Sand Sea Resort

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Отдыхали в этом отеле с 9 мая по 15 мая 2012. Месторасположение отеля-отличное. Сам по себе отель- староват, конечно, но в целом-нормально. В бунгало убирали каждый день, белье и полотенца меняли каждый день. Однако- дают по 2 полотенца: 1 полотенце для тела, а другое- зеленое- пляжное. Не хватало маленького полотенца-для других потребностей. Когда у нас что-то упало под кровать и мы ее отодвинули( отодвигается очень легко- на колесиках) - то под кроватью был жуткий слой грязи и пыли- с полгода точно там не убирали! Возле входа в бунгало стоят кувшины с водой и поварешками- чтобы ноги от песка смывать- так обслуги никогда воду в них не наливала. Нам приходилось самим выискивать способы наливать туда воду (ведра-то в номере нет). Мы обрезали 5-литровую бутылку от питьевой воды , потом с душа туда набирали и носили в этот кувшин. Довольно однообразные завтраки: практически каждый день одно и то же. В завтраках мне, например, очень не хватало хотя бы одного блюда тушеных овощей в соку- чтобы была хоть какая-то подлива к рису. Потому как рис по-тайски суховат. Еще замечание (если администрация отеля обратит внимание, конечно)- чтобы молоко для кофе-чая- стояло на подогреве. Практически все время приходилось пить кофе с молоком в теплом виде, что не очень-то приятно. Очень не понравилось обслуживание в столовой во время заказа обеда или ужина: садились за грязный, плохо протертый столик. Когда официант приносил заказанные блюда, то даже салфетки на столик не клали - там вот вилки-ложки на грязный стол и подавались. Также не на каждом столике стояли вазочки с салфетками. С этим у них большие проблемы. Когда покушали- то счета на оплату не допросишься и официанта не дозовешься. Приходилось ждать минут 15-20. В столовой очень старые столы и стулья. Стулья страшно жесткие, тяжелые... Задница, извините, на этих стульях просто каменела. А вот в рядом стоящем ресторане (звездой побольше) - на таких же стульях лежат подушечки. По столам с едой могут лазить кошки- поэтому не оставляйте свою еду без присмотра. А то, пока ходите за забытым куском хлеба, ваше блюдо попробует какая-нибудь киса или местный скворец. Когда обедали или ужинали- все время с моря дует сильный ветер- прямо в лицо, что очень неприятно. У меня с блюда листики зелени просто слетали. Горячая еда быстро остывала. А вот в ресторане рядом стоящего отеля- на этот случай прикрывали окна прозрачными пластиковыми шторами. Но не в нашем отеле. То есть заботы о комфорте гостей в этом отеле не видно. Но еда в ресторане отеля- очень вкусная. Цены- самые дешевые среди других отелей. Но мы все -равно выбрали бы этот отель, потому как это самый экономичный отель на Западном побережье.

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OK

Date: May 18, 2012
written by: LOGINOVA SVETLANA

Sand Sea Resort

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Very nice room, the only problem is the mosquitoes. The restaurant is not the best, but the one in the resort next door is excellent. Great location!

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Date: May 21, 2012
written by: Zohar Naor

Sand Sea Resort

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It was the best hotel in Riley !!!

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easy and quikly...

Date: May 10, 2012
written by: Jukka Hanhiala

Sand Sea Resort

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Unfortunately there are now direct beside the pool area buildings which bring a lot of dirt, noise and dust.

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Very good. Thank you!

Date: Apr 26, 2012
written by: Detlef Knapheide

Sand Sea Resort

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The hotel itself is located directly at the beach, has a nice pool and a great looking garden with enough privacy for each individual bungalow. I wouldn t save money and take the fan room again, the room was moldy and humid and just too hot in March to be value for money. Sheets are changed daily, staff is helpfull but the staff in the restaurant was slow, untrained and clumsy. Don t waste money on western food in sand sea resort, stick to thai. Highly recommended is the bbq fish there and a dinner table with sunset view. Pick up service worked nicely and their mini market is one of the cheapest ones on Railay beach. Slight drawback is that Sand Sea Resort is the pick up point for all the boats and dozens of exhausted travellers will wait infront of the restaurant. Be aware that Railay beach is very flat and at low tide looks like a swamp, we didn t know that and were disappointed in the beach quality.

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booking through the website proved easy and convenient, no problems there

Date: Apr 05, 2012
written by: Pucher

Sand Sea Resort

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Sand Sea Resort is situated almost in the middle of West Railay Beach with a path that leads to East Railay. Their restaurant overlooks the beach and the food and service is great. We asked for an air conditioned bungalow with twin beds and there is enough space for two lots of luggage. There is a pool, mini-mart, massage and booking office for tours. They also offer a transfer service that includes getting you to and from the longtail boat with your luggage without getting wet when the tide is out. I love this part of Thailand and plan to come back next year.

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This holiday is the second time I have used Sawadee.com to book in Thailand and had no problems on either occasion

Date: Mar 06, 2012
written by: Meredith McClure

Sand Sea Resort

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Nice hotel and we lived in a superior bungalow near the beach. The staff wasn´t so friendly, but okej service. A bit expensive hotel, so next time I go to Krabi i will stay in Ao Nang instead and take a boat to Railey during daytime. The west side was very expensive, so whe walk to the east side att the evening and have dinner. Lovely beach!

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Always great

Date: Mar 06, 2012
written by: Josefina Mariana Fornell

Sand Sea Resort

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Hi, we stayed at Railey for almost 12 nights in total. Some of them here are Sand Sea resort. Here is a review of Sand Sea followed by a generall discription of Railey/Ao Nang. Sand Sea resort We booked sand sea resort since our other accommodation was full. The bungalows are quiet and clean. The services personal swift and professional. The pool was ok, but a little bit shallow. The worste thing with Sand Sea is the price and the restaurant/breakfast. There are other places that will give you the same standard of living for less money. If you don t need a bungalow Princess resort offers the same quality of living for less money. Also the pool and breakfast is better there. The breakfast... Somehow they never have lids on the fruit and it is crawling with flies. Disgusting with 50-100 flies per fruittray. We also tried to eat at the restaurant. The problem was that it was halft full and that is way more than the staff can handle!!! Both us, and some other groups I may add, had big problems to get any of the waiters attention. They just stood chatting by the kitchen. I think half the restaurant left without getting their food or ordering. That said when you don t eat at Sand Sea it is a nice place. I recommend it if you are prepared to pay a little bit extra, don t want to take any chances regarding your accommodation and you want a bungalow. Or if Princess is full. ;-) Generall restaurants Here is the deal. The example from above is not unique for Sand Sea. It is a general problem on many of the resorts at Railay. Don t be fooled to think this is the Thai way of service. It is not. Believe me. It is just a bad habit that the Railay resort restaurants have. So if you want service and food within the hour of your arrival take a walk to a restaurant instead of staying in your resort. There are some that are ok but I would recommend the restaurant that lies in the same building as the Last Bar(It is named the Last Bar) at Railey East. Very good Indian food, but don t worry they have great Thai and fresh seafood as well. Railey now and before: I have been to the Ao Nang area three times. Now, 2003 and 2004. And for those of you that have been here before I just want to tell you.... It is way, way, way more exploited(and expensive) now. Mainly resorts and the backpackers have almost(only almost) left. There are also much more people here and the beaches crowded in high season. If I come back it would be for the wonderful climbing. Even though Phra Nang beach (Hope I got the spelling right) is beautiful there are other beaches in the archipelago that are less crowded and almost as nice. Beaches Other than Phra Nang the beaches are pretty dull. They are full with loud longtail boats and the water is “dirty”. Better at the islands. Don t stay at Railay and Ao Nang beliving that those beaches are nice. Thare are way better ones. Prices Ao Nang and Railay is very expensive for being Thailand.... If you can do your shopping anyplace else , do it. That includes everything from suits to T-shirts.

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Ok

Date: Feb 21, 2012
written by: Karl Peter Andersson

Sand Sea Resort

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there has good views of the sand and sea. very rich dishes not only the breakfast buffet but also others. kindly service to guests. would like to recommend to friends.

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conveniet and easily!

Date: Feb 09, 2012
written by: YUJING

Sand Sea Resort

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喜欢sand sea 的自然环境，可爱的小松鼠、小猫、小鸟，近在咫尺的沙滩，很美....如果浴室的花洒出水给力些，就很满意了

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Date: Feb 15, 2012
written by: liming liu

Sand Sea Resort

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Fantastiskt fint ställe, rent och frächt. Frukosten var bra, det fanns och välja på även om jag saknade yoghurt. Personalen var hjälpsam med allt. Bokade även transfer till flygplatsen när vi skulle hem, allt flöt på super. Rekomenderas!

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Date: Jan 23, 2012
written by: Malin Jenssen

Sand Sea Resort

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We loved every minute of our stay. The staff were friendly and delightfull. Prompt efficient service when I left my bag and passport on Sand Sea airport bus saved the day.(I had to ring from the airport) We are most gratefull.

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great thank you

Date: Nov 29, 2011
written by: Robin Nicoll

Sand Sea Resort

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I have stayed in the fan bungalou and had no problem with the high temperature inside. This is the cheapest hotel in Reiley west. The disadvantages are the monkeys and squirrels jumps on the roof and poor restaurant. Hovewer I would recommend it for good sweeming pool, location and service.

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Thank you!

Date: Nov 24, 2011
written by: Sergei Ogarkov

Sand Sea Resort

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Very good restaurant, but note that they don t sell alcohol. But they do allow you to bring your own.

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Date: Nov 20, 2011
written by: Margit Damborg Duus

Sand Sea Resort

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to much money for a average room without sea view.super location because near vto pharang beach

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good

Date: Oct 27, 2011
written by: Bülent Kis

Sand Sea Resort

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Perfect location, very clean,good service

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efficient

Date: Oct 22, 2011
written by: leah poplin

Sand Sea Resort

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perfect location, very nice and freindly service.nice and comfort rooms at the deluxe. we will defenetly come again. micha&anina shoham israel.

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speedy and easy booking.

Date: Oct 23, 2011
written by: micha shoham

Sand Sea Resort

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Beautiful location! Right on the beach at Railey West. None of the rooms actually have a beachfront view, the restaurant and pool are on the beach. The pool is gorgeous. And the breakfast is great. The fan rooms are not so fresh, but the a/c rooms are nice. Take the 10 minute walk to the Phra Nang beach and hang out there for the day.

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Date: Oct 27, 2011
written by: Jeremy Hardman

Sand Sea Resort

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Very nice resort. At the most beautifull spot of Ao Nang. Resorts Internetshop ask to much for fast internet ( about 120 bath 30 minutes ) And their free wifi-internet around resort too slow.... Some waitress sleep during service. Food quality is very good, only the service is not that what you expected. Overall: resort 7, location 9,

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Date: Oct 20, 2011
written by: Frans van der Linden

Sand Sea Resort

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We traveled with 2 young kids and expected to arrive on a nice quiet resort. really disappointing!!! don t reccomend Railay for kids. much more relaxing and beautifull places elsewhere. biggest mistake we made on our 3 week trip! too busy and noisy for us. long tail boat s engines running all day. loads of daily travelers all over the place (restaurant and pool and also passing through resort to get to eastern side. food was awful (spaghetti with ketchup sauce, hamburger which looked like fried fish and was hard as brick!) , bad service. no room service. We got a Junior suite. room was large and nicely decorated. clean too. too bad the suite next door was being built while we were there... Safe was broken but fixed within less than an hour. We booked 7 nights and left first thing in the morning after breakfast which wasn t the best...and not so clean. we almost flew all the way back to kosamui to our previous hotel but then found a resort half the price and 10 times better in kolanta.

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Date: Aug 28, 2011
written by: Elizabeth Miriam Barnett

Sand Sea Resort

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It would be nice if the staff would focus more on politeness and cleanliness of tables etc. than on their perfect appearance. Beauty is not everything...

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Date: Aug 16, 2011
written by: Ernst Woels

Sand Sea Resort

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Friendly staff, good location, nice food (we only tried breakfast)..but please select air-con room or you suffer.

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Fast respond but may need to improve the calculation skill.

Date: May 08, 2011
written by: Paulina

Sand Sea Resort

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Бунгало хорошее, территория красивая. Завтраки скудные, обслуживание в ресторане плохое. Пляж и скалы покрывают все недостатки отеля.

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отлично

Date: May 11, 2011
written by: Irina Lepscheew

Sand Sea Resort

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good service and nice room

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Date: May 04, 2011
written by: nichapa kankasikam

Sand Sea Resort

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Absolutely love this place and we had a wonderful time. Great place for families. Will definitely recommend Sand Sea Resort ! my only suggestion is concering the Massage Room, it is very run down at the moment and desperately need an upgrade to be able to offer a decent service. i would have had a massage every day if the massage area was more appealing, that was unfortunate.

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Date: May 04, 2011
written by: Sally Moore

Sand Sea Resort

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medium hotel. the beach is beautiful and the resort, which is right on the beach, from what I heard has the best price of all the resorts on the beach. We took the best room and it was big, had a jacuzzi, but thats about it... all the rest was nothing special. The reception service was smile less and the breakfast was OK and had yesterday dinner. On the last day there was no running water in the morning, couldnt get an answer why.... any way - if you can - book a better resort, if not, this resort is really OK but thats it...

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Date: May 02, 2011
written by: Adi

Sand Sea Resort

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Good hotel, room to small for 2+3 family. Hotel staff are not that nice. breakfast ok but no cheese at all

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Very good

Date: Mar 30, 2011
written by: Dror Zalika

Sand Sea Resort

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We (couple age 50) had the Junior-Sweet-Cottage in front row next to pool. The Cottage was nice, everything okay, the whirlbathtube in the bathroom super! BUT the rate for this cottage on Krabi is too high - maybe because it is on the popular Railaybeach. Railaybeach surroundings beautiful - the beach itself very crowded, very noisy because of the many going and coming longtail-boats.The massage-girls are often nuisance on the beach. The hotel-staff specially reception and restaurant was unfriendly and desinterested. Breakfast was okay -if you are there at time and not later than 9.30. (Finished at 10.00) If you are sleeping long and hoping to get nice breakfast at 9.45 am you will be rather disappointed.Buffet nearly empty. If you are keen on nightlife of Krabieast you are on a good location. Next time we would look for accomodation on the much quieter Ao Ton Sai beach to the right.

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Booking service good.

Date: Mar 27, 2011
written by: Staebler Gabriela

Sand Sea Resort

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Bon rapport qualité prix pour un endroit exceptionnel, malheureusement trop fréquenté a cette saison...

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J ai toujours été satisfaite des services de Sawasdee.com depuis 3 ans que je les utilise très régulièrement.

Date: Feb 28, 2011
written by: colmet de santerre

Sand Sea Resort

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Although the bungalow, facilities and location were good, I think this resort is very overpriced. The staff were surly and disinterested (the only smile we got during our stay was from the porter). The resort also doesn t seem to trust it s guests at all. They asked to keep a passport (nowhere else we stayed asked for this and I think this is actually illegal..) and in the room there were prices for everything (towels, kettle, pillows), in case you damage or steal anything in the room - bit bizarre! Breakfast was pretty awful. It seemed to be mostly comprised of leftovers from dinner the night before. I ve never seen Spaghetti Bolognese at a breakfast buffet before! Overall, the resort is nice, but given the downsides, I would only recommend staying here if you get a really good deal, as for what we paid, we definitely didn t get value for money.

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Date: Jan 17, 2011
written by: Rachel Abbott

Sand Sea Resort

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good service. problems whith incheckning but we had a good deal anyway!

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Date: Jan 20, 2011
written by: ase sjokvist

Sand Sea Resort

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Great place - nice swimming pool and great bungalow just near the wonderful beach but bit expensive so we didn t stay long. Anyway it s the cheapest resort on Railay beach for sure not worse than the others.

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Booking service great! will come back to you for sure next time in Thailand.

Date: Dec 09, 2010
written by: Ilona Ferreira

Sand Sea Resort

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Our second stay here. Nice hotel in a beautiful place. Good value for the money we paid. Great location on the west side of the Railey beach. Stuff, facilities and breakfast were average. At all, it s the best place on the west side for travelers with limited budget. Отель хороший и недорогой. Бунгало расположены на западной части Рэйли бич. Супериор бунгало в котором всегда останавливаемся выглядит вполне прилично. В номере есть термос, две бутылки воды ежедневно. Душ стандартный для тая. сантехника хорошая новая. Окна до пола. В окошках маскитные сетки. Кондиционер хороший. Лучший выбор цена/качество, если хочется жить на западном рейли не за дорого. На ресепшене полно трансов, персонал в ресторане немного тупит. Проблем за время нахождения в отеле не было.

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Excellent as always!

Date: Nov 20, 2010
written by: VICTOR SBORETS

Sand Sea Resort

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Super Resort !!! sehr saubere Zimmer, schöne Gartenanlage, toller Pool, riesiges Frühstücksbuffet das keine Wünsche offen läßt. Aber das allerbeste ist immer noch die Lage am Railay West mit dem schönsten Strand den ich je gesehen habe. Von hier kann man tolle Ausflüge mit dem Speedboot nach Honk Island oder Phi Phi unternehmen. Im Restaurant kann man außerdem noch gut essen.

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Date: Sep 08, 2010
written by: Schmoeger

Sand Sea Resort

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we enjoyed our stay it was a very nice resort.

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great

Date: Aug 27, 2010
written by: Michelle Hayes

Sand Sea Resort

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This was in the perfect location on the west side of the island. It was absolutely fine and I recommend it for anyone who has emphasis on what they do in the day and just need a sound, comfortable room at night. The room was perfectly clean, bed comfortable and had a well-stocked mini bar, and the pool was great. Restaurant food was so-so but being located next to everything else that s pretty much irrelevant. I stayed in the superior AC bungalow. It wasn t fancy but good value for money.

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Date: Jul 20, 2010
written by: Shannon Louise Aitken

Sand Sea Resort

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we had air-con bungalow which was ok but needed some updating and redecorating, rooms are not big but quite clean -u get what u paid. Very good swimming pool. But the location is amazing, beach sunset and views.Worth to go.

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very good service

Date: Jun 09, 2010
written by: Dr Katarzyna Mejer-Turkot

Sand Sea Resort

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I had the fan room, which got pretty hot. The room was decent. If you have the money, go for the larger AC rooms. My friend had that and it was much bigger. The resort itself was nice, very pretty. Beautiful beach front. You ll get good service all the way around.

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Date: Aug 07, 2010
written by: Michael Sylakowski