Club Med Cherating Beach

Just returned from Cherating Nov 27th 2010
Beautiful Site. Spent 10 days there, hot and sunny most days (31degrees C) Sea very warm.
CDV Laurent..Nice guy, very funny in the shows.
Pool was a bit green on the bottom though it was cleaner by the time we left.
Most dissapointing was the food. Although it was good, the cooked food was hardly ever hot and on cold plates was only ever slightly warm by the time you got to your table.
We had a great time though so wouldn't be put off going there again

Hi There,
I was there in May and back in October. I really enjoyed the village, it's beautiful and Laurent is a real CDV like a clubmed CDV should be, all over the place without being inappropriate.

Only problem in Cherating is yes the food (no pork allowed), and the village is pretty much far from everything. So if you plan to move outside it's complicated. The duration time in Cherating is max 1 week. After that you start to turn around, and feel bored with the food.

I was until 2 days ago in Phuket CM for 2 weeks, and although the village is less beautiful I had more fun than in Cherating and was not bored at all for the long 2 weeks stay, you are in the middle of Kata Bay and many activities outside the CM are possible. I plan to go back there next May. The only problem is the CDV and his Animator (Greg and Eric) they are inexistent, not funny, not talented, I would even say the Animator has as much Charisma as a computer chair, his voice is as flat as his jokes. And worst of all, the other GO's that are all very nice they all dislike this Animator, but since he is the best friend of the CDV all complains are not listen to....so the GO are just leaving....and there is a bad atmosphere in the team that you can feel.

I had a good time though cause many GO like to spend some time out of the village with GM, so we had a lot of wild nights in Patong and so on, was great. The buffet looks less impressive than Cherating but it tastes 10 times better. The chef is a real artist....

A French in Shanghai

Hi
Yes I must agree... I'd rather return to Phuket. Pity the beach is so busy with folk trying to sell you stuff but I suppose that's the way of life there.
And yes, the food is 10 times better

Vaughan

We thought about trying Cherating but after reading some of the reviews posted here and elsewhere, we've decided to just stick with Bintan. The GO's there are a mad bunch, CDV Merlin is a gem. So yes, we plan to go back to Bintan.