Samet Ville Resort

This is the second time we have stayed at Samet - much improved from our first stay, the staff were very helpful and happily helped us when we asked for a room closer to the beach. The food could use some improvement but otherwise we were happy. Make sure to rent a scooter at the peer to avoid transport issues though as the taxis were asking 400 baht per trip and this resort is out of the way - if you have a scooter to get around this is a great place to stay.

I can say only bad things about this place. It would be too kind if I say the service of this resort is not good at all .. they don’t have a good system of service . They can’t even communicate properly in English. Got frustrated there with the service there.

A great location for people to be near the beautiful beach. A nice variety buffet breakfast set in a nice atmosphere. The rooms were clean although maybe in need of updating slightly. The air con needed attention. The food was tasty and with plenty of choice although a bit expensive. I would be happy to return there though.

Beautiful location with quiet private beach and a large pool. Parts of the resort and the surrounding gardens appear to be runned down. Sadly the staff wasn't particularly pleasant and helpful, especially in the restaurant/bar area.

Very praceful

The worst nightmare is the F&B staff & food service. I couldn't imagine this worst. Rude, Not presentable, Service is pathetic, no hygienic

The resort is simple and quiet. It's safe for young children with a beautiful beach. The gardens aré pretty with lots of flowers and nature. Breakfast is a buffet with mainly asian options. Western breakast is fruit, eggs, sausage, toast, coffee. Its not great quality but tolerable for a few days. The resort is a little tired in appearance and food options are limited. Most Thai dishes in the restaurant are okay but quality and presentation is not as impressive as it is in busier parts of the island. The service from staff was generally quite poor. They speak very little English and were generally unhelpful and unresponsive to simple requests and took a long time to serve food orders. The room was cleaned daily and new bath towels provided. There is an island shuttle service to other beaches (50 baht/ person) that passes the resort every hour. Overall, its an okay resort in a beautiful location. A nice option for anyone on a modest budget.

Nothing

I will be back agian

Wifi coverage and general internet connection is a bit patchy but still a good place to stag

Perfect spot on a perfect beach! I love to come here, and will come back again.

Wifi was really bad over there but in general all was fine

Room was old but location is a plus quiet white sand beach Breakfast is good.

Staff came across as rude and unhelpful. The food and drink in the shop and restaurant was overpriced but the Thai food was very nice. They seemed to be selling second hand clothing in the shop for high prices. The beach is lovley until it is invaded buy boat loads of people mid morning.

Great location but very unfriednly staff. Restaurant could really improve.

Review at this villa is a big no no. Modest accommodation with hardly working air con. I don ask for much since im here for nature. The service at restaurant is outrageously rude and unprecedented for Thailand standard for two reasons below: 1 slow and discriminating service. On the check out day, we arrived one hour before scheduled ferry departure time, two of us waited for over 40 min before food is served, leaving us 5-10 min to eat and load the ferry and depart. Meanwhile there is another big table with about 10 guests who came later than us but were served first. Bill was 1000baht I only had time for pineapple fried rice. 2 unapologetic manager. When I asked to speak to the manager he did not show up immediately. I stressed the the staff again he showed but did not explain or apologize for the stress they are causing me. Emotionlessly adhere to my request to pack away the remaining dishes, he even let out a snigger when I confronted him ‘you are not even apologizing’. He must think I’m one those rude and impatient tourists. PS there is no language barrier or miscommunication since my friend is Thai, he spoke to them in Thai. And I work for airlines, I’m one of the most understanding customer on Earth. Inclusion, DO NOT COME.

To start with the positives, the beach and the garden is really nice. white sand, trees with shade, clean and tidy. The beds were comfortable. Breakfast buffet is ok. But everything else was a disappointment. The rooms are old and not maintained well. nothing like the photos on Agoda. Holes in the ceiling, ceiling tiles moved from their place, no wifi in rooms or even mobile internet coverage. no power outlets apart from the ones for the fridge and tv. Bathroom tiles broken, rust around screws. Only a tiny shampoo and shower gel provided. No soap. Window with sea view was so dirty and greasy that we could hardly see through it. Restaurant service was extremely sliw

If you don't mind a simple place to stay, you will enjoy this resort. Beautiful soft, white sand and clear sea water with gentle waves safe for children to enjoy. Pool is clean and there is a shallow area. Everything is quite basic and little tired and in need of painting, but comfortable enough. It's not luxury, but for the price it's clean and decent. There is one restaurant and the dishes are a little overpriced compared to mainland prices. All dishes we had tasted good. Average mealtime bill for 2 adults and one four-year-old boy: 600-700 baht (not including alcoholic drinks). Trips to nearby national park are worth doing and reasonably priced too. We paid 600 per adult for a half day trip: lunch and snorkelling/ beach stops. A great getaway from Bangkok and easy to get to, especially if you have your own car. We parked at the resort office in Ban Phe and they arranged return ferry tickets direct to the resort (200 B per adult). Takes about an hour. Telephoned to check time.

Good local resort but dont expect as 3 star one Super slow food and late check in Poor management But nice location good sea view and extreamly good private beach

We moved here from the building work at Pandora Resort on the north of the island and were very pleased we did. It is a lovely resort inside the National Park (so you have to pay a fee to enter 200THB per adult). It is right on a stunning beach. The rooms are rustic but nice and cleaned daily. The pool is also very nice, in need of a bit of work but fine. Breakfast is very typical of these resorts - tea, coffee, juice, noodles, rice, eggs, toast & fruit. It’s basic and if you’re not happy with basic pay more and go luxury. The only issue we had was the service on the restaurant. We ordered meals and waited. We asked where our food was “10 minutes”. We waited and asked again - they’d lost the order. We ordered again and waited it. It got to 2 and a half hours so we walked away to get a taxi to another restaurant. We returned to the resort and were challenged about not paying for food - that we never had. We’d charged the drinks to our room and happily paid for these. We were given a guilt trip about the waitress having to pay for the food from her salary. We were told we couldn’t order food unless we paid in advance and were willing to wait however long it took. We didn’t order. Such a shame really as it really is a lovely place.