Baanfah Resort Samui

It was okay for a couple of nights but not somewhere we’d want to spend an entire holiday. The area around the hotel is devoid of a good choice of restaurants and the beach is narrow to say the least! The strangely green seawater really didn’t entice us to swim but at least the pool was cool and clean. There is no privacy in the rooms as they open directly to the pool and sunbeds. The staff were amazing and friendly, the room clean and breakfast simple but good. After our amazing stay in Thong noi pan on Koh Phangan, nowhere was really going to come close. I doubt we’ll come back to Koh Samui. The tacky concrete chaos that has swallowed up all its beach areas detracts too much from the beach parts. Sad, but, the island will ever be what it was when I first visited in the 1989’s, before it even had an airport. :-(

The location, the staff, the peace, the view from the breakfast/ restaurant area. They always gave you 2 free bottles of water every day. I needed a very strong WiFi for work and they kindly upgraded me for free to another room. I could not fault this place and will definitely go back, I miss it already, it felt like home. I would like to thank Pen the receptionist who went out of her way to accommodate me & make sure everything was perfect. Also, big thanks to Tu the girl from the restaurant/ bar ( I hope I said your name correctly.) And thanks to the lady cook ( I think her name is Pem) , all very hard working people but always smiling. I wish you all the best till next time 🙂

Hotel: small clean complex. Very clean pool and pool area, everything around the pool has been cleand daily; there was a small stand on the beach led by the hotel with drinks (smoothies, fresh coconut, Coke). The hotel is currently under construction, so during our time in April there was a small construction site next to it, but it was not really noisy. Room: We had a room directly on the beach (we only had to walk down three steps to the beach). You could see the sea from the bed, but as the terrace was a bit higher, no one could walk right past our room and look into it; the room was simple but adequately furnished. The bathroom was large. Towels for the bathroom and for the beach were also provided. The towels were changed daily and two bottles of water were provided per day. Everything was clean. The air conditioning worked great and was not too loud. Breakfast: it is very simple (toast, jam, choice of egg and fruit). It tasted good, so you can do it, but you don't have to. There is a restaurant directly opposite where you can get a very good English breakfast at a very reasonable price. Staff: Very friendly and polite. The staff were very friendly and helpful, and you could get tips for restaurants and travel. Location: If you are looking for a quiet sandy beach, this is the perfect place. No stones on this part of the beach in front of the hotel (which looked a little different in one direction or the other). Hardly any people there, so always quiet in the evening. It was only 5 minutes to the main street, in between there are many restaurants, which were also full in the evening. Mainly German and Polish people in the area. A lot of 7-elevens around as well as restaurants as well. Recommendation: visit Bao Bao. Really nice team and amazing food. If you like coffee, there is a tiny coffee shop on the first corner from the hotel to the main road. They have a really good machine and offer Americano, Thai coffee, cappuccino and so on.

We had a wonderful stay at Baanfah Resort! Our garden-view room was very spacious, as was the bathroom, and everything was cleaned thoroughly every day. We felt completely at ease from the moment we arrived. The beach right in front of the hotel is beautiful – clean, quiet, and there are always sunbeds available, even if you come down around midday. The pool is also lovely and a great place to cool off if the sea is a bit too warm. The staff were extremely friendly and always had a smile for us. Every day we received fresh water bottles and two sets of towels – one for the bathroom and one for the beach. A truly relaxing holiday – we would definitely come back!

Nice place, I think I will choose it again if I decide to live near Mae Nam. The room we chose was on the second floor and it was kind of separated from other houses (above the breakfast area), had its own small terrace from which we could see the ocean. I liked the room, quite big, light, well furnished, air con was positioned good and didn't blow into our faces when we slept. Good location - many restaurants nearby, 7-11 not far away, clean beach, about 10 sunbeds from the resorts on the beach and finally the price - I would say it was not expensive at all for the such a nice place.