Samet Nangshe Goodview

Rooms at Samet Nangshe Goodview range from king-bed and twin layouts to suites with mountain views. Across the property, rooms can have air conditioning, a desk, a seating area, a kettle, a hair dryer and free bottled water, and some rooms have a balcony.

Three guests can stay in the Villa 6 Phuket, the Superior Suite or the superior panorama view with twin, each sleeping up to three guests. The Superior Twin, the Superior King Room and the Grand Panoramic View Suite are 25 m² rooms for two, with mountain views in each of them.

Samet Nangshe Goodview has restaurants on site, a garden and a terrace, and air conditioning in its public areas. WiFi is also available in public areas, and the property also offers internet services and wireless access.

Parking is free on site, and English and Thai are spoken at the hotel. Rooms can have satellite and cable channels, a kettle and free bottled water, depending on the room.

The restaurants, garden and terrace are all on the property, and the terrace is an outdoor space at the hotel. The garden and terrace also give the hotel an outdoor space to use between trips to the islands of Phang Nga Bay, and the on-site parking is free for guests who arrive by car.

Takua Thung is a district of Phang Nga, a province on the Andaman coast of southern Thailand, where limestone hills rise above the mangroves and the waters of the bay. Samet Nangshe Goodview is on the mainland, among villages and forest rather than beside the sea, so it is a quieter base than the resort strips of Phuket or Khao Lak. The area is mostly rural, so the garden and terrace at the property are a practical place to spend time between excursions.

The best-known sight nearby is James Bond Island, 8.4 km away, a limestone island in Phang Nga Bay that is usually reached by longtail boat from the piers. Closer to the hotel, Toh Li Viewpoint is 200 m away, Ban Ao Makham village is 750 m away, and the Elephant Care Camp, an elephant centre, is 4.3 km away. Since the hotel is on the mainland, the first part of any trip to the islands is by road.

A full day could start with a boat trip to James Bond Island and the limestone islands around it, then return to the hotel for an afternoon at Toh Li Viewpoint, 200 m away, and the garden and terrace on the property.