Paradise Beach Resort

Sarah Frances Procter

We have had the most perfect stay here at the Paradise. It was quiet, location was great, service 10 star. At first glims it looked old, but it’s in perfect condition. We stayed with 3 teenagers and loved that the place was green, hidden away, safe and had everything we needed. I really highly recommend this hotel, and it has so much more soul than the larger hotels. Note one pool is closed for renovation - it didn’t matter for us. One pool and the sea was more than enough. If you have time do their Thai cooking class!!

Allison Davies

Great location if you want peace and quiet. Absolutely wonderful staff. Fab breakfast with more than enough choice for us. Beautiful gardens Lovely rooms - could do with some minor sprucing up in places, but clean and comfortable. We had a room in the main block for the first 5 nights of our stay, then enjoyed a week in room 101. Waking to the sound of the ocean was heaven. There's not much beach directly in front of the hotel, but lovely, wide beaches just a few metres away to the left or right and the sea is great for swimming. All in all we loved this resort and would gladly return.

Bill Bartlett

We enjoyed the resort. Our beachfront room, the staff and setting are (mostly) wonderful, and I would love to give them 5 stars. I just can’t. There were several problems that we could not resolve. We had a very nice room with our own deck, day bed, beach chairs and hammmock. It could have been the most relaxing setting on Samui, but the room air conditioning did not work well. I set it to 18C (~65F) and the room would not cool down. We had to run the fan at full blast and the A/C at full blast and it was still too hot in the room at night to sleep comfortably. It may have gotten down to 78F, but it was probably closer to 80 degrees in the room at night. We mentioned this twice. Twice we were told it was fixed. We stayed four nights but should probably have moved to a different hotel after the first night. That’s on us. We were told we could check out any time, but the setting was so peaceful, we decided to stay and hope their fruitless efforts to make the A/C work would allow for some sleep. Instead, we were just melting/sweating at night and exhausted from our stay. Also, the waterfront pool was under construction. We were not notified about the construction in advance, which they should have done, but were given a BHT1000 credit towards a meal at the restaurant. A thousand bhat goes a long way at the restaurant. Had one meal there and enjoyed it thoroughly, other than the smoking. See below. There are two pools, and we spent a lot of time cooling off in the second pool, which is just lovely. But the construction was somewhat intrusive and noisy. Lastly, this is NOT a non-smoking resort. We were really very surprised by the numbers of smokers. We had to frequently move restaurant tables and our beach chairs to avoid smoke. Minor inconvenience, but that is worth noting for those who are sensitive to smoke.

C SCH

Unfortunately, we weren’t entirely convinced by the hotel. The staff is friendly, especially the housekeeping team, and the grounds — including the beach — are cleaned and brushed every morning. However, the hotel itself is showing its age. Luckily, we had a beachfront villa with a small private garden — had we stayed in one of the rooms further back in the resort, we probably wouldn’t have stayed as long. The pool urgently needs to be renovated — we both cut our feet several times, and our son only went into the water wearing water shoes. The breakfast was tasty. We only had dinner at the restaurant once — unfortunately, the food wasn’t anything special, even though the view is fantastic. The room itself was nice, but there was a real lack of storage space. A small wardrobe (without drawers) for three people is definitely not enough. The shower is old — good water pressure and generally clean, but worn and outdated. As mentioned, the hotel is simply getting old — a real shame, as there’s so much potential!

Stuart McGuire

Absolutely fantastic staff. Immaculate grounds. Decent breakfast. Great location. Make use of "Suprahni" the tour advisor on day one- she's absolutely lovely and invaluable. Great parking. Top tip- Hire an open top jeep for 1000-1200Baht a day. "Three Crowns Hire" in Chaweng have one (opposite Nova Hotel). You could be paying 800 a day in taxis for 4! Bad bits....Rooms aren't particularly conducive for private parent time (Solved If they just changed the blinds in the bathrooms) They extended the hotel grounds too far onto the beach for my liking-15ft wall with stairs down to the sea!