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pro: cozy living in a large room (with balcony) by the lake. great view. confortable room with free snack. love the umbrella and the umbrella stand in the room. enjoyable walk around the resort. bought some nice souveniors. con: basic amenities in room. abundant food for breakfast but not so much choices of meat. a long walk to cafeteria which is not very pleasant during rainfall. few staffs. limited power capacity (3 consecutive brown out nights during my stay - each for less than half and hour, though) limited parking space. must have car.

My wife and I wanted to stay in a homestay in a fruit orchard in rayong. I heard there are many. However, I couldn't find any, or at least not on english booking sites. I found this one, which seems like a fun activity kind of place, but not exactly in a fruit orchard. I saw a couple mentions of fruit trees in user reviews but it seemed to not be the emphasis. However, it turns out there is a big orchard here and tons of different kind of fruit trees. We took a bike tour and a guide rode around with us. Since he didn't speak english I was tempted to send him back, but it turns out he was extremely helpful. The park is giant and the orchards giant. We wouldn't have been able to just follow the little map. Also he knew where to find the best fruit and he climbed the trees for us. We picked mangosteen, durian, rambutan, and long kong. This was exactly what we wanted. I like the houses on the river too.