Wow. What a stay!

Aonang Phu Resort is perhaps the best stay in town for the price per night.

Firstly the rooms are absolutely huge. Not only do you get a massive bedroom, but there’s a private study area, a huge bathroom with bath and shower & a front porch to relax during the evening.

Secondly the pool. The views of the surrounding hills and jungle are stunning. There could be a couple more sun beds but we never had issues. The pool is well maintained and modern.

In terms of location you are about a 10 minute walk from the top of town. It’s about another 20 minutes to the beach, but we loved the walk through the jungle and passing all the restaurants. Those with a scooter will be absolutely fine. There’s also a free shuttle service to the beach on the hour throughout the day.

Plenty of cheaper restaurants closer too. Highly recommend Rainbow which is about a 7 minute walk away. Tee restaurant in the jungle is an absolute must and can be reached by walking 20 minutes deeper into the jungle or a quick taxi journey to the nearby 5 star hotel ‘Anana’.

There’s a Macro superstore close by should you need to stock up on supplies & you’re close to the Mountain Buddha Temple too.

Unfortunately the on site restaurant is closed but we experienced this in a lot of hotels across Thailand. We presume it’s a result of COVID.

However unlike other places where you just have to get on with it, Aonang Phu provides a buffet of toast, cookies, teas, coffees, hot chocolate & jams every morning by the pool. Completely free!

The staff are wonderful. So friendly and helpful. Room was cleaned every day & easy to book taxi from front desk.

We had a power cut one morning and lost all water and electricity. The staff had the issue fixed within the hour.

If you’re looking for your own private piece of paradise away from the noise of the main strip, but somewhere you can use as a base to easily get to day tours and other islands. This is the place!

We payed around £30 a night and honestly it felt like we should have been paying three times that!

We will be back!

I chose a quiet room. When we arrived we noticed that right in front of our terrace a guest was working online all the time and was talking very loudly. The management could not assign me an adequate alternative room. We agreed that my reservation was canceled free of charge. However, despite repeated warnings, I did not receive a refund.