Thap Pala Cottage

Accommodation at Thap Pala Cottage is built around villas: pool villas with lake or mountain views, a waterfront bungalow and a villa with a spa house. Several of them have a private pool, and air conditioning, hair dryers and toiletries are found in many of the rooms, so the details depend on the villa you choose.

The One-Bedroom Pool Villa measures 180 m² and sleeps up to six guests, and the Villa with Private Pool sleeps up to five. Some villas have a bathtub, a TV with a streaming service, a mini bar or a private entrance, depending on the room you book.

The property has an outdoor swimming pool, a spa, a spa and sauna, and a hot spring bath, along with a garden and a terrace. Canoeing, fishing and tours are also offered, and outdoor recreational features are available.

Dining options include restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner, a bar, a coffee shop, a halal restaurant and a vegetarian restaurant, along with room service. Breakfast is free and includes Asian, Continental and American styles, and kids meals are also provided.

Daily housekeeping, ironing and laundry services are available, and free parking is on site, with bicycle parking and valet parking too. Free WiFi is available in all rooms, and WiFi also covers public areas and special events.

Thap Pala Cottage sits in Khao Rupchang, within Mueang Songkhla, the district that forms the town of Songkhla on the Gulf coast of southern Thailand. The surroundings are mostly villages and hills, and the rooms with lake and mountain views look out over the landscape around the property. Some villas face the lake and others the mountains, so the view depends on the room you choose. The nearest airport is Hat Yai International Airport, and the larger city of Hat Yai, a major transport hub, lies nearby.

Within about eight kilometres of the property there is a mix of sights. The Songkhla Zoo is 1.7 km away, and the Wat Ko Tam pagoda is close by. The Songkhla Old Town, the historic core of the town, is 7.5 km away, and the Songkhla Fish Market, which sells fresh fish, is 6.5 km away.

A day could begin at the zoo and the pagoda, continue through the fish market and the old town, and end at Samila Beach, 7.9 km away, where the mermaid statue is a well-known landmark. Khao Samrong, a hill peak 3.6 km away, is closer for anyone who wants to walk up a hill, and the Songkhla area has enough to fill a full day out.