Originally Posted by escape4

Overall For people who want a more quiet destination than Phuket or Koh Samui, Krabi is a good choice but the downside is that there are not as many hotels to choose from. In the luxury space, there is a new Banyan Tree nearby which opened a few months ago. BT is also non-participating in the Accor program (a more upscale BT, maybe similar to the distinction between RCR vs RC), has shown willingness to upgrade elites like RCR despite the lack of participation, but the similarities end there so they are less head-on competitors than I previously thought. BT has the better sea views because it’s on a hill, all room types at BT have a private pool unlike the lower room types at Phulay Bay which do not, but BT is a very dense resort with small villas unlike the Phulay Bay where our villa was 100+ sqm plus outdoor space adding another 250 sqm, also RCR has the butler service while BT does not. For those reasons both hotels probably cater to different crowds in my opinion.