Palm Garden Resort, Rawai

This is a small little resort of private bungalows. Mostly German couples stayed here during our stay. The food was pretty good, and the pool area never crowded at all. Its not really walkable to anything, but they have a lot of new mopeds/scooters to rent for a pretty small fee. We barely heard other guests and felt like we had the place to ourselves, but it’s mostly because the rooms are spaced out nicely between the gardens. Rooms could use a fresh coat of paint, but otherwise were kept clean

Stayed here prior to a Scuba Diving Trip. Lovely rooms and a great pool for relaxing Friendly, helpful staff Plus, a Restaurant that does good food

I loved my stay at Palm Gardens Resort. I was in Chalong to scuba dive (with Sea Bees who are incidentally an excellent dive operator). Palm Gardens is so conveniently located - just 5 mins walk to the dive centre and main streets of Chalong. Yet at the same time it's a quiet oasis from the busy streets. I was drawn to this resort because of the garden - I love nature and it was so nice to relax by the pool or swing on the hammock outside my room. The pool is pristine & clean and it's worth giving yourself a day or two to just enjoy being poolside. My room was lovely, nice hot shower and all the usual conveniences. The only thing I would say is that the bed was a bit hard, but I didn't mind for a couple of nights. The onsite restaurant had the best food I had on my entire trip in Thailand. I loved the red curry and chicken with cashew nuts! The staff were really helpful and helped arranged my airport transfer. I would definitely come back again. On this trip I stayed at several different hotels, including a luxury 5 star resort - but Palm Gardens was my most favourite place to stay because it was the one I could relax at the most and for the reasons already stated above.

The hotel is in a quiet back road near a very busy main road. Although well positioned, you do need transport to get almost anywhere. The rooms are fairly basic, but there is a very nice pool and the staff were very helpful . Overall, a good stay.

Wonderful place for relaxing, particularly before or after diving. The pool is a perfect temperature and is very clean, with a deep section for checking out dive gear. The grounds are beautiful, and the rooms each have a patio facing the pool, with chairs and a hammock. Rooms are half of a cabin, good sized with quiet,efficient air conditioning, and a small room off of the bathroom for drying gear. We enjoyed the restaurant food, and the staff were very helpful and cheerful. It is secluded, with not a lot of bars and restaurants nearby, but the essentials are all within walking distance. If you’re looking for a high energy, touristy, crowded scene, I would suggest Patong Beach, but for us, this place was perfect.