Popular Koh Samui 4-star Hotels

Away from the hustle of central Chaweng, so is a good spot to be based for quiet times and used as a base to explore the island. Beachfront pool villas are nice, large and great views of the ocean. Private pool is a bonus and well worth the upgrade. Hotel was busy when I stayed and everyone seemed to be happy and enjoying themselves. The pool isn’t the largest but plentiful for the amount of rooms. Don’t forget, there are the villas with private pools, so a fair number of guests will be in their own area. Access to the beach is not directly in front of the hotel, but that’s a good thing otherwise I would be hearing everyone in front of my villa each day. Access is the side of the resort just past the restaurant. Along this stretch of beach has a few other hotel bars and restaurants to eat and drink in and if you head to the furtherest headland point, and head inland, you will come across a handful of bars and restaurants. As many people have said, the hotel is next to a road - but like most hotels in Samui, it’s just the design of the island. You can avoid the main road for your walk to the local area by going along the stretch of beach. And when you are on the island, why wouldn’t you want to walk along the beach?! So don’t listen to those comments about nothing nearby. If you want the hustle of the nightlife, Chaweng central is 15 minutes away. Get on the shuttle or order a taxi for 300thb. It’s a 4 star hotel, trying to get back to some kind of normal after covid and over time, I am sure the owners will reinvest their money to make improvements where some other guests have commented about in other posts but I do think it is dependent on the room type you book and/or are assigned as most of them are fine. Give it a go, it is worth it. I’ve been to many hotels over the years - more than the average Joe - and it’s only recently where I’ve checked in and out of two hotels on the same day in all these years.

This hotel was absolutely fantastic!! The service and staff were super friendly. We were served at all times of the day and even at one point one of us lost our passport on the day of our departure and in the last hour the hotel staff personally came to the airport to drop off our passport before our flight. Talk about amazing service. Thoroughly impressed!

We stayed here for 6 nights. in January 2023. Staff were friendly, respectful, accommodating & wanted to make our stay wonderful. Special thanks to a lady who ensured our room was really special and cleaned. The room was great and the bed was comfortable. Breakfast was awesome and an old man was there, paying attention to all the guests. The hotel in ideally located right on a road opposite of Chaweng Noi beach that is very quiet and amazing place to suntan and relax. A seven eleven is near by the Hotel just 10 min walk. it is 100 Baht to take into the town center by tuk tuk. We rent a motorbike from the hotel which was brand new and we did not need to pay for a taxi anymore. The hotel restaurant offers a variety of foods & overlooks a nice pool with lovely setting. I would definitely come back here & would recommend it without hesitation. Thank you Chaweng Noi Pool Villa for an amazing holiday.

Recently stayed at this hotel for 1 week, arrived from the Airport with no luggage as Bangkok airways lost it, checked in to the hotel and was met by a lovely member of staff who was waiting for me, she offered me a welcome drink on arrival which was very much appreciated after a long flight. After check in, was shown to my room which was a pool side deluxe room with Double bed and En-suite. Room was very clean, spacious and came with Fresh towels, Toiletries, a Mini fridge stocked with beers, satellite T.V, Aircon and some free drinks/snacks. My stay came with free breakfast every morning, which was very handy and the selection was always really nice. Lots of fresh fruit, cereals, pastries, eggs cooked to the way you wanted along with a choice of tea/coffee and fresh juices. Staff are soo friendly and welcoming, they clean your room everyday and provide fresh sheets and towels as well as toiletries. The Hotel is quite modern and staff had decorated the reception for Chinese New Year with lanterns and fairy lights. The position of the hotel is good, about 10 min drive in a taxi to Fisherman's village, which is full of bars/restaurants and shops. The hotel is also right on the beach, so you have the option to swim in the sea or the pool and look out onto the amazing views. I loved my stay at this hotel and would highly recommend! (Only negative thing I can think of is that the Pool Bar was never open, so it would be good to see this open in the future).

We stayed for 4 nights in a beach front pool villa. Celes resort has two parts to it, an old and a new part. They both have their own driveway entrance. We stayed in the new part and it was blissful. It has a spacious airy feel, with high rooflines, peaceful well maintained gardens. Speakers in the gardens playing faint beach style music has you walk the main pathways. The hotel pool in the new part overlooks bophut beach and also has a bar and lots of deck chairs and umbrellas around the pool. The breakfast has an excellent selection. The best I experienced this holiday. The old and new Celes share the same breakfast area. You can sit at the beach, or inside. Lots of staff available if you need any assistance. Our villa was superb. The king size bed was way bigger than a king size. The biggest bed I have ever experienced in a hotel. The room is very spacious, with a large day bed at the from window which overlooks the villa pool and bophut beach. The bathroom is large, with a bath in front on a full length window which overlooks the beach. You can draw the blinds if you wish for full privacy. The villa also has a number of items in the mini bar, including beer, that are free of charge and replaced each day by housekeeping. The villa pool is massive and perfect temp, there are sections in shade if you want that, or full sun. A very large couch/daybed with lots of cushions and a counter levered roof for some shade. Two seperate deck chairs and an umbrella over it. There are stairs and a lockable gate so that you can access the beach directly from your villa. The beach in front of the villa is lovely, so peaceful and glassy in the mornings. We had one day of rain and wind, but apart from that it was magnificent. You can walk about 10 mins along the beach to fishermans village where lots of top quality restaurants, cafes, shopping, massages can be found. The hotel also has a free shuttle twice a day that can take you to fishermans village or Chaweng if you wish. We dined in the hotel restaurant for lunch one day and the food was excellent. We hired a scooter and parked it at the resort with no issues. I highly recommend this resort, if you’re looking for some peace and quiet, then this place is for you

Had an amazing stay at the Bandara resort. We had room 146 which was great and the gardens were Beautiful!! Special shout out to Kitti , who is a fantastic host and made our stay extra special!! A lovely house keeper for our first week who worked very hard to make our room look amazing and smell Devine when came back after a day out. And Faye/kaye sorry I’m not 100% at breakfast she was lovely too. Special staff deserve a special mention!! We will definitely return! Great location to walk to fisherman’s village for great restaurants x 😀

The property is too old . They don’t have elevator for the hotel rooms, It’s okay for 2-3 day stay. I can say it’s so-so not so bad not so good .

We had an absolutely perfect holiday at Rocky’s and that was down to both the resort itself and the wonderful, accommodating staff. The resort is absolutely stunning, a tropical paradise, and the staff made our stay so memorable, going above and beyond to make sure we had an unforgettable experience. I proposed to my now fiancé during our stay and again the staff’s attention to detail to make the occasion so special was second to none. Our stay will live long in our memory and will always have a special place in our hearts. Thank you and we hope to see you again one day. Matt & Juliet

Wir sind beide knapp über 50 und reisen zweimal pro Jahr an die schönsten Flecken unserer Erde, bislang waren wir angefangen von nahezu allen Karibik-Inseln über Sansibar, einige Atolle auf den Malediven bis hin zu Sansibar, Kenia, einmal waren wir 2005 schon in Thailand-Phuket, was aber mit der Schönheit und dem Charme von Koh Samui bei weitem nicht mithalten konnte. Jedoch wussten wir von damals, dass Thailand zu Recht die Bezeichnung ”Land des Lächelns” trägt. Aber dieser Urlaub auf Koh Samui, in diesem traumhaft, romantischen, liebevoll angelegten Hotel TUI BLUE The Passage stellt neue Maßstäbe und wird uns ein Leben lang in Erinnerung bleiben! Beginnen wir mit der Insel: Koh Samui ist ein absoluter Traum und es ist für jeden etwas dabei. Der, der es so ruhig haben möchte wie wir, der sollte die Westseite der Insel wählen, Partytiger die Ostseite mit dem Chaweng Beach (extremer) und dem Lamai Beach (dezenter). Wir haben uns für unseren Urlaub einen Roller gemietet und haben die Insel erkundet, haben sämtliche Aussichtspunkte besucht, sämtliche Strände besucht. Unser Fazit: Wir haben mit unserer Buchung im TUI BLUE The Passage voll ins Schwarze getroffen! Womit wir bei der Hotelbewertung an sich angekommen sind: Ein Strand wie aus dem Bilderbuch! Palmen ohne Ende, Traumstrand, Ruhe und Idylle, was genau das ist, was wir beide so sehr lieben. Das Hotel, wie auf all den Bildern schon bei der Buchung zu erkennen war, liebevoll angelegt. Ein Traum für Romantiker wie uns. Drei angenehm warme Pools, das Meer traumhaft warm, außer uns einige wenige Gäste zu sehen, wenn überhaupt. Die Lage wie gesagt an der Westseite, wer die Ruhe eines Hotels und diese Kulisse zu schätzen weiß und dennoch etwas erleben will, der sollte sich um einige wenige Euros einen Roller ausleihen, dieser kostet für über zwei Wochen so viel, wie bei uns in Österreich die Miete für einen einzigen Tag kosten würde. Zimmer: Wir hatten den Bungalow 305, es ist dies ein Pool Front Bungalow. Schön geräumig, im Eingangsbereich ein Sofa mit Tisch, weiter geht es in den geräumigen Schlafbereich, eine Türe führt in das ebenso geräumige Badezimmer/WC mit einer herrlichen Regendusche. Die Klimaanlage funktioniert wunderbar, das Zimmer ist durch die vielen Fenster sehr hell, man kann es aber komplett abdunkeln. Es gibt einen Wasserkocher samt Zutaten für Kaffee und Tee und jeden Tag bekommt man vier Flaschen Wasser. Es gibt auch noch einen großen Fernseher, jedoch ohne Deutsche Welle, wer jedoch als romantisches, sich liebendes Paar verreist, der hat abends mit diesem Ausblick aus dem Bett auf liebevoll beleuchtete Palmen ohnehin anderes im Sinn als fern zu sehen ;-) Das Zimmer wurde von den Zimmermädchen Tag für Tag perfekt gereinigt, sie sind nicht nur bezaubernd hübsch, sie leisten perfekte Arbeit und dies mit einer Freundlichkeit und einem Lächeln im Gesicht, unbeschreiblich. Aber zur Freundlichkeit des Personals kommen wir jetzt im nächsten Punkt: Service: Unbeschreiblich, wir

We stayed 6 nights here The location was good shops and Resturants near by. The Resort is very large and well spread out and grounds are looked after, some of the staff are welcoming to you others are not. The room was fine good space and a outside bath and porch area bathroon was open and ok. There staff at the reception were great helpfull and i did not get a name but a young man who went out of his way for guest and always had a smile. My let downs we arrived at the pool area twice tom find there were no towels so you would have to go up to bar area and ask straight away someone was sent to get more. Breakfast most morning as you went to get food there was none again you would have to ask this happened most mornings even the bread baskets run out. as the breakfast areas were hot in morning again we would have to ask for fans to be turned on to move the air around just small things but frustinging at same time. If you do stay there go to the night markets down the road they are great Mon, Wed, Friday night well worth the effort great food cooked fresh