We stayed here for 2 nights at the Pool suite, the room was clean and well maintained, no flaws what so ever. A wonder about this resort is anywhere you look, the views are just gorgeous.

We had reserved a table at Baba Nest at sunset which was quite something, this is a must do, if you are around panwa. The staff were very courteous and the setup of the rooftop bar is top class.

The spa is an absolute jewel and must try, the ambience there is pure bliss.

The disappointments
1. The checkin experience was a let down. The staff who received us upon arrival, wasnt very welcoming. We had to ask them to get the luggage. I saw him throw our passports and credit card to the other guy, which is just not right. The property really needs to take a look at their staffing at check-in, i mean i had better check in experiences at 3 star properties

2. The breakfast at Baba pool club is just not good enough for a 5 star resort. The options are limited. The food is good, just you don't have many choices

3. There is a minimum spend of 1000 bht per person at baba nest which is understandable but what we dint understand was the number of times that they repeat it. We were told about the minimum spend 4 times (at reservation call, upon check in, upon asking for a vehicle to baba nest, upon arrival at baba nest). We get it already.

To sum it up. I don't regret staying here because the views were good and the spa was nice other than that there is not much that makes you want to stay longer or comeback for that matter.

We relocate from Baba Beach Club as my friend would like to enjoy different environments.

Khun Q and Khun Art at Baba restaurant truly friendly and wonderful, Khun Q always observe and keep monitoring all customers and prompt to deliver his best Thai services.

Khun Kem at Baba Nest is super star, he fly around to take care all the customers and sincere for suggestions.

Will absolutely stay again.

My wife and I stayed in LV18 for 8 nights. LV18 is a very nice villa with a sunset view - they did charge us a bit more for the sunset view but we knew that when we made the reservation.

Overall, we had a great time. We enjoyed our villa and the privacy it provided. The property is very nice although extremely hilly however they will come pick you up and drive you to where you want to go on property (we always found them quick to pick us up). Our villa was clean. We noticed a few little maintenance things they will need to repair, but nothing which impacted our stay. Housekeeping staff and villa assistant were always helpful. To a person, they really work to take care of you. We booked roundtrip airport transfer through Sri Panwa. Upon arrival a Sri Panwa representative met us just outside, called the driver and we were off in a Sri Panwa van. A check out, they used a third part van to take us to the airport - seemed like a popular time so they likely didn't have enough resort vans. Because it was a third party transport a Sri Panwa staff member rode with us to make sure we were taken care of, very professional.

Few things I would recommend you consider for your stay:

1. It is a long way from Phuket so you pretty much stay on property. So just make sure that is the type of vacation you want. My wife and I would definitely go back but would not stay 8 nights.
2. They add a 10% service charge on everything. This may be common in Thailand or required, but I would rather have them raise the price for each thing a bit and not see the service charge on my bill - I realize it would be the same net.
3. When you are making outbound flight reservations, try to book so you are not checking out around the noon check-out time. It always sees like a good idea to get everything you can out of your stay, but a noon check-out was extremely busy and a bit slow. If I could i would book a noon fight and check-out at around 9:00 - my guess is it would be less hectic.
4. They have multiple restaurants on property which provides good food. I think the prices are a bit high however there are restaurants just outside the property which offer comparable food at a fraction of the price. They will drive you to the entry and you just walk a block or two. That said, we ate most of our meals on property.
5. Breakfast buffet is nice however it does get busy and the inside tables fill up. They have outside seating, but it was hot for us even in the morning. Not an issue, we just had to learn when the more popular times were and adjust our schedule.
6. They charge you a deposit when you check in, they don't just take your CC for charges. The amount might depend on how long you stay but for us they charged 40,000 Baht (little under $1,300 currently). We charged less than that and were told they would credit our card back in 10-14 days. Just a good thing to know as you consider.

The Baba Nest has great views and drinks but the food is nothing to write home about. They have a minimum spend every for resort guests so know that going in.

We enjoyed our stay and would go back in the future if we wanted another lazy, relaxing vacation.