Coconut Grove Hotel Samui

The first room I had was street-facing where two - three bars compete to see who could play louder music until 0200, so that really impacts the noise level in those rooms. You have to be a night owl. I upgraded to a room on the inside of the courtyard, and it was totally worth it. Extended my stay to five nights in that room. The beds in both rooms remarkably comfortable, you don't find that a lot in Thailand so will mention again the beds were truly amazing. The second room also had Smart TV, king bed and tons of space so worth the upgrade. The pool is okay; not really cool enough to be refreshing but it's fun to have a splash after a sun bake. The location of the hotel couldn't really be any better; less than a minute in any direction to everything you might be looking for. The main lady at Reception (Mai or Mah) was fantastic to deal with, very professional. Helped me rent a scooter with the hotel holding my passport - an excellent model for anyone with "passport deposit phobia" like I do.

The cleanliness of the common areas is a bit lacking (the rooms were terrific though) and there were an unusual amount of fruit fly type insects in my room, like dozens of them all the time. They didn't bite or sting but still a nuisance to have so many flying things landing on you all the time. Thankfully they didn't bother me when sleeping. The sliding balcony door was shut tight so must be coming in through the vent "grate". Really should have a screen on that. The pool area shares space with an ethnic restaurant and the whole thing feels a little odd where hotel guests only have 3 loungers to use because the restaurant takes up the rest of the space. It's not an integrated "breakfast kitchen" so a separate enterprise than Coconut. It's strange they don't use the shady area right beside the restaurant for seating instead of taking up the sunny spots along the hedge where hotel guests WANT to be getting sun and they have to cover it with canopies for sun protection. ??? To me it's an inefficient use of space and overall an awkward setup.

Minden

The rooms were spacious and clean with a private bathroom and the location was great! Easy access the shops, restaurants and the beach

It was right in the centre of Ever I think

Compared to places that I’ve stayed before here this was quite quite , but some people may find the music from The Bar opposite annoying until about 2 o’clock in the morning personally for me it did. Not bother me and it was not that bad it was a good value for money.