The review was written 2012-01-06 by: Cordula Ines Schweizer
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Other comments about the hotel: Nice Resort...awful restaurant...
The review was written 2011-08-31 by: Nikos Makris
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Other comments about the hotel: Good location, very good beach, good clean spacious rooms, very good restaurant.
The review was written 2011-05-14 by: EKATERINA TOMILINA
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Other comments about the hotel: relaxing atmosphere. amazing sunsets at the beach. there isn t any infrastructure outside the hotel. also swimming is rather problematic bcz of tides (used the pool which is just near the beach)
The review was written 2010-10-07 by: Hoffmann Mark Andrea
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Other comments about the hotel: We stayed in a private pool villa in the boutique wing and we really enjoyed the privacy we had. Great Resort, wonderful Spa and very helpful and friendly staff.
The review was written 2009-09-03 by: Milana
How was the booking process handled?: Excellent
Other comments about the hotel: Stayed at a private pool villa. Was worth every penny of it))) Booked via ThailandHotels-24.com, which was cheaper than booking directly at the hotel (7,000 Bhat compared to 9,000)! Perfect location if you want a completely remote place to yourself. The first three days we didn t see other guests at all)) Quite a good restaurant, but prices are higher than somewhere outside. The problem is that to get anywhere outside (to other beaches with shopping and eating), you need a taxi, which is 15-20 dollars one way. But it is definitely the quitest beach (Lipa Noi) on the island. But this was rather an advantage for me. Free Wi-Fi (good) in the room, two PCs with the Internet in the lobby. Very good massage (10 dollars per hour) opposite the hotel. [ThailandHotels-24.com integr.ERR:escaping]
The review was written 2009-07-24 by: Torill Algrøy
How was the booking process handled?: Very good. We have used ThailandHotels-24.com several times now and it always works perfect.
Other comments about the hotel: This is a very nice resort on the west part of Samui. We have stayed at Lipa Noi beach 3 times and this is a very quiet place to be. We like to begin our holiday here. Just relax, turn the clock since we come from Norway and are 6 hours behind Thailand in time. Lovely resort, great staff! Would not stayed here for weeks, but 3-6 nights are fine. Very romantic place. Can recommend it for everybody and specially for a loving couple because it is very quiet here, you have the sun set every evening and a lovely beach just a few steps away. We were 2 adults and 2 children (7 and 12 years), staying in a family villa close to the pool. [ThailandHotels-24.com integr.ERR:escaping]
The review was written 2009-06-29 by: Shreyans Dugar
How was the booking process handled?: The booking process we seamless and vouchers were received on time. No issues faced during the booking and the staff were able to clarify all doubts over email.
Other comments about the hotel: The hotel was in a great location in a very isolated beach... it was neat and clean and rooms were also well kept. The service of the hotel staff was courteous and they helped me out on whatever issues we had. The only challenge I had was on vegetarian food, the options for which were limited. [ThailandHotels-24.com integr.ERR:escaping]
The review was written 2009-04-11 by: Dmitry Balashov
How was the booking process handled?: AAA+++
Other comments about the hotel: fintastic hotel, they gave us fo free a better villa, i loved asia, it was my first treep, take a safari or rent a car take a look around. Many Budda oriented placeis to visit. Hotel had a wonderfull restaraunt pulla service, everything on A_ But not for ravers this is total chillout, quiet and peace. [ThailandHotels-24.com integr.ERR:escaping]
The review was written 2008-10-08 by: Loh Valerie Teh Fen
How was the booking process handled?: Smooth and safe. Good.
Other comments about the hotel: It is a small, simple and charming hotel. But above all, staff is very kind and very helpful. The beach is beautiful and you have a kind of alone in the world feeling . I highly recommand this hotel as it is a very good value for money option in a preserved environment, far from tourism spots.
The review was written 2008-06-10 by: Menkoe
How was the booking process handled?: fast and efficient
Other comments about the hotel: very nice small 4 star hotel on Samui s probably last quiet beach. We enjoyed our stay in one of the pool villas tremendously, the villas are modern and clean and the private pool just big enough for a late night dip – standard in the villas: big LCD screen, DVD player and a shower from starship enterprise? The reservation staff where extremely friendly and helpful. The food at the restaurant is slightly overpriced but ok . Breakfast was unfortunately a let down; we would have preferred a small buffet. No jet skies or hawkers to be seen on this long beach . – Rent a scooter and Nathon is a mere 5 minutes away. [ThailandHotels-24.com integr.ERR:escaping]
The review was written 2008-06-16 by: Menkoe
How was the booking process handled?: fast and efficient!
Other comments about the hotel: Nice 4star boutique hotel on Samui s probably last quiet beach. No jet skies or hawkers to be seen on this long beach - perfect to relax! We enjoyed our stay in one of the pool villas tremendously, the villas are modern and clean and the private pool just big enough for a late night dip – standard in the villas: big LCD screen, DVD player and a shower from starship enterprise? The reservation staff where extremely friendly and helpful. The food at the restaurant is slightly overpriced but Ok. Breakfast was a little let down; we would have preferred a small buffet.[ThailandHotels-24.com integr.ERR:escaping]
The review was written 2008-06-10 by: CHRISTIAN MITATY
How was the booking process handled?: reliable, informative, in one word excellent !
Other comments about the hotel: The Kanok Buri Resort in Koh-Samui is a perfect place to rest: beautifully appointed and very clean room (we had a pool villa for 8 nights) with a good bed if you like a firm matress like we do,nice indoor/outdoor restaurant(and a choice of 5 different breakfasts,good enough to our standards,despite some other negative comments),very kind and helpful service (special thanks to Ms Kung!), manicured lush tropical garden, beautiful and clean beach, new fitness room with A/C(just on the other side of the road), beach towels galore (not displayed on the hotel s website)and free internet access (not insuite).Note that the location is 45 mns drive from the airport and Cheweng or Bo-Phut(but we were looking for a remote place,so no bad surprise for us),but you can rent unexpensive scooters from the reception to wander around easily. Among the small improvements at the restaurant,we would have appreciated to have more details about food or cocktails to avoid to eat or drink the same things everyday(personnel is not very trained to explain, though very kindly),more different fruit would be have been welcome(watermelon and pinapple are enough for a couple of times, and mangos or rambutans are available on every market at the season(we unsuccessfully have asked several times).These are small details as the Kanok Buri Resort remains a very good choice if you are looking for a human-scale and luxurious resort away from the Ibiza-style ambience and a very corteous staff. Our only regret was not to have tried a massage under the sala facing the sea (something we will try next time for sure!). [ThailandHotels-24.com integr.ERR:escaping]
The review was written 2008-04-01 by: Susana Goncalves
How was the booking process handled?: booking service worked perfectly, specialy considering our date changes requests
Other comments about the hotel: Kanok Buri Resort is a marvellous place, the beach is good and the staff only desire to make us feel welcome was authentic and made us indeed feel special. A unique place to spend with your significant other, away from all. I d definitely recommended to my friends.
The review was written 2008-02-18 by: NICOLA
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Other comments about the hotel: beautiful & very clean premises. extremely friendly staff & the beach is one of the nicest quiestest small beaches we have been to in thailand. would highly recommend this resort for ultimate relaxation time out with the most amazing sunsets. great restaurant next door named big johns .
The review was written 2007-12-12 by: Makiko Shinohara
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Other comments about the hotel: My husband and I were there in the beginning of December, The hotel was an ideal place to wind down and relax. The staff are very friendly, The room (garden view cottage) was clean, comfortable and nicely designed. However, The bathtub and Shower unit in our room could have been bigger.The Beach in front of the hotel was beautiful, quiet and clean. The food was also very good. We would definitly reccomend this resort and the beach!! [ThailandHotels-24.com integr.ERR:escaping]
The review was written 2007-09-07 by: SERENA BRUGNOLI
How was the booking process handled?: With had a second positive experience with ThailandHotels-24.com ,everything went very efficiently.
Other comments about the hotel: This was our fouth trip to Thailand and second year on Samui, having already sightseeen all the main beaches . We chose this resort mainly because small, on a nice calm beach far from the crowds and chaos of Chaweng and Lamai.ROOM : we booked a seaview room in the main building . The room was nice and comfortable but very noisy owing to heavy trucks and cars traffic running on the road alongside the hotel starting from 5 a.m., where no walls shield the rooms from the road.SERVICE : very gentle and smiling in general but very lazy and ineffective at the restaurant, with a too poor English .RESTAURANT : this is probably one of the weakest points at Kanok Buri. Seen the miserable breakfast we had the first morning we did not want to try a dinner. These were the worst breakfasts we had in Thailand obviously compared to the Resort rating and price paid : no buffet, but this is not the point. We love tropical fruits so we ordered some fresh fruits : we got a miserable tea saucepan with six tiny bites of pinapple and watermelon and dragon fruit. Every morning the same 3 kind of fruits, no variation.Toast was made of old bread and eggs were not fresh . Everything was very low quality and not fresh.This for us is a very bad point because one of the holiday s pleasures is to have a long rich breakfast English style not having to run to work.BEACH : Lipa Noi is still an unspoilt pristine beach with a magnificent view of islets in front : very few people, no skijets and chaos,safe swimming,no bars and clubs a fishermen s village on one end.But do not expect cristalline emerald waters : they are ok, with a nice color but no longer cristalline or emerald , but this is everywhere in Samui.Many broken glasses ! LOCATION : you have to be very independent and either rent a vehicle or make an agreement with a taxi from Nathon , because Kanok Buri is very isolated , no restaurants nearby apart from Big John and no shopping of any kind possible. Nathon is only 5/6 km away and there you have very fresh fishand lots of shopping at very good prices.CONCLUSION : we believe that Kanok Buri is rather overpriced and badly managed, they should lower the prices by at least a 30% to make it worth while. An Italian couple. [ThailandHotels-24.com integr.ERR:escaping]
The review was written 2007-08-28 by: Mr. Sun He
How was the booking process handled?: Very efficient.
Other comments about the hotel: We come from China, stayed in Kanok hotel Sweet Seaview Room with my wife for wedding anniversary. The room is definitely clean, lovely and comfortable, a bathtub is set on the balcony, sure with a beautiful garden and sea view. Bathroom also big and breezy. Staffs are enthusiastically and helpful, we are warmly welcomed by receptonist miss Kung, I don t know if I spell her name right, but impressed by her smile. We even rent a motorbike from hotel and price is reasonable. Must stay in hotel during 6-7 pm, on the west side beach, we enjoyyed the stunning sunset view and took many pictures back. No many activities around the hotel, only a seafood restaurant called Big John by the left side of hotel, seafood is good!But if ride motorbike for 15 minutes to Nathon pier you can eat many delicious street food, must try the chick rice!! [ThailandHotels-24.com integr.ERR:escaping]
The review was written 2007-09-13 by: Lorna Coombes
How was the booking process handled?: fine
Other comments about the hotel: Well, what can I say. The hotel and staff are wonderful. Possibly the quietest hotel I ve ever stayed in but this was just perfect for our pre-wedding nights and honeymoon (married next door in Faraway Villa which was also fantastic). The rooms are immaculate and very well presented. It s quite pricey in comparison to other hotels but for a special occasion is just perfect - especially a honeymoon or similar. The hotel is on the quieter side of the island so not much to do in the evenings - recommend hiring a hire to get out and about once and while. Big John s seafood next door is scrummy also!! [ThailandHotels-24.com integr.ERR:escaping]
The review was written 2007-08-01 by: Abdul F
How was the booking process handled?: Fast and easy. In conclusion, it’s perfect.
Other comments about the hotel: The hotel is nice and their staff are very helpful and polite. They went of their way to help us and make things as easy as possible. The only thing that I was dissatisfied was not being able to use the Jacuzzi as yellow color water was coming out of it, they tried to fix it however it was never better.
The review was written 2007-07-20 by: Nadine Nagel
How was the booking process handled?: Perfect!!1
Other comments about the hotel: The third time in Thailand, but the first at Koh Samui. We enjoy our stay at Kanok Buri. The hotel is new and beautiful, the rooms are good sized and we stayed at the pool villa with own pool. It was the first row at beach and swimming pool. A wonderful expierience. The staff was alsways friendly, but you could recognize that the hotel is new and not all things going the right way every day. Every day at breakfast there are some differences from ordering the breakfast to the definitly breakfast we get. The choice is small and the food at restaurant is so expensive but the quality could be better. The beach is so flat, and not good for swimming but with a wonderful sundown.I can recomment the hotel definitly. It was great and some things going wrong every time in every hotel.... :o)
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