We're looking at Amari for our next stay in Koh Samui (May this year). The reviews I've read on the net sound quite good, and they appear to offer very good deals in low season.

We are a mother (60's) and daughter (30's) and are planning to spend 14 days in Samui.

A few specific questions are:
- Best location of the rooms? Any clues/hints on the best spots!
- Worth paying extra for deluxe room? Superior rooms look very small and old!
- Rooms look quite small? TV screen looks tiny!
- Will we be too bored there for 14 nights?

We are familiar with the location and general feel of the resort as had lunch at Amari a couple of times last year when we were staying down the road at Muang Samui, which is a lovely hotel but we feel might be a bit small for such a long stay - ie grounds are very crowded and only one restaurant, even though rooms are lovely and large with huge bathrooms (the pics we've seen of Amari show small rooms and tiny bathrooms!).

Thank you all so much for any feedback - positive or otherwise!

DB

As we say we have always loved this hotel and so do friends of ours.

The service is very good and the breakfasts leave everywhere else standing.

As for rooms bit difficult to say. I have not been in a superior room.

There are rooms around the pool at the back. Dont let the hotel being split across the road put you off it is not a problem.

Being bored. i don't think so as you have all the action of chewang and surrounding areas on your doorstep.

Having stayed at that end you know that the beach is not as good as at the other side.

I do think that the deals that you can get here make it a very affordable option at that time of year. You don't get these deals if you try to book directly with them or anywhere else but through a travel agent. The only other off putting thing is that they have deals on for families. Mind you the chewang regent did not have these on last year and it was like a creche.

In the past I have emailed before staying and asked if they would consider an up grade to a deluxe. Worth a try!

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