We stayed for 8 nights over Christmas & New Year and had a great time. The family that run the place and staff are excellent and cannot do enough to make your stay comfortable (order a beer and a snack will appear), I felt sad to leave them. They even got us Christmas presents, which was very sweet.
At first I was not sure if we had picked the right location being away from the main beach, but it worked out perfect. In the daytime we mostly had the pool to ourselves and the private beach out front...very chilled out and relaxing!! Within 10 minutes or short Tuk Tuk you are on the Klong Dao beach will all the restaurants and bars you need ( if you really like to chill go to the Bomp Bar on the beach).
Going in the other direction for 10 mintues you have the contrast of Ban Saladan village with its jetty style restaurants and bars, a perfect contrast ( also good for shopping), we alternated each night which was perfect. A lovely romantic place to eat/drink at in the... more