+: We absolutely loved staying at Peace Resort. It was really the details that made the experience special. We booked a car from the pier with them and were greeted upon our arrival at the hotel with cold fruit juice and cold perfumed towels to refresh ourselves. We arrived early in the morning and staff whisked our luggage away to a safe spot, encouraged us to enjoy the pool, restaurant, and beach, and even let us check in hours earlier than we expected. Large, fresh towels are provided at the pool and beach sections. In the room, they provided cookies and fruit for our arrival and a natural citronella bug repellent spray that we used liberally. The room had a lovely little candle or incense (not sure which) already burning when we arrived. Each little villa has a little porch area with a laundry rack where you can hang your swimsuit up to dry. We missed the complimentary breakfast as we had an early flight, but the front desk made sure to offer us breakfast boxes, with a fruit option and a ham and cheese sandwich option. For lunch and dinner, we found the restaurant to be very good, if a little expensive. They have a pretty wide selection of different styles of food to choose from, including both Thai classics and Western fare. I can't speak to the Western fare, but the Thai food was very good, and didn't skimp on the fun ingredients we like to see in Thailand, like fresh chilli, fresh herbs, green peppercorn, etc. My companion found the Thai tea wasn't sweet enough for her, but it was just perfect for me (and I imagine they might have been able to make it sweeter upon request.) We loved having easy access to the beach and spent most of the day lying in beach chairs or floating in the water! There's also a nail salon and massage parlor at the resort (not included in the room cost, for an extra charge.) We got Thai massages with oil and found them very relaxing, and the masseuses very precise and skilled.
-: The restaurant is definitely on the expensive side when it comes to food in Thailand. For us, the convenience was worth it, as we only stayed for one night and had an early flight the next day. At other hotels, we had gotten used to being very close to a 7-11 where you can buy all kinds of fun and interesting Thai snacks. We didn't make it to the 7-11 or the Fisherman's Village, because the resort had everything we needed for a day and we had heard the walk was a little annoying, being down a main road busy with traffic.