Fairfield by Marriott Krabi Ao Nang Beach

The rooms at Fairfield by Marriott Krabi Ao Nang Beach include 24 m² doubles and twins and 48 m² family suites with two bedrooms, some with a pool view and others with a garden view. Every room has a hair dryer, a shower and satellite or cable channels, and most have air conditioning.

Doubles and twins sleep up to three guests and offer a choice of bed set-ups. The family suites sleep up to five or six guests, and several rooms have a private entrance. Several rooms also have blackout curtains and a fan, and the family suites measure 48 m².

The outdoor swimming pool and a children's swimming pool are on site, with a fitness centre, billiards and on-site entertainment. The grounds include a garden, and the property has an elevator and wheelchair access.

The restaurant serves lunch and dinner, with a coffee shop, a poolside bar, a bar and room service. The 24-hour front desk offers concierge service, luggage storage, safety deposit boxes, laundry, dry cleaning, ironing and daily housekeeping, and a taxi service is offered. Asian, buffet and Western breakfast is served in the restaurant, and a coffee shop on site serves freshly brewed coffee. On-site entertainment and tours are also offered, and free parking on site is available.

Ao Nang is a beach village on the coast of Krabi province, a long bay of hotels, longtail boats and street-food stalls, and the property is a short walk from the sand. The village works well for travellers who want an easy beach stay with quick access to boats heading out to the islands and limestone bays, and the lanes behind the beach hold more of the evening life.

Ao Nang Beach is 750 m away, and the Ao-Nang Landmark Night Market, with food stalls and shops, is 250 m away. Longtail boats from the village run to Railay Beach, 3.8 km away, a peninsula of limestone cliffs where Phra Nang Cave is also found. Poda Island is 7.4 km away, and Tup Island and the Hong Islands lie farther out, while Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea), a hillside temple complex near Krabi town, is 15.3 km away.

A good day here combines a morning on Ao Nang Beach with a longtail boat trip to Railay and an afternoon back in the village, or a trip by road to Tiger Cave Temple. The night market is a good place to end the day, with food stalls and small shops. In the rainy season, rough seas can affect boat trips, so island days are best planned around the weather.