Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort

We had a lovely week in a Deluxe first floor room at the Anantara Lawana resort. Nicely designed accommodation - ground floor rooms have a plunge pool, and the larger first floor rooms come with a balcony and bigger bathrooms. We didn’t actually use the balcony as it was just too hot and humid - preferring the comfort of our air conditioned room. The staff at the resort are a major bonus - without fail they all greet guests with a Sawasdee Ka and are always happy to help you. The breakfast was excellent with a menu for egg dishes, the selection of fruits, breads and pastries really good and the coffee outstanding. A very comfortable bed with good quality bed linens. Quiet, effective air conditioning. The beach is quite small and the water is so shallow that it’s almost impossible to swim, particularly at low tide. However the depth is ok for kayaking and paddle boarding. A number of areas for improvement that would make for a better guest experience 1) very little shade around the pool and on the beach 2) the storage for clothes is quite limited, just a wardrobe with hanging area, no drawer storage (we were living out of a suitcase for the week). 3) no headboard on bed - a bit surprising in a 5 Star resort. 4) an easy fix - please provide a resort map for guests - we had to ask the front desk where certain places in the hotel were on a number of occasions. The onsite restaurants are good but expensive. We alternated between eating evening meals offsite (a five minute walk to a number of good, very reasonable restaurants - Khoa Pad Thai, Chom Chan & Khoa Kate) and the onsite restaurants. I really recommend going to Central Samui shopping mall (a 10 minute taxi ride - 300 Tbh) for high end shopping and lots of air conditioned restaurants. Also Fisherman’s Wharf is a lively, pedestrianised area with a street market on M/W/F/Sun. A number of great restaurants there - Happy Elephant and Krua Bophut. We went on a couple of Happy Samui tours - and can recommend the full day speedboat trip to the Angthong Marine Park. Also the morning half day trip to a number of temples and a waterfall.

The room was cozy and elegantly decorated. We greatly appreciated the peaceful atmosphere of the hotel's beach and swimming pool. The staff in the breakfast area were exceptional, always welcoming us with warm smiles each morning and the food was excellent.

Love the room this makes us feel relaxing. It was amazing stay from check in Thank you Rida at the front reception she so friendly and explain us all facilities . Breakfast at the beach Restaurant wow,5 star service thank you Khun Mint greeting us with name and follow up all you need we went to many place but tops of service mind from the staff! We are so enjoyed and don't want to leave this place .

This was our fifth visit to Anantara Lawana and once again it did not disappoint on the overall experience. First lets get the little moans out the way, I am only being hyper critical as I seriously love the staff at this hotel and I feel its important the place keeps up in standards. The hotel sits in the most beautiful setting whereas the style of the accommodation and the beach setting make it most dreamlike, my slight moan is that the rooms them selves albeit extremely clean are needing some TLC inside and out as they still look the same from over ten years ago. Getting a bit worn here and there and its not cheap to stay here so has to look its best. Saying that a good decorating and new fixture fitting inside and out wouldn't go amiss. I was hoping to bring that up with the manager but in the ten nights we were there I never came across him albeit I was told he wanted to meet us as returners over the years, maybe next time? Now for the experience, It was great to see the new Cay restaurant, simply beautiful with lovely traditional Thai food to eat, we went twice and it did not disappoint. The newly renovated Ocean Kiss restaurant is a great place for Thai or International cuisine, the food here is superb, whether your on the many choices of breakfast, lunch or evening meal, nobody could say there was not something for them, the food is impeccable. Crab Shack/ Sandals Bar for lunch is a must, we went four times for ice cold Asahi beer, Prawn Tacos and Gambas Allioli, best prawns in the world, large succulent and expertly cooked. If your feeling flush and are celebrating go to Tree Tops, fantastic cocktail at Singing Bird lounge to wet your appetite then tuck into the 8 courser, we did the meat and fish one, outstanding food presented like something out of Masterchef. Now last but not least. A huge thank you for making my big birthday holiday one fantastic experience I will never forget. Joy from reception for looking after us from check in to check out, we will never forget what you did for us over our stay. Torn and Sorn from the beach, these guys are so damn nice, they have been there for years, they keep you right all holiday, we loved our little chats with these two. Irene, Ocean Kiss breakfast, what a darling, her smile and greeting every morning at breakfast is a real joy to be had, I have kept your little letter on our last day and will do forever, Irene is a credit to this hotel and her team and to mention a few names Goff, Muna, Ree, Muna and Sky are so very charming and nice, we miss these guys. Didn't get the names of the Crab Shack Man and lady chefs but them two served up some great food on our holiday, think we ate all the prawns. In regards to Sandals bar, big shout out to M and Emma, M has been there for years and his wit is great, a very nice guy, and the new girl Emma, she's a star going to go far, very professional, knowledgeable and funny. If I could mention every staff member from gardeners to cleaners I would as they all work so hard to make this place beautiful and to run like clockwork.

What a fantastic resort - Everything is top drawer !! From the staff service , facilities , location this resort is an absolute treat for those wanting to totally relax !! Very comfortable , spacious , clean and neat rooms. Incredible hospitality from every single staff member from reception - housekeeping - beach bar - garden services .... they were all amazing.