Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
The staff were amazing especially Sally, who buy standards worked far too long hours almost in humane. We loved the room which we had to upgrade to and pay extra, and to call the bungalows deluxe was a joke we had to move back to the room I originally booked which I thought was the premier room was terrible and very low end of the market. We got bitten terrible and left a day early.and lost the last day as the hotel does not refund so anyone booking beware!

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Not brilliant now I m back home and look at the whole picture. The booking facilities were excellent for responding extremely quickly.. But I thought Imwas booking direct with the hotel and I actually wasn t .

Date: Apr 12, 2012
written by: Jayne Adams

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Staff and facilities are very/extremely children friendly, so we would defenitely recommend this hotel for families :-)

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Sawadee was 30% cheaper than hotels.com for the same hotel and room! I will defenitely use them next time when I go to Thailand.

Date: Apr 13, 2012
written by: Thomas Gunnarsson Berg

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
I love this resort. If I return to Koh Samed I ll only stay here. We were upgraded to a gorgeous villa which was amazing. Being a single mum with two kids I never could have afforded this. We really appreciated it. Friendly staff, great food, nice beach. Thank you Saikaew Beach Resort.

Reservation service:
User friendly. Felt safe after bad experience with other online booking service.

Date: Apr 14, 2012
written by: Christine Brayley

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Overall a great experience. A little bit expensive but probably worth it. Very efficient experience for check in (not used to this in Thailand). Check in at the pier and they take your bags and pretty much walk you through to the boat and onto a taxi the other side. I had heard some bad press about their bungalows. I did see some old ones but it seemed that we were put into some newer ones that had just been renovated. Not bad. The entire resort is very well kept and the restaurant area on the main beach seems very new. I was told the food and the service in the hotel restaurant was not so great but I actually found both to be excellent. Overall my stay was excellent and I would stay here again.

Reservation service:
Easy

Date: Apr 06, 2012
written by: Simon Ross

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
What a beautiful resort on the Saikaew beach. No word to say about this resort. Hardly recommended. The best thing there was the food was amazing. excelent breakfast. Super pasta and great salad dishes. Best location for dinning and party. and even for family. Thanks to all staff. We really had a great time. We will return there again for my next trip.

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Date: Apr 03, 2012
written by: HS.

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
No good value for money. Bad service during breakfast. Got foodpoisoning from the saledbar. The omelet tast like petrol. During happy hour we didn t get what we were supposed to. Told the waiter and he did not believe us. When the rain came, the frogs did too. Couldn t sleep from 10 pm to 10 am. We will never come back to this resort again. Better resorts elsewhere at this beach. Where were all the smiles??

Reservation service:
Smooth

Date: Apr 10, 2012
written by: Mette Lyngtu Eriksen

Saikaew Beach Resort

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I like booking by You And will again if the prices are god compare to other web sides

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Date: Apr 10, 2012
written by: Mats Nilsson

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
When we arrived to Saikaew Beach resort they had no room available! We were transfered to another hotel on the other side of Koh Samet, which was not what we had expected. We were very poor received by the hotel personnel and when we started to ask questions about the transfer to another hotel they just said Take the deal or take your money back . Do not book this hotel!

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Date: Mar 06, 2012
written by: Mats Jonas Emanuelsson

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
We like the resort, been there 5 years ago, but the De Lux rooms and also some of the bungalowas are no longer good value. Too expensive for what they offer. Premium rooms are very nice. Bungalows near the small beach have a very good location.

Reservation service:
Booking with Sawadee without problems as always

Date: Mar 10, 2012
written by: Hilde Mariann Schlaupitz

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Best hotel on the island. Perfect location. Only hotel on White Sand Beach with good beach-chairs. Value for money.

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Date: Mar 06, 2012
written by: Morten Thufason

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
There is only one word required to describe the location, hotel, room and staff. AWESOME

Reservation service:
Perfect as usual

Date: Feb 20, 2012
written by: Gavin Messenger

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
A very nice hotel located in the greatest area on the island.

Reservation service:
Everything perfect regarding the booking.

Date: Feb 15, 2012
written by: Lasse Geir Hansen

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
To busy.... Boring breakfast. Rooms (premium) very nice and close to the pool. Lovely beach. Small but nice gym.

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Date: Apr 09, 2012
written by: Katrine Birk

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Beautiful hotel and surroundings

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Date: Jan 10, 2012
written by: Alexander McGuigan

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Very nice place and hotel. Good service and friendly staff.

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Date: Jan 08, 2012
written by: Audun Aske

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
All staff very friendly. Especially most of the housekeepers greeted us whenever we met on the way. In general very nice resort with an amazing tropical garden.

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Date: Nov 18, 2011
written by: ILIAS HASEGAWA

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Lovely hotel with great location and ok service.

Reservation service:
No problems as usual!

Date: Nov 14, 2011
written by: Mr Mikael Antonssom

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
wonderful resort - great rooms - very good choice for breakfast

Reservation service:
excellent

Date: Oct 28, 2011
written by: Andrew Phillips

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
The resort was beautiful and modern. The location was superior and the service was exceptional. We had a wonderful time in Koh Samet and the Saikaew Beach Resort was the reason.

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Date: Oct 17, 2011
written by: Collin Anthony Newman

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
In our opinion this is the best hotel on the island and we have stayed in a few. However the is a huge difference between the old bungalows and the new side of the hotel. We stayed in the new premier sea view, huge rooms with mood lighting etc, limited sea view because of the trees but really 5 star. Very attentive staff who really seem to enjoy their jobs. The transfers, included in the price, were so professional never had to touch our suitcases. It was a little expensive and would propbabley book the rooms by the pool next time as they are almost as big and represent better value for money, however if you want to spoil yourself for a few days go for the premier. Great location on a powder white beach, easy walking distance to resturants and bars and the famous fire show if you want it. Wish we were back there now....

Reservation service:
seemless as usual

Date: Oct 04, 2011
written by: James Marshall

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Staff were extremely friendly and helpful, especially Michael. We were very pleased with the cottage & its proximity to the beach. The breakfast was of a very high standard. From the time we arrived at the pier office and until we departed, our experience was hassle free.

Reservation service:
Straight forward

Date: Sep 27, 2011
written by: Andrew Claassen

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Good stay, but Bungalows pretty old-fashioned. Need renovation!

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Date: Sep 22, 2011
written by: Peter Kagie

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
I was quite surprised to see that a wonderful place like Koh Samet exist so close to Bangkok. White pristine beach and not crowded. The resort is nicely done and is probably the biggest and best on the Sai Kaew Beach. I and my family enjoyed our stay there. Rooms are fine and clean, service very good, pools are clean and good breakfast. Mosquito are all around but they promptly provided spray in the room, but need to ensure doors stays closed all time. I will recommend putting clear detail of the complementary ferry pick-up point and details. I had to call to the Hotel to get details but it was quite smooth. They even quickly arranged transport from the Bus Stand to Pier. Rooms are quite expensive compared to options close by. When I am coming back I am staying in same resort.

Reservation service:
Quite satisfied with service.

Date: Sep 20, 2011
written by: Aashish Bhatnagar

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
the premier sea view is ok. but next i were there next time, i will try the beach front which should be very amazing!!!

Reservation service:
fast respond to booking !!!

Date: Sep 17, 2011
written by: Yau Chi Chiu

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
The hotel is very nice, great beach, great location, great restaurant and bar. But you must upgrade to poolside or seaside villa. We booked a deluxe cottage and it was old, dark, mildewy with a horrible bathroom. They showed us the poolside room which was modern and new and said we could upgrade for 1000 THB a night.

Reservation service:
Very easy and great service. Will definitely book with sawadee.com again.

Date: Aug 24, 2011
written by: Traveller

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Very nice resort with excellent facilities and well-trained staff with high standard of service skills. I will definitely come again!

Reservation service:
Very efficient!

Date: Aug 11, 2011
written by: Pamella chan

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
We were upgraded to de-luxe bungalows. These are in need of up grading. None of the window blinds worked properly. The shower was always cold, and the water came out at a trickle. there were only 2 plugs. One on a wall where no lead could reach and not close to a shelf to put anything on. To use the kettle you had to use the plug that was round at the dressing table. 2 days I had to ask for the tea & coffee packs. On the day of arrival we went for dinner to the main restaurant. It was 7.00pm. Everything we chose on the menu they didn t have. I ended up with my 4th choice. My son arrive the following lunchtime. On the beach menu they only have either club sandwich, cheese burger, noodles or fish and chips. That day, they were out of cheeseburgers. The breakfast is very good with a wide selection of food. My only complaint was that the ham and cheese and salads were not covered and, were always covered in flies. The bowl of peppers had ants in. Everything else was covered and very nice. Despite these problems, the staff were very helpfull and obliging, the beach is wonderful and we had a lovely holiday.

Reservation service:
excellent, except we were not told of the free ferry service at the time and, which pier to go to.

Date: Aug 10, 2011
written by: Jean Davies

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
We were looking for a location close to Bangkok to avoid having to fly to our destination as we were travelling with 3 children. Were very pleased to find Koh Samet only 2.5 hour drive from airport to Rayong and then 30 minutes on boat. We booked our transport through Sawadee and the drivers were to be commended on their responsible and safe driving. There is a nice air-conditioned transit lounge at the pier where our luggage was taken care of while we went for lunch whilst waiting for the boat. Can recommend lunch at Mac Garden Resort & Restaurant (Walk to left when you have transit lounge behind you and it is on the other side of the road about 300 meters from lounge). The Saikaew Beach Resort was very tastefully designed with a range of accommodation from traditional beach bungalows, to hotel rooms and the Premier Rooms we stayed in. These rooms were huge and really nicely designed and located right by the pool. We booked am extra bed and our youngest children shared our bed. There was also a sofa which could be made up as a bed in the room. Very friendly service from all staff at the resort and a nice range of activities to choose from on the beach( Massage, kayaking, paragliding, jet-ski). Nice safe swimming at the beach. Great to walk along the beach at night and have a drink or eat out at the restaurants right on the sand and catch the fire shows at 9pm. Only down side was the hair raising drive from the boat to the hotel. The kids thought it was great to sit in the back of an open pickup but as a parent I didn t feel safe with the speed these guys were driving at along a pretty rough road. Lovely place to chill out and get away from it all.

Reservation service:
Very helpful and fast response to all our requests.

Date: Aug 08, 2011
written by: Rune Slinning

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Overall it s good except that it s full of mosquitoes which I dint aware of so I wasn t prepare and I m allegy to it so I couldn t sleep well at night!

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Date: Jul 20, 2011
written by: Vipavadee Visitkitkul

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Koh Samet is a very silent beach, not crowdy as the others, sands are white and water is super clear. We like it very much, will come back next time. But the hotel is not so much recommended, public area is OK, but not the room. Facilities are old, very much dirty water, very dark in room, and many mosquitoes round about. Probably will not come back.

Reservation service:
Value for money

Date: May 27, 2011
written by: TSOI KIN CHUNG

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Very nice hotel and location.

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Date: May 24, 2011
written by: Per-Sverre Sletten Velten

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
ประทับใจทุกอย่างค่ะ ยกเว้นแม่บ้าน บริการค่อนข้างช้ามากค่ะ ควรปรับปรุงเรื่องแม่บ้านค่ะ

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Date: May 10, 2011
written by: Souwakon

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
pleasant stay, with friendly employees of the hotel, breakfast was excellent, cleaning of the room good!

Reservation service:
I booked thru sawadee who rendered me excellent service.

Date: May 11, 2011
written by: Danser Eduard

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Nice Hotel and Good Service

Reservation service:
Fast and reliable

Date: May 25, 2011
written by: Chung Chi Shing

Saikaew Beach Resort

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Very good booking service

Date: Apr 30, 2011
written by: Ulf Lennart Wall

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
We first booked at Au Prao Resort but as it was full you recomended Saikaew insted but it was not at the same standard.

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Date: Mar 10, 2011
written by: Christer Blomquist

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Had a deluxe cottage for a lot of money compared with luxe hotels in Bangkok and Chaing Mai but the cottage was below expectations. Dirty and not luxe at all, needs to be renovated. Had to pay a lot of money to get an upgrade to a hotelroom. Hotel is too expensive for what you get so don t spent your money, go somewhere else! Hotel was too expensive, payed too much! heard others only had to pay for 3 nights staying 4 nights and i had to pay 4 nights. Also the cottage looked much better on the picture than it is in real life. Did not want to stay in the cottage, had to pay 1000 baht extra to get a normal room. Booking was below expectations.

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Date: Feb 23, 2011
written by: JOOST VAN DER POST

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
We are very pleased with our stay at Saikaew Beach Resort.

Reservation service:
Very good service

Date: Feb 09, 2011
written by: Anna Carlson

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Otroligt bra hotell vilka rum. vi kan verkligen rekommendera detta hotell. Vi kommer klart åka tillbaka någon gång.

Reservation service:
Very god!!!!

Date: Jan 06, 2011
written by: Torbjorn Falk

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
fantastic hotel and location with lovely staff and facilities. lunch/dinner menu could be improved with more thai dishes.

Reservation service:
very good, but a little more info on getting there, it would be excellent :)

Date: Dec 12, 2010
written by: Stewart Duncan

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Well designed resort with very good beach area and lovely swimming pool. Problem was mouse in room. We were given another room so had to repack and unpack. No offer of compensation given.

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Date: Dec 07, 2010
written by: BRENDA EMPTAGE

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Excellent resort, stayed in the garden bungalows opposite the beach. this is my 6th time staying at this resort, i love it. will be back again

Reservation service:
excellent- as always - thank you

Date: Nov 03, 2010
written by: Philip Howarth

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
excellent resort & great location - this is my second visit to this great island -- i will return

Reservation service:
excellent as always! thank you

Date: Oct 31, 2010
written by: jermain brown

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
My husband and I had a wonderful time at the Saikaew Beach Resort. We stayed in one of the Deluxe Cottages, which was exactly as the photos online presented it. Everyone was friendly and helpful and the cottage was clean and pleasant. The breakfast buffet was very good, with both western style food and Thai food. There was even an omelet station where they made your omelet to order. We would definitely stay here again.

Reservation service:
very helpful service

Date: Oct 18, 2010
written by: Diana

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
the one thing that could be improved is the breakfast, the range of breakfast foods was not quite as good as other hotels we have been to.

Reservation service:
booked online

Date: Sep 28, 2010
written by: Jason MacQuarrie

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Hotellet är helt underbart, allt är perfekt. Pool och gym och personal o läge. Synd bara att det är för dyrt att äta på hotellet och att dom lägger på 10% service avgift och sedan 7% skatt på notan. Rekommenderar detta hotell varmt och skulle gärna komma tillbaka till detta paradis.

Reservation service:
Super bra:) Överförväntan och mycket samarbetsvillliga och trevliga att maila med.

Date: Aug 24, 2010
written by: Eva Ekermark

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
What a delightful resort. Extremely nice and carefull staff that was there when you needed them. We were upgraded to a Premier room instead of a Deluxe cottage, which I recommend all future guests to do. This area is so wonderfull with a modern style and pool that includes a childrens section and a poolbar. This is a perfect resort if you have children.

Reservation service:
Good.

Date: Aug 06, 2010
written by: Dennis Magnusson

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
I did has a great holliday at Saikaew Beach Resort. The service and everything is perfect for me. I will come back again next time.

Reservation service:
It s very easy for booking

Date: Jul 23, 2010
written by: Patcharin

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
We had the best time at Saikaew Beach Resort. The staff was so pleasent and the food was very good. The rooms was clean and very nice. We have 4 children and can say that the resort take very good care of familys and makes an extra effort to help us have a good stay. We can recomend this Hotel and will come back again.

Reservation service:
The bookin service workes very well.

Date: Jul 16, 2010
written by: Jan Alexander Pereira Devold

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
We had a very nice stay at Saikaew Beach resort, stayed in a Premier Room. Wi-fi is available free of charge at The Mango. Stay away from the dinner buffé, not value for money.

Reservation service:
easy to use.

Date: Jul 19, 2010
written by: Lisbet Markland

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Just facts: -Many sand flies on the beach -2 hours to be served for 6 persons for lunch -1 hours on the roof bar to be seved on the roof bar, and not the good order - no service on the beach(towel, drinks)

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Date: Jun 15, 2010
written by: VALERIE CHAPPAZ BOISSIER

Saikaew Beach Resort

Accommodation and facilities:
Had read negative reviews after we had booked our accommodation, we contacted the hotel regarding this. They assured us of their best attention upon arrival ahd this is what we got. Having transport from the port on the main land to your hotel makes transfers nice and smooth. The approach and entrance to the resort is not ideal, I assume that this is work in progress or there are issues with developing it further but once inside everything is good. Staff are very friendly and helpful, English for some is basic however this is Thailand and not Europe and so I am not sure why other guests were annoyed about this, we did not find it a problem? There is always staff near by who do speak better English if you need them. Rooms are fine and the 2 pool areas are good. This is the only hotel on this busy beach that clears the rubbish that is left on the beach or brought to the shore by the sea. It is also located at the top end of the beach so you are still near the nightlife but have a quieter and cleaner part of the beach to stay. Food in the restaurant was very good and tasty. Breakfast can be busy so go early or later at 9:30ish. There are other good places to eat on the beach e.g. bbq s etc. We enjoyed our stay, Koh Samet is not an idilic island but some of the bays are lovely and it is still good to visit - very much a beach and realxation holiday.

Reservation service:
Fine.

Date: Jun 04, 2010
written by: Claire Thompson