We stayed at Mukdara the week before Christmas 2011. It is a fantastic place if you just want to relax and wind down. The beach is very clean and it was rather empty. There are plenty of beach chairs and you can relax conveniently within meters from the beautiful Andaman Sea. There are several swimming pools within the hotel complex. One of them is probably 50 meters. There is also an elevated smaller pool on top of one of the buildings next to the 50 m pool. We stayed in a regular room in the main building and it was great, with a big bathroom and a nice balcony. The staff is very friendly and service minded. The restaurant serves a wide variety of dishes. Try the pineapple with seafood or the red curry penang. There are a wide range of restaurants in the vicinity of the hotel. Our favorities became "The Beach" and "Chong-Fa Seafood", the latter serves excellent bbq squid. We also did a couple of excursions. We went snorkeling and diving at the Similan Islands. Nice boat trip. Diving was ok but way below our expectations. The corals and the marine life is pretty damaged and I do not believe that it is due to the Tsunami. There might be other sites that are better. I also went to the Khao Lak National Park. A nice walk in the forest and along the beaches, that I could really recommend. Local taxi from the hotel to the NP is 250 bh. We paid 1200 bh to the airport. Mukdara is within walking distance to the market that is open sat, mon and wed. Lots of clothes and local handicraft. We paid 6200 bh for three people staying with extra bed in one room. Breakfast included. Cannot wait to go back!

We stayed in Mukdara as a couple for the new year's eve and around (2010/2011). The resort is big enough to allow for an enjoyable vacation.

The hotel location is very good in Khao Lak, within walking distance from many good bars and restaurants (don't miss the Italian cuisine there). Free parking is available so we had no issue in parking our rented car there.

We had some hot water problem in the room and the reception staff were kind enough to change our room promptly and to upgrade our stay to a villa without any extra charge.

The room was just standard and adequate if you are planning to stay outdoor and have the hotel as a sleeping base. Otherwise, the villa is the one made for relaxation. Gardens are beautiful and well taken care of.

Two swimming pools and we enjoyed the inner one a lot since it was not that crowded; the bar on the pool is OK. Gym is nearby the pool and it was horrible by all means, location, ventilation, equipment, and everything. We didn't see anyone using it anyway.

Beach is great; sandy, clean and in good shape. Sunbathing beds are available but will be taken from early in the morning (guests used to book them early in the morning even before they go to breakfast), unfortunately we didn't have the chance to use one.

Breakfast is good but coffee was not that good.

New year's eve was very nice indeed, they managed to cope with the changing weather conditions without any real problem. It was planned to have the whole event outdoor on the beach, then it started raining heavily before they start, so we moved indoors to the convention center that was big enough to accommodate everybody on tables very comfortably, then rain stopped, and we moved out again. Food was rich and plenty. The program was amusing; we (and seems all of the others) enjoyed the lantern thing the most. Flying lanterns is a tradition there and the view of thousands of lanterns flying from the beach heading to the sky from this resort and all others on the coastline was just amazing and if only for this, it is worth it.

During our stay, the resort seemed to be very popular for mature German touristic groups, but I cannot tell if this is the case always or only in the new year festive.

English communication outside the very standard few words used in all hotels was a bit of challenge for us at the reception and in the restaurant.

It was really worth the money we spent. Good location in Khao Lak, many local restaurants nearby. Nice beach front. Would like to go back again.

By Agoda, I had a price at $87,00/night. So the reviews is base on that price. If your budget is $200 00/us, well maybe there is better!

In my case, it was really a good deal! The picture I added was taked while writing the review in the lobby. The view at breakfast is the other picture, life is hard... Service is great, internet in room awful... This is why I am in the lobby! The swimming is so big!!! Nice music, fountains.... So relaxing! Breakfast is included from lemongrass fish to egg benedictine with italian salami. A wide variety!!!

So, i couldn't be happier!!!!

And well located!!!!
enjoy!!!