Rawi Warin Resort and Spa♡

Up to date and honest review from family trip

8.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Family Stay at Rawi Warin – Wildlife, Warmth & a Few Gaps We’re frequent travellers and regularly explore the world with our children, so we feel we have a good benchmark when it comes to family-friendly resorts. We spent two weeks at Rawi Warin Hotel (March–April 2026), and overall, it was a memorable stay with plenty of highlights—especially for nature lovers. 🌴 The Good Stuff The grounds are absolutely beautiful—lush, well-maintained, and full of wildlife. Waking up to monkeys on the balcony was a daily highlight! We also spotted squirrels, cicadas, butterflies, lizards, frogs, hummingbirds, herons, and even a pair of sea eagles by the beach. The large pond is fascinating, home to carp and catfish—but the real stars are the Asian water monitors (around 4–5 of them). Watching them appear at fish feeding time (10:00) to grab bread—and occasionally a fish—was incredible. The hotel really makes an effort with families: • Ice cream, popcorn, and candy floss treats for kids 🍦 • Bikes available to ride around the resort 🚲 • A lovely Friday movie night on the beach 🎬 Breakfast was excellent and varied, with plenty of choice. We mostly ate lunch by the pool, which was consistently good. Evening restaurants were also nice, but very expensive compared to local options—you can easily feed a family of four outside the hotel for £20–£30 including drinks. Staff were fantastic throughout—friendly, attentive, and efficient. Housekeeping kept our room spotless, and the rooms themselves were clean, comfortable, and had a nice balcony. The resort has 2–3 pools, including a children’s pool with a slide, which became the main social hub for kids. Other highlights: • The Lanta Lanta Festival was great fun • Thai culture is incredibly welcoming to families ❤️ • Beautiful weather throughout ☀️ • The beach is soft and scenic, with great snorkelling (though you’ll need sea shoes due to rocks and sea urchins) We had no trouble getting sunbeds in the first week, though it got busier in the second. The gym is well-equipped and open all day. The spa looks lovely but is pricey—especially compared to beachside massages nearby (~£10/hour and excellent quality). There’s also: • A handy gift shop (including sun cream) • A dive/snorkel shop with helpful staff and trip bookings • Reliable (though slightly pricier) hotel transfers ⚠️ The Not-So-Good The biggest downside for us was the lack of a proper kids club. There’s a small play area for younger children, but nothing structured or staffed—and nothing at all for older kids (8–15). Our children were even turned away from the pool room because it’s 16+, which felt like a missed opportunity. The local area is very quiet. We’re not sure if this was due to wider travel issues, but we often had to take taxis to find some atmosphere. Even Lanta Old Town was quieter than expected. While there were some activities available, many came at an extra cost, which added up. And while not the hotel’s fault—mosquitoes were relentless, so pack strong repellent! 🌏 Other Notes We booked trips via Viator: • Koh Ha / Koh Rok – stunning and well worth it • Phi Phi Islands – beautiful but extremely commercialised Koh Lanta itself feels quite different from other parts of Thailand: • Strong focus on diving and snorkelling • Fewer temples or cultural landmarks • Around 80% Muslim population, so some restaurants are halal and don’t serve alcohol—but the food is still fantastic The hotel had a good mix of nationalities—French, German, British (more in week two), plus Scandinavian and Australian guests. One final note: the evening humidity is intense, so pack accordingly or plan to do laundry regularly! ⸻ ⭐️ Overall we have to scale at 4 stars due to: A beautiful, nature-filled resort with excellent staff and family-friendly touches, but let down slightly by the lack of structured activities for older children and a very quiet local area. Would we return? Yes—for the setting and relaxation—but with adjusted expectations and for a much shorter period.

A great place to stay at a beatiful island

10.0

Rawi Warin is a unique luxury experience. What we really liked with Rawi Warin was their focus on sustainability and nature preservation. Everything from the ozone pool, to how the whole resort is tailored to fit into the existing environment and wildlife at Koh Lanta. The people working at Rawi Warin are sweet and professional and the food both breakfast, lunch and dinner is rich of choice and high on quality. We really appreciated the activities at the facility, many times led by the always helpful and knowledgeable employee, Dern. Everything from Tai Chi to Aquagym to towel folding. He knew it all. These activities were a great way for our family to have fun, and to connect with others. We would recommend Rawi Warin to everyone, especially families looking for a quiet and natural place, with lots of comfort and tranquility.

Breathtaking, gorgeous, brilliant.

10.0

Where do I start when speaking of this breathtaking hotel ? From the moment you arrive, the staff ensure you feel extremely welcomed. All of them go above and beyond in their duties. This isn't a job to them, this is a way of life. Our room was clean, tidy and spacious. We had all the expected amenities; minibar, TV(connected by wifi with Google TV, Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime), hairdryer, safe, tea and coffee making facilities, a separate bath and shower. It was cleaned daily, kept spick and span by our lovely cleaner. We had paid for the buffet breakfast which was excellent, so many choices. Pastries, noodle station, egg station, western breakast, always a nice curry on offer. There were 3 coffee machines, which whilst not brilliant, were more than adequate. Water and juices, fresh fruit. Just so well stocked. The hotel has 4 pools, we only really used the main pool. But, myself and my daughter, did investigate the other 3 pools on the first day. Near the main pool is the towel station, also a place to buy food, drinks and ice creams. The hotel sits on the beach where you can go swimming, every day we were there was a green flag day, so very safe for snorkelling. Inside the sea sits one of the pools. I honestly can't see the point of making a small pool inisde the sea, but it is there nonetheless. Around the local area are plenty of small restaurants, well worth a trek out every night. There is a 7-eleven maybe half a mile down the road too. I didn't use the gym, but I did have a quick look in. There was a water station, looked like you had to take your own bottle. Towels were provided with a few machines like treadmills, exercise bikes, etc. It was more than adequate for the number of guests using it at any one time. There was a spa, a thai boxing ring, pool table, football table, bikes and go karts for the kids. Definitley plenty of options. The hotel did have an acivity program, which we hardly used, but it is there. All in all, we absolutley loved this hotel.

Excellent stay at this beautiful hotel

10.0

From the moment we arrived we loved the hotel, we were welcomed with a drink and cold towel, we were taken to our room by car along with our luggage, we had a tropical room which was one line away from the beach, it was very spacious and had a lovely balcony. The room had everything you needed including a mosquito machine and spray, hairdryer,safe,minibar, slippers, pool shoes. Great air con, huuuuuuge bed looked like 2 doubles pushed together. Tea/coffee making, lots of bottled water each day. The pools were stunning we used two of the three available, the main pool overlooked the beach, it was massive and had a jacuzzi part. Plenty of sun beds available with lovely long beach towels, there was also a lap pool and another one up the hill. The beach was good but too hot for us so we stayed poolside. They had a dock with a pool in the sea but we didn’t use it. The staff by the pool were all lovely and especially Mr Mee who made sure he introduced himself to all guests and once he had, he greeted you like family using your name every day(what a superstar). There were lots of staff so you were never left without a drink for long by the pool. The food at the pool bar was really good. Breakfast “oh my days” it was stunning, everyone was catered for, a full Thai menu. Indian menu, continental and good English, there was a lovely selection of fresh fruit, bread,pastries lovely desserts (yes desserts) which I had to try and included cheesecake, chocolate gateaux, banana cake, so good and a real treat. Each member of staff always greeted you when passing and really helpful The grounds were stunning lots of work making them look good. There are some small restaurants outside the hotel which we used and also a short tuktuk drive away to more lovely bars and beach restaurants. We got clothes laundered over the road for £4 for 4kg bargain Loved our stay here and didn’t want to leave.

A beautiful hotel by the beach

10.0

This hotel is lovely, a little peace of paradise. The staff are lovely and helpful, the buffet breakfast had everything you needed and the pool lovely. The beach changed throughout the day, calm and wonderful to swim in to rocky. You can walk out to a few restaurants which are local and service lovely food. Or you can get a tuk tuk for 100 baht to the next beach. We have a transfer arranged by the hotel , which was seamless. We just loved this hotel and were sad to leave. I would say as the Easter holidays it did get busy with children.

Lovely hotel, good setting

10.0

Lovely hotel in a good setting on the beautiful island of Koh Lanta. The staff were very friendly and the amenities were clean and everything you need. Room was good, if not a climb (good for our steps 😂). There are 4-5 good restaurants outside the hotel which offer good value, authentic Thai cuisine.