Ao Prao Resort

“A perfect beach resort. ”

The beach is really nice. I've stayed all over the island, but this is the best balance of a pretty beach that isn't as crowded as others. The facilities are great - the rooms are clean and comfortable and fairly modern, the pools are clean, well located and reasonably sized. The breakfast buffe… more

The beach is really nice. I've stayed all over the island, but this is the best balance of a pretty beach that isn't as crowded as others. The facilities are great - the rooms are clean and comfortable and fairly modern, the pools are clean, well located and reasonably sized. The breakfast buffet had a typical selection of breakfast items and an egg station. The food was pretty good quality and clean/well protected from flies etc. The dining area and tables are really comfortable and it's lovely to enjoy a lazy breakfast sitting just over the beach and watching the waves roll in. All of the staff at the resort were really great. A member of the staff, Wan, was very kind and helpful, and the manager, Tanya, was super accommodating and she made a great effort trying to help us to find a new ground level room, because my parents in law couldn't climb the stairs to the hillside rooms we had booked. If anyone you're travelling with is disabled/old, don't book a hillside room (great sea view and sunset), because the highest rooms need you need to walk uphill for a few minutes and there's no cable car. There are ground level rooms that are perfectly accessible.

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“Ao Prao Resort. Fabulous.”

I’ve recently spent four days here at the Ao Prao resort on the west coast of Koh Samet. It was excellent from start to finish! I drove from Bang Saray. As soon as I arrived at the Port there was a guy waiting to assist and directed me to the correct pier. Parked the car, all very well organised a… more

I’ve recently spent four days here at the Ao Prao resort on the west coast of Koh Samet. It was excellent from start to finish! I drove from Bang Saray. As soon as I arrived at the Port there was a guy waiting to assist and directed me to the correct pier. Parked the car, all very well organised and secure. Staff in the departure building were excellent and explained the speedboat departure time. Restaurants very close by if you need food. Boarded the small golf type buggy and driven the short distance to the speedboat. Couple of minutes later, after putting on our life jackets we sped off. (The speedboat did slow down and showed us the main disembarkation point for those arriving via ferry.) Within no time we arrived at the hotel on the West Coast of the island. Transfer directly to the hotel included in the hotel cost. No need for a Song-thaew to your hotel here. You have to pay the 200 baht entrance fee onto the island at the hotel. (40 baht for Thai national). Meanwhile at the hotel jetty. Our luggage was taken away by the many porters and we made our way to reception. Check in a breeze with welcome drink. The hotel was fully booked which, at first concerned me, but no problem the hotel, staff, facilities, sunbeds, etc. could easily handle the amount of guests. The hotel never seemed full, it could cope, even at breakfast. There was always a few sun lounges free at the larger pool and also sun lounges with umbrellas available on the immaculate beach. I had a Deluxe Hillside Villa booked. It was the last room available on the booking site. I even rang the hotel and even they said they were full. Someone told me there were 96 wooden steps up to the room. I didn’t count them, but if you can’t handle steps don’t take a Hillside Villa. Thank goodness the porters were on hand and carried the luggage up to the room. Well worth the 100 baht tip! The room itself, with balcony was fine, typical for a beach front 4 star hotel. No issues, hot water in the taps and fab rain shower. TV with the usual channels. But here it’s not about the room, there’s lots to be doing outside. Breakfast no problems the usual buffet style, plenty of choices, hot food, variety of western and Thai. Fresh fruit etc. Khun Nui ran the egg station for omelettes etc. they were great. Regular evening entertainment with a good singer. Extensive dinner menu, all really good, just what you’d expect from a high-end island hotel. Always seating available. There’s a weekly fire show and BBQ. at the weekends although I didn’t see that. Ao Prao is a fab hotel on the west coast of Koh Samet. It’s an excellent location if you want a slice of luxury and a quiet few days away. Excellent staff throughout the daytime and evening. Khun Wan, Khun Biw, Khun Kay all stand out members of the hotel team. There’s a regular 200 baht Song-thaew service to the busy and rather touristy East coast, Sai-Kaew beach. There you’ll find 7-11’s, lots of bars, restaurants, massages and a very vibrant social scene. Went across to have a look once but was happy to be back at Ao Prao to watch the amazing sunset from the comfort of my sun lounger. There are 3 hotels situated on the west coast. They’re quite close to one another, however walking along the seafront never feels busy. Ao Prao Resort is the far one on the left side. You can also use the restaurants at the two other hotels. I did walk down and visited the Kerala restaurant once, which was excellent. To sum up and in my opinion, hotel fabulous, location is the best on the island, the staff are brilliant! Two swimming pools one much bigger than the other, excellent beachfront location plenty of sun loungers, hotel never felt overcrowded, great selection of rooms, food very tasty, good choice of restaurants. You can easily get a Song-thaew to the busy, commercial and rather touristy side of the island, if you’re craving a, ‘Rave up.’ Departure from the hotel. The hotel staff walk with you to the speedboat and wave a genuine goodbye, a lovely touch. Your luggage is delivered to the speedboat and carried onboard. Ten minutes later you’re back at the pier, collecting your car, pay for the secure car park and off you go. Again all very well organised. Ao Prao Resort Hotel. Kop-khun-maag-maag-na-krub. มันยอดเยี่ยม สุดยอด 😀 Fabulous, we’ll definitely be back!!

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“Breeze Restaurant”

Breeze was excellent. Highly recommended. Thank you Khun Mint for taking such good care of us. Hope to see you again. We loved the food, wine, ambiance, and everything else. We will return next year for sure. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcxx

“amazing”

part 2- also massive thank you to pang and wan !!! lovely staff so considerate and polite!!! i hope customers treat them nicely if people were as nice as them the world would be a better place! !!! i love this place and i would defo defo come isabelle