Ao Prao Resort, Rayong hotels Thailand on go2thailand.com

*Reviews of recent stays*	*Comment on the hotel*	*The reservation service*
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.