Peace and quiet rule the days.
frankly i think it this hotel is not described very well. for it is not even a hotel so much as it is a thai version of a british holiday camp without the bad entertainment.
the resort is quiet and surrounded by gardens and water features. the pool is lovely. the rooms are clean but the bathrooms need work. actually the whole place needs a good contractor to fix the many areas that are slowly falling apart... do not lean on any of the railings for one thing!
the regular bungalows are nice... small but nice. again the plumbing fixtures are in need of repair/replacement. but the areas are clean. there you get a sitting room and two bedrooms. but at least there is a sense of getting your moneys worth.
the other thing is that you had better have a car of your own or a friend that is willing to come and get you when you want to go into the city (mae sod). though the hotel says that it is "in mae sod"... you are about 5k from the town itself. the road is pot holed and one has to call for a taxi or tuktuk (around 100bht or so i was told). that is the chief complaint.
oh and be ready for the usual contingent of british ngo workers to show up for a game of volleyball in the pool around 4 in the afternoon. these games can be more than an hour long and can be loud.
i would stay here again. but i would make sure that i had a car... a scooter would be okay, but be ready for the 3k rough road that you have to take from the main road into mae sod (another 2k away as i said).