Vimarn Samut Resort, Kohphangan hotels Thailand on thaidive.com

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Claire Gibbard 2008-09-17	Vimarn Samut Resort, Haad Rin Nai The hotel itself was ok - quite basic. Didn t like the fact that you had to actually request the room be cleaned, rather than it being done automatically. When it was cleaned, the beds weren t changed. Was right on the beach, but the beach wasn t that great - quite dirty. Also there s not much going on on that part of the beach. Are a few more resorts further along the beach, but that s about it. We were there in low season and it was really quiet - the staff tended to shut the bar by about 9pm. It wasn t a very well stocked bar in any case, as is only a hut on the beach! Although the staff did reopen the bar one night when we wanted to use it - was only about 9:30pm! There are nicer bars to go to further along the beach anyway. The staff were ok, but very pushy when it came to booking taxi s, trips round the island etc. In fact, I mntioned wewere thinking of doing one and one of the members of staff knocked on my door the next morning to say she d booked us on one, then got a bit stroppy when i pointed out I hadn t actually said I definitely wanted to go on one. If you are looking for cheap, fairly basic accommodation though it s fine. We stayed there during the full moon party and it s fairly close to sunset beach, but away fro all the noise. The staff will ferry you down on a scooter if needs be! No good if there s more than a couple of you!	Good - easy and quick to use!
chaicharn luangkamthorn 2008-06-11 until 2008-06-14	Vimarn Samut Resort, Haad Rin Nai I would rate the hotel alone as 7/10 (average) and it is just steps away from the beach. What made the whole experience different was how friendly and courteous the staff members were. Service is definitely 10/10. They were also very accommodating; special breakfasts could be ordered without any extra costs, ferry ticket and taxi services were done with lightning speed. It was definitely the extra steps that the staff member had taken to make the whole experience very pleasant!	annoying slow with long wait time for e-mail.
Owen Fileti 2008-03-20 until 2008-03-23	Vimarn Samut Resort, Haad Rin Nai We had a great time. Neal is awesome and the staff are really cool. They ll even write the hotel name and room number on your arm if you stay during a full moon party to make sure you can remember where to come back to that night. Definitely recommend!
Christopher Ross 2008-02-20 until 2008-02-23	Vimarn Samut Resort, Haad Rin Nai hi i stayed at this resort with 2 friends it is a beautiful place and good value for money. Staff are very kind and graceful i would reccomend this resort to all travellers planning a trip to koh phangan. the resort is ideally located from haad rin the resort itself is on sunset beach. again ***** star quality.
kevin goulding 2006-09-07 until 2006-09-10	Vimarn Samut Resort, Haad Rin Nai during the full moon party everyplace is a bit overpriced thus overall the price is relatively reasonable. the rooms are big, clean, aircon, but no TV or fridge, curtains, linen etc are basic but clean. the safety deposit at reception is a shared safe ie every rooms valuables put in one safe with key held by hotel - i left a lot of cash which i was worried about but it was all fine. the staff are v helpful and friendly. the other guests tended to be student types. on the road its a long walk to the party but by walking to the beach its only 5 to 7 minutes walk. its a good place to stay if you want value for money, and want to be close to full moon party but still far enough away to have a bit of peace and quiet.	very good, efficient, i was impressed
H.M. 2006-08-08 until 2006-08-11	Vimarn Samut Resort, Haad Rin Nai We were looking forward to this little piece of paradise after reading reviews online. We have strong suspicions that the positive reviews written about this hotel are the work of an english speaking owner or a tourist who was paid to post them. This place is beyond terrible. Located on a far and deserted part of Haad Rin, dirty and worst of all- overpriced. They misrepresent themselves online and charge prices that are exhuberant for this island. You will be sorely disappointed upon arrival (as we were) but will be forced to stay 3 nights around the full moon party (the only time this hotel has any guests... I saw their booking calendar during our stay). For the amount they charged (about 70USD, very expensive for Haad Rin), we expected a nice room with all ameneties. Instead, we got a dirty room with an airconditioner that we could not control, a large towel for a blanket ( I kid you not!) and no tv. The only toiletries offered were dingy towels and rolls of toilet paper. The room was reachable by 3 staircases, and there was no one to help carry the luggage. Upon arrival, our toilet seat had pee stains on it . The beach is dirty and unswimmable (large coral reef) and the distance to the busy sunrise beach is way more than the 10 minutes posted in the hotel description.
Keith Mcdonagh 2006-06-29 until 2006-07-02	Vimarn Samut Resort, Haad Rin Nai In my opinion this hotel was terrible. Not what we were looking for anyway. Built on hillside so loads of stairs. Beach area was dirty as was check-in area. Did not stay. Went to Phangan Spa Resort a few hundred meters down the road. Approximately the same price and far superior. Would recommend this hotel as a better option to Vimarn.
Gilad Lumer 2006-06-10 until 2006-06-13	Vimarn Samut Resort, Haad Rin Nai Great location on a nice and quite beach, 15 minute walk from all the craziness of Hadrin (if you are there around the Full Moon), so it s close to all the action, but quite and chill. The family/people that run this place are the nicest you ll meet, and make the overall stay enjoyable (great Thai cooking as well). Be aware however, that this is definetly not a resort . The quality of both the rooms and the ammenites are more similar to a hostel. And the guests, although mature and respectful (relative to some of the other places in Hadrin), are mostly made up of backpackers or travelers, with very few long-term vacationers. If you are used to or looking for a resort type atmosphere, this is probably not the place for you. However,if you don t mind very basic, hostel-type accomodations, than this place is great.	Very good service, no problems at all.
Mark de Bruin 2006-05-13 until 2006-05-18	Vimarn Samut Resort, Haad Rin Nai With the risk of Samut becoming a crowded place I definitely can endorse this hotel as the cosiest and friendliest place on Ko Phagnan. Rooms are spacy and good with great sea views. It s a laid back resort with a fine terrace and good food. Enjoy the music and catch a movie, you even won t have to go to Had Rin beach.	polite, efficient. Loved the sms confirmation service.
Angelika Eppert 2006-02-10 until 2006-02-15	Vimarn Samut Resort, Haad Rin Nai I really enjoyed the stay at this hotel. Rooms were clean, quiet and with a very nice view. A great extra service was the free taxi to Haad Rin. For the future, it would be great, if also ferry tickets and trips (e.g. to Ang Thong Marine Nationalpark) could be ordered at the hotel reception!	Efficient