It was ok. The rooms are tiny and the bathroom had a weird smell. It was cheap and you could tell. It just needs a bit of TLC. The pool and beach area are fab and thats what was OK about it. The surrounding area is not as nice as Lamai but depends what you are in to. Its next to ARK bar which is fab.
Be warned - its very loud until about 2AM so if you wanted somewhere quiet dont go for this place.
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Booked a standard banglow and got upgraded to the big cottage ... WOW factor :) !!! The resort is a nice and clean place . The popular pubs including Green Mango are on the entry side of the resort... lot of good food and party options almost at your door step . on the other side the resort is connected to the beach and has a small but quite nice infinity (almost) swimming pool . Beach side is a fascinating place of course . The hotel facilities are good for the price .
The buffet breakfast was not that impressive ... limited spread and repeated options if your staying longer .
The location is great - private beach access and steps away to the main street where all the entertainment is at. The downside: we checked our pillows they were stained yellow/orange really gross! we had to use our airplane pillows. now that I've stayed in other hotels in Thailand I'm sure there are cleaner places to stay in Koh Samui. Or maybe there are better room options at Al's hut than the basic bungalow and bring your open pillow.
We've travelled in a large group twice now and both times stayed at Al's Huts and LOVED it! Great staff, great location and facilities are great too. We didnt eat alot there but the breakfast was ok. Great value for money and we highly recommend the stay here!
Good location if your up for a party as it's next to a bar which is pretty banging, it's on the beach or at worse a 50m walk to it.
Our room was small but comfortable but there were gaps at the top and bottom of the door that we stuffed towels in to ward off mozzies (probably our own neurosis as we'd been hounded by the little fellas all holiday) I did ask about this and was told they would move us if we wanted but on looking at many of the other doors it seemed like a common factor.
Staff all friendly and very helpful, we didn't eat here just because there is so much choice in Chewang.
Pro's - it's a nice hotel. The rooms are very basic, but they're all you need. The staff are also very accomodating and friendly. The breakfast, which was included in the room was pretty decent, considering how cheap the rates are, and the pool is really nice. Con's - it was the noisiest place I have ever stayed. It's right below the main road, on which there is a nightclub that stays open until 4am and the music went on until 4am - loudly! The beach isn't that nice either - it's right opposite a reef, so when it's low tide you end up with a puddle of warm water because the reef blocks the water from coming in so not very nice to swim in. All in all it was good value for money, and in a fun location, but we left after 3 days because the noise was too bad.
