Sand Sea Beach Resort

Thailand , Koh Samui
KO SAMUI, 155 Moo 4, Lamai Beach
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8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2026

Ngoc

The beachfront bungalow. It is small and smells paints because it’s new, but right on the beach. Nothing is perfect. Get it if you can. Clean room and facilities. Friendly staffs. Food should be improved. The beach is nice, but the wave is too big for us, seniors who can’t swim. Luckily we went to Crystal Beach for the last 3 days. The beach is nice like a natural pool. Get there before noon. It becomes crowded in the afternoon. A must to visit when you are in Koh Samui. Thank you Ying for taking care of us.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Danny

Peaceful, friendly, and right on the beach – perfect stay in Lamai

We stayed at Sand Sea Beach Resort in Lamai for our anniversary and absolutely loved it. The whole place has such a peaceful, relaxing vibe — quiet but still close enough to everything you need.

We booked the Royal Suite with Seaview, which was spotless, spacious, and literally steps from the beach. Having our own private sun loungers right out front was perfect. The staff even decorated the bed with a “Happy Anniversary” message and provided slippers and bathrobes — a really thoughtful touch.

The staff were all incredibly friendly and courteous, always smiling and quick to reply to messages on WhatsApp whenever we needed anything.

Breakfast was pretty simple — a few rotating hot dishes (usually a Thai option, pancakes or French toast, and sausages), plus an egg station and continental bits like croissants, pastries, and coffee. Lunch and dinner, though, were brilliant. The food was delicious, with both Thai and European options that were all super tasty and fairly priced.

The beach area was clean and well maintained, Wi-Fi was decent (not lightning fast but fine for browsing), and the laundry service was great too.

The location couldn’t be better — you literally step out of your room onto the sand, and you’re less than 10 minutes from a 7/11 and about 15 from the Lamai Night Market. It’s the ideal mix of peaceful and convenient.

Great views, excellent staff, peaceful stay!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2025

Wendy

Location great, staff great, personal . Coffee maker and coconut shakes awesome. Buffet hot and fresh. Laundry service excellent.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2023

Paul

Close to beach

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Nov 2023

Paul

The property is in a terrible location. The only saving grace is that the Patong beach area is so crowded that it was probably a blessing in disguise. It must be the most overcrowded place on planet earth.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2023

Nick

What a view

Amazing location and friendly staff. It is simple and offered great value....The rooms are comfortable, the pool is a bit run down and the breakfast is average but the view is to die for!
It is a short walk to the restaurants, bars, markets etc in the area. I would recommend it

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2020

Grzegorz

Room condition

There are no lights beside bed, so can not read books etc.

Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2020

Rob

Enjoyed our stay, they need to do something about their towels, and pool loungers. Food was good, staff friendly, good location

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2018

KAREN

On the beach

We had a bungalow right on the beach. It was a little small and basic but location was excellent. Staff were all very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was fabulous especially as the restaurant was open and right on the beach. Breakfast was ordered and served individually, only 1 morning was a buffet and this wasn't as good as a la carte.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jul 2018

Ranjit-Muay

Not as good as it used to be

I stayed here previously so decided to book again from 05-Nov-2017 for 3 nights without breakfast. I was allocated standard bungalow room B9 and the lady-porter carried my bag to the room.

I was not happy with the room, no kettle, tiny bathroom with the shower almost on top of the toilet. I asked for a better room and they offered me room A14 which was 500baht per night more. As my original room B9 was booked at a discount, the receptionist wanted to add the discount to the 500baht room upgrade. After discussions, she eventually relented and just charged me the upgrade price of 500baht per night. There was no help in moving my bags to the new room.

The A14 room had a huge bathroom with a stand alone tub and shower. The double beds are however two singles pushed together.

The rooms do not have safes. There are lockers by reception with a key and a hotel padlock.

The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool and a hose outside each room/bungalow to was your feet.

The beach at the rear of the hotel was cut off by the water from the sea for one day, however access to the town was still possible by the side roads.

On checkout, the hotel arranged for their hotel taxi to take me to my next hotel, for a fee.

4/10

Poor

16 Jan 2017

prq

Run down and damp

staff we're helpful and that was the only good point. Rooms damp and smelly. food very poor and general condition of the place not good. Very disappointing considering how much we payed.

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2016

Verified traveler

Good value and friendly staff

Very friendly staff and good location.
Right on the beach for a nice morning walk / run / swim

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2016

Gary

My favourite hotel so far...

This hotel is absolutely wonderful. Don't believe some of the reviews on here. Honestly, I think some people just live to complain! Firstly, the staff in reception are absolutely lovely, and they could not be more welcoming. The hotel offers no Hassel motorbike hire, and all kinds of tours in and around samui. The food in the restaurant is delicious, and served right next to the beach. The beach is lovely and so is the pool area, again right on the beach. We stayed in a standard bungalow with garden view. This is one of the lower budget rooms but you still get a partial sea view. The place is just paradise. There is a market near by selling all kinds of food. Lamai centre is a 10 minute stroll along the beach and has more than enough in the way of bars, restaurants and shops, and crystal beach 2km up the coast road is off the scale. We will definitely stay here again. For the price, this hotel packs a real punch. 10/10.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2016

Verified traveler

Decent hotel, I really liked the big windows and the bathtub design. The beach right in front of the hotel ain't good so you gotta walk a bit to find a stone-free, clean stretch.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2016

Alanna

PERFECT bungalow resort right on Lamai Beach

Easily one of the best places I stayed in SE Asia: top 3. Already decided when I come back, this is where im staying. Words like \"Bungalow\", \"Boutique\", \"Villa\" spring to mind. Spent 4 days there, and could've easily spent a week. Its literally on the beach (with own private beach chairs if you wish), but up at the top of Lamai beach so not crowded AT ALL like some of the resorts in the middle. About a 5 min walk down the beach to the middle of the strip with the restaurants & shops.

The little bungalow rooms are absolutely adorable, inside and out. Huge comfy bed, sweet sunken bathtub/shower, aircon, WiFi, and the pool..... oh, the pool. Surrounded by frangipani trees and beautiful flowers, overlooking the beach. They have a pool bar and its right next to the restaurant. I spent about 7 hours there one day.

The staff was very accommodating, they upgraded my room, and let me stow my luggage and use the pool after check out while waiting for my flight. The whole vibe of the resort was just perfect & I cant wait to come back!

6/10

Pleasant

10 May 2016

Ash

Attractive if run-down budget hotel on the beach

Sand Sea is right on Lamai Beach with bar and pool, and some of the bungalows available looking out onto the beach itself. It's a good location, with decently-sized rooms and an attractive garden. At time of writing (2016/5 and off-season) the quality of facility upkeep was not great -- reception area sometimes has a sewage smell, room air conditioner was very loud clearly in need of maintenance, a nail poking out of the floorboards, repaints of parts of the rooms and reception in seemingly random ugly colours, bright fluorescent lighting -- these are a few examples. I also found the staff to be unusually apathetic; not unfriendly nor unhelpful, just not as cheerful and eager as other places I've visited. This list sounds worse than it is -- it's not a luxury hotel by any means, but for budget travelers this is a decent option (note I visited off-season so prices would be higher in peak season).

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2016

Ranjit (Muay)

Great place to relax, next to beach, close to nigh

Stayed 23-Feb-2015 for 2 nights in superior room A-11 with breakfast, large bungalow. 2 tiny v.strong lady porters took our heavy bags to our rooms.
No safe in room, but centrally located safety deposit boxes with 2*keys.

Very deep stone bathtub, however, unable to fill it as couldn't plug it. Showers in tub were good.
Didn't think it wise to have the light switch over the bath or the second switch next to the wash basin.

Beautiful large pool, cleaned in the morning at 7:45am for 40 mins.
Standard breakfast, but great views eating it in the restaurant on the beach.

We rented a motorbike from the hotel with no problems.
No telephone in room, so asked at reception for late checkout, however it was declines as they were full. Paid for hotel minivan to take us to our next hotel in Lamai.

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2015

Verified traveler

good location, and good environment

traffic is not easy to stranger.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2014

Verified traveler

Great spot to relax

Room and beds were very comfortable, the beach it's on is great for swimming and not too crowded. The staff were amazing and the restaurant on the beach had great cheap food

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2014

Phil

Lovely quiet hotel on the beach!

We rocked up to the hotel early, after having caught an overnight train from Bangkok and early ferry from Surat Thani. We were sweaty and hot; expecting to just leave our bags and go to the beach - but the receptionist said our room was ready so we managed a quick shower (which is inside the deepest bath I have ever seen in my life!).

The room was spacious and clean, and the grounds that make up the villas are beautiful. There seemed to be more staff that guests.
I did, however, get an electric shock from a hanging out socket as I tried to plug the kettle in - but that was probably my own fault.

The hotel backs out directly onto the end of Lamai beach, which was almost completely empty - it was like paradise. The restaurant served very good food and was well priced - but the hotel was close enough to the main strip to head out elsewhere if you want.

I really liked this hotel and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a nice relaxing hotel!!

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2013

Verified traveler

Great choice, good value for money

Once we arrived, we were upgraded the room to superior room, pool view. The room was quite spacious and comfortable with service facilities in the room, especially private jacuzzi ( love it so much). Luckily, we stayed on Sunday which there was Sunday market at night, located just a few walk away from the hotel. Although we feels staff not so friendly nor helpful, the hotel itself was good for money. It's location was easy to access by public transportation. Overall, we would recommend to someone who is looking for a quite place surrounded by necessary shops and restaurants. The beach was clean with acceptable number of rocks.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2012

Lyn

Fun time

Staying at this resort was very enjoyable. The entranceway off the road is very rough and undeveloped you you do wonder what you are going to. The river behind the resort is smelly, but you cannot smell the odour once in the resort

Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2012

limon

hotel

good conditions, great location- on the beach, 10 min to shoping ang restorants. on the middle of Lamai beach. good hotel - good cost. Next time will stay in this hotel.

Partner

4/10

Poor

10 Jan 2012

Fabio

A very friendly staff is not enough

I chose this hotel because I was looking for relaxation in a beautiful place with night life not exaggerated, but I was only 5 nights at the Sand Sea, even though I had already paid for ten. \"Escape\" from Samui cost me to buy a new ticket (Bangkok Airways) to prohibitive tariffs. But every time I went back in the room of the hotel I felt that terrible smell musty and dank. The hotel staff is very friendly and helpful, maybe is the only good thing of the resort. To get the floor of my room clean and odor free bathroom I had to tip the cleaning lady. When you arrive at the hotel, the impact of the reception is very unpleasant. It seems to be arriving in the wrong place. The hotel location is fantastic, right by the sea, and is very quiet. But a beautiful beach is not enough to make an expensive hotel a nice place to take a vacation

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2025

Per

Hjælpsomt og venligt personale

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2025

Benny

Allt var utmärkt, glad och trevlig personal, vj rekommenderar detta hotel till alla!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2025

Maximilian

Super Hotel , sehr nettes Personal und gutes Essen und Getränke, zudem sehr sauber !

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2023

Caisa

Familjehotell vid stranden

Låg precis vid stranden, så enkelt att ta ett morgondopp och njuta av havet!

Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2023

Heinz

Wenn Frühstück ab 6:30 uhr angeboten wird sollte um 6:50 uhr nicht die Hälfte fehlen

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2023

Sylvie

Super hôtel idéalement situé près du village de Lamai
Personnel charmant et toujours disponible
Chambres impeccables
Beauté du lieu

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2020

Verified traveler

All personal jätte trevliga och rummen bra .
Ett stort minus var att det saknades dynor till solstolarna alltid ett orosmoment vid den mysiga poolen !

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Mar 2020

SYLVIE

Dès mon arrivée la réception est incapable de me donner ma chambre définitive et m’attribue un bungalow supérieur tout au fond du jardin pour me faire changer le lendemain
Pas vraiment grave mais aucune excuse et aucune explication
Personnel de la réception antipathique et incompétent
Très bonne équipe au bar et restaurant

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jul 2019

Arnstein

Very nice place with a swimmingpool next to the beach. Stayed in a deluxe bungalow room - not impressed because the room have some open area which allow mosquito and other insect i don't know about. Had big problem with a stucked toilet - had to move to another room.If you want to pay more the hotel have much better rooms available.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Magnifique situation
Mobilier à changer ou rénover
Personnel bar et restaurant extrêmement serviable moins d’amabilité à la réception

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Ci siamo trovati molto bene, la posizione è ottima, direttamente sul mare, con l'accesso alla spiaggia a pochi metri dalla camera, si trova appena fuori il centro di Lamai che però è facilmente raggiungibile a piedi, sia dalla spiaggia che dalla strada, in pochi minuti.
La camera non è spaziosissima ma ha tutto ciò che serve e anche un piccolo patio dove potersi rilassare.

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2018

Sandra

Ruhiger Strandabschnitt. Liegen könnten allerdings mal erneuert werden. Super Personal alle sehr nett. Was nicht so schön war, das der Putzwagen direkt vor meinen Bungalow stand. Würde jederzeit wieder buchen. Man sollte vielleicht auch über die Strassenbeleuchtung zum Hotel nach denken , sehr dunkel nachts. Für Alleinreisende ( Frauen) nicht so toll.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2018

Hanna

bungalovit rannalla ja kaikki lähellä

hyvä sijainti, kaikki mitä tarvitsee on hotellin alueella, ei tarvise välttämättä lähteä mihinkään.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2018

sylvie

Mon mari est parti avec une jambe dans le plâtre et a fait sa convalescence au sand sea Resort
Tout le personnel fut aux petits soins avec lui et la chambre attribuée en fonction de son handicap sans que nous n’ayons rien à demander
Nous y reviendrons sans aucun doute l’annee prochaine et recommandons sans aucune retenue cet hôtel plus que convivial
Excellente restauration
Beauté des jardins emplacement idéal piscine tr s agréable

8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

mit den jahren ist das hotel schon abgewohnt aber es ist halt so,preis leistung stimmt.zum frühstück war sehr einseitig und gleich zb. toastbrot butter marmelade honig und früchte nur schinken keine anderen wurstsorten .zum warmen nur rühreier.wenn man nicht sich selber hilft mit anderen lebensmittel für abwechslung es ist geduldet gewesen

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

I sin helhet ett bra hotel

Var ett fint och bra rum som vi fick (Juniorsvit). Dock kunde städningen varit bättre, då dem \"glömde\" att torka av ytor.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2017

Verified traveler

:-D suosittelen

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jan 2017

Pertti

Ei odotusten mukainen resortti

Olen ollut tässä hotellissa viimeksi 4vuotta sitten jasitä ennen noin 10 kertaa aikaisemmin. On sitten mennyt huonommaksi ja paljon,!! Hinta laatu ei sitten kohtaa ollenkaan. Ainoastaan tuttu henkilökunta pelasti osan odotetusta palvelusta ym.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2016

Eirik

Good and cheap hotel close to beach

Had a great stay in Sand Sea Resort. Room was decent and had great roomservice every day. Alittle noise from outside animal life is sometimes disturbing when trying to sleep. Other then that I was very satisfied. Cute girl in reception btw ;)

6/10

Pleasant

05 Nov 2016

Kalliopi

μικρο σπιτακι διπλα στην παραλια

Πολυ ωραια τοποθεσια διπλα στην θαλασσα

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Sep 2016

けいちゃん

静かなホテル

ラマイの中心地にも近く、とても静かなホテルで、夜は波の音を聞きながら、まったりと過ごすことが出来ます。
スーペリアクラスの部屋は広くスーツケース5～6個位広げても、まだ余裕のある広さです。
今回予約時に部屋タイプを間違えてスタンダードの狭い部屋を予約してしまったが、追加料金を払うことによって
スーペリアクラスに即変更していただきました。
今回2週間の滞在でしたが、朝食は一度も変わることなく毎日同じメニューが並んでいました。
アメニティはシャンプー・コンディショナー・ボディソープ・固形石鹸・綿棒・シャワーキャップ。
ドライヤーはレセプションにて無料貸し出し。
客室内にポットあり。毎日600ミリリットルのペットボトルの水を1人1本。
最終日朝5時ホテル出発で空港に向かわなければならず、ホテルでタクシーの手配をしたが、タクシー1台600バーツと良心的な値段だった。

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Sep 2016

Kristin

Schönes Hotel

Es ist eine sehr schöne Hotel Anlage mit sehr nettem Personal. Ich war schon 4 mal in diesem Hotel und würde es auch gerne wieder besuchen. Es liegt ruhig aber doch sehr zentral. Es hat ein sehr gutes Preis leistungs Verhältnis und es ist für jeden Geldbeutel etwas dabei. Auch sehr gut für Backpacker geeignet. Einen schönen Pool mit Blick aufs Meer. Eine schöne grüne Anlage direkt am Strand gelegen. Das Frühstück ist ausreichend und für jeden Geschmack was dabei. Ab dem zweiten Preisbereich gibt es sehr große Badezimmer und Wohnräume.

4/10

Poor

19 Aug 2016

giuliper

Vista mare ma non basta

Avevamo prenotato una camera superior vista giardino, al nostro arrivo ci hanno dato un bungalow vista canale di scarico. La camera era fatiscente,obsoleta, sporca, la doccia non funzionava, c'erano spifferi e zanzariere. Dopo la prima notte abbiamo chiesto di cambiare camera e ci hanno dato una camera nella parte nuova. La stanza era migliore e più grande della precedente e la situazione è decisamente migliorata. In generale l'albergo è molto vecchio e lasciato un po' andare. La colazione è buona così come la posizione.

2/10

Poor

11 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

Trehytter!!!

Primitivt, rett på stranden, men du fikk beskjed om å ikke forlate ting på rommet da fremmede kunne komme inn!!

Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2016

Verified traveler

ห้องพักติดชายทะเล เงียบสงบ เหมาะกับการมาพักผ่อนมาก

สถานที่อยู่ติดชายทะเล ไม่พลุกพล่าน เงียบ สงบดี เดินทางสะดวก

6/10

Pleasant

01 May 2016

Umberto

Good

It was a nice stay. The service at reception very nice, i suggest beachfront bungalows.
All was very simple but easy going and very chilled, the pictures are not properly realistic, therefore it was a lovely stay, easy also for
Who's not riding a motorbike