Pros:
The hotel’s biggest advantage is its excellent location. It’s within walking distance of Lamai’s restaurants, night market, and attractions such as Hin Ta & Hin Yai Rocks and the Red Temple. The beachfront is beautiful, with clean white sand, clear water, and amazing sea views. The hotel also provides beach towels and complimentary bottled water in the room. The waiters and housekeeping staff were friendly, helpful, and always did their best.
Cons:
The hotel is quite far from the main attractions of Koh Samui, although taxis are easy to find. Unfortunately, the property is very old and appears to have had very little maintenance over the years. The rooms have very few power outlets, and the bathroom had a persistent sewage smell coming from the drains. We also found cockroaches in the bathroom. While the room itself looked clean and tidy, this seems to be a plumbing and sewage issue rather than a housekeeping problem.
Although this is a 3-star hotel, we’ve stayed in many other 3-star properties that were in much better condition. This hotel feels like it has been frozen in time. We also had some concerns about hygiene during breakfast, as cold items such as fruit, salads, and drinks were left without proper refrigeration, and there were many mosquitoes around the dining area.
Overall, you get what you pay for, but even at this price, the hotel could benefit from much better maintenance. If your plan is to spend most of your time exploring the island and enjoying the beautiful beach and nearby restaurants, it’s an acceptable option for a short stay of one or two nights.
