The place is a large resort complex. The rooms are bit pricey based on Thailand standard. The cascade pool is nice. A bit hard to get to from the port. Most of the rooms are a short walk to the beach. The restaurant at the hotel serviced very good food at dinner.

Unfortunately it rained most of the time we stayed in this area, which was disappointing, but the area was beautiful and remote.

We stayed here for 2 nights in November. Very nice rooms and amazing views.
If you are looking for accommodation for the full moon party this is not the place for you! It took us 1 hour by hotel shuttle..it is simply to far out you are better off staying in Haad Rin.

If you have walking difficulties this also is not the place for you. The hotel has some pretty steep hills and it is quite a work out getting around.

The pools are great.

The hotel service is terrible. It was so much effort to get them to do anything.

We probably would stay here again because we loved how secluded this hotel was. In saying that stock up on food/ water before you get here..its quite a distance (not walkable) from a 7/11.

The rooms at Panviman are beautiful. We loved the swimming pool and the views...wow! The beach was average (there were cigarette butts and plastic bottles on the sand, which really detracted from our swimming pleasure) and it costs extra to use the kayaks.
We were extremely disappointed with the way we were greeted. There was a mix-up regarding how we were to get from the ferry (an hours drive in a dark on unsealed and winding roads...e.g. nightmarish) to the hotel. When no one picked us up the hotel refused to send their courtesy bus (which isn't a courtesy bus as claimed, it costs an extra 300bht). We eventually paid an exhorbitant price for an open taxi. The trip was terrifying in the dark and therefore our first impression was pretty bad. [As we arrived we drove past the courtesy bus in the driveway, the driver sitting in the back with his feet up. Sigh.]
The restaurant is lovely and the food amazing. Ditto with the complimentary breakfast spread in an open restaurant looking over the stunning bay. Both of these were highlights of our stay.
It was really disappointing to have so many extra costs (internet, kayaking, courtesy bus to name a few) when the price of the accomodation was quite high in comparison to other places. The staff also seemed a little on edge. We 'joked' that it was like they were being kept there against their will. (I'm sure they're not!)
I wouldn't recommend staying here when there are so many other better choices.

The rooms are large, well decorated and the views from the private terrace are spectacular. The attention, treatment and service are very bad, specially in a hotel of its price and category. In the hotel you have to pay for Internet while the rest of the hotels in the area hotels offer internet free to their guests