Samet Ville Resort

An eclectic resort

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What we say:

Scattered throughout a lush seaside forest, Samet Ville Resort has an eclectic selection of accommodation. The rooms are mostly clean with lots of little Buddhist knick-knacks, fountains and plants. It's a popular spot, and you're best to make a reservation beforehand, particularly on weekends. The resort is definitely attempting to move upmarket, and as a result the rooms vary greatly in style and quality, ranging from rooms in a large beached boat through to elegant family villas, duplex huts and smaller, more isolated huts. Samet Ville Resort has received some mixed reports, particularly regarding its late check-in policy (14:00) and obstinate management. The long restaurant is busy throughout the day serving Thai and Western standards, but it tends to play awful music that you can't escape from. They have a beach bar, with a snooker table at 150B per hour. The resort also runs a modest motel in Ban Phe about 500m past the bus station, with fan rooms for 400B and air-con rooms for 600B per night. They offer free parking for guests who are transferring to the resort on the island, as well as daily boat service from Ban Phe to the resort departing between 09:00 and 10:00.

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Contact details:

Ao Wai, Ko Samet. T: (038) 651 682 F: (038) 651 681
Email them at: reserve@sametvilleresort.com
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What we were quoted

Type of room	Low season	High season
Bungalow fan private b'room	1,180 THB	1,280 THB
Bungalow air-con private b'room	1,780 THB	1,880 THB
Family room	2,860 THB	3,560 THB
Beachfront bungalow	3,780 THB	4,080 THB

Added to Travelfish on: 19th January, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 21st January, 2010

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Rated 2.5 out of 5

Based on 2 ratings and 2 reviews

Avoid like the plague

We stayed here because it was the only place available on the island during a 3-day weekend. The bungalow we stayed in wasn’t too bad – the room was clean but way overpriced. We paid 1300 baht for a fan and cold water. You could get the same room on Koh Phangan for about 400 baht. The beach – it’s just okay. Not great. There aren’t many people here, which is good but the water here just isn’t that nice. The main part has dirty water because of the trees that grow in front of the beach, and the end of the beach (which is more picturesque) has rocks a few feet in which make swimming difficult. Also, don’t expect to see any fish or coral. The restaurant – Way overpriced. I live in Thailand so I know how much things should be, and this place was expensive even by resort standards. 70 baht for a baked potato, 120 baht for an omelet, 400 baht for fish, any curry is 150 baht minimum. A piece of corn is 45 baht! A large Heineken will set you back 120 baht. There’s no other place around so this is your only choice for food. Service is horrible – we waited 2 hours for our food to arrive, which they had forgotten. They use a computer system to input orders, but the problem is that none of the staff know how to use it, so it breaks down every few hours, creating a backlog of food orders. The free breakfast – not the best. Fried eggs and cheap sausages. Minimal fruit and some mini pancakes. And of course fried rice. My advice – spend the extra hour on the minivan and go to Koh Chang instead where it’s cheaper and more relaxed.
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Samet Ville Resort reviewed by durianfan (Total reviews: 3) on 3rd March, 2010
Rated 1 out of 5. after a stay here in 3/2010
Seems to have gone completely downhill

I stopped in for meals and swimming in 2003 and stayed in 2004 and 2006. I had a nice enough, clean fan bungalow right on the beach for about 950 baht (quite pricey at that time). The beach itself is gorgeous and was never particularly crowded. The restaurant improved massively between 2004 and 2006. I stayed somewhere else in the summer of 2009 but dropped by to visit the lovely beach and was really shocked at how delapidated the bungalows have become. There only seemed to be one that was being rented. My parter hadn't seen the place since 2004 and couldn't believe how it was looking now. It's strange as a few years ago they seemed to be heading mid-range. My score is for 2006.
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Samet Ville Resort reviewed by Tennouji (Total reviews: 19) on 13th December, 2009
Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 3/2006

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