Ploen Chaweng Koh Samui Hotel

Thailand , Koh Samui
Koh Samui, 37/90-91 Moo.3 T.Bophut, Suratthani, 37/90
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6/10

Pleasant

24 Feb 2026

Brett

The staff are very friendly and helpful, Joy and Aliz were lovely. Unfortunately a couple of things disappointed us, the is no actual pool on the rooftop and the shallow jacuzzi that is there is no more than a wadding pool with no working jets or bubbles. The rooms are well priced but a little rundown, it is a ten minute walk to the nearest beach along a very rough sidewalk, but all in all we had a good stay over the 7 days we were there because there's plenty of things to do around Koh Samui.

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

10 Feb 2026

Keir

The rooms were clean, air con never really got the rooms to a comfortable temperature and my room wasnt cleaned 1 day. The sky pool is a token gesture just a place to wash tour feet.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2026

William

Great staff
Above average amenities

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2026

Ramona

Perfect chilled location.
Staff are warm and welcoming.
Lovely lobby, with 24 hour service.
Large room, with all amenities. Excellent free mini bar, two beers, two soft drinks, a few nibbles, tea, coffee and water supplied each day.
Large bathroom and shower. Very hot water. Shower feel and shampoo supplied.
Breakfast is simple, but filling. Great coffee, fruit selection and choice of fresh eggs, cooked how you like with chicken sausages.
Can’t rate the hotel enough, would definitely stay again.
Hotel is clean and spotless.
Close to restaurants.
A few minute walk to the public beach which is great, advise take the hotel provided pool towels and lay on the sand.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2026

Rebecca

Clean rooms
Lovely staff
Pool abit small but nice area at the roof top
Deffo stay again

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jan 2026

Elvira

The room was good but the Air condition didn’t work.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2025

Amjad

I enjoyed this hotel, having a microwave and kitchen was really convenient. My one issue was that I was I was hoping for a pool I could swim circles in. I was thrown off by the pictures, it is too small for that, but it is perfect for lounging on the rooftop. And I really liked the rooftop, good view, lots of sun, and clean. Fortunately, the beach is a short walk away. I enjoyed the walk to the beach and back everyday. And the beach location is stellar! The water, colors, sand, etc. was a very memorable experience. Also, I was able to use the restaurant area for co-working and I found it pretty tranquil.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

17 May 2025

Constantin

We stayed four nights breakfast was included. Although it was \"repetitive and limited,\" it gave us a good start to the day. We didn't appreciate the 15-minute walk from the hotel to the public beach, even though the advert on the website stated it was only 150 meters. We really appreciated the friendliness of the staff.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

17 May 2025

Constantin

We stayed four nights and the breakfast was included. Even if it was \"repetitive and limited\" it was ok to start our days. We don't liked the 15 minutes walking between the hotel and the public beach as thlWe stayed four nights and breakfast was included. Although it was \"repetitive and limited,\" it gave us a good start to the day. We didn't appreciate the 15-minute walk from the hotel to the public beach, even though the advert on the website stated it was only 150 meters. We really appreciated the friendliness of the staff.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jan 2025

Sunisa

Staff was extremely friendly. My only complaint would be the bed. It was very hard.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2024

Madeleine

Recommend

Very good Hotel for the low price

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 May 2024

Karl

Lovely little b b just off the main road.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2024

Fantastic budget hotel with cool pool

For a budget hotel this was excellent. Smelt wonderfully fresh and clean that’s to the aromatic oils. Room was clean and spacious.
The best feature however was the small pool next to reception which was clean and more importantly COLD! The only cool water in Thailand haha
To come back from a day out and have a dip in this pool to cool off and refresh for the evening was bliss!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Great

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2019

Tom

Good Quiet Location

Good location, quiet but just a few minutes walk to bars and restaurants. Best to turn left at the Mercury hotel and walk 10 minutes to the heart of Chaweng nightlife.

Our room had a pretty serious ant problem which was dissapointing. When explaining to the staff they sprayed the room but not a lot else unfortunately.

Room was modern and clean - great WiFi and good aircon. 7-11 less than 2 minutes walk away.

Expect to pay around 300 baht to the airport in a taxi.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Great staff and nice hotel but we prefer an outdoor pool. The roof jacuzzi not enough.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jan 2019

Sofia

Nice interior and friendly staff! Unfortunately though, the room smelled like mold and sometimes there were no pressure in the water pipes so we couldn’t shower. There were no breakfast and when we ordered and paid for it, it took forever to get it and it wasn’t very nice.
Quite a walk from the Chaweng center.
Otherwise good!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2018

Francesca

Perfect hotel, so comfy and clean

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2017

Liron M

very value for money

it was great. no complains beside the bed is very firm. the towels too can be softer...
really clean, quiet zone, good shower!

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2017

ross

Good quiet hotel few min walk to beach

15 min walk to shopping centre 20 min walk to nightlife but only few mins walk to beach roof top pool is small but ok to cool off hotel us very quiet downstairs pool seems to be indoor decoration. Hotel is safe to walk back to and staff fine

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Clean but the map location is deceptive

From the map it appears as if the hotel is along the beach: it's not (the real location is actually across the main street and next to Penzy Guesthouse). The resorts along the beach completely block access to the beach so you have to walk 1km north to a small public access road. That was really disappointing. Besides that, the room is nice and clean with good styling and a small kitchenette. The pools are actually quite small and more suited for relaxing instead of swimming.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2017

S&L

Amazing

We absolutely loved our stay here. The hotel is beautiful and the staff are very nice and extremely helpful.
we would highly recommend staying here.

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2016

Paul

Friendly Boutique Hotel

Lovely hotel with a definite boutique feel. Room was great, staff couldn't be more helpful and the price more than reasonable. Small criticisms; air con not as efficient as it could have been and the rooftop pool sunbeds a little tired. Overall great and awesome value.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2016

David

nice hotel with interesting vibe

hotel is quite new and interestingly designed, room was clean and toilet was separate from bathroom and had a fan which was nice. a lot better than previous hotel I stayed in and worth the extra money.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2016

Steve

Room for 3!

We were a bit limited for choice as we needed a triple. However this was an excellent choice. Good value nice room with everything uou needed. Very stylish, clean etc. The only gripe was the location which was at the opposite end of Chaweng to.the action (with no trade off in terms of nicer beach). Frankly only 20 mins walk away though!

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2016

Elaine

Hotel close to Chaweng Beach

We enjoyed our stay at Ploen Chaweng. It was within walking distance to many great shops and restaurants on the main road, and 10 minutes walk to the beach! The size of the room was great, and it included a mini kitchenette with a refrigerator and microwave. The walk-in shower was also large. The balcony came in handy for air drying our bathing suits after a swim! The only complaints is that although the bed was large, it was a bit on the hard side; also, the walls are thin so we could hear our neighbor's TV at night. The worst part of our stay were the towels! They really need to be updated; they were thin and rough.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 May 2016

Verified traveler

Hotel was nice, however the room was not cleaned, even if I asked them to clean it. The only thing they did was fix the bed, but didn't clean the bathroom, or the dishes in the sink. Sloppy for my taste. The internet had this annoying logging system, but worked OK. Everything else was fine.

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2016

christine

Nice hotel. Close to shopping and food

The rooms are small but cozy. The staff is friendly but doesn't speak much English. It was close to the night market, within walking distance. The bbq that was within walking distance was good too

8/10

Excellent

28 Dec 2015

Si Siong

A beautiful hotel

The hotel is really beautiful and put many effort into details, but sadly the location is not good as I thought, and the sea view was blocked by others hotel, you need to walk 10 minutes to the beach.

Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Dec 2015

JINGJING

The Gem

I enjoyed my stay, good price with excellent service. Even through the hotel is not right beside the beach (10 mins walk), you do not miss much that beach is super Dirty.
The hotel is located on the chaweng area, great location; however, it is noisy at night. Must close all the window if you would like to have a good night sleep.
Overall, it is a great experiece. A little gem on koh Samui.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2015

david

Superb Boutique Hotel

a superb modern Boutique Hotel, 5 minutes from main beach,10minutes for shopping and nightlife, though there are plenty of bars/restaurants on the doorstep. Staff superb, they cannot do enough for you. Rooms amazing for the price, would definitely stay there again and recommend it.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2015

Gene

Good value, clean and modern at affordable rates

Was pleasantly surprised by Ploen Chaweng. Very clean hotel and rooms, daily service, and good location just close enough to the nightlife in Chaweng, but far enough away to avoid the crowds and noise. About a 10 minute walk to the main nightlife strip. Friendly front desk. Very good value to be had here; modern, clean hotel with friendly service at very affordable rates. Only gripe is that they didn't tell us not to throw away the glass water bottles, which get refilled, so we had to pay 100 baht for each of the two we threw away.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Amazing Ploen

The rooms were fabulous well decorated and comfortable and spotless. The hotel staff were friendly, professional and couldn't do more to make you comfortable and assist your new requeats

Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2015

Thomas

Beautiful Boutique Hotel

You must stay at this beautiful boutique hotel if visiting Ko Samui. This place is incredible, so cheap, extremely clean, modern decor, friendly staff! Not one thing I'd change about this hotel, we actually visited this hotel twice within 10 days

Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2015

Stephen

Nice, clean and new

Stayed here for two nights, hotel is lovely great location, pools not really usable but was fine. Nice staff and confortable stay.

Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2015

Verified traveler

Nice clean and comfortable room, a bit far

From the main happenings of the street and the mall

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2015

Andi

Trendy Hotel close to the Beach

It's a very nice hotel and quite new. The room/bathroom look very nice. The location is not the best if you are party people, as it is a 30min walk to the centre.

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2015

phillip

great staff

This place is on the quieter end of the beach. Most amazing staff. They literally made us breakfast at 2 a.m. multiple times as the hotel has 24 hr room service.
Big, clean rooms.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jan 2026

Arzu

Die Lage war gut, das Hotel war sauber, aber die Matratzen waren nicht bequem.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2025

Jorben

Nice people en nice rooms

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2025

Très bon rapport qualité prix

Très bon hôtel.
La chambre est très confortable.
Rien à dire, on a passé un bon séjour !

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2024

simeon

Liuttle cramped balcony

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2024

Mike

Great hotel

Super nice hotel, very kind staff and a really nice hotel room. The rooftop area was really nice and the jacuzzi pool was awesome.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

27 Feb 2020

Ante

Personal klaut aus den Zimmern. Sind 14 tage vorher ausgecheckt und haben uns ein neues Hotel suchen müssen.
Hotelmanagerin liess sich nicht blicken.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Correct mais sans plus

Hôtel un peu éloigné des endroits qui bougent, literie pas terrible et chambre pas très bien isolé (on entendait une femme crier dans l’hôtel à 4h du matin -_- )
Le personnel est sympathique et l’hôtel dans son ensemble est propre. Avec une meilleure isolation la note aurait été bien plus élevée.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2020

Taka.u

ベッドには心温まるウェルカムフラワー？や可愛げな人形も置いてくれてあり、お湯の出るスピードも今まで止まった中で1番早かったです！どのスタッフも笑顔で対応してくれて…とてもコストパフォーマンスが良いホテルでした。

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Der Pool auf dem Dach war kein wirklicher Pool, man konnte dort nur sitzen. Merkwürdige Frühstücksangebote. Große Baustelle im direkten Umfeld.
Angestellte sehr nett und hilfsbereit,alles sehr sauber.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Really clean hotel, the rooms are correct juste like the pictures.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

19 Aug 2018

coco

チェックイン時、フロントが駐車場の把握をしていなくて、他のホテルの駐車場を案内され嫌な思いをしたり、ありえない場所に停めるよう指示されたり、グルグル周囲を徘徊しなくてはならず大変な思いをした。次の日、別のスタッフからホテル裏に駐車場がある事を聞き、驚愕した。大変疲れた。