we love shiva resort”

we are family with 5 kids so its always hard to find good accommodation for reasonable price. Shiva resort one of our favorite places. They have many different villas and we stayed in 2 of them . 2 bd room beachfront is really small but 3 bd room very comfortable. Kids playground small , swimming pool very nice. In the weekend we had family day activities and kids liked it very much. the beach is beautiful but sea not comfortable for swimming. its not deep so perfect for little kids. resort located in quite area far from everything so better rent a car if you plan to travel around

Nice place for relaxing, out from city~”

The staff was friendly & helpful they’re upgrading my booking from 2bedroom to 3bedroom, suitable for family & group gathering. You can buy fresh seafood from fisherman village 30min walk by the beach & cook at your kitchen. And there is shuttle bus to the city option too. Overall I’m enjoying my stay 👍

We stayed in a villa right on the beach. It was beautiful and perfect. Returning soon. ”

Manager was great to deal with as well as the rest of the staff.

Bliss”

We departed on our holiday with mixed feelings as we read some negative comments on Tripadvisor. They were all unfounded. It was truly a paradise destination and we'll be back!! Cannot wait for our next trip. Lek is awesome and goes out of his way. The staff are amazing and the owners know how to create the best vibe.

Good location but rooms are very small and only rain shower, couldn’t wash my baby properly .”

We paid for 1 bedroom but got just 1room pretty small plus checked us in with 1 year old baby in a second floor room, which wasn’t safe our baby and hard for us to carry him up and down all the time . We made booking in advance. Restaurant food wasn’t so great too and pretty much salty. Breakfast buffet didn’t had seasonal fruits at all. Swimming pool was pretty dirty , seems like they put chlorine in a salty water and wasn’t cleaning much as well.

Too far from the city ”

The location is too far from the city.. You need a car or motorbike. The room smells like mold (dirty a/c), TV and light balcony doesn't work. In Early morning a gardener used mower machines that made noisy.

Super Spacious Villa”

Very spacious and comfortable villa. Very very close to the beach. Staff is warm and helpful. Very good for value.

Great place for relaxation”

We loved our stay @ Shiva! Staff were very friendly and we were fortunate to get an upgrade to 3 bedroom villa with private pool which made a big difference to our stay. Villa was very private and had everything we needed as a young family, fully equipped kitchen and villa is very spacious. location is a bit far away from other places its best you hire a car or a motorbike like us. If you go to Chaweng expect to pay about 700 baht to get back to resort. Breakfast was a let down, we had buffet breakfast the first morning there but the following days after that it was ala carte service where we order from the menu which was very limited and repetative. Gym facility was old doesn't look like any of the equipment works. We had a good facial and massage at the Spa how ever the atmosphere could have been nicer, it thought the Spa was very run down and old and is right next to a dam that looks very bushy and messy not a good sight esp when you're paying more for a Spa treatment.

Shiva Samui”

The beach is great (probably one of the best on Samui) especially with little kids. The hotel rooms are basic, but nice, especially because they all have a small shared pool. The food is average but satisfactory for a couple of days. The main pool however is quite filthy, you could hardly see the bottom! The facilities are decent, but definitely rough around the edges. Surely not an "attention to detail" type of hotel. Our room service plates sat in the garden the entire day at times. Also keep in mind that music plays all day. Luckily you don't hear it by the rooms. Also you should be aware that on certain days there are events to attract outsiders, so the pool gets packed with people not from the hotel. On our first day we couldn't even get a chair at the pool as there was a BBQ and DJ. Luckily the beach is big and the room gardens are nice to hang out away from the main pool. But overall we enjoyed out time. Just go with the right expectations (the pics are definitely pumped up)

Everything was well organised and definitely staff were really nice n helpful. ”

Really far frm town. But they have timings for shuttle to tesco lamai at 50baht per pax n central festival at 100baht per pax. They drove us by buggy when checking in. There is a restaurant. Breakfast lunch n dinner avail. Swimming pool, party everything is provided.

Birthday party and overnight stay”

Had my child’s birthday party here and the staff made every effort to accommodate us. Good value and all the kids enjoyed themselves. Stayed overnight in a pool villa which was excellent and contained everything you need. Spotlessly clean with a fabulous pool. Thoroughly worth a stay

Great stay!”

We arrived at Shiva Samui and upon check in they upgraded us to one of the villas with a swimming pool! The villa was so beautiful and only steps away from the beach! The rooms were really clean and stocked with toiletries:) The staff are extremely friendly and helpful with every need you might have while staying in Koh Samui! They made reservations for us and arranged transport for us as well. We really enjoyed the extra activities that they offered, which included a beach party at night and a beach BBQ during the day with free henna, dj, nail painting, and more! We really didn’t want to leave the resort because we were so relaxed and having a great time enjoying everything they had to offer. I would highly recommend if you’re looking for a place to stay in Samui to really feel like you’re on an island vacation! It is a bit secluded, which we liked, but it isn’t really around much so you have to take taxis everywhere or rent a car/scooter to get around. Overall, an excellent stay!!

最高!”

Fantastic. Amazing staff. Super friendly. Extremely helpful. Going back ASAP.

Definitely a place we will never go back to, or recommend to anyone”

I knew we couldn’t get much by paying like 6,000 baht something for a 2-bedroom, but still, it’s hospitalizing. We booked this via Agoda as we read lots of good reviews (which we now realizing that all reviews we found were actually in English so maybe this place only welcomes foreigners and do not care about Thais). A week before arriving there, we tried contacted them but could not, only be able to reach them a night before our check-in date as we asked Agoda to help us and to find out that they changed their number and office without updating the information on their website. The check-in time is at 3 p.m., we asked if we could check-in before that as we had our friends’ wedding to attend, and they allowed us to. So thanks for that. When we were checking in, they told us the reception will be closed at 9 p.m. so if there were any emergencies like forgetting the key, we can call them anytime at their emergency’s number. At that night we drove back around midnight when we realized we forgot the key in our friend’s car. So the security guard helped us called someone, what’s surprising is that the woman on the phone told us to go get the key at our friend’s as it’s too complicated and troubled for her to come and give us the spare key. So we had to drive back which take around 30 minutes. Also, there are not much light in the resort area especially on the way to the beach where we were staying. So we found it’s quite dangerous, imagine if you are not driving or have to walk back to your room as all facilities kinda stopped operating at night. Anyway the security guard leaded us back to our room with his motorbike. So 11 points out of 10 for him. Just one thing, the space is quite open with no fences or the security guards around (only one we met at the entrance) so we found it not so safe here. Besides, we booked for a room with a pool as we wanted to use it, but in reality, we found the pool was not so clean so we didn’t use it.

Relaxing holiday”

We opted for the full board option and really enjoyed our time. We were upgraded to a villa which was lovely. It's a beautiful location and the staff are really wonderful. Everything is however quite far away from each other which is especially a problem in the rain. I must admit I expected more from kids club but I guess I was expecting a 'club Med' type of thing. This was not exactly the place where you could leave your kids and return a bit later especially because it was a fair distance away. The water sports are also limited to high tides and the water is not sufficient for swimming. It is lovely for especially the kids to learn to kayak and SUP. And the pools are lovely. All in all, it was a great holiday though, beautiful views, great service and good food. A luxury holiday!

Beautiful & clean”

Very pleased with staff & restaurent at Shiva Samui

Comfortable and friendly ”

Excellent service and good location

Belinda Clay”

The staff are wonderful, nothing was too hard for them. The spa was well appointed and the restaurant was really good too.

Villas are amazing but expensive ”

This resort was fantastic in every way”

Our stay at the Samui Beach Villas attributed to us having the best holiday. The villas are set in a beautiful environment with fabulaous gardens and the beach is wonderful for children and sun baking. The meals were second to none, and the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. We will be heading back..