Al's Resort Samui

We had an absolutely wonderful stay at this hotel. The beds were outstanding – incredibly comfortable and of exceptional quality. We slept amazingly well every single night, which made our entire trip even more enjoyable and relaxing. The location is simply perfect. It is extremely convenient and ideally situated, making it easy to explore the surrounding area and access everything we needed within a short distance. Overall, we couldn’t have been happier with our experience. The combination of superb comfort and an excellent location makes this hotel a place we would highly recommend and gladly return to.

We stayed at Al's Resort for 5 nights. There are positives and negatives. The Room: Studio style with separate toilet/shower room. The vanity area is outside the bathroom across from the closet. Overall the room itself was nice and served its purpose. There were doors that opened up to a small courtyard but unfortunately this was unusable. It had dead plants, planks of wood with nails, and what I assume is a sewer access releasing an awful smell. Additionally, the air-conditioning unit was situated directly above the sewer causing our room to smell when using the fresh air con setting. We ended up switching to internal air circulation only to avoid this. The Price: Our room was $940 for 5 nights. The Amenities: The pools are both really nice. One is located in the middle of the complex and the other down by the beach. There's also 2 hot tubs available. The restaurant has a nice, daytime vibe for relaxation and sea gazing. The music choice is questionable later in the afternoon with club style music but there was also live mic and guitar music for some of the time. Light sleepers may have difficulties sleeping as the heavy and loud club music continues on into the night. Overall, Al's Resort is a nice, mid-range resort offering nice rooms and amenities.

Went here for drinks only, and it's by far the best cocktails I've had during our two years in Thailand. The young bartender Shwe is brilliant and very good service. Sure he's fairly new to Thailand, and still has some learning to do but I'm sure that with the peak season. he will know the English by heart within short. This is the first place in two years where cocktails were really good, and I've stayed at pretty descent hotels, tried numerous bars and restaurants and traveled a fair bit. I only wished I'd found this place earlier than our fifth and final night in the area. This is the bar to visit!