-year old bunny!) got lost inside the bedsheets and went away with the laundry. It was a total disaster, but the staff found him - and he was safely returned to my daughter! We will return, and highly recommend staying at Anantara Rasananda Koh Phangan :)