This stay was an absolute dream. We stayed in an oceanview villa, and could not have had a more enchanting vacation. Our villa was one of the not yet remodeled units, so there were signs of wear such as wood rot on the outside columns, slightly peeled wallpaper on the entertainment hutch, and a few loose tiles in the bottom of the pool. But it was clean and airy and smelled wonderful. You ARE in a tropical locale, and I made the mistake of leaving the sliding glass door open to let in a creepy crawlie. But I made quick work of it and that was that. And tiny sugar ants are a problem if you leave something they wanted out in the bathroom, in my case some unsealed medicine and the slick pad on my razor. Those things are impossible to beat, I know from experience at home. Sunset views from the private pool, wonderful food at the restaurants, in-room massage session, fantastic floating breakfast, and a private in-villa bbq made us feel like we were royalty. I was downright spoiled. The tour operators they partner with for the island tours and elephant care program are top notch, and the Pavilions staff themselves absolutely world class. Shout out to Anthony, the guest relations mgr who is DEFINITELY moving up, chef Keata and waiter Bus who did our private bbq, and Neung, aka "#1" - one of the property drivers who graciously toted us all over the property at a moments notice, and gave us wonderful stories and laughs every time he picked us up. It was SPECTACULAR. We'll be back!