Travel review of Imperial Boat House Hotel, Samui on thailandgateway.com (40 hotel reviews)

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De Spiegeleire 2008-04-04 until 2008-04-12	Imperial Boat House Hotel, Choeng Mon Beach We got back from IBH last week and had a wonderful holiday. The hotel is excellent: great location, delicious buffet breakfast, clean rooms, spacious bathrooms (we were not staying in a boathouse, bathrooms look smaller in them), friendly staff, great swimmingpools, great beach (no rocks in the sea in front of the beach) and acceptable beach sofa s and umbrella s. The restaurant is maybe a little disapointing, but there are great alternatives on the beach in restaurants next door. With regards to the noise from the nearby construction site: it was never a disturbing factor for us, definitely not at night (noise of the airco filters out the noise from outside), just ask for a room away from the construction site.	Excellent service and follow up!
barrie king 2008-02-23 until 2008-02-26	Imperial Boat House Hotel, Choeng Mon Beach just got back from boat house. in my opinion do not waist your money on the boat house ,rice barge accomadation.they are in very poor condition also if it rains they are very dangerous and slippery all they are is a novelty the other rooms are first class hotel and staff are first class at the moment building work next door this didnt bother me but many guests complained very noisy if you would like any other information on hotel and area feel free to email me on barrieking@blueyonder.co.uk	absoulutely first class would always use them when traveling to thailand
Shereen Scotman 2008-02-19 until 2008-02-21	Imperial Boat House Hotel, Choeng Mon Beach We have just arrived home from our honeymoon in the South of Thailand. We stayed at the Imperial Boathouse for 3 nights. The first 2 nights were before travelling to Koh Tao and the last night was upon our return from Koh Tao. The first two nights were great. We were greeted by Pla and she was exceptional. She spoke fairly clear english and always understood our questions. She was our go to girl for booking tours, transport and anything we needed! We were upgraded from a Deluxe to a Premier room because it was our honeymoon. We had a large bath (which was cold before it actually filled up) and a seperate shower. Overall we were very pleased with the room, the service and the hotel as a whole. We really enjoyed the time in Samui and were excited about the fact we were returning in a few days. The last night we were there we were put in a deluxe room which faced the construction happening next door, which was very noisy. In addition, the room had a joint bath/shower with one of those hand held showers. The water pressure would continually change while you were trying to shower. We complained so they went to move us into another deluxe room which had 2 single beds and still faced the construction! We complained again and were then moved to a pool terrace room. It was away from the construction but still had hand held shower. The water pressure was normal so it was better then the first 2 rooms! We were quite excited about the fact we would see Pla again but it was her day off. We were disappointed but obivously understood she deserves a day off! It just felt like we were in a different place without her. Would probably stay there again )but insist a room away from construction and book premier room)	Sawadee were perfect. We booked a number of hotels and arranged transport through the site and the travelling was smooth sailing. No complaints.
Franco Pina & Gianluca V. 2007-12-19 until 2007-12-26	Imperial Boat House Hotel, Choeng Mon Beach We had a nice stay at this hotel, We had a pool side room which was very clean and had a very nice patio, all cleaned on daily basis. A complimentary fruit platter is also provided daily. Staff is generally nice, swimming pool and beach are good for children. Breakfast was very generous and Food served in the restaurant was very good however an additional 10% service and 7% tax is charged on the total making this the most expensive place on the beach. We tried few places in the adjacent resorts where we also had good food at a fraction of the price. A free shuttle service to Chaweng is offered 3 times a day, charges applies at other times. A new resort is been built next door and some tolerable noise can be heard at times and a big crane is visible from the pool. Overall very good for couples perhaps more activities to entertaining children would make this place perfect.	Good and fast
Janniken Støldal 2007-08-25 until 2007-09-01	Imperial Boat House Hotel, Choeng Mon Beach The hotel is very nice and the staff is friendly. Good location on a quiet beach. Just a short ride to Chaweng and shopping. The restaurant serves good european food, but if you want to eat Thai food you can get the same food for half the price on one of the restaurants on the beach. We came to Koh Samui after spending one week on Koh Tao. We wanted to continue diving on Koh Samui, however the dive trips from Koh Samui is by speed boat up to Koh Tao - so if you want to dive travel to Koh Tao - not Koh Samui.	No problems
Natasha Wright 2007-06-30 until 2007-07-07	Imperial Boat House Hotel, Choeng Mon Beach Good hotel - reasonably priced including bar meals and drinks. Evening food is slightly more expensive, however was one of the best meals I had on Koh Samui.	Fantastic service.
Ian MacDonald 2007-05-26 until 2007-06-01	Imperial Boat House Hotel, Choeng Mon Beach The hotel was generally good. The staff were friendly and helpful and the diving shop was excellent. However we did have some problems that took a little of the shine of the stay. First, was the construction site next door of which we were not advised before booking. The construction was noisey and if you made use of the beach side massage (an excellent little service) the building they are located withn actually shook. Secondly the A/C leaked on our first night and left a puddle in the middle of the floor, however to the hotels credit it was repaired within an hour. Thirdly if your airport pick up is later than the check out time you can book a shower room. Unfortunately the A/C in the shower room we were allocated did not work and we ended up having a sauna. In summarry this is a good hotel which is a bit old and needs a soft refurbishment and will be a lot better of when the construction next door is finished.	Booking service was good and efficient but should have advised of the construction before the booking was completed.
Marianne Drag 2007-01-14 until 2007-01-27	Imperial Boat House Hotel, Choeng Mon Beach An excellent hotel with all that you can wish for! Beautiful place on a quiet, white-sandy beach, very friendly staff who love children, good food, excellent rooms, nice, big swimmingpools and walking distance to other good restaurants on the beach. A good base for exploring the island and taking daytrips to the surrounding islands. Can be recomended to people of all ages, with or without children.	Very good and reliable booking-service. Quick response to all our questions.
Annie Comben-Lindsay 2006-12-07 until 2006-12-11	Imperial Boat House Hotel, Choeng Mon Beach The hotel is positioned on what is claimed to be one of the best beaches on Koh Samui, we were really disappointed, the amount of rubbish/debris was an eyesore. The hotel patch of beach was kept clean though. The resort itself is a gem. The poolside rooms were clean and well presented. Both pools were clean with ample sun beds. The staff were very friendly and always stopped to speak. The breakfast is of a fair standard with a little to suit all tastes. There is a free shuttle into Chewang for shopping. A day at the other Imperial Resort (Chewang) is worth doing, again a shuttle runs to and from the boathouse. There are a few eateries outside the resort and a 7/11 for any essentials. We can recommend the on site tailors (Rashid) having used several tailors around town for suits and shirts we found her deals and advice the best. A very relaxing break the only bad point in my opinion being the beach.	No problems with the booking/payment/confirmation
Brenda M Booth 2006-11-27 until 2006-11-29	Imperial Boat House Hotel, Choeng Mon Beach I had a lovely large room with view of the gardens. The swimming pools are beautiful and the beach is wonderfully quiet and clean. I found great cheap Thai food on the beach (first place as you turn right on the beach from the hotel). I listened to advice from this website re: not eating dinner at hotel and that was a good decision (mainly due to cost). Staff are extremely helpful and very nice. Don t go here if you want exciting nightlife on the beach though! But a perfect place for a quiet friendly beach experience	excellent and very helpful

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