Assava Dive Resort

Though I know this is a dive resort, little did I know that the pool will be unavailable all day, every day due to scuba diving lessons.  Food was less than mediocre.  Lady at reception very unfriendly, though at least she got things done.  “Private beach” unavailable due to constant high tide, coupled with an unavailable swimming pool, we left 3 days early and forfeited the money rather than waste time here

Lodging: We stayed in the resort in the superior room which is kind of behind the main resort area/away from the beach so keep that in mind when booking. Simple room, pretty clean (minor stains on bedding and towels), AC worked great, gave us water bottles everyday, though no hot water (which is ok for April cause it’s so hot outside) and the room they gave us the balcony faced a dirty creek so we didn’t get to use it at all cause it was filled with bugs. If you can splurge on a bungalow, definitely recommend. They decorated our room for our anniversary which was nice. Unfortunately, Front desk customer service was very minimal, kind of felt like they didn’t want us there so that’s a bummer especially since room rates were on the higher side compared to Thai pricing. I wanted to see if we could switch rooms but didn’t bother cause was already worried about the front desk experience. Aside from that it’s a beautiful beach side resort at a quieter part of the island. Oh you likely need a motorbike if staying here if you want to explore more - not too many things close by & the beach/bay in front isn’t really swimmable. Diving: Loved diving with Assava! Natalie the manager was really nice, answered all our questions and gave snorkeling recs around the island which we appreciated. Libby was our dive master for the two days we dove and she was awesome - so attentive, informative, and sweet. Spectacular dives at chumphon, twins, and sail rock (a must!), all our gear was in good condition and their operations were ran well.

Me and my girlfriend completed our open water diving course with Assava and had a great time. The whole process was very professional and there was no issues with communication or any negative feedback. Our instructor, Robin, was with us the whole time (one day in the pool and two days out at sea). He was excellent and kept our spirits going the whole time. When we were having issue with certain training he would remain calm and teach us properly and correctly. He constantly had eyes on us and we both felt safe the whole time. The timings were spot on and the resort and transportation was spot-on. Would recommend.