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Reviews of recent stays |
Comment on the hotel |
Shireen Syed
2007-07-08 until 2007-07-11 |
Secret
Garden Resort, Big Buddha Beach
we spent 3 days at the secret garden resort. had a great time, the
staff was super friendly and john was great! we had a great dinner
there with 13 people. rooms and bathrooms are very clean. the beach
was not so nice, a lot of broken glass lying around. but a great start
for our trip! thanks! shireen + nadia + kerstin |
Jöran Palm
2007-06-22 until 2007-06-27 |
Secret Garden Resort, Big Buddha Beach
Nice and clean resort with a very kind and helpful owner and staff.
Situated near the airport it is the perfect first stop before moving
on. Very near the pier where the ferry to Koh Phangan goes. The only
thing to complain about is the beach, it´s not so nice if you want
to take a swim. There are som good restaurants in the vicinity of
the resort, their own restaurant is good but a little expensive compared
with the others. If you want more stores and restaurants it´s only
around 20 minutes with car to Chaweng Beach. |
Patrik Jonsson
2007-06-19 until 2007-06-24 |
Secret Garden Resort, Big Buddha Beach
Very good resort. The owners are very kind and will help you with
whatever you need. Perfect! |
Tarryn
2007-05-28 until 2007-06-03 |
Secret Garden Resort, Big Buddha Beach
Wow!!! Awsome!! Had a fantastic time. JJ and Rebecca, thank you so
much for making our honeymoon unforgettable!The Secret Garden is a
lovely place to stay! Our bangalow was perfect. Will definatly stay
here again when we return to Thailand. |
jackie waring
2007-05-15 until 2007-05-22 |
Secret Garden Resort, Big Buddha Beach
For location this accommodation wins hands down. That is from the
beach front bungalow. John and Rebecca Jarman have taken the place
and up scaled some of the amenities. The bungalow was clean and comftable.
Lacking in towels of a decent size though and tea and coffee making
facilities. The food is on the steep side for Thailand. They charged
us extra for veering from the breakfast menu even though I was in
hospital for 5 days and had no breakfast. The beaver bar across was
banging out music until 4 am the first night and I thought that this
would stay the same. On other nights though they closed earlier. I
had the idea that you would be able to have a drink around the bar
with others staying there but the bar was shut by 9pm each night.
The beach in front of the bungalows looks idylic but it is full of
broken glass and has a couple of deck chairs. It would not be much
of an investment to get some plastic loungers. My days of lying on
a towel are gone. We were attracted to the Secret garden because of
the music that was on on Sundays. This was no longer on but the day
I came out of hospital there was a childrens party!!!!!!!! At 1800
bhat low season it is not the cheapest option on Samui and would warrent
the extra touches such as sun beds decent towels etc and a TV that
you could get reception on. John and Rebecca were very kind to me
when I was ill and gave me lots of info etc. You will seldom stay
in a bungalow with such an out look if you go for the beachfront.
If you are going upmarket you need the extra touches. All in all though
would recommend. |
theresa dawn doyle
2007-04-01 until 2007-04-04 |
Secret Garden Resort, Big Buddha Beach
My family ( 2 children aged 2 and 7 years )and I stayed at this resort
on the above date for 3 nights. Although the room was clean and large
enough for four of us, I found the amenities disappointing. A small
childrens play area which is really dirty and the owner made it quite
clear this was a business he was running. The prices of the drinks
and food is high compared to other places in Southern Thailand. The
beach here is rubbish so I would suggest that families stay elsewhere
to avoid dissapointment. |
Thomas Sowa/Ute Born/Patrick Freitag
2007-03-27 until 2007-04-18 |
Secret Garden Resort, Big Buddha Beach
n April 2007 we stayed for 16 days at Secret Garden. From the accurate
pickup at the airport until our last day we felt very comfortable.
During our stay we got to know JJ and Rebecca (the owners) as very
friendly and helpfull persons. We where looking for a quiet place
and found it at Secret Garden. For days we had the beach nearly for
us allone. The feeling at this beach is a little bit like Thailand
many years ago . But if you like to go to the much more crowdy place
of Chaweng, you can reach it in short time with the tuck tuck or taxi.
Our bungalow was no. 2, always clean, quit big enough, with aircondition,
tv and fridge inside. The nice looking bathroom was open air and quite
hot in the daytime. The owners offers you to take your breakfast all
day at the time you prefer. If you like, you can walk to Big Buddha
in a couple of minutes. The small town supports all you need. A 24hous
open 7eleven right around the corner and some Thai Massage, hairdresser
and open air cookshops. The food in Secret Garden Restaurant with
beautiful sea view was allways very fresh, delightfull and well composed.
We are looking back with best feelings to our passed holidays and
will suggest this location for all who are looking for a personally,
quiet and small but best managed bungalow resort. Hope we will see
JJ and Rebecca once again. Ute Born and Patrick Freitag |
Geoff Hull
2007-02-08 until 2007-02-9 |
Secret Garden Resort, Big Buddha Beach
If contemplating a stay here, one should be aware that it is neither
garden nor resort like, but a motel on a busy strip of tawdry bars
and other establishments. These were noisy until the early hours of
the morning. The room itself was fine, but the website did not honestly
describe the motel or the setting. Despite the increasing commercialization
of Ko Samui, there are still good spots to be found. We did much better
on Mae Nam beach. |
avishy leave
2007-02-03 until 2007-02-10 |
Secret Garden Resort, Big Buddha Beach
very nice people and a very clean resort.the beach is quite small
but very quiet and the best place to sweam .we stayd at room no.2
and it was ok.from room no.4 and up are a bit close to the road and
can be a little noisy,specially during the day.the room is very lightend
and we would recomend eyes cover for better sleep during morning hours.brekfast
was ok but restaurant portrions are a bit small but not so cheap.
the best way to get around the island is by motorcycle-very cheap
and getting anywhere is easy.thanks john and rebecca.it was great |
Moises Mares Jr
2007-01-28 until 2007-02-04 |
Secret Garden Resort, Big Buddha Beach
Simple,plain...great price. Need new beds as current ones are rather
hard. Great hosts, however, and we enjoyed our stay greatly!! |
