Sandwiched between dense jungle and a white-sand beach that stretches for 900 meters, Pimalai Resort and Spa is the epitome of a posh escape. Whether you’re a tranquillity seeker or a water sports lover – here is why it’s the best hotel in Koh Lanta.

Five-star facilities

Restaurants

Pimalai has not one, not two, but three swanky restaurants on site. There’s also a poolside cafe.

Seven Seas

Looking out over the bay and the Andaman Sea, the resort’s signature and award-winning restaurant sitting some 60 metres above sea level offers spectacular sea views.

With a menu that travels from east to west, Seven Seas is rightly popular with hungry guests. What about starting with sautéed prawns topped with parsley and seasoned with garlic and chilli? You can also choose appetizers like goat cheese with roasted vegetables tart or Parma ham with pickled melon and port syrup. As well as pizzas and pasta, main courses include slow-cooked pork belly with warm Asian coleslaw, and pan-fried seabass served with grilled vegetables, warm tomato salsa, olives and capers.

You’re practically guaranteed to find pleasure in a glass of vino, too. Seven Sea’s bar offering unbroken views of the Andaman Sea has a well-stocked wine cellar.

Rak Talay Beach Bar and Restaurant

Given its close proximity to the ocean, it’s no surprise that this restaurant, whose name translates as Love of the Sea, serves fishermen’s catch of the day. Koh Lanta food can include steamed whole grouper with sweet chili sauce or barbecued white prawns served with a spicy dipping sauce.

Apart from specialising in Thai and international seafood, the beachside restaurant has Thai staples like curries and stir-fries as well, and the kids’ menu has not forgotten the youngsters.

While appetizers like Fines De Claire Oyster with its soft, briny flesh tastes like the sea, the dessert menu caters for sweet tooth with soft and savory taro dough dumplings, chocolate mousse, citrus honey foam with lemon sorbet in verrine, and more.

A highlight is Rak Talay’s movie night on the beach.

Spice N’Rice Restaurant

Serving breakfast for guests staying in Pimalai’s Beachside Estate, Spice N’Rice – overlooking Kantiang Bay – specializes in authentic southern Thai cuisine.

The Banyan Tree Poolside Cafe

Open daily from 11 am until 5 pm, this aptly named cafe by the pool serves light meals and snacks, as well as tasty drinks.

Spa

As the name suggests, Pimalai Resort and Spa has a top spa with airy treatment salas named after local flowers. Laid out like a village, the treatment rooms made from stone, native wood, bamboo, ceramics, and iron ropes blend well with the valley Pimalai Spa is embedded in.

Whether you’re after a soothing oil massage or prefer the Thai massage that combines stretching, compression, and acupressure to improve the motion in your joints and muscles, one thing is for certain: you will drift into deep relaxation.

One of the world’s best luxury spas, Pimalai Spa is the winner of the World Luxury Spa Award. It has also been included in Condé Nast’s Johansen’s Luxury Spa Collection.

Sustainability is high at Pimalai Resort and Spa

With energy-efficient lighting, heating and cooling systems, energy-saving thermostats and a conservation program that keeps a lid on energy consumption, Pimalai Resort and Spa has rightfully been eco-certified by Green Globe. Pimalai uses energy from carbon-free resources, and an independent organisation audits the resort’s energy and water use.

Sustainability is at the core of everything Pimalai does, from water-efficient faucets and the towel and linen reuse program to waste reduction schemes, including a recycling and food waste reduction program, and more.

The high-end resort also uses locally sourced food and beverages, and has a responsible purchasing policy across the board.

Spacious rooms that combine rusticity with modernity

While earth colors and wood tones including the polished teak floors make the rooms feel homely, puddled drapes and marble accents add elegance. Floor-to-ceiling windows ensure plenty of natural light.

All rooms have flat-screen satellite TVs and work desks, and the balconies overlook lush gardens or the Andaman Sea.

With Bluetooth speakers, a multimedia connection, plus a deep-soaking tub, the Deluxe Rooms offer quality time in your room, as do the Beachside Pavilion Suites. Snuggled into lush tropical vegetation, these suites offer direct beach access via a staircase from your terrace.

You can also stay in and enjoy a lazy afternoon on your spacious and fanned balcony. With 110 square meters, you’ll have plenty of space to spread yourself out. In-room amenities include a deep-soaking tub and bath salts.

While the Bayfront Deluxe Rooms have large verandas, you can go for all the luxury in the hillside pool villas surrounded by jungle. Image waking to the sounds of the calming boop-boop-boops of a crow pheasant. Your private pool is just a few steps away from your four-poster bed.

Needless to say, you can enjoy staggering ocean views while swimming in your pool. The villas are located 60 to 80 metres above sea level.

Are you travelling with your family? You can also stay in a beachside villa furnished with a kitchenette, semi-outdoor living space and a private pool, meters from the waves washing ashore.

Activities for everyone

What to do in Koh Lanta is a common question. Yet, there’s so much on this island, you’ll be spoilt for choice. Pimalai Resort and Spa offers a range of activities including Thai cooking classes, mangrove tours, beach activities, a Koh Lanta 4 island tour, or a complimentary spa class.

Beach activities

Approach The Beach Boys at the resort’s Beach Hut next to Rak Talay Bar to stay fit on your holiday. Borrow equipment including frisbees, balls to play football or volleyball, kayaks, paddle-boards, body boards, and more.

Island excursions

Pimalai’s luxury speedboats will take you to Koh Lanta’s national marine parks, where you can snorkel or free dive in the crystal waters framed by towering limestone cliffs. Ringed by a powdery white-sand beach, Koh Rok offers a Maldives-like setting.

Scuba Diving

Pimalai Resort and Spa is one of the Ko Lanta hotels Thailand that have a dive centre on site. Operated by Lanta Diver, the photos in the dive centre will give you an idea of what getting PADI-certified amid offshore pinnacles and spectacular reefs is like.

Complete with a sports centre, kids activities, one of the best Koh Lanta gyms offering fitness, yoga, and Muay Thai boxing, Pimalai Resort and Spa is an all-out liveable resort.

Book a room at Pimalai Resort and Spa now for moments of bliss with your loved ones. You can also email the Reservations Department at reservation@pimalai.com. For weddings and MICE enquiries, please call +66 (0)2 320 5500.