大泰屋度假酒店 - 蘇梅島

My stay was unfortunately very wet! Unknown to me there was a cyclone nearby meaning there was a lot of rain and very windy. This meant I was confined to my room a lot and some of the time without power. While this was not the hotels fault I was not informed by the hotel which I should have been. Also on checkin I was given one of the rooms away from the main reception/ pool area. This was because of the price of the room but I was unaware I would be staying in the annex and was not informed by the hotel where I have stayed many times before, again not their fault but they should have made this clearer on their website!

There are 2 buildings for the hotel. For the standard rooms, its in the old building located across the street. This building and the standard rooms need a lot of renovations... there are parts falling from the ceiling outside and stains on the walls and ceiling in the rooms. Alors, there is a bad smell coming from the water(that is yellow) so we kept the bathroom door closed after the shower... Very unpleasent. Book a better hôtel... The pros : 2 great pools, near the beach and good restaurants and bars

For 1,000 baht/night you're right at the lower end of accommodation offerings on Ko Samui so don't expect luxury. But this hotel is perfectly acceptable if all you're looking for is a reasonable and quiet hotel room with a comfortable bed, air conditioning and a shower that works. Added benefits are international news channels on the TV, a pleasant balcony, swimming pool and location which is literally a minute or two's walk from all Lamai has to offer. The lowest priced rooms are the other side of the road so you'll need to walk 3 minutes to the beach. You could easily pay twice the price and get very little extra for your money. Don't. however, bother with the hotel's breakfast. At 250 baht each it's extremely poor value for money. There are much better offerings elsewhere.