AoPong Resort

Very good value for the $ , definitely choose the deluxe suite. Nice quiet location but dirt path to walk & drive scooter through & may be muddy when raining.seafood restaurant was our best dinner on the island.

The chalet was basic but had everything you needed and it was clean. The lady owner was extremely friendly and accommodating. She was informative and chatty and made excellent food. There is no night ilfe there but the resort had a small restaurant and bar and this was more than adequate. we went for a quiet holiday and it was just that. No complaints from me. There is not really a real sandy beach but it was ok. The sea was clear. Of course it was the low season and the rainy season but we still enjoyed the stay made memorable by liam the lady owner.I would recommend it if you want a quiet and relaxing holiday.

The property, the area, the people who work there were all terrific. When we arrived, it seemed like a small community of friendly neighbors rather than just "guests". Our neighbors were very friendly and helpful as well as the staff. The only complaint while small is that the bathroom towels could have been better. But, while there are some things to do around the island, we found oursleves content with simply returning to the resort and having a relaxing day on the beach in the pleasant atmosphere provided. In my opinion, it is the most beautiful area on the island.

The location on the ocean was very beautiful. My deluxe room was generally excellent with up to the standard amenities, air conditioning and an excellent covered verandah to look at the ocean from. I thought the caretaking (which may be worse in the off-season when I was there) was mediocre here. The caretaker did not speak any English (despite the resort clearly catering almost exclusively to western travellers) and had zero ability to interpret from context. He telephoned someone else (who I suspect was the owner) for issues in English and she was excellent when she intervened. I was at the resort for multiple weeks and on three of those days there was no water or deeply brown water coming out of the faucet for about an hour in the morning (after which it was resolved). The resort is about 300 metres off the main island road (which was in good shape and concrete, as with all of the island). The road into Ao Pong was a narrow dirt road which featured three serious Africa-style mud puddles. I had some apprehension riding my scooter through these every day (which one had to do to reach anything on the island), and got muddied shoes when I walked it. Relatedly, the resort is anxious to rent you a scooter, which is an absolute necessity, but they are doing so amateurishly. The caretaker tried to make me pay for a flat tire I got (his boss steered him off this), and gave me not one but two different scooters that were blinking a warning that they were empty of gas.