Nalintara resort

Air conditioning is in all the rooms at Nalintara resort, and each accommodation sleeps up to two guests. Guests can choose a queen-bed holiday home, a double room with a king bed and park view, or a 25 m² one-bedroom house with a double bed and mountain view.

Every room has a private bathroom. The one-bedroom house also has a shower, toiletries and towels, a flat-screen TV, a coffee and tea maker, a mini bar, an electric kettle, a hair dryer and free bottled water.

The property has a garden and a terrace, and it is smoke-free. Air conditioning covers the public areas as well as the rooms. Ground-floor units give direct access to the terrace.

Reception staff speak English and Thai, and Wi-Fi is free in all rooms. The property is managed by a private host.

Nalintara resort sits in the countryside of Surat Thani province in southern Thailand, a rural area of forest and reservoir lakes rather than a busy town centre. The property has its own garden and terrace, and the surroundings are quiet and green, with Ratchaprapha Dam about 2 km away and Ratchaprapa Forest Park just 450 m from the property. It is a setting for slow mornings outdoors rather than a base for nightlife.

The lake is the most obvious landmark nearby. Cheow Lan Lake is a large reservoir created by the dam, and a viewpoint over it is close by. Khao Sok National Park, a rainforest park known for its limestone scenery, lies 15.4 km away and makes a practical day trip from here. Surat Thani Airport is 40.3 km away, while Khiri Ratthanikhom Station is 15.9 km away.

A good plan is a morning at the lake and the dam, followed by an afternoon in Khao Sok National Park, where the rainforest and limestone cliffs fill the day. Khao Sok is the furthest of these, while the dam, the lake viewpoint and the forest park are all close by. For a shorter outing, the forest park and the lake viewpoint are the closest places to the property.