I stayed here for Xmas 2009 with my extended family in rooms 1013 and 1014. These were deluxe rooms (I think) and were the next price down from the villa rooms. These were in a 2 storey block to the right of reception as you enter, although these room are the ones closest to the road we experienced no road noise.

The moment we arrived we liked it and the picture on line don't do it justice. We had my 3 daughters aged 11,9 and 8 months with us and all 3 of them loved the pool.

The room was big enough to have 2 extra beds in it easily and it was really well equipped and clean and with its own little balcony which we adorned with Tinsel.
Breakfast was good and although we didn't eat there in the evening the pizza at the pool side was ok for lunch.

The manager and all of the staff couldn't have been more helpful and the compulsary gala dinner at 1200bht that we had been dreading was actually a really good night. My daughters won a cuddly toy for their dancing statues game.

If I were to go back to Khao Lak I'd stay here without a doubt as it's excellent value for money. My wife and I survived the Tsunami in 2004 in Khao Lak and we would not have stayed here if we had not felt safe. Its on high ground and was untouched.

Great little resort. And the manager should get a medal for his enthusiastic efforts on Xmas Eve.

I stayed here in August 2009 with a group of 13 other people. As it was the off season for the area, I think we were the only people staying at the hotel. The hotel is in a good location in that you can walk to food and shopping right on the main street in less than 5 minutes. There is a great German restaurant called Tiffy's across the street that provided us with laughter, beer and free wi-fi. The grounds of the hotel are well kept and the rooms are immaculate. The airconditioning works well but you have to leave your key in a slot to turn on the electricity (you will find this feature in most hotels in Thailandgreat way for the hotel to save $, but it gets warm when you've been out of the room for a bit... ). The pool was nice, I thikn there are normally fountains but they must have been turned off due to it being the off season. No internet on premises but they might have it during peak season. The staff were WONDERFUL!!! They were kind, helpful and rushed to fix anything that a guest might request. We had breakfast included... be prepared for there to be things on the menu that are not available. The receptionists are kind and were very helpful. They also have a very nice meeting room with white slip covered chairs. The beach is a bit of a walk... about 15 minutes but well worth the journey. Overall a great place to stay.

The Andaburi is a nice and very clean three star resort hidden behind the main street in Khao Lak. Rooms are spacious and well maintained though lacking any real ambience - they basically could be in any hotel around the world.

The hotel also has a very nice pool area with swim-up bar. Sunbeds around the pool are very limited and quite a few of the hotel guests seemed to have had the very nasty habit of "reserving" them with a towel before they went to breakfast for the entire day. With the beach beeing quite a bit away this is a shame.

There is also a restaurant on site which I never tried with many great places beeing just around the corner on the main road and at the beach.

All-in-all the Andaburi is an OK choice if you are looking for very reasonably priced accommodation in Khao Lak with it's clean rooms and OK facilities - that is if you don't mind driving around Khao Lak if you want to get to the really nice places. That said I would certainly stay elsewhere next time.