Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa, Koh Samui Island
Samui Ring Road, Bo Phut 177, Moo 1, T.Mae Nam, Suratthani
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Overall Hotel Reviews
Based on 35 reviews
excellent place to stay , don't be...
excellent place to stay , don't be put off by the building site as you arrive - the hotel is beautiful and staff excellent. Only off putting thing is it is run very european in style and everything you order has a 10 percent charge placed on it already - i work in hospitality and i always tip staff wherever i go but having it forced upon you was a bit off putting...only poor thing if sitting on the beach during the day eat from the vendors tht pass by otherwise you will end up paying over a 1000 baht for tiny portions of food that still leave you hungry....
We very much enjoyed the wonderful food,...
We very much enjoyed the wonderful food, beautiful beach and great service - thank you Zazen for a truly romantic weekend!
what a perfect hotel - the website...
what a perfect hotel - the website pics do not do it justice. We stayed 4 nights in a Graden Villa - the room was amazing, comfy sofas, possibly the most confortable bed I have ever slept in, huge LCD TV and DVD - the pool is fantastic, private beach was loveley - nice and private.
The Zazen restauranr was beautiful - a really romantic and relaxed atmosphere with great quality food at a reasonable price
The service and attitude of the staff was brilliant - very friendly and professional
Overall I cannot recommend this place highly enough - will definitely be back
We had a wonderful time.
The service is...
We had a wonderful time.
The service is perfect, everybody, from managers to the baggage staff is helful, courteous, sensible, in a word poeple really love to help.
Our bookings have been perfectly accomplished.
The ambience is inviting and tasteful.
Only the near river and quality of beach water should be taken care of.
An outstanding plus is the restaurant, either in chief Wally's art of combining tastes as the surroundings at the beach, especially the beach sala for spending a romantic evening.
One of the warmest experiences was to meet Ms. Jern, manager of the SPA. Her realm is outstanding, either as itself but especially compared with many other SPA's we saw, including known hotels.
We can warmly recommend this spot as a great experience.
Perfect. Looking forward to my return....
Perfect. Looking forward to my return.
You should think over paying your money...
You should think over paying your money for this hotel. Seriously. And here is the reason why.
(FYI, we stayed at a nice luxurious hotel in Lamai beach for the first two nights, and we moved to this
hotel for the rest of our trip. The trip happened in mid Aug. 2008.)
- The bungalows are packed, and the air is rarely circulating. Besides, the photos in the website are very misleading as the rooms are much smaller than in the photos.
- The roof is quite thin and holds the heat from the sun during the day and radiates back to you in the night time. It's like hot sauna. (It takes 50 mins to cool the room, and the air conditioner automatically turned off before cooling the room.)
- Slippery floor and dangerous steps in the room: There are steps in the room, and I almost felt down twice on the slippery floor. Not good for old people and young children.
- Strange decoration: The room was decorated with some Asian things, but all of them mismatched. It was quite strange to see a painting of a geisha from Japan in the room with other Thai style decoration. The walls were decorating with photos of monks, and I am wondering if any couple can have a romantic night in front of monks. That was not appropriate!
- A lot of flies and mosquitoes. The bugs come to your room easily because the bath room has open-air roof. They are common even in the restaurant, and we were bothered by the bugs while eating there.
- Dirty sewage: Some people will call it a romantic small pond and stream, but it is definitely sewage if you smell the bad smell when you are around it.
- Restricted towels: Have you ever seen a hotel limits the number of towels that you can use per day? Most of hotels ask guests not to overuse the towels for our environment but they provide towels whenever guests need more. Zazen left a message that guests can use one towel per day for swimming pool.
- Dirty beach in front of the hotel: If you choose this hotel because of the beach in front of it, then I would like to say that there are a lot better beaches in Koh Samui. The beach is very dirty, and there were less people who swam in the water there.
- Small swimming pool: Considering Zazen is a spa hotel, we expected a large pool. However, the pool was very small, and very crowded.
As I travel quite a lot in SE Asia, I would re-estimate the value of this hotel less than U$70 per night for delux room. We felt we were overcharged there. I would say that there are a lot better hotels in Koh Samui, and better private clean beaches.
The property was well located and beautiful...
The property was well located and beautiful layout. The staff were excellent and the range of dishes on the menu was better than most 5 star hotels I've stayed in. For a truly boutique resort experience away from the 5 star high rise I would recommend Zazen.
I enjoyed very much my stay in...
I enjoyed very much my stay in the this peaceful resort. I liked the decoration of the rooms, the sea-view and the excellent restaurant (serving high quality Western and Thai food).
My partner and I definately enjoyed our...
My partner and I definately enjoyed our stay at Zazen.My partner soon grew tired of the dry,dusty roads and trying to 'discover' Samui and was content to relax by the pool and enjoy the Zazen environment.We did not have a beach bungalow(and were very happy with our room)but would definately consider the beach bungalow in the future...Thankyou Zazen.....delicious food for breakfast,lunch and tea. excellent service,definately an experience...
This was the most amazing place we've...
This was the most amazing place we've ever been ! Absolutely perfect! It's quite expensive that's for sure but it's worth it! I will recommend it even for budget travellers who may decide to stay in a luxury hotel even for 1 night!
The hotel and the rooms are so nice, greatly decorated and furnished. The staff is really nice and helpful, they will do anything for you to enjoy more!
The restaurant is good but really expensive for Thailand.
Now we are back in Paris and our dream right now is to go back there ASAP !
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