Belong Jin The Dam Hotel and Resort

The rooms at Belong Jin The Dam Hotel and Resort measure from 40 m² to 180 m² and sleep between two and eight guests. Some have a mountain view and others a pool view, and the choice includes a 110 m² two-bedroom pool villa and a 180 m² four-bedroom suite. Bathrobes, hair dryers and toiletries are part of the room equipment.

Several rooms have king beds, and the suite offers a choice of bed set-ups. Several rooms have a bathtub, and the rooms with a pool view overlook the pool. Satellite or cable channels are available in some of the rooms, and the suite also has a streaming service.

Belong Jin The Dam Hotel and Resort has an outdoor swimming pool, a garden and a terrace, along with a playground and a golf course within 3 km. There is also a mini golf course, and boating, canoeing and hiking are available. Tours can be arranged.

For meals there is a restaurant, a coffee shop, a snack bar and a bar, with room service. Breakfast options are Asian, buffet and continental. Air conditioning is available in the public areas, and there is a shared lounge with a TV area.

Practical services include on-site parking, an airport transfer, a shuttle service, taxi service and car hire, plus luggage storage and laundry service. The property is wheelchair accessible.

The resort sits in the Ban Ta Khun area of Surat Thani province, a landscape of dams, reservoirs, forest and hills rather than beaches. Surat Thani itself is the province's main town, on the Tapi River, and the resort offers a quieter setting for travellers who want nature close at hand. The rooms with mountain views face the same scenery, and visitors will find more forest and water here than streets.

Ratchaprapha Dam is 4.2 km away, and Cheow Lan Lake, a large reservoir ringed by forested hills, is 5.9 km away. Ratchaprapha Forest Park is close to the resort, and Klong Phanom National Park lies further out. A marina with a ferry terminal is also nearby. Car hire is available at the resort, and a car or taxi is the easiest way to reach the dam and the lake, since the places are spread across the district.

A good day could begin with a walk in Ratchaprapha Forest Park, then continue to Cheow Lan Lake for the water and mountain scenery before returning to the resort for the pool. Surat Thani Airport is the nearest airport at 38.6 km, and the centre of Surat Thani town is about 5 km from the resort.