Varinda Resort

Generally we really enjoyed our stay. There are only 2 things that weren’t good. 1. The sound isolation. On our last day the people above us decided to drink and listen to loud music. Since the rooms are basically not insulated we were able to hear everything and well then it is basically a gamble if you have silebt people or loud people around you. 2. We really disliked the bedsheets. At the end of the night they were always somewhere but not in the bed. I expecially didn’t like the one for the blanket. Otherwise we really liked our stay. They have a nice pool(appears bigger in the pictures than it is ) The breakfast was great The staff was very friendly There is a shortcut to the beach so like a 5-7min walk to the beach

This place looked exactly like the pictures. A beautiful, colourful property set in a beautiful garden. Every part had something interesting to explore and I couldn’t stop looking at all the art that decorated every space. There were three pools (2 small and a slightly larger one) which was perfect for kids. My children loved the water slide going down from one pool to the other pool. Breakfast was simple but varied and the two dinner meals we had were delicious. Everyone there was very sweet and helpful. The walk to the beach was about 5 minutes but it wasn’t too bad. I really enjoyed the stay here!

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Alles ok

We stayed for a week in a family house. We were in the last bungalow on the way down to the beach and it was nothing as described in some of the poor ratings about them. The setup and furniture provided was of basic standard, but functional. The place was also clean. In the drawers of the furniture were all kinds of practical things - adapters for our plugs among them. WiFi never failed and gave a strong signal. The air conditioners were a bit tricky to use, but could be figured out quickly. By choice we only had our room cleaned every other day. We were very happy with the service and the owner was always helpful. Here are some examples: - they organized transport from the airport on very short notice - on the days we didn't want cleaning, we would always find fresh towels on the porch - breakfast always included fresh fruit - the Thai breakfast options were excellent - dinner was also delicious - they make the best Gin Tonic - staff was always friendly, polite and attentive - the owner speaks English on an advanced level and recommended good places and businesses for the various activities we were planning to do - all staff had adequate English skills and did everything to accommodate us We had a very nice time at the Varinda Garden Resort and plan to stay there again, when we return to Ko Samui :-) Her some points that might be an issue for certain people depending on their needs and/or expectations and some hints that might be useful: - The property is located on a fairly steep slope and many places can only be reached climbing or descending stairs. The premises are therefore not suitable for people whose ability to walk is impaired. - The somewhat demanding environment needs to be taken into account when travelling with small children. - The sanitary facilities are a bit outdated but clean. Everything worked fine, but the bathtub is not set out for taking showers. Using the right approach (sitting in the tub, pointing the shower head at the wall and turning off the water when soaping up etc.) it can still be done without flooding the bathroom. However, this setting is obviously not suitable for people who insist or for some reason absolutely need to take showers standing up. - The walk to the beach is not long, but slightly challenging because you have to first climb down many steps all the way down to the street, then take two right turns and walk uphill (away from the beach) for a short distance until you reach the street that leads to the backside of several beachfront restaurants. A bit counterintuitive, but we got used to the small detour very quickly. - Being at the beach: There appears to be no public area in front of the beach restaurants mentioned above. All the lounge places and umbrellas were part of the restaurants which was somewhat confusing at first. The staff there encouraged us to take a seat and offered towels for free and without asking us to place an order. We did buy drinks and snacks from them as we always do in

We stayed at Varinda Resort for 6 nights having booked a 'family house' for my wife and I, plus our 2 boys aged 7 and 10. When we were shown to our room, we were surprised to find the family house consisted of 2 completely seperate apartments, one on the ground floor, the other on the first floor, accessed by a large external staircase. The 1st floor apartment looked ok with a stunning view over the bay from the balcony. The ground floor room was very dark and dingy, not a nice place to stay. It quickly dawned on us that we were not comfortable with our children sleeping in a seperate apartment, well out of ear and eye shot. We wondered if there had been mix up with the room as we expected to be all together in a 2 bedroom 'family house'. The rooms we were given had seperate room numbers and keys. We enquired with the manager and she advised that all the family houses are like this. She did then offer 2 other room on the ground floor with a shared veranda. This was more suitable as we were a bit closer to the kids, but they were still out of earshot so it was hard to relax not knowing what they were up to. The other option would have been for us to seperate and have a child in each room - not ideal for a family holiday. We then realised that the rooms appeared to be inferior and we had also lost the sea view. Issues with the rooms: - very dated and depressing bathroom areas - only a bath with loose shower head, hose not long enough to easily wash hair, and bracket to attach head to wall was at sitting height. No curtain or shower screen = water everywhere. - although the rooms had a unique style, very little care has been taken to decorate the rooms. Paint looked to have been slapped on the wall in a single patchy coat, and things roughly painted around rather than removing things from the walls and doing it properly. - The safe keypad does not work so you have to unlock the safe with the fiddly key that is attached to the main key fob. Therefore everytime you access the safe it's a race against time before the lights go out and you can't see what you're doing. - The security is very poor - the main double door is made of thin wood with no lock. You have to lock it with the padlock provided. There are no locating bolts at the bottom of the door, so when you lock it there is still a lot of movement. As part of a display, there was also a selection of various hammers and tools (and a couple of old jump leads??) attached to the external wall next to the door to assist any would be burglars.... - The doors don't fit the frame. Our door had a gap of about an inch at the bottom. Not good in a tropical climate - we had a pet gecko for the week but surprised we were not joined by something more sinister - The door on the kids room would not close without a good firm kick / push on the bottom of the door. - The curtains do not fit the windows giving very little privacy. - There was some damage to the walls in the room. - Both l