We stayed at the Samui Buri Beach...
We stayed at the Samui Buri Beach Hotel in January 2009. This was our second visit to Ko Samui, first time in 2006 we stayed in Bo Phut Resort. I chose Samui Buri Beach Hotel relying only on the travellers reviews on Asia Rooms.
The hotel is located in Mae Nam village, just near the beach, but ten minutes walk from the main road in Samui which is quite far away. The lobby looks nice but not lux, reception guys are friendly but speak poorly English. We lived at one of the Samui Villa hidden in a big garden, with a private pool, which was 2x2 m and too small to enjoy - it is rither for children not for adult travellers to swim. The room itself looks nice but monochrome - brown wooden walls, ceiling and furniture, with white bed and linen in the center of the room, which made me a little cold feeling. I expected to see more traditional thai style interior with colored cushions, pictures and cosy lighting - but you won't find it in Samui Buri.
The main problem was with the Wi-Fi Internet access. The hotel offers to pay for the internet access via CyberPoint provider which works slowly and not in every villa. My husband needed internet access in the room for business reasons, so we had to move to another room after the internet connection lost in our room on the third day of our stay. We were very surprised to discover perfect wi-fi internet access in the neighbour restaurants outside the hotel, which was absolutely free!
The garden and the territory is very nice however, the main pool is a gem, the beach is very nice and fully equipped with sun beds, umbrellas and free towels. The water is clean, but when its windy and cloudy weather (2-3 days in Jan.) the water becomes samewhat dirty with algae on the surface. I was glad to discover there was not noisy sellers on the beach so we could enjoy relaxing and sunbathing.
The spa just two steps from the beach is nothing special, the interior is quite poor and not attracting. The restaurant is quite good, however right 100 m outside the hotel there's a couple of thai restaurants with extended menu, so we often had dinner at one of them.
In general the hotel is good, but needs some improvements, so next time I visit Samui I hope to stay in Ban Laem Sai hotel, or Zazen hotel, or Bo Phut Resort.
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