For the price, this is a little gem of an hotel. Really quiet, and nice in all possible ways. The rooms actually look like the pictures and are spacious, clean and comfy.
The breakfast is way above average for asia and the service is great every day.
The hotel has a really good location. The architecture and style is really beautiful. Unfortunately the furniture and rooms were old and not in a good shape. The breakfast had a lot of options but weren’t as good as expected from the high price for the rooms.
A little expensive.. But worth it. Great service from the staff. Well kept rooms and a great little pool for the kids. The breakfast was the best I've had on Samed for 20 years. The rooms very new and comfortable. They could improve by having satellite TV, but we are not there to watch the TV. Also they could buy some beach space for guests, but personally letting the kids swim km the pool, sand free, was better. Very close to eating areas but secluded enough to be romantic. The best resort in the area. We'll done guys.
Hygiene alert: BED BUGS. Our family stayed in this hotel in early July 2020 for 4 nights. Our fourth stay here. Understandably, the breakfast was not what it used to be because of the covid situation in Thailand (few customers meaning worse service). But we got bitten by bed buds or fleas, especially me but also my kids. Very itchy and unpleasant as you can imagine. The staff changed my bed sheet but it did not help.
OK, they did not deliberately plant them in my bed but it is not the product i was paying for either. My wife wrote a comment in the hotel form, I sent an email: NO COMMUNICATION. A situation that can be solved but this hotel is probably happy as the covid thing must be just a minor hiccup. Good for them. Problems can happen and I would not make a big deal out of it but the total lack of communication is something you should consider when booking. Look elsewhere too. (BTW, Avatara resort is in the same group).
The hotel is really good and everything we expected. The rooms are spacious and very nice and are cleaned every day. The pool is small but really beautiful, the whole hotel was built in traditional Thai style and is very clean. The beach is just a few steps away and so are the best beach restaurant on Samed (at the Samed Villa hotel) and Silversand bar for late night cocktails. Breakfast was a bit poor. The downside was the beach itself- with high tide hardly any place to lay down, had to rent beach chairs and a rough sea with high waves. The better alternative was to go to Ao Prao for the day, the beach there was amazing, no waves at all and saw the best sunsets there. With the songtiew just 5 minutes away, with a scooter even faster. The resort is quiet and even though almost on the beach, still secluded so the nightrest is assured. Will definitely stay again, because it was more than worth the relative low price (compared to the Ao Prao resorts).
