Ao Prao Resort, Rayong hotels Thailand

*Reviews of recent stays*	*Comment on the hotel*	*The reservation service*
Christian Malmin 2008-11-16	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Love the Ao Prao Resort as usual, and the new pool is a nice addition. The only thing I have to complain about is the band playing during dinner. I m sorry to say that this performance is of a quality below your average karaoke evening, and more of an annoyance than a pleasure. Although some of the worst out of tune singing and lack of knowledge of the lyrics make it somewhat funny, it s mostly painful. It is also too loud, making conversation during dinner hard. Due to this we chose to have dinner at neighbouring Le Vimarn resort instead.	Excellent as ever, they were able to turn around just a couple of days before our departure and book the family room for us, which was not available at the time of our original booking.
Marko Gerlach 2008-10-26	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao The staff there was very nice and helpful. The beach was nice. BUT, with a 7 month old baby we had a room uphill what was not so convinient. Then they booked a family the room above us with 2 kinds they thought the room is a playground. Terrible sound all day long until late night. During breakfirst I got almost killed by the toaster because the cables were not isolated. All in all I have to say that I wont come back!	Booking service was very nice and easy.
Rolando Montecalvo 2008-09-07	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao The beach is absolutely wonderful and the boat service organized by Samed Resorts group is excellent. The staff at Ao Prao Resort were very accomodating and helpful (switching us to a better room, for example). And they have just installed a great little horizon pool right by the beach. Food was also good. The only problem was the construction. I think other travellers should wait till it s finished (early Novemeber), because right now it s quite pervasive and disturbing. The resort is small, so the construction affects the entire property, regardless of what they say. There s construction equipment all over the place, construction workers everywhere, drilling noises well past 5 pm, etc. Many of the rooms and some common areas badly need renovation, so on the whole the construction is a good idea. It should be wonderful when they finish.	Very good throughout. But some communication about our bedding needs (we have two children in the room) was dropped, so we had to request a room change.
Tamaporn L. 2008-07-30 until 2008-08-01	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao If you want to relax and recharge, Ao Prao Resort is one of the good choices. Good hotel facilities, nice service and delicious food.	Good service
David Gregory Whitehead 2008-07-15 until 2008-07-17	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Renovations to hotel were not intrusive - work was on west wing only and east wing was fine. Rooms great for Thai style resort. Weather average as onshore winds prevail at this time of year. Experievce very good except for watersports service offered by Jimmy s Tours - life threatening banana boat experience which terrified teenagers - very poor. Have stayed there many times before and always enjoy, however ocean did seem to have increased litter.	Very good and efficient.
Angela Roberts 2008-07-12 until 2008-07-15	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Really lovely resort, fantastic service and the staff are wonderful!! We stayed in a cottage right on the beach which was beautiful, however they are renovating some of the beachfront bungalows at the moment so there was some noise.	No problems at all.
Hans Oivind Aarstad 2008-06-21 until 2008-06-27	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Paradise on earth... No man noise, just the sound of the waves and the jungle music… We arrived midnight by speed boat, carried on to shore, us and our luggage! Felt like Royals all our stay! Wonderful! Food a little expensive, but well made, taste and design. Lot of the lovely staff stayed waving at the beach when we left… Shure we’ll be back!!	Just great! Only one thing: very short time to make payment; just 24hrs.
Hans Oivind Aarstad 2008-06-21 until 2008-06-27	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Paradise on earth... No man noise, just the sound of the waves and the jungle music… We arrived midnight by speed boat, carried on to shore, us and our luggage! Felt like Royals all our stay! Wonderful! Food a little expensive, but well made, taste and design. Lot of the lovely staff stayed waving at the beach when we left… Shure we’ll be back!!	Just great! Only one thing: very short time to make payment; just 24hrs.
Angela Blunt 2008-06-13 until 2008-06-15	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Hotel was great, staff lovely very helpful and the food was OK, not overpriced considering. The chalets are adorable and super clean, the pool was being built as I stayed but the beach is a 2 second stroll and the sea was fine to swim in, I would definitely recommend and stay there again. I do wish they would lose the band that played the same songs on Fri and Sat night, I actually had to eat elsewhere as the dodgy singing got a bit too much! I would also hire quad bikes and not scooters as the roads aren t the best..	Very good
John Sydney Challis 2008-05-30 until 2008-06-02	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao We stayed in a beach front cottage. The room was a top notch Thai bungalow, clean and comfortable. Service was good, staff friendly, no complaints. Unfortunately, there was a severe problem with the water quality at the beach - it smelt so bad that the staff were wearing face covers and you could not swim in the polution. I hope it was an algae bloom and nothing more sinister. Would stay again if looking for a really quite holiday and a guarantee that the water on the beach was clean.	Good website, email confirmations give some level of comfort. No complaints.
Jason Peterson 2008-05-10 until 2008-05-12	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao I love this place, even in the rainy season, which it definitely was. We got a fantastic rate because it s the off-season and the hotel s pool was closed for construction (who cares when you ve got the whole ocean to swim in?) The only downer was that there was noticeably more trash on beach after the tides. We saw none of this two years ago (though the sea was perfectly calm then). I really love the little island and I hate to see become polluted.	Great service.
Andrew James Westwood 2008-04-10 until 2008-04-13	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao The Hotel was OK but I decided to upgrade to the more up market resort just at the end of the beach Le Vimarn. This was expensive, but in my mind still value. I will go back, but have to say the dissappointment was not the hotels but the quality of the sea water. 3 years ago it was crystal clear, now it is cloudy and going exactly the same way as I have seen the main lagoon in Koh Samui. When will Thailand learn that a sustainable future is in policing developments and maintaining the environment, not poluting pristine environments with get rich quick developments and then looking for the next place to destroy.	The booking service was fine.
Pia Berg 2008-03-18 until 2008-03-21	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao This is our second time here! And I m sure we ll come again! From the moment one arrives to the pier everything goes smoothly, well taken care of! The quality of the restaurant needs to improve, especially considering the prices! Don t hesitate on eating elsewhere!
Bruce F 2008-03-17 until 2008-03-21	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Tropical paridise. Had a garden cottage with view of water. Very basic but extremely comfortable. Staff was very accomodating. There is a really nice restaurant one hotel down; food is excellent. My girlfriend and I enjoyed the rustic, romantic quality of the cottages. The beach is not large but there are not a lot of people so you feel there s plenty of room. Just watch the waves. Get a $10 massage for an hour. Time stands still. Be sure to visit the other side of the island and eat at Ploy on the beach.	Very efficient; even with several questions the response was excellent.
Nilsson Jorgen 2008-02-09 until 2008-02-12	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao A very nice hotel, with excellent service. I can recomend this resort.
Christian Malmin 2008-02-09 until 2008-02-10	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao This is the 3rd time we spend a weekend at Ao Prao. The beach is beautiful, and providing a fantastic playground for our children. Staff is friendly and food is excellent. This time we went home by speedboat instead of using the normal shuttle provided by the resort, which opened our eyes for the possibility to travel ourside the restricted hours of the resort shuttle.	Good
Robert Hetleflaat 2008-02-04 until 2008-02-06	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao The hotell was nice rigty beside the beach. I thik this hotell was quite overpriced. The food on the hotell was terrible. I ordered a beef, and the did not ask how it should be done. It was raw. My wife tasted other food and that was not good either. The beach rigth beside the hotell was very nice. You shold expected more from the rooms for that price	Good.
Armindo Leitao Sa Silva 2008-02-02 until 2008-02-06	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao It was the worst resort I visit since the time I started to spent my holidays in Thailand. It was my fifth time in Thailand. From outside it look like a paradise, but my room 405, was poorly maintained, had signs of infiltration on the walls and ceiling. My first encounter in the room was with a cockroach when I try to use the lavatory. Behind the bed there was a small wall made of hood, and inside had rats and I clearly could ear their noises. We talked with the employee who cleans the room and it only smile. The air conditioning was noisy and cleaning was bad. The dust near the bed has been clean in 4 nights only on visible areas. The spider web near the mirror in the toilet has there since we check in until the day of the check out. The ants circulated throughout all room hand and even slug was found going up the walls of the toilet after take a walk true the bath towel. If you like rural tourism, it is worth going for it. The staff was nice and kind.	Was good.
Arto Hakkarainen 2008-01-20 until 2008-01-22	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Very nice place. Not best room we got considering small child but place was very nice.
Maibritt Hansen 2007-10-08 until 2007-10-12	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Very nice hotel, with good service and nice beach. We stayed in a beach front cottage, which was very nice, because of the fantastic view and the privacy. The hotel is placed on a remote corner of the island, where there is only 3 other hotels. This makes the area very nice and quiet, and the beach private for the hotel guests. The morning buffet was exellent and the restaurent ok - the only negative thing is that the prices at the hotel are very high compered to the rest of Thailand. It is a very good idea to use the facilities of the hotel next door Lima Coco . The hotel it self is the samt price as Ao Proa but not as nice, but the food and drinks are much cheaper, and they arrange very good boat trips at nice prices.	Ok, every thing went smoothly
Mats Lundell 2006-12-12 until 2006-12-19	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Second visit to Ao Prao and the resort is still top class but a bit on the expensive side. Friendly staff, good food, nice bungalows. For more nightlife you have to go over to the other side of the island - and a taxi will cost 200 THB one way. The beach is partly occupied by day-tour tourists who do not stay at the hotel but are allowed to use chairs/towels.	100% correct
Andrew Northedge 2006-12-11 until 2006-12-13	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao A delightful location and excellent accommodation in cabin set back from and above the beach, up among the trees. We loved sitting on the balcony looking through palms over the white beach and bright blue sea. The permanent music in the main restaurant was too loud, insistent and MOR for us, which was a shame because the setting was stunning - but we enjoyed the more refined, relaxing atmosphere in the equally pretty though dearer restaurant at the other end of the beach.	Very quick and easy to book. Good information, which turned out to be true.
Pia Berg 2006-10-25 until 2006-10-29	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Me & my son spent 3 nights in Ao Prao and it was just what we needed! Nothing much to do in a lovely surrounding! The breakfast was lovely but the other meals were quite expensive and didn t always have the quality we expected!
Peter Devlin 2006-10-24 until 2006-10-26	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Superb, friendly staff, well positioned resort on very quiet white sandy beach. Prices very very fair, not typical resort high pricing. Restaurant meals also good. The lack of maddening crowds, the mix of local and foreign tourists added to an overall delightful experience. Would I revisit, definitely.	The deposit required was actually the full amount of booking which I found strange, but I suppose necessary if hotel near capacity.
Charles McIver 2006-10-23 until 2006-10-26	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Hotel was great but restaurant service was very average (at all meals) with mediocre prices... Hotel next door (Lima Coco) had much better service!	Good!
Mrs Brault 2006-03-21 until 2006-03-24	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Very nice hotel (bungalows) at Koh Samet. If you re looking for a quiet, romantic and peaceful place with nice clean beaches, this is a hotel for you. Rooms are clean, staff very nice and helpful, good food at the restaurant by the sea. They should just put the cushions on the restaurant chairs and mats on the beach chairs, and it would be perfect!	Excellent, works really well!
Kaushik Gune 2006-03-03 until 2006-03-07	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Positives - Beachside bunglows are really beach side (10 m from water). Very quite place, you can hear the waves all day long. Beach is private. Very quite and clean. Beach side activities are excellent (sporting, massage etc). Food and drinks are one of the best. Service from waitress is excellent (they serve you on beach, room anywhere you want.) Service from the staff is best. Very promt to any request. Negatives - Waters are rocky. So not good for swimming. But you can rent a moped for 500 baht a day and venture out numerous other beaches on the island if you like swimming. A little difficult to get out of the island if you wish to because of the limited ferry service.	Excellent - conveinient, quick and easy.
Barbara Flook 2006-01-10 until 2006-01-15	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao This is a magical place to stay. The Ao Prao Resort on Koh Samet island is a place where we will definitely return. The rooms of the hotel are on the side of a hill surrounded by trees and plants. There s lots of climbing up stairs to the rooms to do so that might not suit everyone. Our room (de-luxe cottage) was very nice. The restaurant staff are very friendly and charming but their English is not very good. You need to be careful when ordering to check that they have fully understood what you want. The Spa was lovely. Although expensive, I would say it was worth it. Transfer from the ferry to a motorised raft into the beach at Ao Prao might be difficult for some travellers. We had a lot of luggage with us which was a pity, it would have been much easier had we just had a small bag each. Of course, there are young men to handle it for you but we just had too much with us.	Fine with the hotel booking but the transfer service from the airport to Rayong was not good, an old car with a crazy driver !
Robert Tyler 2005-10-29 until 2005-11-01	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Very nice hotel on the most quiet, relaxed beach on Samet. Restaurant has good breakfast and great location but quite expensive. Will definitely go back. Pity water sports are not free for residents. Staff very good.	Excellent
Lynne Passmore 2005-08-22 until 2005-08-25	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Ao Prao Resort offerd delightful accomodation on a hillside overlooking the bay. All was in keeping with the environment and low rise hidden by trees. The staff were friendly and helpful in an understated way and the food in the restaurant good. Swimming was very good as the beach has fine white sand and the sea is crystal clear. Boat, snorkelling trips etc offered but were cheaper on the otherside of the island.	Good.
Maidy Wong 2004-10-24 until 2004-10-26	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Though I have booked the deluxe cottage, not beach-front, I was arranged a close-to-beach one, very nice and convinent. The facilities are good; the only thing is that there is limited choice of restaurant inside the resort, only one in Ao Prao and one in Le Viman. One thing to remind other travller: be on time to catch the free shuttle boat from Rayong to Kan Samet; otherwise, you have to take those boat from public pier.	very efficient and the price quoted is reasonable.
Simon 2004-10-23 until 2004-10-26	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao The food was excellent, the service was also very good. The highlight was the breakfasts. I think the resort would appeal to most westerners. I would recommend the resort to others.
Ashley Tan 2004-10-05 until 2004-10-07	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Lovely stretch of beach with beautifully clear waters. The room itself and service are impeccable. Location is not as accessible compared to Saikaew Beach but if you just want a peaceful quiet time, this is the place for you.	Easy and reliable.
Martha Powers 2004-07-15 until 2004-07-18	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao This resort was truly lovely and accomodating. As a woman travelling alone, although it was not what they seemed to be used to, the staff was welcoming and spirited in their ways of creating comfort for me. The restaurants were very good and the spa was amazing. I could live out my days in the cottage I had---the privacy, the birds, the simplicity of the design---it was wonderful. I would return in a second.	The arrangements were made without a hitch.
MW 2004-04-24 until 2004-04-27	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao Very nice resort. Prices are about 20% higher than a similar standard room in Bangkok but in Bkk you do not have the sea on your doorstep. Location was great & our beach front room had a wonderful view. Restaurant was above average & very romantic. The reception & the resort look very impressive at night. One thing to be aware of is charging items to your room. You may end up paying VAT twice. Next time I will carry more cash & pay upfront for services - it avoids any confusion regarding ++ taxes. The spa is very relaxing but advisable to book in advance. The resort staff are very helpful & very friendly. They have a few trainees but this did not affect the quality of my stay. Breakfast is average & needs some attention to minor details e.g. the toasting machine is very,very slow and inefficient, drinks dispenser not kept topped up quickly enough. On the whole this is a thoroughly enjoyable resort & I will be back again for another 2-3 days break in a few months.	Excellent. No problems whatsoever. Enquiry and follow up was dealt with promptly & the resort was also efficient in this respect.
Per Ingeson 2003-12-14 until 2003-12-18	Ao Prao Resort, Koh Samet, Ao Prao We like it very much. Very good food, clean and nice room, but we realased after we left the island that we got a smaller room than we booked and payed for. The beds were to hard to sleep on.	Excellent!!