Sea Valley Hotel & Spa

When the first thing you hear on arrival is ‘May I have your credit card for payment pls’ you know you know you shouldn’t expect much You are essentially which for the view, which is great, but many villas and hotels along the coast have that. Where Sea Valley falls majorly short is, - No courtesy, hospitality, care or concern from front desk about your well being or comfort. Their job is to simply hand the key over. They didn’t follow up to check our arrival details, if we’d need airport pick up. - No follow up or help to shift our luggage to second room once it was allotted - No planning or concern to ensure we get allotted 2 adjoining rooms when booked for kids. The route to walk across to other rooms is like a maze, which really scared our kids off. - no signs with room numbers in the path - no security guard at the beach or even the main gate. The resort is unfenced and easily accessible by any stranger from the main road or the beachfront. - no lifeguard on the beach - only one litre of free water for 2 guests in a day! - nobody checking on your stay plans or help needed to move around, plan excursions Their restaurant staff- Mr Tuktuk, Ms Iris are courteous and polite. Restaurant food is in nice, fairly priced, nothing to complain or nothing to compliment. Rooms are adequately large, old fashioned, not modern. The wooden floor is fancy for sure but a little too smooth and slippery. All in all, when you pay for the beachfront villas, price comes at par with fancier hotel options on same beach, something I certainly wish I’d opted for.

Hotel generally very good with a lovely clean long beach, great breakfast and really kind staff. Large, clean and comfortable rooms. Atmosphere so much better and more romantic when quiet lounge rather than uptempo music was played in the restaurant / lounge bar. Volume should be low enough that the beach isn’t disturbed - as it’s magical to just listen to the birds and the waves!

The once tranquil left side of Koh Samui is overwhelmed with people who feel like masters of their surroundings. And think the rules don't apply to their behavior. We are in Sea Valley Resort where the beds and the beach are taken by Russian families or persons with a very high savory attitude. Who have their hotel or accommodation elsewhere for a much cheaper price. Then you may also be eating your breakfast, lunch or dinner. And a cigarette or a joint is lit next to you. You try to say something about this, they always think they're right. The so-called security that has to supervise. Is not present. Staff is very helpful. But not decisive enough to oversee this. Upon further investigation, Seavalley resort turned out to be in Russian hands. That explains a lot. The Nikki beach beach beach club provides house music throughout the bay on the left side of Koh Samui daily from 11:00 to 18:00. You want peace, you don't get it. For us this is the end of a fairy tale.But for people who want to learn Russian a ‘delightful’ enclave.