Yao Yai Beach Resort

First of all, this place is absolutely stunning! From you arrive at the resort, whether it is from the peer or the harbor, you will be amazed! Keeping to traditional Thai architecture, through out the entire resort. The beach wide and nice, depending on the tide, and with one restaurant at the beach and one on the top of the mountain, you can take your pick!

The resort is placed on the mountain side, and while you can have fun running the roads connecting the resort, the shuttle service is flawless, and you will be picked up in minutes. Sometimes, especially around breakfast and dinner there can be some wait if you are in the middle of the route. We lived in a villa, and wow o wow! Being the unspoiled view over the Andaman sea - wow, whether you are in the pool or in the bed, you be blown away!

This resort has the opportunity to become a true gem! But it has one huge flaw - the restaurants. The resort has several restaurants, yet they all have the same menu, or should I say menu's as there are 3 or 4 of them for you to go through. With the size of resort, there could easily have been different themes for each place. so one could try something different. Now imagine have ordered the food, and your sitting in these amazing surroundings, and then the club music starts at max volume.... that was unfortunately the experience most days. Had it been a hotel where most guests were there to party I can understand, but this was mostly families and couples.

We found a savoir in Isaan Fine #2, a small walk away.

On the positive side, the buffet was really good! Very structured, and with amazing food. So do try that when visiting! And I will also say that I was truly amazed by the people in the breakfast restaurant, as one day the power was out, and then made a perfect breakfast for all the guests, using the lights on their mobile phones!