OK folks, what you need to know about Rayong is that it is a very well spread out general area and the songtel/taxis are quite infrequent and regular taxis don't use a meter like in Bangkok. The Rayong Chalet Resort is away along the beach, about 35 kms from Rayong and 25 from Banphe. Banphe and the island Koh Samet are regarded as part of Rayong. The hotel is pleasant enough but there is only a couple of other places nearby and it is very quiet at night. The TV had no international channels, I managed to retune it and find BBC and ESPN but poor reception. The seaview room we got was quite spacious but the bathroom was ridiculously small, the designer could easily have given the bathroom another 1/2 metre and made all the difference. And yes indeed the groutwork on the bathroom tiles could certainly do with a serious going over with good mould killer. It was very nice swimming in the sea here but even away out in the boonies there was still rubbish on the sand and in the water, a problem Thailand does not deal with at all well. Breakfast and the restaurant were adequate. The staff were fine. In closing I would say that the Rayong Chalet suffers from the popularity of Koh Samed because that's where all the tourists are and it is miles away. We had 3 nights here and it was a pleasant change from Bangkok but I think 2 nights would have sufficed. I doubt if I'll be back. Frank and Yingluck from NZ and Thai