Hotels near Ao Pakarang, Koh Samet

This is a very nice accommodation , consisting of a a main open alley with rooms on each side of the hall way , there is a reception area which sell drinks and at the end of the short alleyway there is a lovely cafe which sell fruit, coffees, smoothies , juices , and croissants and various toasts topped with fruit etc and they sell a nice burger and chips also, this is on the beach with loungers and bean bags and other options if you want to stay off the sand , some of the staff are friendly and smiley and some are not. the rooms are cleaned when requested no problem just leave your key at reception, the location is ideal , 5 minute walk to 7/11 and the village , I have to say this accommodation is idyllic with its thatch roofs and minimalistic style , I loved it here and I will stay here again , the only negative I had about the place is they didn’t clean the rubbish from the beach , the beach is the reason we go here … only 1 or 2 businesses on this beach clean the rubbish regularly , all the others do not clean up and it is unsightly , all the businesses on this island should all make sure it is clean all of the time .

We enjoyed a good dinner on the white soft sand beach. The Thai food was pretty good even for Thai tongues. Service was fast and friendly. Prices have been very moderate. Specially good wine at normal Thai prices. The sad point was it closes at only 9 pm.

A wonderful Place to stay . This Resort is awesome . Eines der besten kleinen Resorts die wir je hatten . Personal ist außergewöhnlich Freundlich und versuchen jeden Wunsch zu erfüllen . Die Anlage ist super schön und liebevoll gepflegt . Kleiner , aber wirklich nur kleiner Nachteil ist die äußere Umgebung . Vorm Resort ist eine Baustelle die aber zu keiner Zeit störend war . Zimmer sind top modern und super sauber . Zum Haupt Strand sind es etwa 1 Minute zu Fuß . Zudem hat das Resort noch einen kleinen Privat Strand . Zwar etwas steinig aber dennoch sehr schön . Wir würden jeder Zeit nochmal buchen . Einfach klasse !

I’m not going to lie, we booked this island stay from Koh Chang as we were travelling islands, and I thought I’d booked Le Vimarn cottages. A place I’d wanted to stay for years. Instead I booked here. Same name, similar name! Not the same! I made a mistake with the booking, I have no regrets! I also have no doubt this resort will thrive, the amount of building work that was going on was skilful and impressive. Not ideal for us but the beach restaurants kept us happy all day! I don’t regret my location being wrong at all! It’s beautiful and stunning and I would come back in a heartbeat! I struggled to get a coffee before 9 am though because my facilities didn’t work in my room and I was up at 6 and looking for a functioning reception or breakfast bar really irked me! But apart from that, I’d say, work on your pool but I’d love to see your finished work in 6 months because this place will be Amazing! But please don’t sell your rooms without letting us know it’s under construction

Absolutely disgusting. Had an ocean view pad, not cheap at all. The place was disgusting, dead insects everywhere where it had not been cleaned, ants everywhere, bitten so much I had two sleepless nights. Staff were asked nicely to put it right, was ignored by the guy on the desk, Mrs then went firm at them in Thai, they sent cleaners in, still wasn't cleaned. Restaurant menu is laughable for a place of this cost. Breakfast starts at 8, was cold when we tried to eat at 8:15. Obviously we then ate elsewhere for the entire stay. So much more to add, but will save this to send to head office along with the rest of the photos.

First, I chose Koh Samet because I asked a local Thailand friend which island has not been overdeveloped since my early days coming to Thailand in the 1990s. His response was ”head to Koh Samet”. I looked for a value hotel on one of the more southern, less developed beaches which led me to Wong Duean Bay and the Vongdeuan Resort. The pool was a big draw. With the low tide being pretty extreme, it is really nice to have the salt water pool to cool off in and swim laps. The food seemed pretty authentic to me. With mainly Thai visitors coming in on the weekends it figures the food would be good at the Vongdeuan Resort. :) The staff were wonderful and always so fun to share a story or two with. The beach area all along the bay was extremely clean with no plastic on the beach or garbage in the water. This is a big plus when going to the shore in SE Asian countries. There are several beach restaurants but none of them had loud music, at least during the weekdays when I was there. It is definitely a sleepy and peaceful place to enjoy the water at high tide as well as the white sand beach for walks.

Nice hotel with large swimming pool. Perfect for family and elders.

Right in front of the beautiful beach, which has sand as soft as corn starch and many restaurants. The restaurant Winkk has live band and a fire show which is like watching fireworks. The cafe also has fancy drinks. The hotel rooms are mainly bungalows which are bit small but not bad.

I’ll start by saying that the hotel’s surroundings are breathtakingly beautiful. The beach is one of the best on the island - clean and tranquil. It made spending time in the hotel a delight. And overall, we had a really memorable time - which was enhanced by exploring the island on motorbikes every day (which you can rent from the hotel). However, there are a number of areas where there could be significant scope for improvement and which, if improved, could make this a much better class of hotel. These are primarily: 1. There was repeated miscommunication with the hotel staff, who generally-speaking (with the exception of one or two receptionists) have poor English. It would of course be unreasonable to expect everyone to speak perfect English; that’s not my criticism here. But what I will say is that a lack of common language between us and the hotel staff made asking questions, even simple ones, about our trip difficult and led to mistakes. 2. The food is really poor at the hotel restaurant, Breeze. We had expensive Thai food which was inedible in part and the only bad meal which we have had during our two week stay in Thailand. Until improved, I’d suggest going to other restaurants on the island - Banana Bar is a real highlight. 3. The rooms which we were first shown to were unacceptably far away from the main hotel and up a number of flights of steps. We asked to change and were moved with no questions asked, which was a great result for us. We thought the hotel dealt with that issue brilliantly. We wondered how often they had encountered this issue having shown people to those rooms. And to be honest, those rooms shouldn’t really be hired out at all unless it is for a serious discount and it’s made clear to guests when they book. 4. Parts of the hotel feel unloved and a bit neglected to be honest - I don’t want to be too harsh here as it may be that the hotelier hasn’t been able to put as much money back into the resort following COVID and it’s aftermath. In particular, the room showers could do with an update. And generally there is an outdated feel to the hotel which could do with being modernised - the furniture in the common parts, the shower by the pool, etc. For the reasons above and taking into account the price paid for our stay, I would give Ao Prao three stars, but my lasting feeling is that with a bit more money, love and attention to detail, it could become a four or five star in the future.

Great Rayong Resort – Excellent, very budget hotel this part of the beach MaeRanpueng. Located in a alley, 200m from the highway and beach. There are small cafes next to it, only, it is very difficult to identify them - like, there are chairs and a pair of tables, and neither staff nor visitors are observed. Along the beach there are typical beach ”food” and macachees are accommodated. There are plenty of shops, including 7/12. The hotel is ubiquitous (in rooms too) WI-FI, a very cozy pool, friendly staff. Breakfasts, depending on the population, either a Swedish table or a fix. But even when the husband was fixed at request, they brought an addition without problems. The dishes are undelicate but delicious. From the shortcomings – no balcony and fruit for breakfast. Beaches – sandy, spacious and unlimited, excellent water, and the main great without people.