5/5 Pattara K. 1 year ago on Google
Luxurious
scenic
sea-side
resort
with
60+
villas
on
the
mountain
slope
blended
in
the
tropical
nature
in
the
northern
tip
of
Samui
island.
[Updated:
April
2022]
This
17-year-old
hotel
has
recently
reopened
after
a
long
COVID
break.
It's
running
at
only
one-third
capacity
(20
from
60
villas).
We've
booked
right
before
COVID
and
upon
reopening,
the
hotel
launched
a
generous
(2
free
1)
promotion
and
also
gave
extra
credits,
so
it's
worth
the
wait.
Venue:
Beautiful
spacious
private
villas
with
breathtaking
panorama
sea
view,
a
private
pool
(in
some
villas),
and
mosquito
nets.
You'll
be
in
the
middle
of
trees
so
prepare
well
for
insects
and
other
animals.
The
hotel
area
is
big
and
mountainous,
but
you
can
rely
on
a
buggy
car,
except
the
last
leg
to
your
room,
which
can
be
a
bit
of
a
hike
(ours
need
96
steps
to
reach).
Large
infinity
swimming
pool
with
sunset
view
(very
warm
with
direct
afternoon
sunlight)
and
the
cooler
and
more
relaxing
beach
pool
on
the
east
side.
In
short,
there
are
few
places
in
the
world
with
better
location
and
setting.
(9.8/10)<br><br><strong>Services:</strong>
Very
friendly
staff
with
great
service
mind,
great
experiences
from
the
reservation
till
good-bye,
although
we
could
sense
this
was
not
their
full-team
yet.
We
were
asked
to
use
the
hotel
app
for
communications
but
it
wasn't
really
smooth,
e.g.,
the
PDF
files
sent
via
its
message
couldn't
be
opened.
(9.5/10)
Activities:
Spa,
fitness,
are
there.
Bikes
can
be
hired.
There
are
some
extra
arranged
activities,
e.g.,
yoga,
kids
activities,
but
not
that
many,
and
one
of
them
rescheduled
without
letting
us
know
the
updated
time.
(7/10)
Food:
The
hotel
is
not
running
at
its
full
capacity,
to
be
fair.
Three
restaurants
take
turn
to
open
on
different
days.
The
food
in
general
is
up-to-the-standard,
both
quality
and
taste,
albeit
no
WOW
moments.
Breakfast
has
rooms
for
improvement:
limited
and
mostly
sad
salad
vegetables,
bread
somewhat
dull,
kids
frustrated
as
things
were
not
properly
labelled,
notably
those
fruit
juices.
But
the
Thai
spicy
dishes
(changing
every
day)
are
super
tasty!
A
la
carte
menu
not
very
extensive.
All
restaurants
are
open-air
so
summer
heat
can
be
challenging
to
both
food
and
guests.
(7/10)
The
hotel
is
a
bit
out
of
town,
so
having
a
car
should
be
convenient.