Koh Ngai Mayalay Resort

Midrange resort at luxury prices

Photo of Koh Ngai Mayalay Resort, Ko Ngai. , Ko Ngai

What we say:

Mayalay is the sister resort of Thapwarin, and we were told by a staff member that Mayalay is more for the backpacker market while Thapwarin is for upscale customers. By the looks of each place, this would appear to be true, so we're scratching our heads as to why the rates at each are nearly identical. Mayalay is indeed a fine resort, with spacious and stylish wood and bamboo tropical themed bungalows, all of which come with air-con and hot water. There's also an internet cafe, well placed restaurant on a deck overlooking the beach, and what appears to be quite an elaborate spa, but for the same price you're better off with Coco Cottage, Thanya, or Thapwarin.

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Contact details:

Ko Ngai. T: (083) 590 7523 F: (086) 475 0057

What we were quoted

Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Bungalow air-con private b'room	2,200 THB	3,000 THB
Beachfront bungalow	2,500 THB	3,500 THB

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Last visited or updated on: 30th December, 2011

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Rated 2 out of 5

Based on 1 ratings and 1 reviews

Don't believe the photos!

We just returned from Mayalay Resort today. My tip: don't believe the pictures and the text on the web. The pictures actually show a Photoshop version of the much nicer ''sister'' resort, and the description that the resort is just like the famous ''sister'' resort (Thapwarin) is plainly wrong. For the THB 3000 per night, we expected more than very basic huts (you find them for THB 500 elsewhere) with stained and torn towels, bloodstained linen, every morning gecko pooh on the floor and even on my glasses (the smelly mosquito net at least prevented the geckos that we heard all night roaming through the walls from poohing onto us)... The resort is only 2 years old but it looks so run-down. The grounds are dirty, the outdoor lights are are torn, nobody of the staff seems to mind dog pooh and dogs puking onto the restaurant floor (during 2 out of 3 meals there). For most of our stay, there was a strong sewage smell, and even the water in front of the huts was foamy and had the same smell; apparently the sewage seeps right into the sea. The restaurant was possibly the only place in Thailand where fruit is not tasty; the explanation is that most guest prefer to eat at other resorts leaving the Mayalay restaurant with fruit and fish that quickly go bad in their fridge. The only good thing was the beautiful view but you get that view at any other resort on Koh Ngai. Tip: the nearby Fantasy Resort has excellent, fresh food which is priced about 35% below Mayalay's.
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Koh Ngai Mayalay Resort reviewed by toby_hom (Total reviews: 1) on 12th April, 2009
Rated 2 out of 5. after a stay here in 4/2009

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