I must say that I do enjoyed my 3 nights stay here. Staff are very friendly, very informative and helpful. Situated 700m in from the main road which is on Laem Nam Beach with plunge pool villas and whirlpool tub for all deluxe & suite rooms. Surrounding are lushly covered with greenery with 2 pools. The Beach and lap pool. Rooms are nicely decorated and furnished. With the well known Quan Spa in the resort, guest can enjoy their spa services.
Eventually, there are things that i find inconvenient. Firstly the location of the resort is deep inside that you can't simply take a stroll out to the main road as it can get very quiet and dark to walk in and out at night. And so i read over their homepage and it stated complimentary shuttle service to Chaweng. From my understanding complimentary means, it's on the house and it's free but no, the so call complimentary shuttle service comes with a price rate of 100bt per person/per way. There is only for timing with the last pick up at 9:30pm. Oh and you have to book 4 hours in advance...how ridiculous is that? First they posted incorrect info in their website and then the rate and timing. This type of information I find vital for my planning and preparation. Other means of transportation is also available, limousine at 400bt. I was quite disappointed on this part of the service. I was actually expecting that the resort would be somewhat easy to stroll in and out to the main road.
The beach pool is lovely but it can get busy during peak periods and you might not get your place so you may resort in going over to the lap pool which is always empty most of the times =) so you can have the pool to yourself...hehehe...
Breakfast was quite okay...the banana leaf though look small but i woke at 7am everyday so i dont quite need to queue for a place to sit.
I sincerely love their pools and the lush greenery. Their rooms and bedding, staff service...excellent!
This hotel is located between the 2 main beaches on Samui, Chaweng and Lamai. It is closer to Lamai.
This is quite a small hotel compare with other Marriott/Renaissance properties with only 75 rooms. The nicest rooms are the villas which are very spacious and well equipped including TV with DVD player. Our villa also had an outside private Jacuzzi with two sun beds.
There are 2 swimming pools, although we only used the one that overlooks the small beach and the sea.
The staff were very friendly and it was nice to often be referred to by name, however the actual service could be a bit hit and miss. We had to wait longer than usual for some meals to be delivered and on a couple of occasions the wrong items were served. However it such a nice setting with such charming servers it was hard to be too upset about any shortcomings. There is direct access to a small beach, but as Thai beaches go it is not the best. The fine sand mixes with a large number of small stones which can be painful when you walk on them. The beach is protected by a reef which means the water stays shallow for a long way out. Small kayaks are available free of charge for use by hotel guests.
The hotel grounds are a fine mix of tropical plants and trees meaning you will see a good selection of wildlife including insects, lizards and birds – not forgetting some very nice flowers!
I would stay here again without hesitation and recommend others to do likewise.
Large villas, well equipped including outside jacuzzi and sun beds in a small private courtyard area.
