Hotels Near Ko Samet in Chumphon

I feel as the most part of hotel we stayed during our trip in Thailand needs renovation. Probably they are suffering from the last 2 years of lockdown . At first the hotel looks very nice and quiet. The open air lobby and restaurant looks wonderful. the downside is that the rooms feels a little bit dated, also the bathroom is large but quite dated. The bed are comfortable. Decent cleaning Breakfast was nice with many choices in the buffet.

No doubt, that unconventional things add more bright colors to our life, the same as visiting of uncommon places. With all that said, I can call De Sea Almond Hotel in Chumphon as one of the most unusual hotels we have ever settled in. It’s not just a hotel with a number of rooms, which, more or less, looks the same, no, each room in this hotel is one-of-a-kind one. We were lucky enough to spend one night in the room number three on the first floor, a two-story fort-like room with a big bathtub and spacious balcony with a sea-view, and it we did really enjoy the opportunity to warm ourselves in a hot bath with bubble bath (kindly provided by the hotel) first, and then cool ourselves with one famous cold drink, sitting on the balcony. Just one little advice: start taking hot water into the bath in advance as the flow of the water was water pressure was quite weak. For example, it took us about one hour to fill the bath. Yes, the hotel isn’t brand-new one, at all, and it definitely needs renovation here and there. However, we would be happy to visit De Sea Almond, once again, mostly, because of the vibe of this place.

We went in January and there was a storm. The road into the hotel is one lane, unable to pass, rather steep. If there are cars going up or down, it's dangerous. Parking space is very limited because it is at the foot of a mountain next to the sea. The accommodation is beautiful. On the day I went, the air conditioner broke, but the staff changed the room. I was very lucky that there was a room available. The staff are very cute. Very helpful. The number of rooms is not many. I like it. It's not crowded. The view is beautiful.

You never know what you get when you book a room, but we lucked out here! The price is great for a resort with lovely grounds, a large room (and bathroom), plus a terrific cafe with a great selection and quality.

I have the honour of being the first person to write a review for this hotel on trip advisor. I think there’s 2000 on Agoda. This place is great value for money. Highly recommend. It’s so clean, staff are friendly and not expensive. It’s about a 20 minute walk to the centre and 4 min ride on motorbike or taxi. I’m really pleased I chose this hotel!

The hotel rooms were very nicely decorated and offered plenty of space. However, our view was of a parking garage and therefore not nice and dark. Unfortunately, the breakfast wasn't particularly good and the breakfast room wasn't quite as comfortable either. There was an opportunity to have dinner and order drinks at the bar, but the staff couldn't understand English or explanations. Then we just got up and left. That was a real shame. But it's definitely enough if you're just looking for somewhere to stay overnight!

We arrived around 10am requesting an early check-in, and the receptionist graciously found us a room. We opted for the deluxe king which turned out to be a corner room, giving us an extra window, which was nice. The downside was that the TV, normally placed where the window was, is now displaced into the corner of the room and smaller than the others. Only Thai speaking channels. The square balcony is nice, with a solid timber table and chair. The room is quite bright, but the bathroom is dark, even with the light on. The king bed is in one piece and comfortable but only one pillow each. The lift is small and very slow (we were on the 5th floor). Breakfast is on the top floor and is pretty ordinary, cutlery is the cheapest I’ve seen anywhere, which I always think, is often an indicator of the quality of the food. The location is good, in the centre of town but set back from the busy street. There is a 7/11 across the road and a Big C a few doors down. The main shopping mall of the town is 5 minutes walk and has a cinema complex, Starbucks and MC restaurant. This mid-range hotel is perfectly adequate for one nights stay but it’s definitely not stand out. I’m giving it four stars.

It took about 15 minutes to walk from the train station. It takes about 10 minutes to walk from the center of the city. I thought it would be inconvenient because it was far from the center, but it was a surprisingly convenient place with Mr. DIY and convenience stores recently opened nearby. You can drink coffee for free in the morning.

Easy to book. I made a request through Agoda, and the hotel contacted me to confirm my request. They gave us connecting rooms. Price was great. Staff were friendly. Rooms were clean and comfortable. We like firm beds though. Would stay here again.

Probably the criterion for choosing this hotel was the following. On the first line or near the sea we didn't want to look for a hotel because after Samui there will be no best impressions. Bungalo or villa, or maybe just a guest house to take not wanted. We decided to take a small hotel, but with a large pool around the city center. Or not at all in the center because the car is under the hand. Stopped at this hotel. However, it was late and dark, but as usual the gps didn't fail. The only rings in this city are just toys, I just drive them through the dark. then I had to go back. Now about the hotel. The hotel liked, took two rooms on three. Rooms large, light, floor granite or ceramic granite. Beds are large, the size of the king-size. Everything is light and neat. In the room the refrigerator (normally freezing) even the fruit on the upper shelf was caught with ice (the regulator had to dip), the teapot cooking, coffee, cream, water, dishes. The TV is true all channels only local shows, European and especially ours nothing. On the beds the mattresses were much softer than in all previous hotels (even if hotels are above class). Water is only one cold, but on the shower is a stream heater working as a beast on half heating already burning, the leak at the soul has three positions one of them creates just a feeric wind with spray of water, Even in very hot water it cools instantly (just very cool, has not yet faced such a leak work). Breakfast at the hotel is a Swedish table, when settled, coupons are issued. But in the breakfast room no one collects them. There are leaves where the rooms are specified, so there were 5 rooms of them 2 of ours, and the Swedish table is covered as if the whole hotel is now going down for breakfast. The diversity of dishes was quite large from Asian to European food. Breakfasts are very good. The first floor is almost open, three cool photo zones, made in different styles with accompanying attributes (the hats of the type three, soft toys, etc.), a large recreation area with good carpet and soft sofas. At the hotel the large swimming pool 12*25 m. the water is excellent. Because they lived in the swimming pool on weekends, very many locals come to the pool, generally from the morning to 18-00 a full pool of children. Some of the children are professionally swimming without stopping, but most are just barracks. The hotel is near (5 minutes by car) with the night market at the train station. In general, a simple city, a good hotel, friendly people. If we go again, we will definitely go to this hotel after all in the district there is something to look at.