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Reviews of recent stays |
Comment on the hotel |
Alistair Newton
2007-10-02 until 2007-10-12 |
Coral
Bay Resort, Chaweng Beach
Our second time back here, and the resort itself reatains most of
its charm - the accomodation is excellent and the staff equally so.
One major issue though...the building work on a new resort complex
currently underway next door was pretty intrusive - JCBs and heavy
trucks working on the beach can t be anything but intrusive, and the
current works have cut the beach off making it all but impossible
to walk along the beach to the main area of Chaweng beach. It also
made the walk along the road in the evening somewhat more dangerous,
with heavy trucks charging around, as the workers appeared to be working
on the site until midnight and beyond. Add to this the current works
that the hotel is undertaking to demolish and replace it s own beach
bar and a certain amount of the tranquility is most definitely lost.
This didn t ruin our break - in fact we would certainly return - but
not without checking first with Coral Bay that the works had been
completed....the signs indicated an opening date for the next door
resort of December 2007, but it looked a lot further away from completion
than that. |
Jim Swenson
2007-09-19 until 2007-09-26 |
Coral Bay Resort, Chaweng Beach
Coral Bay Resort is located on the Northern, secluded end of Chaweng
Beach. We liked being in a quieter area, but within a short taxi ride
of all the great restaurants in Chaweng (Recommend Eat Sense and Zico
s - a fabulous Brazilian Barbecue). The Resort has a great restaurant
with a wide selection and good breakfast buffet. The Pool is not large,
but there is a shallow children s section. The Resort is on a secluded
bay with a beautiful view. There is coral in the water that makes
it a little difficult to wade at times, but the water is so clear
that it was not hard to walk around the coral and out to the nice
sandbar - around the sandbar the sand was very soft and water very
shallow for quite a ways, perfect for our two year old to run around
and splash. Plenty of beach chairs. We stayed in the Deluxe Family
Bungalow with my wife s parents in one room and us in the other. We
really liked our rooms, very spacious (even with our son s portable
crib), and the bathrooms were spacious as well. The staff, especially
the manager (Peter), were very friendly and helpful. Would also like
to mention that directly across from the entrance to the resort is
O.A. Travel - we used them for all our taxi, laundry, touring needs
and they were fantastic and cheaper. Just got their card and called
their cell phone if we needed a ride into or out of town. Very convenient.
Also, this resort is next door to the Nora resort, whose restaurant
is also quite good and convenient to walk to. Lastly, there was construction
next door to Coral Bay while we were there, but it did not disturb
us at all. |
Mary Bruce
2007-03-18 until 2007-03-24 |
Coral Bay Resort, Chaweng Beach
as always i was overjoyed to be back at the quiet private spacious
and comfort of coral bay resort where i found everyone helpful friendly
and warm...coral bay has easy 3 minute access to the bustling chaweng
beach but feels like a little luxury in a remote island paradise...oh
it is....highly recommend if u love thai bungalows and beautiful gardens...mary
bruce |
Keri Cress
2007-02-15 until 2007-02-17 |
Coral Bay Resort, Chaweng Beach
Beautiful resort, very quiet and relaxing. Bungalows were fantastic
and the gardens surrounding the property were amazing. Easy to rent
a scooter or catch a cab to take you into Chaweng, if you so desire. |
Mrs. C. Kelly
2006-09-09 until 2006-09-13 |
Coral Bay Resort, Chaweng Beach
My friend & I had the most relaxing time at Coral Bay Resort. We were
well looked after by the friendly staff and had our every request
catered for but were still left alone to enjoy whatever we wanted
to do. The facilites are great & the bungalows are spacious & clean
with wonderful verandahs just made for cocktails at sunset. I came
away feeling very relaxed and refreshed. |
Jo Carter
2006-08-16 until 2006-08-20 |
Coral Bay Resort, Chaweng Beach
Lovely resort away from the bustle of Chaweng Beach ,never felt busy,(although
whether new rooms being built will change this)with beautiful gardens.
We had the family delux bungalow 1and 2 which were right at the front
of the resort looking on the fantastic bay.The sand was not as good
as Chaweng but we spent more time round great pool.The restaurant
was not great and service was rather slow at breakfast but they are
the only negatives.We had a lovely 4 days there and would recommend
it as a resort for those wanting a quite but beautiful place to relax. |
Jochen Kast
2006-08-15 until 2006-08-28 |
Coral Bay Resort, Chaweng Beach
we had a absolutly perfect vacation at coral bay resort. the bungolows
topped the description in the internet. stuff was extremly friendly
and helpful. we definitly will come back next year. |
David Costelloe
2006-04-01 until 2006-04-09 |
Coral Bay Resort, Chaweng Beach
Excellent Hotel. We had our wedding there, and many friends and families
also stayed there. However, call me a cynic, but I felt that we were
constantly overcharged for all services, food, drinks etc. Being yet
another Western tourist, the perception was that because we earned
more, we would be charged farang rate. This seems to go on all over
Samui and a lot of Thailand, and in my humble oppinion, could lead
to reduced tourism in the longer term (which Thailand relies heavily
on), as people go on holiday to relax, not get overcharged and forced
into constant bartering. Perhaps though, I am being unfair in these
comments with relation to Coral Bay, as I believe it is the best resort
in Chaweng. |
Debi Smith
2006-03-18 until 2006-03-23 |
Coral Bay Resort, Chaweng Beach
this is the 3rd time I have stayed at Coral Bay, each time taking
friends who are as charmed as I. The bungelows are wonderful and the
staff very friendly, helpful and attentive. The restaurants and poolside
bar are great. The entire property is spotlessly clean and tidy. This
year, with the opening of the new Spa, we missed the little couple
on the beach who did shoreline massage. The spa is a wonderful value
and addition. The only downside to the entire place are the rocks
off the beach as you approach the water. Having watersocks or a float
woule be avoid the discomfort of approaching the water. I ll be back. |
Catherine & Mike Murphy
2005-12-22 until 2006-01-05 |
Coral Bay Resort, Chaweng Beach
A rare treat to find that the Coral Bay Resort was exactly as described
on the Sawadee.com page. Nice clean spacious chalets in lovely mature
gardens, the menu and food available here was as good if not better
than other places visited in nearby Chaweng, 5 minute taxi ride. The
staff at Coral Bay were friendly and the service was very good, the
beach was the best in the immediate area. An ideal place for those
who want to be relatively close to Chaweng but far enough from the
crowds. |
