Samed City Center hotels & places to stay

I am a kind of traveller who would spend days before finalising a hotel. Among all the available hotels in this popular beach Sai Kaew, I selected Lima Bella Resort as it was fulfiling my requirements ie big room, swimming pool and a budget. On Checking in, The best thing I found about this hotel was its pleasing staff. Every staff member was seen smiling all the time. Ann was the best staff member with her pleasing personality. How could one work so hard and still keep on smiling? What I didnt like about the hotel was that they charged me extra for an extra bed for my 8 year old son, although we never requested or required the same. Hotel is around 500 metres away from the beach, although the ones on beach are costly. We hired a bike so distance or proximity to beach was never an issue.

I took my wife here for our 2 year anniversary. We had our teething 6 month old with us as well. The location was awesome! 5 min walk from the boat dock, though far enough away that it was quiet and peaceful. The front wall of the room is fully glass, sliding door, which makes for amazing views of the ocean sunrise in the morning. The glass has a 1 way tint on it so you can see out but others can't see in, unless your light is on. The staff was really friendly and spoke English well. The morning we left I was even given a ride in a side car with my suitcase to the dock. Our son was pretty fussy with his teeth, yet the people in the room next to us, 2 rooms per bungalow, said they couldn't hear him. Only bad thing was the matress was bad. Very squeaky when you move at all and also if you leave the bathroom door open, Mosquitos will get in. The window in the bathroom doesn't have screen. There was also gecko in the room, but living in Thailand, we haven't found a place they can't get into. All in all I would recommend this to anyone. The city center is maybe a 10 min walk so you can enjoy that, then head back to the quiet of the hotel.

Definitely recommend booking one of the Samed Resorts Group's hotels because of the convenience of their round-trip ferry from Ao Prao Pier to Koh Samed. At the pier, you'll be greeted by hotel representatives leading you to individual song thaews for the specific resort you've booked for, ensuring a hassle-free arrival direct to your accommodation. The room is essentially a small cottage that is cosy and complete with a clean and functional bathroom. The bed was comfortable and a good selection for breakfast (thai vs western style) was provided! We had trouble finding our way to the beach as there was a lack of signage upon entering Sai Kaew Beach Resort. Probably would choose one of the higher end Samed Group hotels if we return but Koh Samed is a small island and easily toured in one day on a motorcycle. The squid fishing night tour offered opposite Sai Kaew Beach Resort is not worth it if you get seasick easily though they do provide cooked squids at the end of the tour.

Our stay was good, the place is ultra clean, has all you need for travel (shower, A/C, electric kettle, hair dryer). We haven't seen the stuff around that much, but they welcomed us and cleaned the room every day, which was good. Location is in village center, but it it not on the main street, and it was tricky for us to get there, but fortunately owner of the property noticed us early and helped us. Also, please keep in mind that property has only ground level and only one window in the room. So you will have to keep it shut almost all the time. Personally I would prefer upper floors, but in the end we had a comfortable stay.

Negative The second floor obly can fit short or tiny people ,no recommand the person who is around 170cm. However, we have some friends are no that tall. At the first the rooms were a bit smell, but after we opened the door and airconditioner, it became better. Positive Location is no infront of the beach but the price is cheap and the accommodation is huge and comfy. Just 10minutes walking to the beach, and there have lots of restaurant around the samet99 but no all are delicious . The space of accommadation is huge for us, it has 3 bathroom!! 2 rooms which have queen or doubke size bed and 2 single size beds at living room. 3airconditioners, 2 sofabeds. Awesome!' The staff was friendly, we paid 600bah per pax for snorkeling. It was pretty tired but nice experinced. We met a staff which is reallllllyyyy nice! But sone of those just ...." touch" you...sometimes.. Overall, i am glad about the accommadation which i chose!!!

We stayed here for one night only, but we loved the place. Our room was clean and spacious with a cute bathroom. The only negative aspect might be the sheets, as we‘re not sure if they were really washed. But I guess you will make this same experience whereever you go. Wifi worked perfectly. The ventilator in the room was nice - better than other ones we had before. One big plus is the fact, that geckos and mosqitoes are kept outside of the room. At last one might need to know that the guesthouse is not located within the nationalpark, so you have to pay 200THB as a foreigner to get to the beaches. I would recommend to rent a motorbike to explore the island.

For a two star hotel, I would rate it higher than 5.5...maybe 7.5. Place was clean and location central. Bathroom was difficult--door opened in and made doing anything a challenge. Shower was good. Could not get TV to work, but no big deal as I didn't really need it. If you want a cheap room in central location and cleanliness is important, try this place. As an aside, I did not eat at the hotel, although I could have. However, I had to rate the food or could not submit this review. Agoda needs to change their survery!!

I didn't see any reviews on this hotel, and I just prayed that it will be ok, but to my surprise this hotel surpassed my expectations, as it was a last minute booking, but I was delighted that the hotel was very close to Nadan Pier in Kho Samet, (5 minute walk or less) the room was spotless and the staff were very warm and welcoming, I will definitely come back to this hotel, btw you have to try the hotel restaurant, the food was amazing, tom yang talay delicious!! , WIFI was strong, AC was cold, and again the food was amazing at this hotel, tip: hire a motorbike and go to Ao Wai and Ao Prao beach 10-20 minute ride, you won't regret it, check out of hotel 20 minutes to noon and you will catch the 12pm ferry back to Ban Phe.

I think many people will walk past this hotel without realizing it is there. I booked for 3 nights and am very glad I did. Everything is on your doorstep, 7 eleven, laundry, ATM, etc. Its a 5 minute walk to the street with bars etc and 7 mins to the most popular beach. I walked everywhere but there are quads and bikes for rent. Staff, ( 4 young girls ) were very helpful and always smiling. Very glad I chose this hotel. Hot water, laundry etc all perfect. Nice TV, but hardly any English channels, but that was OK as I usually watch my laptop.

Great location 10 minite walk from the pier. Place is very modern and is very clean. Great dorm rooms where I stayed 2 nights. Then moved to a double bed room when a friend came for 1 night same again spotless and very modern. So what you see is what you get in the photos. Staff polit, 2 minute walk you got the main street on the Island with restraunts bars 7/11 then a 10 minute walk further down you got a run of the beach front for restraunts and bars. So over all I would give this a great review and great place to stay. Great value for money.

I visited Koh Samed with a couple of friends for a long weekend, and stayed at Smile Samed 2 nights. Its clean, and a good walking distance to the beach, plus its near lots of cool shops on the main strip. Its tucked away, so you don't get bothered by the beach noise pollution, the staff are really friendly and the room is comfortable. Absolutely no bad points at all! Two other friends of mine stayed nearer the beach, and got a much less nice room for 4x the price. I highly recommend this hotel!

mattresses on the beds where in terrible condition, could feel all the metal springs popping through with no padding. very uncomfortable and painful sleep, we had 3 rooms and all the mattresses where in the same terrible condition. they badly need replaced, also the shower heads where in terrible condition and need replaced, water coming through only a few of the holes at high pressure were like needles hitting your skin, painful experience

We arrived at the port, called the contact number and 5 minuets later the lady turned up and took us to the room. Ok it's not the best view on the island nor is it on the beach but it's clean, cheap, has air con and we hired a motorbike direct from the lady which again arrived 5 minuets later. You do not need a fancy hotel on this beautiful island, just a bike and a few baht.....Enjoy

So, we thought we were booking a hotel. It turned out to be so much better. It was a condo, owned by very wonderful, helpful and informative people. It is a few steps away from the main street, with anything anyone could want or need, and the beach is about a five minute interesting walk away (be sure to remember your park pass for this island, purchased when you first get here). The unit has a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, loft, living room and deck. It's a very chill environment, beautifully decorated, made all the more interesting by the art works handmade by an owner. Much of the furniture is handmade as well. The owners are immediately available for anything one could need. It is an exceptional value for the money and we highly recommend it. Daniel

The room was great, we also got an upgrade because of less rooms. Room had everything you need and was clean. You even had a little grill to do your own BBQ. The only thing which was a bit weird was that the check-in was via telephone, so no reception. Just the cleaning girls with no English skills were around. But all in all everything went well and we can recommend to stay here. Close in 5 minutes to the biggest and full beach of Ko Samed. Great for the start on that island!

To put it in a nutshell, the room is okay for the price. We booked it short notice for 37€ per night and with that price it was one of the cheapest on the island. Having said that you should prepare for the following: - the bathroom is a complete disaster, the shower bruise is directed at the door and the toilet is put in the very worst possible position; your feet will get wet when you have to use it after someone else has had a shower; also when seated you will look at the wall 5 cm in front of you. The room has a nice "make-up" but its obvious it used to be a lower standard accomodation. The view was nice, which means a lot to me and the overall location is perfect. Its just a 5 min walk from the ferry pier.