Banyan Tree Samui

We stayed here recently for 8 nights. We had a Hill Crest Villa (H03) and it was probably the highest villa on the resort with a fantastic view. Its prob the furthest away from the lobby and breakfast area and takes about 4 mins to get their by buggy. Our Butler was Abby. So we have stayed in numerous Banyan Tree resorts from around the world, Mexico, Bali, Vietnam and now this one. They are all different in their own way but the commonality is the service, professionalism and the Villas. For views this is prob the one of the best ones we have been to..with Bali a close second. For Villa's, Bali and Mexico (Mayakoba) are much better. The villa is quite dated as many have said and they need attention. However everything works but could to with some improvement. For the best view ever, Raffles in the Seychelles tops all...;-)..just saying. The breakfast is superb and all the facilities are excellent. The Spa is very good and professional as you would expect. Saffron the onsite restaurant is well worth a visit. Its prob one of the best 'high-end' thai food we hand on our trip. Abby our butler was fantastic, very good at her job and always had a smile on her face. Nothing was to much trouble. If you have a butler use them. Now be aware of the following : The wine selection is poor and very expensive compared to going out of the resort. Head to Lamai beach or Fishermans Night Market and you will find lots of places where you can get something pretty decent for a fraction of the price. Just for comparison, we paid 5 times more for a bottle of sparkling wine at this resort which is available downtown (exact same bottle) . Not sure that's justified. Food options are limited in terms of variety but do go of the beach BBQ on a Sat which was very good. They have a fireshow which is quite entertaining as well. We only had one 2 evening meals at the hotel, the rest of the nights we grabbed a Bolt taxi and headed to town. I still gave this a 5 star rating as most of the stuff I knew about before I chose this place from other reviews. Its quite and a great location. Lots of food options around and about 25 mins from the airport. If you can get a Hill Crest Villa, do it!...you will not be disappointed.

Nice, clean, good service, professional experience. It was a perfect way to start my day with a massage

Great service and fantastic pool villas. Beach was small but special with calm waters and beautiful sand

My husband and I spent our fifth year anniversary here. It truly was the best part of our vacation in Thailand. First, my husband and I LOVE frequenting highly rated restaurants any time we travel- we typically expect to leave a resort to find authentic and delicious cuisine. However, at Banyan Tree Samui we barely left the property because the food was THAT delicious. Secondly, the service is very prompt and any request is met in a timely manner. We loved lounging by the beach, and dipping in the pool and the service in both of these areas. Lastly, the resort itself is stunning. The trees, the beautiful pools, and the golf cart trip to your room provide beautiful scenery everywhere you look. We could not have had a better time here in Koh Samui!

This hotel was phenomenal! The staff, the room with a private pool, the food, everything was perfect. We loved our experience here & hope to visit again one day!