Varinda Resort

The hotel has beautiful surroundings, like statues, sculptures, different kinds of decorations. It feels like a place for yoga retreat, and you can actually have yoga classes there. The hotel's territory is very appealing. My room was kinda rather poor in decoration and it did not match with the price honestly speaking. Breakfast was included but it was very simple, with not much choice. It is a perfect place for introverts because the place is quiet. You can find a lot of massage places and restaurants on the way to the sea.

Generally we really enjoyed our stay. There are only 2 things that weren’t good. 1. The sound isolation. On our last day the people above us decided to drink and listen to loud music. Since the rooms are basically not insulated we were able to hear everything and well then it is basically a gamble if you have silebt people or loud people around you. 2. We really disliked the bedsheets. At the end of the night they were always somewhere but not in the bed. I expecially didn’t like the one for the blanket. Otherwise we really liked our stay. They have a nice pool(appears bigger in the pictures than it is ) The breakfast was great The staff was very friendly There is a shortcut to the beach so like a 5-7min walk to the beach

I love this place! It is so colorful and you can find positive messages everywhere, submerged in the wild nature! I also met the owners who are always kind and helpful! This is a peace of paradise on the hills of Lamai beach, whit an amazing view, and walking distance from the commercial streets!

We stayed for a week in a family house. We were in the last bungalow on the way down to the beach and it was nothing as described in some of the poor ratings about them. The setup and furniture provided was of basic standard, but functional. The place was also clean. In the drawers of the furniture were all kinds of practical things - adapters for our plugs among them. WiFi never failed and gave a strong signal. The air conditioners were a bit tricky to use, but could be figured out quickly. By choice we only had our room cleaned every other day. We were very happy with the service and the owner was always helpful. Here are some examples: - they organized transport from the airport on very short notice - on the days we didn't want cleaning, we would always find fresh towels on the porch - breakfast always included fresh fruit - the Thai breakfast options were excellent - dinner was also delicious - they make the best Gin Tonic - staff was always friendly, polite and attentive - the owner speaks English on an advanced level and recommended good places and businesses for the various activities we were planning to do - all staff had adequate English skills and did everything to accommodate us We had a very nice time at the Varinda Garden Resort and plan to stay there again, when we return to Ko Samui :-) Her some points that might be an issue for certain people depending on their needs and/or expectations and some hints that might be useful: - The property is located on a fairly steep slope and many places can only be reached climbing or descending stairs. The premises are therefore not suitable for people whose ability to walk is impaired. - The somewhat demanding environment needs to be taken into account when travelling with small children. - The sanitary facilities are a bit outdated but clean. Everything worked fine, but the bathtub is not set out for taking showers. Using the right approach (sitting in the tub, pointing the shower head at the wall and turning off the water when soaping up etc.) it can still be done without flooding the bathroom. However, this setting is obviously not suitable for people who insist or for some reason absolutely need to take showers standing up. - The walk to the beach is not long, but slightly challenging because you have to first climb down many steps all the way down to the street, then take two right turns and walk uphill (away from the beach) for a short distance until you reach the street that leads to the backside of several beachfront restaurants. A bit counterintuitive, but we got used to the small detour very quickly. - Being at the beach: There appears to be no public area in front of the beach restaurants mentioned above. All the lounge places and umbrellas were part of the restaurants which was somewhat confusing at first. The staff there encouraged us to take a seat and offered towels for free and without asking us to place an order. We did buy drinks and snacks from them as we always do in