Banyan Tree Samui

I spent a few fantastic days at this unique, beautiful resort in a stunning location. My villa was absolutely amazig, very comfortable and top located. The resort offers lots of leisure and sports activities, has an amazing spa. My stay here was a truly exotic experience that one can only dream of.

Excellent spa and massages. In particular Charlene was brilliant. Very considerate and regularly checked if the pressure was too much/little. Highly recommend.

An incredible holiday, will definitely come back! Fantastic views from around the resort complement wonderful service to create a fantastic time. Abby was a great villa host and all the staff around the resort make the experience so memorable. The buggy drivers, cleaners, security, beach team, restaurant crews, grounds people and all other service staff work so hard to make the resort spectacular. Dining at Saffron was a highlight, the team are really passionate about their craft. The Khong Wang Ruam starter gave us a beautiful taste of Thailand in every delicious bite. Our table staff were both knowledgeable and attentive making for a lovely dining experience.

I stayed here on 14 September for my birthday and it was truly memorable. The staff were very warm and friendly, and I really appreciate Ms. Chan and her team for the beautiful birthday decorations and cake !! Thank you soo much Everything about my stay was perfect — from the villa to the service. Banyan Tree Samui made my birthday so special and I will always remember this experience. Definitely will come back again.

Where to begin-we walked into the lobby to check in and were met with the most beautiful view we'd ever seen. Abby, our host, checked us in then drove us up to our villa. We had reserved a family deluxe ocean view villa but were upgraded to the very top horizon villa. Amazing view of the entire resort and ocean. The villa was incredible. kids had their private 2 twin room with bath then there was the outdoor living space with table, infinity pool & jacuzzi, built in daybeds all overlooking the resort and ocean. The main villa had a nice living area, bedroom and huge bath view a view. Showering with a view of the bay was crazy! We got our suits on, took a dip in our plunge pool then took a buggy down to the private beach. Loved that everything was included and not nickel and dimed to death. There were watersports like kayaks, paddle boards, catamarans and cabanas. We had late snack at the beachfront restaurant and found that to be the best food at resort. Attendants were great at the beach. Next dinner at Sapphron which was just ok. The menu was a bit gourmet and pricey. We just wanted local authentic thai food. We had an issue with our crab dish being extremely pungent so had to send it back (which we never do). The service took a long time and it was 2 hours for dinner which was weird because we got there at 8:30 and not many people there. Next am was gym then breakfast overlooking ocean-so neat. Lots of choices and prosecco which was nice touch. Beach and lunch, watersports during day. Cards in our villa and plunge pool in afternoon. We asked Abby to recommend a good restaurant in town for dinner so we took a grab. Sadly, the restaurant wasn't good and didn't take credit cards. We ate at Italian spot but not good-we wanted thai food. Not much in that part of Samui. We saw the better part with all the restaurants on way to the airport so will do that next time. Think it was Chewang so wish Abby would have recommended that. Went back to beach restaurant for desert. Though Banyan Tree Samui was one of the 2 most beautiful resorts we've stayed at in Southeast Asia, it really wasn't about the service but the villa, resort itself. We had private butlers at our other resorts across Southeast Asia but Banyan Tree didn't have that. You had a host but not the same. We felt like we had to figure a lot of things out ourselves and are used to being taken care of. What was disappointing is that we loved the resort so much and 2 nights wasn't enough so we inquired with Abby about staying 1 more night. She spoke to the manager but sadly the rate he gave us wasn't even $1 cheaper than the published rate and no upgrade. There were tons of rooms available so you'd think they'd want to rent them. We ended up declining. But again, not about service but beautiful resort. I'd give it 4 1/2 stars. Last day we went to the infinity pool which was beautiful with a private bar. Wish we had more time. The beach staff was amazing and so helpful. Next time we'd like to rent their private boat that takes you to the national park, snorkeling, fishing etc. It's $1700 for the day but worth it. We're already planning a trip back in exactly 2 years. We're planning on getting the villa that has two 2 bedrooms and bringing our family of 8. See you soon.