Golden Beach Resort

Location and quality

Food was average

Amazing, i will come back for sure

Nothing all was perfect

We had a 2 bedroom apartment, which meant our son had some privacy. Both bedrooms were large. The view to the hills at the rear were very pleasant with plenty of wildlife.

Maybe a small wardrobe for the second bedroom would be helpful

Food and drinks were excellent. Nice rooms and facilities but nothing super special TBH.

Overall I was disappointed mostly by the price. We stayed at another resort on Koh Rong before Golden Beach which was half the price and much better in almost every regard. This resort is nowhere near it's 5 star rating - I have stayed in many 5 star resorts in south east asia and this was the most disappointing. Breakfast was good but limited options. The resort restaurant area was very small and overcrowded. On our last day there were heaps of people left standing with their breakfast waiting for seats, as the outdoor area was unshaded due to the 2 umbrellas breaking the day before. Day 1 we had no hot water, they came to fix - then we had no water. Eventually it was fixed. Every day we had to chase them up to service our room. No minibar. No happy hour - almost everywhere else had one! It was right on the main street which was a busy road lots of trucks and bikes zooming past which kinda killed any chilled vibe. There was then a major mix up when we were leaving with the boat transfer back to the mainland - staff member seemed all over the place. No thank you or goodbye when we were leaving. The vibe was just very strange the whole time. Very dull atmosphere, very little ambiance - no music in the bar/restaurant areas for the first 3 days of our stay. The facilities were nice and clean, food was outstanding to be fair, but the most expensive we experienced on the island. Another annoying thing, which in fairness we encountered a lot in Cambodia was the lack of no-smoking zones. There were a lot of smokers - so we're sitting having our breakfast and there's smokers everywhere around us. Kills the appetite. Would have expected this from a hostel or 2 star, but not 5 star. 4 stars at best - never 5 stars.