Kira Baya Koh Samed

It takes about 20 minutes by motorbike from the main beach, so the location isn't the best, but the hotel room was clean and comfortable, which made for a pleasant stay ☺️💕

The beach here is very clean, and the breakfast was quite good. The service was also excellent. It was so relaxing to vacation here with my family. The room was comfortable and very clean.

The pictures are really just for reference; make sure to check the room size carefully. This is the furthest hotel from the pier on Koh Samet, and the beach isn't great – lots of rocks, making it very inconvenient to get around. Plus, the hotel might be new, as many facilities are still incomplete, and food options are extremely limited. If you want to go out for food or shopping, the round-trip transportation costs are exorbitant. My biggest complaint is their bathroom. The drainage is terrible. I complained twice, and they couldn't fix it. After one person showers, the floor is completely flooded, and the water doesn't drain. You have to wait an hour before the next person can shower.

The hotel is very quiet, located at the southernmost tip of Koh Samet. Although it's a bit far to get there, once you're at the hotel, you have access to kayaks and snorkeling, so there's really no need to venture out. The staff are also very enthusiastic.

Definitely rent a bike if you know how to ride one. Explore all the beaches and spend the day however and wherever you like.

It's a bit far from the pier, but it's quiet and private. No one was there to help move my motorbike when I needed to get it out from being blocked by others. For a 5-star hotel, I'd expect better service. Overall, it was okay.

Avoid this place, whatever you do, don't book here! First off, the location is incredibly inconvenient, right at the southernmost tip of the island. The hotel doesn't even rent scooters, so you have to go all the way back to the pier to rent a vehicle. It takes 30 minutes to get from the hotel to the pier if you're taking their shuttle. Secondly, the service is terrible. On the first day during check-in, they completely messed up our three room bookings. Furthermore, when checking out, they made us wait at the front desk for an hour because the staff needed to inspect the rooms! This is the first time I've ever encountered a hotel requiring an hour for room inspection! We booked a shuttle to the pier on our first day of check-in. When we went to check out 15 minutes early, we were told we had to wait an hour, and our shuttle left without us. We had meticulously planned our schedule to catch the ferry, and we almost missed all our subsequent arrangements because of this. The hotel environment is decent, but the rooms are tiny. It felt cramped with just two suitcases open. Plus, there were spiders in the room!