Aana Resort & Spa

Swimming pool was lovely and breakfast was good. Room and facilities were clean. Most of the staff were friendly and courteous.

Most negative reviews here were most likely submitted by nitpickers: “it’s too remote”, “it needs renovation”, “bars at pool are unmanned”, “staff doesn’t speak English”, “breakfast sucks”, etc. Let me shine some light on those comments. First of all, we were dropped of at the reception which looked quite impressive (like a huge tipi). All girls spoke English, albeit one better than the other. After checking in, renting 2 scooters (rental company ppl speak English too) took an extra 5 minutes and we were dropped of at our apartment. We stayed in room 346, one of the poolview villas. We thought the room was lovely: much light, nice bed with a soft matras, tv was fine, the whole apartment is tastefully decorated and also has a big terras outside. Aana resort is definitely not new, but it is clean and neat. Optically the woodwork (everywhere) seems a bit worn, but that doesn’t have any influence on the overall experience. Breakfast. 2 very friendly (English speaking) cooks, 1 fairly big guy and a girl, will prepare eggs for you, just the way you like them. Besides that, there’s Thai food, sausages, bread, and other western options available. The bars at the pool are unmanned. I didn’t ask why, but if (in 4 days) never seen more than 4 people in and around the pool at the same moment. Seems ridiculous to open a bar for a handful of people. Aana Resort is only 800 meters away from an area with many restaurants, street food & fruits, coffee bars, etc. It’s NOT remote. I would definitely recommend Aana!

The staff on reception were really helpful and friendly. Both pools were lovely and the free shuttle to the beach was really handy. Also the sunbeds on the beach for Aana guests were so useful. The beds were really comfortable. The location (especially if you hire a moped) is perfect for exploring the best bits of the island

Great facility, good cleaning, real jungle vibe. great pools!

the setting of the hotel is beautiful, you feel completely part of nature and this made it extra special for us. we loved the room, the bed was a delight to sleep in. our room had a plunge pool an a lovely view of the river. the hotel has 2 very nice pools however due to the rain we never got to use, but that was fine by us. the restaurant was delicious, we eat there several times, genuine local Eastern Thai food.