Deva Beach Resort Samui

This property has 3 fabulous pools to swim in, one on the beach where you can swim while watching the sunset. If you are looking for great pools l highly recommend. If however you are looking to swim off the beach at your hotel this is not the place for you as it is not a swimming beach. However l found a great beach at Thongson Bay which is relatively quiet but has a restaurant, beach massage, toilets etc. l spent almost every day here and loved it. It is only a 20 minute walk from the hotel and you can easily ride a scooter or take a cab if you prefer not to walk. Lots of great small restaurants, cafes, massage places within easy 2 minute walking distance of the hotel.

The staff were very friendly and helpful, everything was clean and well maintained, and overall it’s definitely a place I would recommend.

The only downside was the “early check-in”. We understood this to mean that we would be able to access our room earlier, but in reality it only meant that we could use the resort facilities, such as the pools and restaurants, while waiting for the room to become available. Our luggage also had to be left in the outdoor lobby area during this time.

It was clean and the staff were very nice

The beach , there wasn’t one , just some uncleaned sand

-cleaning staff were friendly and did a fabulous job in our pool villa -breakfast staff were lovely -omelette station was well appreciated by us (no other protein sources besides boiled eggs & American bacon!) -our pool villa was very comfortable; it would be heaven if the deck was re-stained, posts & walls re-painted & outdoor shower was accessible to pool to use directly after swimming. -beachfront was awesome for sunset views & plane watching (lol) -we loved the out of way location; there’s lots to do in close proximity BUT you need transport - we hired a scooter

-the resort is well beyond its prime and in desperate need of renovation -the title of ‘beach resort’ is deceptive; while it is located on the beach, swimming is impossible due to rocks, tidal flow, marina & associated pollution (next door) -despite the amount of cleaning & maintenance staff walking around, the facilities appeared grubby (eg.walls) and shabby (eg.uncut grass in our front courtyard, peeling/old paint on outside structures & decks) -the coffee was awful and served at boiling point; the breakfast food was mediocre quality and exactly the same every day (monotonous for long stays) -gym is extremely run down, many things are barely functional (treadmill & leg extension unsafe), no soap in toilets -front desk ladies not particularly friendly or welcoming and not in keeping with traditional Thai hospitality… I said hello every time I passed and was lucky to get simple eye contact! -I personally think for the overall presentation & package, what we actually got, we paid too much