Railay Cabana

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Rated 3.5 out of 5

Based on 3 ratings and 3 reviews

• too far away

  This place is way too far and we had to climb quite a bit to get up to the reception alone. It took us 7 mins to 'descend' back down to the main walking path. Other accommodation (nearer to the boat drop-off point and the beach) are of the same price per night.

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  Railay Cabana reviewed by huixin (Total reviews: 3) on 4th September, 2010
  Rated 3 out of 5. after a stay here in 8/2010

• great spot up in the hills

  I stayed here in Dec 2004, and returned Dec 2006. Don't let the 8min walk up the hill put you off. This is a great chilled out friendly place. It's a little tropical jungle hide away, and is often a bit cooler here than down on the beaches. The restaurant is back in action again with a big menu at cheaper prices than down on the beach, and good food. There is also a bar starting up there which pumps out the tunes, but the bungalows are far enough away that they won't disturb you if you want to sleep. Would definitely recommend.

  Railay Cabana reviewed by nickb (Total reviews: 2) on 30th November, 1999
  Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 12/2006

• A good place when the beach is booked out.

  In high season it can be quite difficult to find a place walk-in at Railay. However if you head uphill on the concrete footpath from East Railay past the Diamond Cave (follow the signs), you find after a total of 10 minutes Railay Cabana, which is the renamed Park View. For 300 baht, bargained down from 350, I got myself a traditional timber and bamboo beach hut style bungalow with big verandah, attached bathroom, clean, and just enough room inside for two and their gear. This had a comfortable queen size (double+) bed with slightly hard pillows, mosquito net in good condition and fan. Unusual in cheaper bungalows was the provision of towels and soap. There was no mirror in the small bathroom. Staff were friendly. Cabana is set in a pleasant garden like setting with nice views of the surrounding cliffs. It’s pretty quiet up here - on awakening it was possible to hear the gibbons in the nearby rainforest hooting. The restaurant which was great when I visited previously in 2002 seems to have given up competing with the excellent selection down on East and West Railay. There was a small cofee shop/bar which could do coffee, tea, toast, jam and eggs for breakfast and could always sell you a beer and similar. About 5 minutes down the track is a small restaurant belonging to the adjacent Highland Bungalows and 2 minutes past that is the popular Climbers’ Bar which had good eats. I also had a look at Cabana’s more expensive bungalows (about a dozen - there are about the same number of the cheaper bungalows). The 450 baht ones were much bigger and newer, while the 650 versions of similar size and age could sleep 4. I actually thought these bungalows were worth their asking price, whereas my cheapie was definitely not a 350 bungalow, Railay or not. Note the adjacent Highland Bungalows were very similar to Cabana’s pricier bungalows, and there seemed to be at least 30 bungalows, so you should find something up here on spec. If you walk the track another 5 minutes uphill you enter the rainforest and cross the saddle to Ton Sai, hitting the highest bungalows after about 10-15 minutes. It takes another 15 minutes to walk down to Ton Sai beach. Note that attractive West Railay is reached in less than 10 minutes from Cabana on a signposted branch off the main East Railay-Diamond Cave concrete footpath. This footpath has easy gradients except for one 20 m pinch which is moderately steep. On my value for money ratings sytem I’m rating my bungalow at 300 baht 7/10, location 7, food 2 (selection not quality), staff 7.5, grounds/landscaping 7.5.

  Railay Cabana reviewed by tezza (Total reviews: 33) on 30th November, 1999
  Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 3/2006