Rayavadee Krabi

Rayavadee is situated in the heart of Krabi’s beautiful Phranang Peninsula on the border of Krabi Marine National Park, an area renowned for its natural beauty and rich flora, fauna and marine life. When the resort was built more than two decades ago, it was with the idea of living in balance within this unique environment.

The accommodation was constructed to nestle in between the property’s many trees, none of which were cut during the process, in order to blend seamlessly with the natural surroundings.

With the resort’s low-key approach to building, the habitat of the area’s many varieties of birds and animals was not disturbed. In addition, we employ a number of practices to reduce the negative impact on our surroundings with a focus on sustainable water and waste management as well as energy efficiency.

As Krabi has developed rapidly for tourism in recent years and visitor numbers have increased dramatically, keeping this balance has become an even more important challenge and our commitment to environmental sustainability and to working as a member of the local community has grown stronger.

We regularly organize and participate in beach cleaning, mangrove planting and marine life repopulation activities. We are also proud to be a founding member of the Enlive Foundation, which was initiated in 2009 to bring together governmental agencies, local businesses and community members to raise awareness of the need to protect Krabi’s fragile ecosystem.

As part of the Premier Group of Companies, we have a strong and longstanding commitment to our staff, our community and for those in need in our society and we actively support and donate a portion of our annual profit to these causes and to own company-run charitable organizations, Pan Kan, Food4Good and the Yuvabhadhana children’s scholarship fund.

Explore this page to learn more about who we are and about our philosophy of sustainable business practices.

ACCOMMODATION
The resort’s 94 two-storey pavilions and 7 luxurious villas are dotted throughout tropical gardens and coconut groves just a few minutes’ walk from Railay and Phranang Beaches, and feature fully equipped, spacious accommodation and stylish Thai-inspired details throughout.

The pavilion’ unique design and award-winning architecture blends perfectly with the resort’s natural surroundings whilst the villas offer another level of luxury and space with dedicated butler service

POOL PAVILION (115 Sq.m.)
Our Pool Pavilions provide a heightened sense of luxury with the addition of a 3 x 8 meter private pool situated in a lushly-landscaped tropical garden with sun lounges and a terrace. An ideal option for those looking to enjoy indoor-outdoor living in perfect privacy.

PHRANANG VILLA 404 (417 Sq.m.)
The Phranang Villas are discreetly hidden in an annex amidst a dramatic landscape of limestone cliffs with views overlooking world renowned Phranang Beach.

Just five minutes’ walk down the beach from the main resort, the villas offer a private pool, master bedroom with ensuite bath and two additional (non-adjoining) guest bedrooms, each with ensuite bathroom.

The spacious living room, dining area and kitchenette make villa entertainment a breeze. Dedicated butler service provided.

THE RAYAVADEE VILLA (417 Sq.m.)
The Rayavadee Villa has its own free-form swimming pool with built-in jacuzzi and stupendous views over Phranang Beach.

Furnished in elegant, contemporary Thai style, The Rayavadee Villa offers two large adjoining bedrooms with king size bed and ensuite bathroom as well as a living and lounge area, kitchenette, poolside dining room, private sauna as well as plenty of space for outdoor entertainment, making it one of our most exclusive and luxurious villa properties. Dedicated butler service provided.

FACILITIES
Rayavadee has 4 dining venues to choose with cuisine that ranges from international to light Asian fare to traditional Thai served in a variety of attractive settings. In addition, there is a full service relaxation spa offering massage therapies, facials, wraps, scrubs and salon services.

The resort’s activities center with its own guides and fleet of speedboats invite guests to experience the very best that Rayavadee and the surrounding area have to offer. Visit each section below to learn more about the resort’s offerings.

DINING
Rayavadee serves delicious western and Asian cuisine in venues offering everything from elegant dining to casual beachside fare.The emphasis is on locally-sourced ingredients with organic, light and healthy options available alongside dishes that reflect the rich flavors of Thai and regional cooking.

RAYA DINING
Raya Dining combines five-star service with an innovative menu in an elegant yet informal setting. Begin your day here with an energizing breakfast.

In the evening, enjoy a sophisticated menu with dishes that range from light offerings and tasty salads to classics such as succulent lobster, rack of lamb and perfectly grilled tenderloin.

The intricate carvings of the restaurant’s columns reflect the marine life of the area’s coral reefs, framing the dining room’s delicate gold mural depicting a school of swirling dolphin. Air-conditioned and open-air seating is available.

KRUA PHRANANG
Stroll along a moonlit path to Phranang Beach and experience the ultimate dinner by the sea at Krua Phranang, the resort’s romantic Thai restaurant. Enjoy a menu of classic Thai dishes with specials that include delicious curries, salads, soups, seafood and freshly-caught fish.

The dining room offers air-conditioned and open-air seating with views over the stunning beach, limestone cliffs and outlying islands. After a memorable dinner, retire to the outdoor deck for a digestif and stargaze as the sound of the waves break below you on the shore.

RAITALAY TERRACE
Raitalay Terrace offers a menu of tempting international favourites in a stylish, beachside setting.

Open for lunch and dinner, Raitalay Terrace is also conveniently situated next to our free-form infinity pool and offers stunning views over Railay Beach. With a wonderful array of cocktails on offer, this is the perfect spot to take in a magnificent sunset.

THE GROTTO
The Grotto nestles under an ancient limestone cliff on the edge of beautiful Phranang Beach. Enjoy a leisurely lunch here with your favourite book or lose yourself in the magic of a perfect sunset as you enjoy cocktails and a menu of light snacks with soft sand underfoot and a hint of romance in the air.

Sumptuous barbecues are arranged each evening with advance reservation. Sunset barbeque available daily with advance booking before 15:00 hrs.

SPA
The Rayavadee Spa’s extensive range of therapies draw on ancient Thai healing traditions and a philosophy of well-being that combines body, mind and spirit to create treatments that impart a deeply felt sense of relaxation in luxurious, private surroundings.

Choose between revitalizing facials and scrubs, energizing body wraps, soothing massages and a variety of salon treatments or combine several offerings into a package individually-tailored to your needs.

BODY SCRUBS & WRAPS
The Rayavadee Spa offers a range of luxurious body cleansing scrubs, wraps and polishes that blend Thai herbs and other natural ingredients to soften, pamper and moisturize your skin giving it a radiant and healthy glow.

These treatments include Southern Thai Herbal Scrub, Intensive Moisturizing Scrub, Enhancing Herbal Body Wrap which are perfect for preparing your skin at the start of your sunny beach holiday in Krabi.

FACIAL TREATMENTS
Our facial therapies such as Replenishing Facial, Rayavadee Facial, Moisturizing Facial, Detox Facial For Men were specially created to cater to individual skin types, helping to cleanse, exfoliate and restore a youthful glow and luminosity to your appearance whilst encouraging skin renewal.

RAYAVADEE SALON
The Rayavadee Salon is located in a private alcove of the spa and offers a variety of exclusive pampering treatments and beauty services include Hair Care, Nail Care and Depilatory Waxing for your comfort and convenience.

SPA PACKAGES
The exclusive Rayavadee Spa offers a range of luxurious spa packages such as Romantic Holiday, Him Top to Toe, Totally Rayavadee especially designed to combine treatments that will leave you feeling relaxed, rejuvenated and reinvigorated from head to toe.

Whether you’re indulging in a relaxing holiday retreat, a romantic getaway or planning some pre-wedding pampering, a spa package offers one of the best ways to leave all of your worries and stress far behind.

MASSAGE
The Rayavadee Spa offers a range of healing massage therapies such as Rayavadee Signature Massage, Royal Siam Massage, Rayavadee Hot Stone Massage, Detoxifying Massage to suit your individual needs.

RAYAVADEE BOUTIQUE
The Rayavadee Boutique offers Krabi’s only five-star shopping experience with a treasure trove of over 2,500 striking and beautiful items ranging from jewelry, clothes, ceramics, home accessories and antiques that have been hand-selected to represent the best of Asian craft, design and ingenuity.

Some of the special pieces on offer include beautifully woven textiles fine, contemporary lacquer ware, timeless yet original jewelry and a colourful collection of accessories and home decorative items.

WEDDINGS & EVENTS
A wedding beyond compare. A fantasy created from the depths of your imagination and brought to life amidst coconut groves, beaches, the Andaman Sea and the jungle-covered cliffs of Southern Thailand.

Rayavadee offers you a selection of bespoke experiences on your special day, be it wedding, vow renewal or a traditional ceremony. Create your dream event with us and make it a memory of a lifetime.

A TOUCH OF THAI-NESS

Add a touch of Thai-ness to your special day by saying ‘I do’ in the traditional way with either a Sai Mongkol ceremony or a Buddhist monk blessing. For the complete experience, you can even have both. Consult our wedding planner on how you can combine these options with the Celestial or Land of the Princess packages.

SAI MONGKOL THAI CEREMONY

Sai Mongkol is the sacred string meant to bind two people for life. In this traditional Thai blessing, simple white cotton thread is looped in circles and placed on the heads of the bride and groom, to unite the couple’s souls.

This is then followed by a water blessing ritual where the wedding guests, beginning with the parents and the most respected elders of the wedding party, approach the kneeling bride and groom to pour scented water over their hands from a sacred conch shell as they offer their best wishes for a happy life together to the couple. This simple but elegant ceremony is steeped in Thai history and tradition.

BUDDHIST CEREMONY

In Thai belief it is important to give as well as to receive on the most important occasions of one’s life. As the couple enter into a new life together, they go to the temple to make food offerings to the monks and to receive their blessing for a happy and long lasting union.

As the newly wed in a gesture of respect to offer food and other daily necessities, the monks return their gifts by chanting ancient blessings giving a spiritual dimension to the couple’s promises.

ACTIVITIES & EXCURSIONS
Rayavadee’s excursions provide memorable, personalized experiences that put you in touch with the best the area has to offer.

Whether you’re looking to escape to a deserted beach at sunset or spend the day on one of our luxurious speedboats visiting Phi Phi Island or Phang Nga Bay, our sea excursions promise exhilarating adventure and romance.

You can kayak through a pristine mangrove forest through the Krabi landscape. Scale a rock wall with private rock climbing instruction, hike a nature trail to a waterfall, learn to scuba dive from your own private dive boat or discover the art of Thai cooking.

SEA EXCURSIONS
Sheer limestone cliffs meet azure water. Quiet coves beckon where rainbow-coloured fish dart in schools amidst the coral. A perfect picnic on the beach awaits with a bottle of bubbly, a book and that special someone. As the gentle breeze tousles your hair, you relax, escape and dream.

LAND EXCURSIONS
Visit an emerald pool, a hot spring or Krabi Town’s colourful morning market. Climb 1,000 steps to the summit of Tiger Cave Temple to take in fantastic views over the plains below or kayak through a mysterious mangrove forest.

These and other adventures await when you join any one of our exciting Krabi land excursions.

CULTURAL PURSUITS
Gain insight into the Thai culture with our signature cooking classes and learn how to whip up your favourite local dish, even when back in your home country. Appreciate the traditional style of the old royal court of Siam with by picking up the skills of flower garland making and fruit carving.

ACTIVE OFFERINGS
Rayavadee’s unique natural setting makes it the perfect place to refresh your mind, body and spirit with active pursuits guaranteed to thrill, delight and soothe your soul.

Explore jungle paths and a hidden lagoon on a guided hike or try your hand at kayaking, windsurfing or sailing our Hobie Bravo from magnificent Phranang Beach.

Sports enthusiasts will enjoy our two outdoor tennis courts sheltered under a towering cliff face and our air-conditioned squash court as well as use of our fitness room.

KIDS
Rayavadee’s Just for Kids activities offer interactive experiences for our little guests and the perfect chance to have fun while exploring Thai culture and the resort’s beautiful natural surroundings.

Supervised by our resort’s caring and attentive staff, daily activities range from Tennis for Kids and Thai Cooking to Arts & Crafts & a Garden Discovery Walk. All activities are offered on a complimentary basis and are open to children ages 4-12. Younger children are welcome when accompanied by an adult.

SUSTAINABILITY
Rayavadee’s underlying philosophy has always been to co-exist in harmony with the uniquely beautiful natural environment of our home, the Phranang Peninsula, a fragile place with a rich and unique landscape of mountains, jungle and sea replete with rich flora and fauna.

Rayavadee works as a proactive member of the community to support initiatives that raise awareness of sustainable tourism practices and the importance of protecting the environment.

We regularly help to organize beach cleanings, marine life releases, and mangrove planting events, all of which foster understanding between community members, local businesses and visitors.

ENLIVE FOUNDATION:

Rayavadee is also a founding member of the Enlive Foundation, which was started to address the issues threatening the well-being of the eco-system of the peninsula including wastewater management, rubbish disposal, noise pollution and reef degradation,

The organization brings together local businesses, community members and government figures to work towards finding solutions to these growing challenges.

In 2012, Enlive held its first annual Krabi EnLive Sea Kayak Thailand Championship with the cooperation of the Rowing and Canoeing Association of Thailand with rowers from around Southeast Asia joining the event.

Each year, there is also a sea turtle and marine life release event that accompanies the races to cultivate conservation awareness. In 2014, with the support of the Thai Navy, Enlive Foundation launched their ‘Underwater Learning Park’ project by sinking 4 decommissioned navy warships off the coast of Phranang Beach to encourage the return of healthy marine life and as a stand-in for the threatened natural reefs of the area.

Two years later, the newborn artificial reefs are thriving with a diverse range of fish inhabiting the shelter it provides them with. Follow the link here to find out more about Enlive Foundation and its activities.

WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT:
As the Phranang Peninsular is not linked to the provincial water supply and waste water treatment facilities, Rayavadee has to source for subterranean water while ensuring that the resort releases no water discharge into the ocean.

The outcome of the treatment system we developed to meet these needs is fresh water clean enough for our ponds and perfect for many kinds of fish to thrive in.

The systems also manage to return water supply into the earth as the resort uses the treated water to water the plants, thus giving the water back to the soil.

As part of our efforts towards sustainability, a composting site has also been built in which all our food waste from the kitchen and restaurants is composted together with garden waste. In addition, all of our garden waste is used for making microbial, environmentally-friendly fertilizers.

HEALTHY EATING:

We focus on bringing organic, locally-sourced ingredients to our guests and to giving back to society as a whole by supporting fair trade products, social enterprises and charity programs Our menus offer guests healthy and balanced options that include nutritious and organic vegetables, herbs and salads.

All of the rice we serve is organic as are our free-range eggs from Hilltribe Organics. http://hilltribeorganics.com

In addition, we are proud to offer Mivana, http://www.mivana.co.th/ organic forest coffee, a Thailand-based community initiative which is producing award-winning coffee while providing a livelihood for many in small rural communities in the north.

Rayavadee is proud to be a founding partner of the FOOD4GOOD charity program which provides healthy meals for needy children throughout Thailand. As part of its commitment to the program, Rayavadee donates 1 Thai Baht for every dish ordered in every restaurant throughout the year.

FLORA AND FAUNA
Rayavadee is spread over 26 acres of lush, tropical landscapes and surrounded by towering limestone, jungle-topped cliffs on the edge of Krabi Marine National Park.

For those who appreciate the beauty and diversity of nature, a stroll through the resort grounds is certainly a highlight of any visit with more than 120 types of plants and tropical trees and more than 250 types of ferns and herbal trees to discover.

Many of them such as the Tamarind, Gooseberry, Mango and Coconut, are edible and provide essential ingredients for a number of traditional Thai recipes.

We also have a variety of medicinal plants such as the Sea Lily, the White Bat Flower and the Spiral Flag, whose healing properties have been incorporated into Thai remedies for ailments ranging from toothache and sore throats to stomach disorders and coughs.

Others such as the Lotus flower have religious symbolism and are used in Buddhist offerings and ceremonies. One can learn many things about Thai culture by studying our gardens.

No visit to our resort would be complete without at least one sighting of the delightful Spectacled Langurs jumping through the branches of the trees overhead or of the families of Macaque monkeys that inhabit the nearby cliffs.

Rarer and more difficult to spot are the Monitor Lizards and the Hornbills that inhabit the surroundings as well. A self-guided garden walk map is provided to guests to accompany a wander along our garden paths, perfect for exploring and learning about the area’s great variety of flora and fauna.

DESTINATION
Krabi lies along the coast of the Andaman Sea in Southern Thailand, 800 kilometers south of Bangkok. A growing destination, Krabi is the perfect choice for those looking for relaxation and soft adventure due to the area’s plentiful natural attractions which include white sand beaches, crystal clear water, extensive coral reefs, caves and waterfalls.

Krabi boasts over 130 islands, including Koh Lanta and Phi Phi Island, which offer varied options for snorkeling and diving enthusiasts. In addition to the islands, there are waterfalls, hot springs, a lively morning market in Krabi Town and the famous Buddihist pilgrimage site of Tiger Cave Temple.

Characterized by the dramatic limestone cliff formations that dot its landscape, Krabi is also a rock climbing center with climbers from around the world coming to scale the rock faces around Railay Beach and Tong Sai Bay.

In addition to tourism, the people of Krabi live from agriculture, with large tracts of land covered with rubber, palm and pineapple plantations and from fishing and prawn farming; both important contributors to the local economy.

WEATHER:

Krabi is blessed with a warm and pleasant climate, with the air and sea temperature usually hovering around a perfect 28 C year round.

From November through April, the weather is usually dry and cool while from May to October, you can expect more frequent rain showers that colour the jungle and surrounding mountains a lovely palette of green.

A NOTE ON OUR BEACHES:

The three beaches that border Rayavadee are part of krabi Marine National Park and regulations are strictly in place to upkeep the preservation of this unique ecological area.

As such, sun lounges are not permitted to be placed directly on the beach. For guests’ comfort and relaxation, Rayavadee provides these at The Umbrella Tree Court overlooking Phranang Beach as well as by the pool next to Railay Beach.

Please note that all beaches in Thailand are public and the area around the resort is visited by other boats and travelers throughout the year. During long weekends and festive periods such as Christmas/New Year and Chinese New Year, the beaches are busier than usual, particularly between the hours of 10am-4pm.

Website: www.rayavadee.com

Rooms: 94

Price: from 332 EUR per night