We stayed at Baan Panburi Resort during "off" season in September 2005. Not only did the entire island seem a bit deserted but so did the resort which kind of suited us as the resort borders a beautiful beach -and you kinda have it more or less all to yourself (except that you are sharing it with resident street dogs as well) The resort itself is on the ok side but it has many "basic" things lacking. The bungalow we stayed in was small but that's fine as you don't spend too much time in it. The mosquito netting was dirty and you felt like you were suffocating under it, so we never used it but burned mosquito coils instead although you are not supposed to! The fan was too noisy to keep on at night. The room never got serviced during our 5 day stay, although you are supposed to get new bedding and "a new towel" every 3 days - the "ensuite" bathroom is very rudimentary - you have to flush toilet by pouring water from a bucket, and the shower consisted of something slightly more sophisticated than a hose. The resort's restaurant was decent but the menu gets boring quickly as you end up eating pretty much all your meals there. Yet, we suspect that my husband might have gotten food poisoning from fish he ate there one night. Staff in general was friendly (except the manager who knew nothing about hospitality) ... etc.. etc... So, if you are looking for a romantic hideaway with all the mod cons this is not the place to go but if you are on a backpacking trip like us and your expectations are not too high - this place is a good deal as overall it is cleanish and has beautiful surroundings. I mean, we only paid about $10/head/night so you can't argue with that!
(Plus, there was talk of management change when we were there so things might improve overtime)