Travel reviews for The Houben
Date of stay: Feb 10, 2012
Accommodation and facilities:
Uber modern hotel, excellent service. As it is a small hotel, more intimate, not sharing facilities with lots of guests, get to know the staff. Room very modern with views to die for, particularly the sunsets. Would definitely recommend to others, hope to return
Reservation service:
Fine
Date: Feb 15, 2012
written by: Anonymous
Date of stay: Jan 13, 2012
Accommodation and facilities:
This is a minimalistic hight class hotel with a hint of Thailand. We had a deluxe room with direct acces to to the pool. Very nice room and very beds beds and linnen. Very nice staff. Great breakfast, alacarte. Nice food in the restaurant (western and thai). We stayed 3 nights, and will sure stay again! Tip: choose one of the two suiterooms (actually bungalows).
Reservation service:
Great!
Date: Jan 16, 2012
written by: Per & Pam Frederiksen
Date of stay: Dec 08, 2011
Accommodation and facilities:
Sehr schönes durchgestyltes Hotel. Freundlicher Service. Ca. 10 Minuten zu Fuß zum Strand, dort keine Liegen, keinen Schatten. Abholung von Fähre erfolgte kostenlos.
Reservation service:
okay
Date: Dec 23, 2011
written by: Judith Sporbert
Date of stay: Oct 05, 2010
Accommodation and facilities:
Great hotel and the best crew ever!! Nothing is a problem here. Great service and good food. 5 minutes walk to a nice beach. Recomended!!
Reservation service:
Very good. Possible to change dates close to the travel. Quick respond on email.
Date: Oct 11, 2010
written by: Alexander Gäfvert
Date of stay: Jul 20, 2010
Accommodation and facilities:
WOW!!!
My wife and I spent 3 nights at this amazing boutique hotel and regret that we did we couldn t stay much more. The Houben is the one of the best experience we had in Thailand when it come to hotel and a place to stay. It has only 15 rooms two of them are suits built on an unbelievable cliff. We stayed in one of them.
The view was breathtaking, the design state of the art, the food was great and some time even more, considering that the hotel is open less then a year and is still in his trial-run period. The hotel was constructed by a Belgian guy and his Thai spouse. The design is top modern till the last small details, the infinity pool is astonishing, the bar is like if it was taken from a movie. If you are a bit concern about not having a beach next to the hotel don t worry, 5 min walk you ll find a great one. After staying in a few boutique hotels in Thailand we can say that The Houben can be named in the top list and in any Boutique Hotel magazine. The most pleasant surprise was the service of the hotel staff led by the owner daughter Shana. She made our stay so wonderful that it was really hard for us to leave.
In the end of the day The Houben made it worth for us to travel all the way to Koh Lanta. The price per night make this hotel the great value one all around, but we think that this prices will not hold for too long as this hotel id down prices and as soon as it will start to run normally and the amazing new spa will be open the price are going to be significantly higher. Any way we are going to come back to this precious place.
Reservation service:
OK+
Date: Jul 22, 2010
written by: Rotem
Date of stay: Jul 20, 2010
Accommodation and facilities:
WOW!!!
My wife and I spent 3 nights at this amazing boutique hotel and regret that we did we couldn t stay much more. The Houben is the one of the best experience we had in Thailand when it come to hotel and a place to stay. It has only 15 rooms two of them are suits built on an unbelievable cliff. We stayed in one of them.
The view was breathtaking, the design state of the art, the food was great and some time even more, considering that the hotel is open less then a year and is still in his trial-run period. The hotel was constructed by a Belgian guy and his Thai spouse. The design is top modern till the last small details, the infinity pool is astonishing, the bar is like if it was taken from a movie. If you are a bit concern about not having a beach next to the hotel don t worry, 5 min walk you ll find a great one. After staying in a few boutique hotels in Thailand we can say that The Houben can be named in the top list and in any Boutique Hotel magazine. The most pleasant surprise was the service of the hotel staff led by the owner daughter Shana. She made our stay so wonderful that it was really hard for us to leave.
In the end of the day The Houben made it worth for us to travel all the way to Koh Lanta. The price per night make this hotel the great value one all around, but we think that this prices will not hold for too long as this hotel id down prices and as soon as it will start to run normally and the amazing new spa will be open the price are going to be significantly higher. Any way we are going to come back to this precious place.
Reservation service:
OK+
Date: Jul 22, 2010
written by: Rotem
Hotel pictures and facilities
The Houben is a modern,
private villa style hotel comprises 15 oceanfront rooms graciously perched on a cliff
overlooking a striking panoramic view of the Andaman Sea. It symbolizes an hideaway
for relaxing in utmost luxurious privacy with natural surroundings, yet easily accessible
to pristine soft-white sandy beaches and many other attractions on Koh Lanta and its islets.


ACCOMMODATION
:: Superior Room ::
6 Rooms, 49 sq.m. inclusive of private balcony.


:: Deluxe Room ::
7 Rooms, 56 sq.m. inclusive of private balcony.

:: Suite 1 Bedroom :: 2
Suites, 73 sq.m. - 1 Bedrooms inclusive of private balcony.


:: Guest Room Features ::
- Queen bed (double bed) or twin beds
- Daybed (to be used as an extra bed)
- Private balcony
- Separate shower and bathtub
in all room categories
- Jacuzzi in Deluxe room and suite
- Individual-controlled air-conditioner
- Free Mini bar
- Wireless high speed internet access
in guest room and public area
- In-room DVD Player
- In-room coffee/tea making facilities
- IDD telephone
- Bathrobes and slippers
- 32 LCD television with satellite feed
- Personal electronic safe
- Hair Dryer
- Weighing scales
- Reading lamps
- Make-up mirror
- Emergency torch light
SERVICES & FACILITIES
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Room Service
- Spa treatments
- International and local call at cost
- Infinity swimming pool
- Free bicycles
- Free Wi-Fi internet access throughout the hotel
- Daily housekeeping service
- Laundry valet service
- Sightseeing and tour arrangements
- Airport transfers
- Concierges


:: Food & Beverage ::
- A restaurant & Drink Bar: "
Red Alert "
- Capacity: 26 seats inside and 20 seats outside
- Opening Hours: Breakfast 6:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
- All day dining: 11:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
- Dinner: 7:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
:: Spa Services ::
- 2 indoor treatment rooms (Air-Conditioned)
- Outdoor Jacuzzi
- Outdoor foot massage
- Massages, Scrubs, Body Treatments,
Facial treatments
:: Outdoor Swimming Pool with en-suite Jacuzzi ::
- Size: 5.5 m. x 17.5 m.
- en-suite 7 - persons round Jacuzzi


:: Recreational activities & excursions ::
- Mountain Biking
- Motor cycling around the island
- Sightseeing / island discovery tours by min ivan
- Boat and snorkeling trips to nearby islands (November to April only)
- Boat trips to east coast islands
(predominantly May to October)
- Scuba diving (November to April only)
- Swimming / Snorkeling / Sunbathing
- Canoeing / Kayaking / Sailing
- Elephant trekking
- Nature reserve
- Jogging
- Thai boxing (November to April only)
LOCATION MAP
The property is located close to Ba Kantiang Beach on Koh Lanta Yai, a tropical island south - west of Krabi Province.