Beautiful grounds, lovely swimming pool and swim...
Beautiful grounds, lovely swimming pool and swim up bar. We loved the fact that the pool was open 24 hours and was away from the rooms.
Breakfast was fantastic - they cooked all hot food to order rather than just a big buffet. The beach was lovely - I got to swim with the elephant!
my only dissapointment was the mandara spa as it was really expensive and not at all relaxing. I paid more than the room rate for a 90 minute procedure and it was not as good as the cheap massages in the street.
We went in June which I think must be the best time as it was the low season and there werent many people there at all.
Dont bother with the shuttle bus as it is infrequent and expensive. there is a "taxi" stand out the front which involves you standing at the side of the road till a man who lives near by notices you and will drive you into Ao nang for less.
Also there are some reasonable restaurants outside the grounds if you dont want to be stuck with the hotels pricey dining all the time. They make a pretty good margarita at the restaurant over the road but beware the duck curry as it is a bit weird... think it was smoked duck or something strange.