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

We are here due to recommendation from a friend and aren't disappointed. Having dived in Sariee before as a 'young couple', we were advised that Chalok (Assava) was much better for a family trip. Our boy is 14 and VERY nervous. The staff have been awsome! Mara took our son through his open water and has been amazing for him. He has been so nervous about doing it for weeks.... but is now mid way through his advanced with Mara. We can not thank the staff enough for what they have done for us, in particular our son. He is literally a different boy. Thanks so much to Natalie, Emma, Mara and all the other fantastic staff for making this such a great stay. Xxx

we were there with our son (14) who did the open water course…..everything was very professional and really chilled …super cool place, restaurant, new rooms, management is very professional and everyone is so helpful and friendly….THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! @ Franzi as open water teacher @ Natalie as Manager @ Chris and Arien (sorry for spelling) as dive masters we had a great time 🙏🏼❤️

We did an Open Water Course. It was our first time diving, and I had mobility issues. From first contact, I was reassured I would be assigned an instructor who was qualified to adapt approaches to suit me. Max was an excellent instructor, kind, patient, and fun, too. He was always on hand to help me, whether in the water or crossing from boat to boat at the pier. I'd totally recommend Max, but other instructors I came into contact with were friendly and helpful too. A special mention to Blair for jumping in last minute to film me. I'm glad we chose Assava Dive resort for our course.

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.