Elephant Beach Club & Resort Samui

Loverly hotel right on the beach, off the main strip so don’t get the noise from there. Food is very good and large portions. Lots of sunbeds available around the pool and on the beach front.

Great location, staff is friendly. Pool amenities and beach club access is great for resort stayers. Definitely would stay here again and this is a genuine review. Restaurant was fantastic as well as the drinks. If you are good with the music running a bit late at night then no brainer. If not, maybe ask for a room far from the pool. That’s my best recommendation.

Room was very clean. Staff was very nice at check-in and really went out of their way to make the room special for our honeymoon. However, at checkout, we asked for a 30 minute extension and that was refused. You would think they could be slightly flexible because 30 minutes would have made the biggest difference. They also did not have a a safe place to keep our baggage. We see this occasionally in Asia and it does not make western travelers feel very safe. I was just expected to leave all of my luggage in the lobby and their response was that there is a camera but if somebody wants to take something, it’s going to be long gone even if a Camera is able to spot the person. Lastly, we came back after a day of walking around and tried to lay at the pool and we’re told that we could not use the daybed because they were cleaning up to get ready for dinner. It’s a little frustrating as a guest of the hotel, not to be able to use the beds next to the pool at any time- particularly 5:30pm.

We recently stayed for 3 nights in one of the bungalows near to the beach. The room was perfect for a short stay in Chaweng - right on the beach, and close to the main bars and restaurants. 100% recommended.

Great hotel with great staff. The resort is placed in a very vibrant and lively area which we really enjoyed. You will find many great bars nearby. The view from the room was not great. You are overlooking the passage leading to the pool. Also, there is no window but one huge glass door so anyone passing sees your unmade bed, dirty laundry or eventual mess… or you keep the curtains closed. The bed is comfortable and you get complimentary mosquito repellent. Poolarea is nice, there is a lot of sun beds and they are placed very tightly. Note that there are NO sunbeds on the beach. This because of the tide. In the evenings, when the tide is low - they place bean bags on the beach and you can sit/lay there and watch the fireshow. It is really nice to sit there and sip on a drink watching the show and all the people. The breakfast is not a buffet, they have a couple of alternatives that you can choose from. At first we were a bit set back by this, but then we actually came to like it. Since we usually eat the same thing everyday this was no different from a buffet - we got what we wanted, and it was served to us at the table. Note; every Saturday nite they have a club nite/dj party and it is not just loud - it is insanely loud. You will not be able to sleep until they close at 3.00 am. Even with earplugs it will be like they are playing in your room. It was a disaster. Had we known it was that bad, we would not have stayed here during the Saturday, but shorten our stay.