Thara Bayview Private Pool Villa

The property is let as a single private pool villa of 450 m², sleeping up to 13 guests. The villa has an ocean view, air conditioning, a whirlpool bathtub, a flat-screen TV with satellite and cable channels, a DVD player, and a hair dryer, towels and toiletries.

A choice of bed set-ups lets the group sleep as it prefers, and free Wi-Fi is available throughout the villa. Because the whole property is let to one group, the villa is used by a single party at a time, with its own private pool and the whole house to itself.

The kitchen has a freezer, a microwave, an oven, a refrigerator and a stove, along with dishes and dining utensils. Guests can also use the BBQ grill and the coffee or tea facilities.

Free parking is available on site, and the villa has daily housekeeping, cleaning supplies provided for guests and cleaning by a professional company. An airport transfer is offered as well, and laundry and dry cleaning services are available on site, with a laundromat.

The grounds include a balcony or terrace and a garden or backyard, and the villa has a private entrance. A crib or baby cot and a high chair are available, and languages spoken include English, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German and Thai.

Ao Nang is a beach town on the Andaman coast of Krabi province, a lively stretch of sand backed by restaurants and tour offices, with longtail boats moored along the shore and limestone cliffs rising above the bay. The villa sits in this setting and suits a traveller who wants the beach, the boats and a choice of evening activity close at hand.

The Ao Nang Night Market has food stalls and souvenirs in the evening, and Noppharathara Beach lies along the same bay. Ao Nang Beach is 1.6 km away, and Krabi International Airport is 18.4 km from the villa. Railay Beach, 4.2 km away, can only be reached by longtail boat, and Tiger Cave Temple, the hillside temple known as Wat Tham Suea, sits further out at 14.1 km.

A good day could begin with a longtail boat from the Ao Nang piers to Railay, with its limestone cliffs and the beach cave of Phra Nang, and end back on the beach at Ao Nang for the evening market. Boat trips to the islands of Poda and Tup also leave from the bay, though rough weather can change the plans and keep the boats in port for a day.