Guest User
July 16, 2025
Since it is a five-star resort, my expectations were high. But Silavadee exceeded all of my expectations. From the moment of arrival, when our bags were swiftly grabbed up by porters, and the receptionist welcomed us with cool scented face towels and cups of delicious lemonade, every experience was a luxury. We had an ocean view pool villa, which was wonderfully peaceful and private. But we did still check out the private beach, main pool areas, and all three open restaurants (a fourth restaurant was closed for remodeling since we were there during an off-peak season), and all of the facilities have beautiful ocean views and are staffed by extraordinarily friendly employees. Employees always stopped to give us a lift in their golf carts if they saw us walking, and we even noticed them calling ahead via radio to send a cart for us if they saw that we were getting ready to leave the beach, etc. Despite the jungle setting (we loved all the birds and nature, but I suppose it's worth mentioning that some people might not love nature as much, since there was bird poop on the deck each morning - promptly cleaned by housekeeping), I didn't see a single mosquito during our 4-night stay. The resort did issue mosquito repellant to all guests, though, so they are presumably a nuisance at least during some times of the year. The resort is also a very short drive away from Lamai Beach (free shuttles from the resort are provided a few times per day, but it's also easy to catch a taxi/Grab if your schedule doesn't align with the shuttle schedule), which is wonderful for swimming and people watching. But we were happy to be away from the crowds for the most part. It's worth noting that the area isn't great for swimming, since it is very rocky (really, far too rocky to swim at all during low tide), but Lamai Beach has some of the most beautiful sandy swimming beaches around, so that's an option if you want to spend more time in the ocean. With our own pool villa, we mostly stayed on property and just enjoyed dipping in the pool and enjoying the views from the privacy of our own deck.