Beach Hotels in Koh Samet

"From the pier to the hotel on foot along the central street of Samet, the hotel is conveniently located, although at first we did not find it, since it is in a common courtyard with other buildings of the Siakaew chain, if you walk along the beach, it is easier to find it, the reception is hidden right behind the beach restaurant, by the way, in the mornings from the restaurant they really rattle dishes very noisily)). The reception staff is very friendly, they checked us in right away (and we arrived at 10 am, ☝️), the rooms have no windows, there is a large portal to the inner hall and that's it, but there is enough light. The room has everything you need, 4 towels, gel, shampoo, coffee, a comfortable soft mattress, a dryer on the mini balcony, there is also a folding basin if you need to wash something, I have not seen this in Thailand yet. There is another problem that everyone writes about, it is the smell of sewage, I woke up at night from a terrible stench, the problem was solved with the same basin, we covered the shower drain with it and the smell disappeared, another plus is that at the entrance from the beach to the restaurant there is a place where you can wash your feet from sand, and not carry it into the room"

"Saikaew Villa 65 is less than a 5 minute walk from the songthiaw drop off to get to the accommodation, after the 10 minute taxi ride from Ban Phe pier. We booked 3 Superior Twin rooms for family but the rooms were definitely not 'superior'. The rooms lacked any finesse, with a broken lampshade, gaps under the doors for mozzies to get in, a broken light in the bathroom and a leaking sink pipe, dodgy fridge connection and dead batteries in the aircon remote. The room itself was clean and the service for room cleaning was good, but the surrounding area around the rooms was dilapidated, with broken down storage buildings, remnants of building works and rubbish bags and cleaning equipment on display in the walkways each day. There was a definite lack of attention to detail. It was backpacker style but not with a backpacker price tag. I booked the rooms on a balcony, with a view of the courtyard garden, but there was nowhere to sit outside the room, no chairs provided, just small tables. The location is very good, a minute or so walk away from the beach. The attached restaurant, 'Joe's', was very efficiently run and the service there was excellent (thank you to the waiting staff, who were very friendly and helpful). For 60 baht for the day, a deckchair could be rented with an umbrella right on the sea front, and the restaurant staff provided towels for the deckchairs when asked. If you plan on spending little time in your rooms, and you don't mind the outside appearance of the accommodation, then Sai Kaew 65 is a great place to base yourself for all that Sai Kaew and Koh Samed has to offer."