The Manathai Koh Samui is Located at the northern tip of Lamai beach, about a 15-20 minutes walk from the beer bars and nightlife of the Lamai center. The resort is split in two by a road, the main hotel portion of the resort itself is quite beautiful, reminiscent of an old colonial house with a small pool, two restaurants and a pub on site. The main pool and beach club are on the other side, it’s pool is big and the view overlooking the sea is very pleasant, waterline bar next to it is excellent, lots of sun loungers around to sit back and relax. Staff are very polite and friendly, the food here is also quite good although a bit expensive. Beachfront is a little disappointing as it at the top of a cove with rocks, shallow with no direct swimming area at all, for that you will need to walk a further 500 meters further down to find very nice swimming beach.
Booked a deluxe room on the ground floor with a private outdoor patio, decently sized at 32 m², bed is super comfy and large, TV reception a little is fuzzy, reasonably priced mini-bar, plenty of power points, great air-con, free mosquito deterrent, passable WiFi. The Manathai Koh Samui is actually a good bang for the buck, in the end you get a great clean room and access to two pools and a quiet private beachfront location. The hotel does make for a pleasant stay, but some might be turned down by the fact you can’t swim right up from the beach. Have a look below for the pictures I have personally took during my stay of the room and hotel amenities.
The Manathai Koh Samui Guest Friendly Policy: Yes we accept a joiner. As you will be a single occupant you can bring one joiner with no charge. Her ID original will be kept at reception and she can collect it when she leaves.
The deluxe room layout inside Manathai Koh Samui
The deluxe room has an open bathroom at Manathai Koh Samui
Room has a little couch corner between the bed and bathroom in Manathai Koh Samui
Deluxe room amenities foud in the Manathai Koh Samui
Lamai beach in front of Manathai Koh Samui
Nice big pool just next to the beachfront at Manathai Koh Samui
Pool and bar inside Manathai Koh Samui
Pool and beach bar of Manathai Koh Samui
inside the Manathai Koh Samui portion across the street
Gardens inside the Manathai Koh Samui seen from the opposite end
Some of the common areas within Manathai Koh Samui
The Manathai Koh Samui resort spread across the street
Reception area inside Manathai Koh Samui
Beach seen right up front of the Manathai Koh Samui
On the beachfront of Manathai Koh Samui
Seating area setup by the beach in Manathai Koh Samui
Swimming pool by the beach in Manathai Koh Samui
View of the pool layout at Manathai Koh Samui
Swimming pool area seen from yet another angle in Manathai Koh Samui
View from sitting at the bar in Manathai Koh Samui
There is also a smaller pool inside the resort
Beachfront of the Manathai Koh Samui
Loungers by the sea at high tide in Manathai Koh Samui
Lamai beach stretch in front of Manathai Koh Samui