The staff were generally very friendly and very helpful. The standard room was good, the wifi excellent and it was kept very clean. Complimentary water was supplied to the room and it had a fridge and good air conditioning. Breakfast was very good and food in the hotel complex restaurants was good. It was possible to get a sun lounger by the pool each day, but if you wanted a particular position, then you had to be there early. One exit to the hotel leads directly to the beach road, which gets very busy of a night time. Arranging taxis was straightforward, although reception advised booking the taxi back to the airport on the day before leaving (800 Baht, one way). Only downside was the noise created by other guests and children in the corridor running directly outside the room and doors being slammed, which varied during our stay. There is a Thai tradition of letting off small amounts of fireworks at night, which usually ceased around midnight on most days. We were not offered a chance to upgrade nor were the room facilities explained on arrival, but having stayed in many hotels, the latter was not a problem. By staying in a standard room, you were not able to access the nicer looking swimming pool (although it was probably a little shallow for swimming anyway) and this was not particularly clear from the information we saw beforehand. We would definitely stay there again, but would choose the more expensive adults only accommodation. Mosquitos are an issue to be aware of.