Barali Beach Resort Koh Chang

Best breakfast ever.

If staying at Khlong Prao Beach, would recommend staying here. Nice quiet complex of bungalows. A slight bit dated in the rooms in spots, but very spacious, comfortable, and clean. (The bathroom is VERY spacious!). Beach towels and carrying basket provided. Breakfast was terrific - lots of variety and some items changing each day. Pool is lovely; beach area not very crowded. Dinner near the bar as the sun set was very relaxing and picturesque - and food options very good, too (try the green curry!). Staff very helpful arranging transfer to Trat airport, an afternoon snorkeling and swimming trip from Bang Bao pier, and a scooter rental another afternoon (definitely rent a scooter!). Very enjoyable time in Koh Chang and at the Barali; would stay there again!

Nice resort

Great location, very pittoresk vistas, lots of privacy, fabulous beach, good pool, very nice landscaping and super friendly and polite employees who would benefit from some additional training. Food and beverage product is limited and could do with some imagination and improvements. Villas were well cleaned and supplied with amenities- the drawback and failure of this property is the poor state of repair and lack of re-investment. This is apparent nearly everywhere - malfunctioning, noisy, old air conditioner in rooms (a replacement program appears to be on the way), defect beach chairs and in poor condition, decorative lamps in restaurant/pool area nearly falling of their supports (totally rusted through), wooden pool deck area - rotten in parts and a trip hazard, some roof structures in need of repair and cleaning, a larger single family house in the centre of the Resort looks like it has been temporarily abandoned and is used for storage, etc, etc. a real shame, this could be and should be the premier or at least among the premier resorts of Ko Chang by adding some professional management providing some needed training to the young and friendly but inexperienced staff and most importantly some reinvestment and much needed repair and maintenance. It looks like the owner opened a splendid resort some 16 years and either forgot all about it or run into cashflow problems. I still recommend a stay since the major and nature driven ingredients for a relaxing holiday are there.