Kanok Buri Resort

We stayed in a private villa with a pool. We liked everything, thank you for your hospitality! I recommend buying mosquito repellents in advance.

Nice ressourt, kind staff, excellent kitchen (i loved breakfast!)

Amazing location just out of chiang mai beautiful hotel and grounds by the river. Amazing staff so friendly and made sure my sister had a special birthday! Room was huge, clean and very well decorated and stocked. Would definitely come back when visiting Chiang mai again ❤️

We stayed here in April 2025. We moved to Lipa Noi from Chaweng Noi beach, as we were looking for a more rustic, village-like vibe.

A few days before check-in, we drove past the hotel. From the road, I must say, it looks quite unremarkable, and we started to doubt our choice. However, the hotel lived up to our expectations.

Excellent value for money.

We booked a villa with a small private pool. After researching all the hotels on the island, this was the best deal we found on Koh Samui for a private pool – couldn't find anything cheaper. Rooms in this category are located across the road from the main building, but this wasn't an issue at all.

The room was excellent: clean, quiet, and had everything we needed, including a new bathroom. It also featured a small private fenced-off area with its own sun loungers and umbrella, and a mini-pool with a waterfall and lighting. We definitely wished the pool was deeper; we're used to small pools, but not quite *this* shallow 😅. Still, it was perfectly fine for cooling off on a hot day.

The only downside in the room was the transparent ceiling in the bathroom, which made it very stuffy during the day.

When booking, we chose between this room and a Tropical villa with a mini-pool in the hotel's main area. If you value privacy, definitely book the villa across the road. Despite the lush greenery, all the pools in the Tropical villas are visible from the hotel pathways.

**Regarding the location:** This is where we truly fell in love with Koh Samui. It's a small village, but it has everything you need. Within walking distance of the hotel, there are several cafes and massage places, a currency exchange, and a 7/11 not far away. However, a scooter is still essential. The roads here are empty and very scenic. Not far, if you drive towards the pier, there's an excellent family-run cafe with very reasonable prices and delicious food.

The hotel has a compact, green property with small bridges and ponds with fish. There's also a large parking lot. The breakfasts were decent, and it was quiet and peaceful; there weren't many guests in April. There were always empty sun loungers on the beach and by the main pool, even though there weren't many to begin with. The massage service was a bit pricey; given the low number of guests, they could have offered a discount, which would have made us less inclined to look for massages elsewhere.

The beach itself is very quiet, with a narrow strip of light, clean, and soft sand – it's aesthetically pleasing for a stroll. However, the sea in April was not swimmable. It was shallow, with stagnant, warm, greenish water and a very silty bottom. I had read reviews, but I wasn't prepared for just *how* bad it was. In total, we only went into the sea once and didn't attempt it again.

The main pool was also boiling hot, so our mini-pool was a lifesaver.

Not bad, but the cats were a nuisance.

Beautiful villa with semi private pool.

Enjoyed staying at the hotel. It's an old quiet hotel, but the room is cleaned and very nice comfy bed. Impressed with all hotel staffs hospitality & services. The foods & beverages at hotel's restaurant by the beach is not expensive. Price is similar to what you pay at local small restaurant along the street of Koh Samui (Unlike the other hotels and restaurants on Koh Samui. They usually add taxes and service charge to the receipt)

Great location. Spacious clean rooms. Good services.

Location: This hotel 30 km away from main market. But resort is on the beach which absolutely mind blowing as has a private beach
Food: Minimal to no option of food for vegan and vegetarian food. But whatever is available is tasty.
Service : excellent service and very cooperative people but do not stretch themselves beyond working hours even if you are stuck up in a flood like situation as hotel being at a remote place from main market or city, arranging cab or taxi after 10pm is cumbersome task for them
Cost: it is very aptly priced keeping in mind the serenity and beauty this place carries.

In all Very peaceful place , ideal to spend a lonely time to meditate or spend quality time with your friends and family.