This hotel is situated in Aonang town just set back from the main road that runs through it. As such the beach is only a 5 minute walk away and is close to all the amenities that you need while there, restaurants, banks, ATM's, shops, tailors, trips/taxis etc... Because of this it really is good for getting around and getting the things you need. However there is a slight issue with this, the noise in the rooms that are on the front of the hotel (directly over the shops underneath) can suffer from noise through the night.
To be fair we stayed for two weeks and perhaps 2 or 3 nights were affected by the noise, one of which was the first night we arrived when a "good luck" religious festival was going on, so you cant complain about that. Other nights were affected by a night club down the road or from people sat outside the mcdonalds under our room talking and laughing until the early hours. To say this was a major issue would exagerate it as it wasnt, the double glazing and the black out curtains really cut the noise down and on the remaining nights the loudest thing was the air con unit (!) so dont let this put you off too much unless you really are looking for absolute peace and quiet where we would suggest you look out of the town centre.
Also to overcome this there are just as many rooms that are rear facing (i.e. facing the pool and reception) that will undoutably be a lot quieter - so you could request one of these either with travel agent or at check in.

The hotel is kept very clean by the staff and is in good condition as it is only 12-18 months old, as such all the hotel still looks well presented. the staff do a very good job, particularly house keeping, of making up the rooms and keeping it clean in the corridors and circulations spaces. the pool, reception, bar and massage area are all really nicely kept and the pool is fabulous as it looks out over the cliffs opposite the resort - a truly great view while on the loungers or in the pool.

we didnt eat there, except for breakfasts, as the prices were more expensive that the numerous surrounding restaurants however the breakfast was ordered from a menu (continental, american,full english, fruit, omlettes etc...) and was always well prepared and presented - really nothing to compain about especially the roof top restuarant where you eat which has the view of the cliffs as well.

there was some building work going on behind the reception and pool area where they are extending the hotel however this work stopped in october and no works were undertaken while we were there. the hotel told us they will not start work again until the season ends in April (ish) so dont worry about this. they have also, thoughfully, covered the building work up with plants and screens to minimise the impact.

the reception area has free internet use which was really useful for finding out things to do and arranging trips, the reception staff were realy helpful as well and even rang a trip operator up for us when they hadnt turned up at the pick up time.

all in all we had a lovely time at the Aonang Cliff Beach Resort and would stop here again without hesitation.