The Sands Khao Lak by Katathani | Khao Lak, Thailand | Virgin Atlantic Holidays
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The Sands Khao Lak by Katathani
Khao Lak, Thailand
5 stars
The Sands Khao Lak by Katathani is all about sun‑soaked family fun and laid‑back tropical vibes. Wake to ocean views, spend the day between the pool and the beach, and let the kids run wild at the club while you indulge in a spa treatment. Evenings mean seafood dinners at Talay, cocktails at the Beach Club, and sunsets that stretch across the Andaman Sea. With beachfront dining, multiple pools, and activities for every age, it’s a resort designed for memories — and you’ll want to stay just one day longer.
Amenities
Kids Club
Teen Club
Bar
Fitness Centre/Gym
Internet Access
Laundry Service
Restaurant
Room Service
Swimming Pool
Explore the local area
The resort is located on Nang Thong Beach in Khao Lak, surrounded by tropical gardens and close to local shops and dining. From Phuket International Airport (HKT), it is about 75 km / 47 miles away, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes by car depending on traffic.
Hotel Information
Room Information
Room Upgrade Information
The hotel has 316 rooms and suites, all of which feature air‑conditioning, minibar, flat‑screen TV, WiFi, coffee/tea facilities, in‑room safe, hairdryer, bathrobe, slippers, and daily housekeeping. Sands Room, 1 King or 2 Twin beds, (45 m² / 484 sq ft), sleeping maximum 3 people.
Breakfast at The Floating Market, Buffet - included
Half Board (Lunch or Dinner) Dine Around
Full Board (Lunch and Dinner) Dine Around (food only)
All Inclusive -Dine around Lunch and Dinner with drinks, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM.
Hotel details
Dining
The resort offers 6 restaurants and bars. Dining options include The Floating Market for international and Thai buffets (breakfast and dinner), Talay Restaurant for beachfront seafood and grill, Manta Ray Bistro for à la carte international dishes, Coconut Bar on the beach, Aqua Bar by the pool, and Sands Beach Club for cocktails and light bites.
Fun and Games
You can enjoy nine swimming pools, including a kids’ pool and an adults-only pool, as well as tennis courts, a fitness centre, and a spa offering Thai and international treatments. Activities include water sports, yoga, and a daily entertainment programme. A kids’ club and teen activities.
Handy Stuff
Concierge service, complimentary WiFi throughout the resort, daily housekeeping, laundry and dry‑cleaning*, babysitting services*, kids’ club, gift shop, business centre, airport transfer arrangements*.
Trip advisor rating
4.5/5
3,899 reviews
Excellent
63%
Very Good
27%
Average
7%
Poor
2%
Terrible
2%
“Busy and a bit worn but family friendly hotel in a great location”
Sep 06, 2025sianRQ
Honestly after reading all the hype about The Sands I was a bit disappointed when we arrived. Check-in was disorganised/slow, and the room was small and worn. They provided a cot for our 3 year old and it looked about 100 years old (we asked them to remove it and she slept in our bed for the week). Mattresses all very firm - they did add toppers at our request which helped. The standard of housekeeping was not great, you couldn't really tell if the room had been cleaned each day. Used cups etc not removed. The app was useful for ordering extra pillows/hangars/water/loo rolls etc. I was also underwhelmed by the water park pool - only really 2 slides and a lazy river for bigger children, and just so busy, impossible to get sunbeds unless you reserved them early. The other pool was much quieter and by the beach so we spent most of our pool time there. Kids club busy and chaotic, I wouldn't have left kids unsupervised there. Breakfast again, just incredibly busy unless you got there around 7am.
Hotel highlights for us were seeing the monitor lizards in the big pond and the location next to the beach but also walking distance to lots of shops and restaurants. The grounds were beautiful at night and overall our impression of the hotel was better once we'd settled in. We didn't eat dinner at The Sands - each night we walked or took a tuk tuk to a different restaurant, there was a huge amount of choice in the surrounding area.
“Fantastic hotel almost faultless”
Sep 06, 2025sayers17
Stay for a week in the beginning of September the hotel is beautiful located on the beach has a modern feel to it hotel
Was quite as it was low season but lots of staff the staff were all friendly and helpful the hotel was spotless throughout the gym was one of the best hotel gyms we have seen
Had a partial sea view room on 3rd floor room was large modern and had everything we needed we booked an excursion through the hotel as prices we reasonable we eat at a few of the hotel’s restaurants they were ok but to be critical not as good as expected on one occasion food was cold
In general we would give this hotel a solid 5/5 and recommend it
“Great for families”
Sep 03, 2025Keira K
The hotel is lovely and clean and the staff are great.
We were b&b and the breakfast was great with a good choice for children.
The pool and slides were great for the children and the kids club had some nice activities for us to go and do with our children (bracelet making etc.)
I would recommend to those with young families.
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