Name: Centara Villas Samui
Address: Moo 2, Maret, Natien Beach, 111, Ko Samui, 84310, TH

4/10

Poor

12 Jul 2026

Shelley

We were disappointed in this resort, the spare bed was so hard, my daughter was crying, so I slept on it with my bad back. The pool has a dangerous dip, not a good design, our shower leaked all over the floor after every shower, had to mop up with towels, our kettle didn’t work, the spa in our room was dirty and corroded parts, other peoples hair etc, did not feel it was clean enough to use. The stairs are a nightmare unless you are young and fit as the lobby reception is at the top and the pool and bar breakfast is right down the bottom of the resort. Some of the breakfast items were stale, like pancakes and French toast.
We went for a walk along the private beach only to find an empty rusted pool with old ropes and ripped mesh hanging from metal umbrellas etc with so much rubbish everywhere, so sad to see. We checkout the next day and found a better resort.
The staff were lovely, all very kind and helpful, it’s not their fault that the resort has not been updated properly.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2026

Ajay Kumar

Very nice property and friendly staff

Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2026

Chi Huai

Nice environment. The beach and pool are great

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2026

Brian

Yes

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2026

Eamon

Pros. The staff was very good, the location and beach was lovely.

Cons. Breakfast was pretty bad considering the price of the hotel and the food and drink options from the bar and restaurant weren't great either. My aircontioner just randomly stopped producing cold air every day I was there as well

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2025

Mohammed

All round excellent

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2025

Steven

The following items were excellent: staff
Service and knowledge and helpfulness; location and views; pool; garden; food; fire show was awesome, great music; WiFi; gym

However the hotel is in need of a desperate refurb. Very old & tired fixtures and fittings need replacing to 4 star standard including: dining area canopy, decking floor everywhere, furniture, bathroom, air-con noisy; paint-work in many places, glass rooves etc…

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Karen

Just lovely

Everything was great, a little dated, but not dramatically. Beautiful gardens everywhere adding privacy. Biggest issue was there are loads of stairs which could be an issue for older travellers like us!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2025

Lee

Not for us

This was our 10th time to Samui and normally try new areas each time… big mistake this time!
We had booked 7 nights but after 2 nights we decided life is too short and found somewhere else to stay for the remainder of our time on Samui. The photos are not true to life, the hotel is very old and needs lots of money spent on it. Restaurant food was average and expensive for what you got.
Example: we shared a pizza for lunch and it was like a supermarket frozen one.
We had just had 2 weeks in Bophut and the difference in quality of food for the price was unbelievable. There is nowhere else to eat unless you have a scooter or go into town on the shuttle bus. If you have any issues with walking or using steep stairs this is definitely not the place for you! Pools are old with tiles coming off, not enough sun umbrella's a lot were broken. We had a room with our own pool and sun lounge towels were old and stained. The beach was okay but surrounding area had lots of rubbish with a rundown resort next door.
I booked this hotel as we have stayed in other Centara resorts which have been great but not this one. There are so many more nicer places to stay on Samui compared to here in my option.
Staff were friendly, aircon in room good, bed okay.
We Will not stay here again!

Partner

4/10

Poor

17 May 2025

Gary

Too many steps rooms not cleaned often too far away from everything

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2025

katherine grier

Really enjoyed our stay here at the villas. What makes the place exceptional is the freindly staff. They really went above and beyond with helping with our needs making forna peacful trip. Easy to relax here just chill and enjoy your time.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2025

Francesco

Amazing

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2025

Sharon

I needed a very quiet break with a beautiful beach and pools to relax in - and Centara Villas was the perfect choice. From the moment I was picked up at the airport by the shuttle, to checking in in the beautiful lobby with a cool drink, to checking out and getting a hug from one of the lovely front desk staff, Centara delivered exceptional service, luxury and beauty everywhere. My first villa had a private pool but two twin beds, not a king. The front desk offered a different villa with a pool and a king bed on my second night, and it was even more beautiful than the first with a view of the ocean from the pool. The spa was beautiful and traditional, with gracious staff who gave me my first Thai massage. It was truly a unique and very relaxing experience. The food was very good and the restaurant was so beautiful, next to the ocean. The staff could be slow at the restaurant sometimes, but whenever I asked for something it was taken care of quickly.

The lush surroundings of tropical plants and birds as you walk through the village of villas was so enjoyable. And it was so quiet!

One warning though - this hotel has A LOT of stairs, sometimes with no railings. I counted 183 steps from my room to the lobby. If you have mobility or health issues that make stairs difficult, I recommend another resort.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2025

Darren

Fantastic place and staff were so welcoming

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jan 2025

Emma

Overall, beautiful place to stay

Truly beautiful resort, would recommend, especially paying slightly more for the bungalows with private pool. Slight issue with the reception staff at the very end over our laundry but did not dampen too more of the overall experience.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2025

Yessenia

All good here. Very relaxing and clean. Friendly staff just need to improve in communication but rest they are very good.😊

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Dec 2024

Raviv

The property is situated in a beautiful location, nice beach and the staff are welcoming and friendly. However, its' overall condition is poor, old and rundown. access within the property is also inconvenient.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2024

Jatin

great stay, surely visit

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2024

Ben

Property has direct beach access. Staff are friendly. Would need a car or scooter if you want to day travel or go out at night. No Grab or Bolt transportation service nearby.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2024

Zoe

Lovely place and Fantastic staff, very nice quite area which is what we after, Wasn't as happy with the beach, didn't realise that there was so many sharp rocks the water, we thought it was all sand but its not, you need to wear beach shoes at all times, Also there was some renovation work being carried out for the whole 2 weeks which we wasn't aware of, they were renewing the tiles on all the roof's in the Pool/Beach area so when you were trying to relax they were cutting the tiles and using a nail gun all the time which was quite annoying! I know they need to do renovation at some point but we wish we had known about it before we went

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2024

Keith

Beautiful place & outstanding room with private pool. Food was good with great beach area. Would recommend highly.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2024

Alex

Great place to stay at very good value for money. The staff are the best part about this hotel, very friendly, attentive, helpful and fun to talk too. Food was surprisingly good and excellent value for money. Hotel provides free water-sports equipment. The only things that let this hotel down are the location which isn't really near anywhere, but the hotel does have a shuttle service and the beach is disappointing. The sea is extremely shallow and has a large reef of dead coral not far out which doesn't make for the best view and very still water. Some aspects of the villas could do with some renovation such as sockets and electrical switches. AC can be quite noisy. Good place to stay for a few nights if you just want to do some relaxing around the pool and beach. If you want to be close to other places or within walking distance to shops etc, this is not the place.

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 May 2024

Mark Jeffrey

Lovely and quiet, with really friendly, helpful staff. Be aware there are lots of steps and very little by way of stores / restaurants within the immediate vicinity.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Apr 2024

David

Beautiful area

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2024

Amy

The staff was exceptional

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2024

Joanna

Stunning beach front location: 3 lovely pools and good breakfast buffet.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

28 Feb 2024

Mark

Would I stay there again NO !!

Hotel in remote place so need transport or rely on hotel shuttles. Staff friendly and quite a few new young staff. Due to it being on side of cliff steps need to be taken no matter where you want to go. Prices for food and drink expensive considering they also add 10% service charge then 7% tax on top, even the free drinks in happy hour. Food in restaurant overpriced and not very good quality for price. (Ate there 3 times in 28 days) went to the beach bar 5 mins along beach. Sun loungers in poor condition and only a few around upper pools (4 to 6) rooms need upgrading, had them out 3 times to get aircon working properly and had to buy own hairdryer after requesting the one in room be changed twice and nothing. Seems that they use any chance to charge extra for shuttles when less than 4 people but dont reduce cost when full, Policy doesnt make sense. Lovely views let down by facilities.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2024

Katerina

Staircasion in the middle of a jungle

Staircation in a middle of a jungle. Very quiet and secluded spot. There are not too many options of eating outside of the resort.
The pool had no lounge chairs.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2024

Mark

Needs some money spent on it.

Upon arrival at Centara Villas, where we had booked for 28 nights plus a further room for 14 nights, we were shown to our villa, the villa was small, smelt of damp and hardly any storage for our 3 suitcases as we were on a 2 month trip. We were eventually given an upgraded room but for an extra 500baht per night. The new villa was slightly bigger but during our stay we had to have the noisy air con unit looked at 3 times. Requested a new hairdryer which was useless twice and despite being told it would be never was and my wife went out a purchased her own. The sunbeds were old and either rusty or the plastic ones would leave white bits all over you and the covers were worn and sagging. We ate at the overpriced restaurant 3 times in the first week and due to the poor quality of the food ate at the beach bar nearby or elsewhere every other night. Drinks were expensive compared to elsewhere and happy hour buy one get one free, you had to pay the service charge and tax on the free drink, so it wasnt free at all. Never came across this at the other hotel or bars we visited. The hotel is slightly isolated and unless you have your own transport the use of there shuttle service was needed or taxi service at an extra cost which would increase if there were less than 4 booked on it. The whole grounds were on side of hill so numerous steps encountered to get around. Staff friendly but appeared under staffed, hotel needs money spent on it as facilities in poor state. Recommended NO.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2024

Yvonne

Superb location. Peace and quiet, attentive staff especially Puki and Mam in the restaurant.
Plenty of choice on the breakfast buffet and the lunch and Evening menus.
Can highly recommend.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2023

Laura

We booked a pool suite villa, and overall, we were pleased. Pool was fairly well maintained, though the rainy days brought a lot of leaves in bits into the pool (we easily scooped them out). The real issue is just...the stairs. My husband recently had a knee injury and there was just no getting around the stairs on the property. It was about 150 to the pool, restaurant, etc and no way to get around it by golf cart or anything. We did have a lovely time at the spa for a couples massage. And the food was generally good and plentiful. We ordered room service to avoid the long journey up and down. BTW -- it's pretty far from things -- there's nothing walkable nearby. But the staff couldn't have been nicer, super helpful to the best of their abilities.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

24 Apr 2022

Richard

Rooms were good but facilities run down and pools old. Beach had stray dogs and a cheap looking buffet set up. Pool chairs often dirty and ashtrays full. Not nice. Need to reasonably fit to get around as its a journey via steps and paths everywhere. Car park is far from your room. Overall ok but wouldn’t stay there again.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2020

Judith A

Wished we had more time there

We stayed for one night and we had an ocean view king villa which we loved. We wished we could have stayed longer. The restaurant meal was tasty

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2020

Rodrigo

Centara Villa Wedding

Our rooms were amazing from the minute we entered them. We had a wedding that weekend and from the moment we arrived, they made it quite enjoyable. Will book again with them.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Everything was great except the fact that there are too many stairs and you would have to walk up and down. Cannot take older mums and dads. They need to figure out small motor bike carts to ferry people and luggage up and down.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2020

Samantha

The resort was beautiful and in a lovely, quiet location. All of the staff were so friendly and attentive. We really could not have had a better stay - thank you.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Dec 2019

EH

Great views, lovely beach however remote location with the nearest shop not even in walking distance.
Lots of steps to your room so can be tiring depending on your room location.
We stayed for 3 days and unfortunately our towels were. It changed at all. If you leave a ‘green day’ sign on the door you should get a £ voucher which we never received and when we asked reception why not they said the sign was not displayed even though every time it was put back in our room on the table.
We went to the bar for a beer and was still charged a 10% service charge plus tax.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Hotel staff were very friendly. The spa was great. It was a nice facility and their services great. This is not a location for people with bad knees or who get short of breath quickly. There are a lot of stairs and the resort can be very confusing to get around. The hotel needs to improve on their signage and provide guests with a map. The restaurant was very disappointing. The same menu was used for lunch, dinner and the bar. It would have been nice if they had more variety and the quality of the prepared dishes was very poor. The squid and scallops were over cooked and rubbery. The pizza dough was terrible. The buffets were so so. They also need to do something about all of the flies. Yes, it’s normal to have flies in outdoor seating areas, but there would be 20-30 flies sitting on tables that had no food, let alone the constant swarming around those eating. And if there were that many flies where we ate, what did the kitchen look like? Therefore, the restaurant is the biggest area needing attention, and because the hotel is remotely located, there aren’t easy alternatives near by. Warning on the beaches in Ko Samui... the summer is low tide during the day, and this hotel has a very rocky beach front during low tide. There are only two tides a day here. During the winter months, it’s high tide, which is fine at this hotel as they have an extensive beach. Pools were nice with only the main pool staying consistently crowded. Overall nice with room for some improvement.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

This property is beautiful. The staff are amazing and if you are looking for quiet, out of the hustle and bustle - this resort is for you. Everything is at your fingertips and if you want to go into town it is a short trip away.
You must love stairs! BUT they keep you fit at least!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

The property was very good and the staff were out standing
The food was great and the entertainment was also good.
Best of all was it was the most restfull holiday..

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2019

Verified traveler

Beautiful quiet place, excellent staff, just the place to go if you do not want a noisy busy town outside your place

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Villas were spaced out & not overlooked, quiet location

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2019

Simon

Lovely relaxing couple of days

Lovely hotel and excellent service. Not too big and the villas are lovely

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Feb 2019

Geeta

Recent stay

The location was amazing. It was our 1st trip to Ko Samui. This resort is really far away from all the action in Ko Samui. The hotel is built at different levels with the front desk at the top and all other activities like the pool beach at the bottom. It’s quite a workout going up and down constantly. This is not for the folks with any arthritic problems or even any cardiac or lung issues. The rooms were a bit outdated and one of the people in our group their A/c broke and there was no room available to move them to. It was 95 degrees with humidity. Eventually they fixed their a/c which was a huge inconvenience. The staff are very friendly.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Nice hotel but room needs improvement

The hotel itself is very nice with pool and beach access and the breakfast buffet is pretty good. Overall service was good and all staffs were very friendly. Unfortunately our AC only worked sporadically so it was extremely hot throughout the day and night. The WiFi signal was also very weak, I had a lot of trouble connecting. The shower in the villa is a round tub where you have to be very careful stepping in and out of as it’s very high.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

The staff they were fantastic couldn’t do enough to make our stay perfect

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Loved the stay there. The deluxe villa we stayed at was basically a room and a bathroom. The room was good sized with an equally well sized bathroom. The location of the villa to the pools and beach are key. We were fortunate to be close to the beach, but some villas up the hill had a good hike up and down to get to the restaurant, beach, etc. The villas were upgraded not to long ago from the looks of it. The staff was amazing! I would say the staff is what made this stay the most memorable. They're freakin nice and take good care of you. I would come back any day.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

The staff was friendly and all the basic amenities were provided in the room..Breakfast was excellent

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2018

Julie

Nice holiday place

This is nice villas holiday place located a bit far from the Lamai village. It is a good choice for those who needs calm and relaxing stay where nothing will disturb you.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2018

Faraway

Lovely place...

We enjoyed our week's stay here. Lovely people, clean place, fantastic food and drinks, plenty of sunbeds, hotel right on the beach, loved the individual villas - our spa villa was very private.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2018

WK

Professionalism of the Staff

This is a beautiful hotel nestled in beautifully manicured garden. The ocean view is amazing, and the entire staff exhibit great professionalism and is very helpful. I received great help from front office staff named Ploy, as well as restaurant staff named Pu. I have a very relaxed holiday, and I was very well taken care of by the staff.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2018

Marissa

We stayed in one of the pool villas with a view of the ocean. The view was beautiful. The hotel room decor was average and the room was a bit small, but overall was alright. However, we didn't have hot water in our villa (making showers chilly). The pool on our deck was quite large and warm which made for good night swimming. The resort has a lot of amenities and three large pools to swim in. It is a little ways away from any of the main attractions or areas, so be prepared for some drives to get places. We had already been to the main areas of Ko Samui and were looking for something a little more remote, so if that is what you are after this is the place for you.

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2018

Sandy

First time in Samui

The hotel is quite old and the rooms a little dated. The room is quite spacious and balcony is large. The people at his resort were very nice and friendly and helpful. The 3 pools were all maintained beautifully and the beach area kept clean.

We enjoyed our stay and liked that the resort is smaller and not busy/over run with people. We would go back.

The only negative thing is the air conditioner can be a little noisey.

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

inconvenient

Inconvenient location from room to lobby to beach/pool and dining areas. Came into a room with lighting problems and had to wait for 40mins to get it repaired. Bedsheets not changed although indicated. Poor maintenance of spa tub in patio. Breakfast selection was limited with insufficient dishes, glasses and food on 29 July. Guests were left waiting or having to make several trips to check on food availability.

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2018

Verified traveler

Thumbs up!

Hotel has private beach, good food and very polite service staff.

4/10

Poor

10 May 2018

Archie

The beach is not great...and there is no proper restaurant within the resort...wrong choice of resort

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2018

Verified traveler

Nice hotel beside the bench

I have a great experience with the hotel. The staff are friendly and always have smiles on their face. The shuttle buses to Lamat and Chaweng offer convenient to tourist. There is also buses to fishermen village on Friday which we have to miss it as we flying home on Thursday. The breakfast is delicious and beyond our expectation. The Swimming pools is clean as well.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Perfect

Beautiful location, tranquil and peaceful. Not that close to other restaurants and bars, but the hotel bar was brilliant and we loved having a few days away from it all.
Our room was amazing, upgraded to a pool villa for our honeymoon which was much appreciated.
The bar and restaurant staff were so friendly. Happy hour and free bar snacks every afternoon was a lovely addition.
Would fully recommend this hotel!

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2018

Shell

Quiet Resort

Quiet resort located on the south coast. My villas was lovely and comfortable, I particularly liked the large airy bathroom.
Be prepared for stairs, this resort is not disability friendly. There are no lifts and it is on a hillside. my villa was about halfway between the lobby and beach/dining area. It was almost 100 stairs either way. Having said that it was not a problem.
Food was nice and staff very friendly and helpful. I primarily swam in the ocean which was protected by a reef from waves. The lagoon area was clean, water clear and tropical warm.
Any shops are a drive away, there is nothing close. I hired a scooter for a week and felt comfortable doing this (I'm bike licensed) and thoroughly enjoyed myself putting around the island.
I would stay here again provided I had access to a scooter.

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Great place to stay

Second time of stay at this hotel, had another great time there.
We hired a bike for 14 days from the hotel this allowed us to see much more of Koh Samui.
The hotel is 15 minuets from Lamai and around 25 minuets from Chaweng, the hotel do put busses on each night to get there and back at only 100 BHAT per person.
If your enjoying the night live and miss the last buss back it was only 500 BHAT for a taxi from Lamai and 700 BHAT from Chaweng.
On Friday night there is the Fisherman’s night market the hotel do run a buss there and back at 499 BHAT per person, we decided to stay there the night at Enjoy Beach hotel 1900 BHAT for the night this was worth it.
A great bar at the Fisherman’s night market is Coco Tams very cool place.
In Lamai a good bar we went to was Cocktails 100 BHAT for beer and 70 BHAT for a cocktail.
Koh Samui is a fantastic Island to go too and our hotel allowed us to chill out in the day or get around to see the island, and at night if you would like to see the night life it was easy to get too.

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2018

MR P M

Beautiful resort

I stayed in the jacuzzi room which was spacious, clean and private. The aircon was good. The pool and beach was a short walk down and were both lovely although the beach was not the prettiest on the island. There were just enough loungers. Prices within this 4 star resort were about 10-20% more than some other 3 star resorts I stayed at. The gym was quite basic for a 4 star resort.

Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Dec 2017

jennifer

Lovely resort but not made feel welcome

Hotel is beautiful, lovely pools and a nice private beach. It is far away from everything to walk but only a ten minute drive if you hire a bike or car.
On arrival we where made to feel like we didn’t belong there by the staff, we where not offered any of the deals going on at the time.
The actual villa itself was lovely and cleaned daily if you wanted it to be. They offer wifi but if you want to actually be able to use it you need to pay for a stronger service.
Room service was delicious, but we ordered the same at the hotel restaurant the following day and it was severly over cooked. This was also triple the prices of what you can get in the restaurants in Lamai.
avoid if you have mobility issues as there is a lot of stairs.

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2017

Adam

Great setting, on the beach, nice and quiet.

This is the second time we have been to Centara and we enjoyed it even more the second time.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Great hotel for the value

We stayed at Centara Villas for 7 days and had a great experience. Our room (all of which are private little huts) was nice and clean, if you take an option of taking a green day and skipping room cleaning, you get 150 baht incentive in return. The location was great for us, away from happening Lamai, but only 15-20 min scooter ride away from all the amenities if you wanted them... The hotel is also less than 5 minute walk to at least 3 restaurants and the Cool Bar (3 min walk on the beach). As other reviewers mentioned, the food, drinks and spa at the resort are on the higher side comparing to what you get outside, however, that's how it usually is anyways... Overall, cute little resort. Definitely recommend it!

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Ahhhhh

Great spot, away from the hustle of Lamai and Chaweng. Pool, beach, accommo and food all great

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2017

Daniel

Lovely hotel, staff are brilliant

Staff are brilliant at centara villas they made you very welcoming always had a smile and would go out of their way to care for you. Villas are lovely and clean when you dont want your room cleaned you can have a green day and get a nice little surprise from it all in all a great place for a relaxing holiday.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2017

Peter

A friendly quiet resort

This was our 2nd stay at Centara and was still as wonderful as ever
The ticked boxes for us were, check in with cool cloth, drink and ready room at 2pm. Clean spacious room with efficient air conditioning. Friendly bar with happy hours that provided a warm atmosphere, snacks and good choice of cocktails and beer on tap.Delicious meals at reasonable prices.Beachfront resort.spa facilities. Three pools and many pool lounges. Shuttle services to lamai (50bt)and chaweng (90bt) each way. 2 or 3 local restaurants and local beach bar called the 'cool bar' 200mt to the left. Good choice at breakfast. Many many stairs to keep you fit.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2017

Marg

Lovely hotel out of the hustle of the bigger towns

Lovely resort with plenty of space to relax and unwind without being on top of other guests.

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2017

Sue

Holiday of a lifetime

Very relaxing excellent food, lovely friendly staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2017

Moory

Relaxed

What a tranquil place this truly is. There are a few steps around but it's not hard. The staff are very attentive and friendly and the rooms are clean. Beach is calm and clean and the waters having differing bottoms across the bay from sand to coral rock. Great for kids. Free kayaks and snorkelling. The staff can even help you to catch a few fish and then cook them.
It's close to cool bar and blue drinks. We made it to three, some have done 23. Wow. Go there to no know the full story, it two minutes from the hotel
Pool along the beach to the left.
The pools are great, three of them and endless drinks for the bar all day with food. Loungers adorn the beach and umbrellas.
It's quiet it's Tranquil it beautiful and the scenery is what you expect on an island.
Shuttle buses to other areas are almost free.

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2017

Brett

Great location, brilliant food, relaxed atmosphere

Our experience was a most pleasing one. After getting in quite late to the island, then realising the taxi from the airport was 1200 Baht, the pool villa we were allocated wasn't ideal. The next day we shared our concerns with the hotel staff who were upfront about options and we managed to move to a different villa where we completed our stay. I enjoyed the friendliness and respectfulness of the staff immensely. This resort does have brilliant wifi, you just pay a flat rate for it. The island is geared towards tourist attractions picking you up from the hotels as well, just be aware that you often get dropped back at your hotel last as this one is a long way out at the south side of the island. Great gym facility as well. The head chef makes a brilliant green curry by the way.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

lovely peaceful villa

We spent a lovey six days here . lovely villa 3 nice pools .staff were very helpful & polite.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

Get a room with pool and view

A true getaway resort. I believe this hotel's biggest feature is that you don't want to travel outside of the hotel. If you plan on seeing the island of Samui, this might not be the hotel for you b/c it's about a 20-30 minutes drive back to the touristy beach places.

We had no interest in being with the tourists as we'd already done our touristy visits of Bangkok, Ayutthaya, and Chiang Mai. We wanted to root our belongings for a couple days and do nothing (e.g., hang out either by the beach, pool, or personal villa's pool). I recommend getting your own pool if you'd like to have some peace and quiet. We were in room 300 where the view was amazing. However, this villa's location is the farthest from the Reef Cafe (where breakfast was served), but it was the closest to the reception and sundries store.

We made use of the spa and enjoyed our massage services. The facility is a little small, but modern and lovely (not a lot of rooms and you can't lounge around if you arrive early - we arrived an hour early thinking we could, but instead waited in the waiting area). The small facility is due to the small staff of 5. So book your service early if you plan on taking advantage of the spa.

Lastly, we chose this hotel because it was close to another hotel that was holding a friend's wedding. We don't think we would have chosen this hotel if it weren't for the wedding. In the end, glad we landed here for a couple days.

4/10

Poor

03 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

Overall disappointing

We booked this hotel with expedia as the flights made it cheaper. We were told our reservation was prepaid and guaranteed. When we arrived the hotel staff told us they gave our room away. What had really happened was they were reserving our room for a longer stay guest. This happened to several people as they arrived that week.

The room was comfortable but quite old. We were located what seemed to be next to a staff breakout area and so we could hear all of their conversations including the dialling tone of their face timing! When it rained the water would come into the bathroom and ants were a problem in the bathroom (worrying as that is an area without food!)

If you are unable to walk or disabled stay away as this resort is filled with stairs and no other way to get around.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2017

Nick

Excellent Hotel In Quiet Location

We stayed in a family deluxe pool villa for 13 nights in February. The room was large and spacious.

The hotel itself is located in a quiet location away from the two main towns, Lamai and Cheweng. There are local restaurants nearby which offer nice Thai food.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Nice hotel, but check in and check out needs work

Checking into the hotel and checking out was awkward, the staff seemed miserable which made our first impression not great and in fact felt unwelcome. Small things like this make a big difference and it affected our stay and impression of the property. Pool and bar staff were great.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2017

Patrick

Paradise

Amazing place beautiful clean friendly delicious food beautiful environment.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2017

fred

Nice and quiet away from hustle and bustle

We been here few times,lovely staff,nice and quiet,but you can get shuttle into lami for busy if you want,hotel food ok,and it's a lot cheaper down the road at fishermans restraunt and food is lovely there,

8/10

Excellent

06 Feb 2017

Markus

Remote hotel - perfect for relaxing holiday

Super friendly staff, hotel located at remote area with nice sandy beach. Lot of stairs to walk, not suitable for wheelchair or people with walking disability. Breakfast is ok, choice is good, but many fruit flies. Lunch & dinner are good in quality, but quite high prized for Thailand. There are limited options to eat outside (10 minutes walk to next three restaurants). Supermarket is 20 minutes away, go there during daylight (since the street at night is without lights and a lot of dogs are straying around)! Spa is expensive, but treatments are good. If you want to save sone money - next spa is 10 minutes away by walking or have massage at the beach, right next to hotel.

Would recommend this hotel to a friend or family with children looking for relaxing holiday. Would not recommend to people who look for the party holiday.

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

Had a Monsoon whilst there, but they did the best in providing a great holiday stay. Would love to return with nice weather.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2016

Sonya

Great location, friendly staff

We really enjoyed our stay. The staff are the friendliest I have ever encountered, nothing is ever an issue. The Villas are beautiful, set out really well and have everything you need.
Great pools and the beach and it's view are breath taking.
We did a couple of tours which a rep from tour east arranged for us, they also organised our transfers from the airport - i highly recommend tour east, simple, no fuss guidance to help us find the right activities.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2016

Susan

Amazing private and out of this world

Amazing hotel! The property was very well kept , rooms were spacious and imaculate and very comfortable! The beach and main pool areas were just gorgeous and the food was sooo good too!

Only down side was that the private pool could have done with having the floating leaves cleared out of it before we got there

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Sep 2016

Catherine

Very private resort due to location

We arrived very late at night after flying all day to be told that there was no booking for us. Eventually this was corrected, however the hotel had our dates wrong and the booking listed for the following week. A room was made available but only after considerable time and distress to us. Luckily I had the booking confirmation with me showing the correct dates. Overall the staff were very courteous but the property layout is a maze and takes time to learn.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Sep 2016

Stuart

Reasonable accommodation, great view

Large villas with great views over the sea. However, room was a little worn and could use refurbishment in places, and were not that clean. Onsite food and beverage options ok, but not great - Thai food was not particularly great and cocktails were very sugary. Simple drinks such as beer or gin+tonic were fine. Spa was pretty good with a good range of treatment options and packages.

Overall not a bad place to stay, but I've stayed at better at a comparable price point in both Thailand and elsewhere in South East Asia.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2016

Rosemary

Great option for a week

This was our second stay of Centara Villas. We find it a good option for 5-7 days. There are 3 pools to choose from, wonderful staff, great food at reasonable prices and a nice beach. The sea here, though swimable is not your turquoise/crystal clear. It is clear and warm but due to a reef like formation around the area the sea is very still and a little muddy on the bottom. We still went in a couple of times but overall stuck to the pool. We have stayed on Samui several times and still find this good value for money, especially if you are also having a stay in Chaweng. The Centara Villas are not near other shops or restaurants so you will need a taxi or car to go elsewhere but the food at the resort is really good.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Apr 2016

nam nam

Rip off paradise

The villas are lovely with private beach all looks like paradise.
It is so secluded that the hotel takes advantage and charges extortionate prices. Massage is 4 times the thi rate Food and drinks are expensive and the attitude is taking as much money as possible from customers and not the kindest attitude.

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2016

chelle

Bit of private paradise

First time Thailand way, hotel is lovely not quite as polished as it's sister hotel in chewang however, what it lacks in polish it makes up in friendliness. We spent two weeks at the villas very clean, staff absolutely wonderful special thanks to Bonney, Chai, Annu And OB and all the rest of the staff who made us feel very welcome from the minute we stepped through the door. The little villas provide privacy and comfort. Air conditioning a god send! Beach was beautiful with no hassle, pools were clean and the food in the restaurant was absolutely beautiful, we had a la carte most nights as we are both quite fussy eaters and we could not fault it. We took full advantage of the bhat bonanza the hotel offered .. You pay 10k bhat they credit you with extra 5k on top to spend on food, drinks, spa, trips etc. Well worth it.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2016

Steve

Superb value for money

Friendly staff, very comfortable rooms, nice quiet location, food great and lovely beach setting

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2016

Sam

Great location, great staff, great beach!

We had a fantastic stay at Centara during our honeymoon, it was a wonderful location, the staff were incredibly friendly and the resort left us feeling very relaxed!

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2016

alan and edith

Service was exceptionally very good. We did have two complaints, service in the dining room was noticeably below what we were used to when the manager was off, our complaint regarding our meal was resolved amicably and tactfully. Our other complaint was regarding the steak knives, they just did not cut. At one point my husband had 4 knives all of which could not cut his t bone steak with. This was finally resolved by using a sharp vegetable/kitchen knife.
Be aware the number of steps from reception to the beach although staggered (no more the half a dozen at a time) is a challenge. Although we did not bother to count them ourselves one of the other guests had counted 100 steps from their chalet to the beach/dining area and 80 from their chalet to reception.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2016

Sandy

Rest & Relaxation

Overall experience at Centara was good as we were there to attend a wedding in the south part of the island. Wanted a more relaxed break and Centara Villas is great to get away from the hussle and bustle of Chewang and Lamai. Staff are very friendly and very helpful.
Recommend to take advantage of the Baht Bonanza within 24 hours of check-in which is not mentioned at check-in but is mentioned in the Room Directory.
Negatives would be more shuttle times to be scheduled to go to Chewang and Lamai, more variety of food in the restaurant (ie, provide some western food) and some extra play areas (ie croquet, tennis court, mini golf, childrens activities scheduled, etc).
There are lots of stairs as the restaurant and all amenities are down by the beach or pool areas.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2016

Isabella

Love this hotel!

Stayed in a deluxe villa with my boyfriend for four days, it was perfect.
The hotel neighbourhood and enviorment is so relaxing and private. The beach is beautiful, clean and only for the hotel guests. The wifi is great. I will come back to this hotel if I ever wisit Koh samui again.
+ Most of the staff have very bad english but are very helpful

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2016

Lars

Regrets

Place was overall good. It is however quite remote, and there is no store anywhere near the hotel. It also seem somewhat overpriced. Guess they benefit from the cost of hiring taxies, so people do not bother going for short dining trips. Beach was full of litter, aircon and fan generated quite a bit of noice.

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

If you like quiet , then it is good place

Nice hotel, on a nice spot of the island. Away from crowd. A lot of steps, but that is good for exercises for after meals.
we had a good stay there wiyh the family. If you are a vegetarian, staying a week, there wont be big variety.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2016

Bunthy

Centara Villas

This place was beautiful with its Xmas decoration made from cans and recyclable goods. There's lots of steps to get down to the pool area and beach but it was good exercise. Free kayak use, table tennis, playground, frisbee, volleyball, beautiful swimming pool and breakfast was good. I liked how the butterfly garden is across the street from the hotel. Service was great. Jacuzzi out on the patio doesn't heat up. Wish it did during our stay. Beautiful view and butterfly cravings on the walking path. Really enjoyed our stay. Staffs were super friendly and welcoming. Every drink order or snack ordered had a receipt following it right away. Wished they put it on one bill after I finish and not separate them with its charges. Just a thought. Took scooter from this place to chaweng beach. Took about 20-30 minutes and it was easy to find our way back. Overall I definitely recommend this place.

Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

Make sure you get what you paid for

Unfortunately when we booked in we were informed that breakfast was not included even though it had been paid for. The confusion arose when we paid in the difference to upgrade the room - not cancel the previous booking which was paid for in full and included breakfast. Anyway this was eventually sorted as I refused to pay for breakfast twice. The lady on duty did eventually agree to sort it out and also included free wifi. I feel that when a change is made to a booking it should be made clear what this entails which was not done by your representative when I phoned to upgrade the room only.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Aug 2015

Alex

Lots of stairs, little security

Hotel is only for able bodied guests as there are a lot of stairs to walk up and down to breakfast, pools and room.
A 15 minute shuttle bus to nearest little town.
My phone was stolen from my room on the first day so security is an issue

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2015

Louise

Nice Hotel but there are lots of stairs so you nee

Resort was clean and staff were friendly. Too many stairs for me. However, I have had multiple knee operations therefore struggled. About 40 minutes from Chewang Beach.

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2015

chin

perfect for couples

A bit far from the town.
Otherwise everything else is good.

Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2015

chin

Paradise!