Coral Bay Resort

I stayed three days at a two bedroom villa, so my experience might be different from a hotel customer. I got the impression that the whole place is very well managed, filled with friendly and helpful staff and is worth the price. The villa was very spacy, and it had two bedrooms and bathrooms - perfect for family of 3 or 4 - though you should climb stairs to the bedrooms. From the Cho Dem night market to the hotel costs about $2 or so. There are many places to eat around a couple of minutes ride away. They serve some good variety of breakfast with balanced hot & cold meals and nice coffee. The seaside swimming pool allowed us to enjoy great family time in clean water, and its proximity to beach is appealing, though the beach was not the best i've seen.

The villa seemed to have three major problems. First, the second floor shower didn't drain very well. Second, it took 5-7 minutes for the hot water to run, so mostly I just took a lukewarm shower. Third, there's a beach bar right next door, so I could hear the constant thumping noise well into the night. It was a small but irritating noise. I think these problems doesn't apply to hotel rooms. And like others said, the beach certainly has some ugly sewage outlets directed right into the ocean, but a swimming pool facing the beach was just enough for me.