Room has a sea view, I paid extra for this view. Otherwise not value for money. Was quite expensive.

Location of the hotel was far away from the beach.

Booking went smoothly via booking.com.Quiet location, bungalow with sea view.

Non-refundable booking was for a friend, which automatically means that hotel will charge the cost to my CC; however, on arrival, guest was told that booking was not paid, and requested cash payment, or payment by local card. The receptionist could not communicate with me in English language. While booking, the fact that hotel does not accept remote payment, should be clearly stated to avoid any confusion

Room is clean and very quiet. No room service but restaurant is near by our room. Staff can’t speak English fluently. However all of they are friendly. If you want to spend “sabai sabai” time in Koh Samet, highly recommend!

The proximity to the beach, that it's almost in the top end of the island

The smell around the pool area. The breakfast service ends too soon. 9am if I'm not mistaken