6/10 Okay
Padoongvit
Dec 3, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My first visit to Samui. What drew me to the resort are the private, stand alone villas/rooms from the usual big building resorts. Location is great, just a short 7-10 min walk to the Fisherman’s night market, and plenty of restaurants within steps of the hotel.
The resort is seriously lacking in the most important feature for guest visits: the pool. I noticed pool loungers easily gets filled up early in the morning, and guests unfairly stake good spots (draping towels over the loungers) as they leisurely have their breakfast whilst guest who are ready for the pool are left with the shady areas. What’s even sad is some guests don’t have the consideration of others and still keep their pool spots while they lay out on the beach! Maybe signage needs to be put up to remind guests they need to be considerate of others…
Overall, staff hospitality is exceptional: professional, courteous and warm. Would I stay here again? It’s a hard call, and would say it’s neutral. Guests typically spend 1/3 of the day (to sleep) in the room, and the rest outside. Maybe they should focus more on redeveloping the major attraction that is their pool/pool space than whatever major renovation they’re currently doing. I would definitely consider returning on my next visit, but I’d have to flip a 3 sided coin to determine that… yes it’s not a typo, a 3 sided coin.
Padoongvit
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024
