Thailand Hotels Reviews

Good hotel in a convenient location close to Sky Train station. Shopping at Siam close by is excellent and has a great selection of well priced restaurants. Room was clean and tidy with regular maid service. Only dissapointment was that our room looked out onto a building site which is going 24/7, very noisy! Other gripe was that breakfast was very small, considering the price of food in Thailand I thought they could have been a bit more generous. Overall Samran Place is a good hotel at a good price and will be hard to beat for the economical traveller. I would stay again.

Ratings: 5/10
By: Mr. Walker
Stayed: 2006.09.24 to 2006.09.28

Having booked on the internet, knowing nothing at all about Koh Samui, I am so glad I chose to stay at the Nora. My 14 nights there were wonderful, very comfortable, peaceful and relaxing, and I wouldn't hesitate to stay there again or recommend it. I can't believe it is only 2 years old as the gardens are so lush and beautiful. My hotel room was quite spacious, sprinkled with frangipani here and there, and maybe only lacked a DVD player. The staff are lovely, so friendly and helpful, and nothing was ever too much trouble. Every morning I ate way too much of their great breakfast buffet in the open air restaurant right on the beach watching the sun rise... bliss! If you want 'boom boom' music and lots of bar type activity, Nora probably isn't the place to go as it is at the northernmost end of Chaweng Beach, around the headland from the very busy main area where it looks like everyone is packed like sardines on the beach! However, every day I walked about 30 minutes along the beach (very leisurely and pleasant) into the main street, and every night I took another walk as it is really pretty all lit up with candles. By taxi (100 baht) or songthaew (50 baht) this would be maybe 5-6 minutes, so really you are as close or as far away as you want to be in terms of 'action'. If I had one criticism, it would be that there are no specific non-smoking areas, and coming from Australia, I am not used to being wreathed in foul cigarette smoke while I am eating or having a coffee. This is not, however, a specific criticism of the Nora as clearly the cultural shift away from smoking has not yet reached Thailand generally. Forgot to mention, the pool is very nice, so nice that I even took photos of it!

Ratings: 10/10
By: Ms. McKinnon
Stayed: 2006.09.20 to 2006.10.04

The hotel was absolutely amazing! It was so serene and just beautiful. The staff were extremely friendly and the venues on the beach were just wonderful. I would strongly urge all chilled travellers to visit Tonsai beach!! I will HOPEFULLY be back again some day!!!

Ratings: 10/10
By: Mr. Parker Caddell
Stayed: 2006.09.20 to 2006.09.25

The setting of the hotel was very beautiful, even during rainy season and the accommodation itself was very clean and well kept, we stayed in a standard room which we found to be very spacious and very well decorated. The staff are very helpful and friendly, who go out of there way to help you. The only downside is that the hotel is situated a distance from the mainroad and is expensive to get a hotel car to the any of the town areas, however you can rent motorbikes. Theres plenty to see in the area, including waterfalls and elephant trekking.

Ratings: 8/10
By: Miss. Natalie Sherriff
Stayed: 2006.09.13 to 2006.09.18

the facilities and the service was great, the staff was very friendly and helpfull if we are travelling again to kohsamui we will visit this beautiful resort again thank`s for this beautiful stay in your hotel we could enjoy our hollidays and relaxe i will never forget your beautiful resort and spa best regards betty uetz

Ratings: 10/10
By: Mrs. Uezt Betty
Stayed: 2006.09.13 to 2006.09.17

The Lakeside Residence is without doubt the WORST hotel I have ever stayed in in my life. I was booked for 6 nights and checked out after 3 nights despite the hotel being pre-payed. The hotel windows are frosted glass so no view , the hotel also had no control over rowdy guests coming in at all hours , doors slamming , arguments and fighting . Absolutely impossible to get a decents nights sleep. Use the reservation service on this website by all means ,no problem there , just DO NOT stay at this hotel !!!! I only give a rating of 1 because 0 is not available .

Ratings: 1/10
By: Mr. David Chalk
Stayed: 2006.09.02 to 2006.09.08

Very good resort. The resort is situated on a quiet part on Chaweng beach. Serviceminded staff that brings you cool towels and fruit on the beach. Rooms are very nice, cleaning several times each day, snacks provided each day. If you are planning to stay on Chaweng I recommend Buri rasa village.

Ratings: 9/10
By: Mr. Robert
Stayed: 2006.09.01 to 2006.09.02

to put it short: wonderful picturesque location at the quiet northern beach of samui. ideal place for honeymooners and couples. very clean and with all temporary luxury (the resort only opened a year ago). all villas are spacy and fully equipped (air con, hair dryer, coffee making facilities, fridge, ...) equal to (even more expensive) resorts on samui, we checked out some others and did not a second regret staying at ban laem sai.

Ratings: 9/10
By: Mr. Christoph Halkjaer
Stayed: 2006.08.30 to 2006.09.08

very friendly and helpfull. breakfast got a bit boring but found that it was enough for me to eat. beach was great clean and tidy. i would stay at this resort again. had to move from superior bugalow to deluxe as i found that to be more comfortable. would have no hesitation in recommeding to family and friends.

Ratings: 7/10
By: Mrs. Nancy Polland
Stayed: 2006.08.24 to 2006.09.02

The location is not in the center but yet not so far from it. Simple bungalows, but very clean and the staff is very friendly. The poll is big and clean, breakfasts are ok and the place has its own beach.

Ratings: 8/10
By: Mr. Amnon Boothz
Stayed: 2006.08.24 to 2006.08.31

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