Natai Garden Retreat

25/03/2026

One of the private estates on Natai Beach has just published a blog post about the many day trips available in this area and how you can beat the tourist crowds that come up from Phuket during the day. It’s a useful article if you’re planning to visit Phang Nga Bay or the Similan Islands and can’t make up your mind as to whether Phuket or Natai Beach is the better base (hint: Phuket for party goers, Natai for nature lovers).

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21/03/2026

This article by Channel News Asia recommends seven beach destinations in Asia that are “less crowded and less hectic“ than places like Bali and Koh Samui, but without sacrificing comfort or convenience. And number 7 is none other than Natai Beach! The article recommends staying in luxury villas on Natai Beach, but of course we know that there is comfortable budget accommodation nearby as well.

From Japan’s Seto Inland Sea to Vietnam’s secluded bays, these coastal breaks pair straightforward access with resorts and villas worth planning around.

05/02/2026

We recently decided to change our rates on Airbnb to room-only rather than including breakfast which we have been doing for the past three years. The reason is that when rates are shown to prospective guests on Airbnb, they don't indicate whether breakfast is included unless guests drill down to the details in the listing description. So sometimes guests arrive not realising that breakfast was included in the rate, or on some occasions not wanting breakfast even though they had paid for it. So it seemed to be fairer to all that we advertise room-only rates as a default and then if guests want breakfast, they can order that after they arrive. So here are the revised (without breakfast) rates which are the same on Airbnb as on our direct booking website. For those guests who have already booked through Airbnb at rates that include breakfast, we will of course honour those and provide breakfast at no additional charge.

31/01/2026

Two of our repeat guests from Russia, Viktor and Olga, this week trekked an hour through the jungle at Khao Sok to view a rafflesia in bloom - the largest and one of the rarest flowers in the world. The flowers take about a year to develop and are in bloom only for about three days. They were very lucky to see this flower because it is the middle of the dry season, and they mostly bloom in the rainy season.

07/12/2025

We harvested about 100 mature coconuts last month but decided to also remove these young ones today in case they fall on the heads of guests sunbathing by the pool. We thought they would be too young to drink but surprisingly they were even better than the mature ones - they were so sweet!