How we checked this one
Checked 18 September 2026
Booking.com
9.8
244 reviews
Agoda
9.7
263 reviews
Combined
507
guest reviews
The two platforms agree to within a tenth of a point across 507 reviews, which is the signal we look for. Scores that diverge between platforms usually mean one of them is thin.
Confirmed on Booking.com (9.8 from 244 reviews) and Agoda (9.7 from 263 reviews), checked 18 September 2026. Agoda's listing sits under the address de-saran-resort but carries the same name. Straight-line distances are from its Booking.com coordinates to OpenStreetMap points. Sub-scores and facilities read from the Booking.com property page. We have not stayed here.
9.8 on Booking.com from 244 reviews, 9.7 on Agoda from 263. Averaged, that is second only to Fill - Feel among everything we list on Koh Lanta.
Value for money scores 9.9, the best we list on the island. Staff score a perfect 10, level with two others, and cleanliness 9.9, comfort and facilities 9.8. Wifi at 8.8 is the one number below 9.
It is not on a beach. Its coordinates are about 750 metres from the Saladan pier and 1.6km from Klong Dao beach, in straight lines. At around ฿1,800 a night for a standard king room, it is the cheaper of our two picks here.
Best for
A spotless, cheap base close to the pier
Skip if
You want to step out onto the sand, Klong Dao beach is about 1.6km away
How guests score it
Read from Booking.com, 18 September 2026
- Staff
- 10.0
- Cleanliness
- 9.9
- Value for money
- 9.9
- Comfort
- 9.8
- Facilities
- 9.8
- Location
- 9.3
- Wifi
- 8.8
Strongest on staff at 10.0, weakest on wifi at 8.8. We publish the low numbers as well as the high ones.
What the property lists
- Garden
- Terrace
- Bicycle rental
- Airport shuttle
- Daily housekeeping
- Laundry
- Breakfast
These are the facilities this property itself lists on Booking.com, read on 18 September 2026. We don't guess them from the star rating.
Where it actually is
283 Moo 5, Saladan, Ko Lanta, Krabi 81150
Klong Dao & Saladan, Koh Lanta
Guests score the location 9.3, comfortably its strongest suit.
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Our quoted rate of ฿1,800 a night was for Two adults, three nights, 15-18 November 2026, on Booking.com. Rates move constantly, so treat it as a marker rather than a quote.
How it compares nearby
| Hotel | Mean score | From | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Saran Lanta this one | 9.8 | ฿1,800 | Researched Pick |
| Fill - Feel @ Long Beach Resort | 9.8 | ฿2,340 | Researched Pick |
| Zabit Bungalow | 9.7 | ฿1,200 | Researched Pick |
| Jai Tiki Retreat | 9.6 | ฿6,780 | Researched Pick |
| Layana Resort & Spa | 9.6 | ฿28,542 | Researched Pick |
Mean score averages every booking platform we checked for that property, so each row is measured the same way. Per-platform figures are shown above.
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