The Houben Hotel, Adults Only

Rooms include Deluxe Double or Twin Rooms, Premier rooms and several Privilege Suites. Several rooms have a sea view, and one Deluxe Double or Twin Room has a mountain view. The Privilege Suite measures 73 m² and sleeps up to three guests, the Deluxe With Seaview sleeps up to five guests, and the Double or Twin The Premier with Seaview sleeps up to seven.

Rooms can have a balcony or terrace, air conditioning, a mini bar, a coffee and tea maker, a desk and an in-room safe box, as well as free bottled water. Bathrooms can have a bathtub, a shower, a hair dryer, bathrobes and toiletries.

The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool and an indoor swimming pool, along with a spa that offers massage and body treatments such as body scrubs and body wraps. The spa area also has a sauna and a hot tub, and there is a fitness centre on site.

Dining covers restaurants, a bar, a coffee shop, room service and food delivery. Breakfast is available in Asian, buffet and continental styles, and it can be taken in the room or as takeaway.

The hotel also offers an airport transfer, car hire, tours, laundry service and daily housekeeping. Diving, snorkelling, canoeing and fishing are also available, and the garden and terrace are part of the grounds.

The hotel stands in Ba Kantiang, a bay on the coast of Koh Lanta, an island in the Andaman Sea that belongs to Krabi province. The shoreline here is a mix of small bays and beaches, with diving centres close to the hotel, and a walk along the bay in the evening is a simple way to get to know the area. The Statue of Koh Lanta sits nearby, in the same stretch of coast.

Ao Dong Ta, a bay, is 150 m away, and Ba Kan Tiang Beach, the nearest beach, is 850 m from the hotel. Further afield, Mu Ko Lanta National Park is 4.8 km away, a marine park of beaches and offshore islands, and Lanta Old Town lies 4.5 km away. Reaching the island means a ferry from the mainland, and the nearest airport, Trang Airport (TST), is 60.4 km away.

A day could start with a swim at Ba Kan Tiang Beach and continue to Mu Ko Lanta National Park, where the islands are reached by boat. Diving and snorkelling are a natural choice with diving centres close to the hotel, and a visit to Lanta Old Town fits well into the same day. Evenings are a good time for a stroll along the bay before dinner.