Coral Cliff Beach Resort Samui

The hotel is nice enough, perched on a cliff, tumbling down towards the sea, with little huts among the green garden. The breakfast is good, with lots of options - this is the positive. Staff service is a mixed experience: great at the restaurant and room, but much to be expected on the beaches. And this is mainly why we are so dissatisfied: the beaches are dirty, without exception. I like wild beaches, so it is a plus not to maintain them, but the construction debris is quite common on the small beach. The sea brings garbage to the shore every day. There are large patches of floating garbage all around the hotel and the coral cove. The corals are in bad condition to say the least, and littered with all sorts of stuff that I cannot begin to list. We were appalled that nobody, such as the hotel management and the management of neighbouring hotels, is doing anything to restrain the garbage from reaching the shore and collect it/clean the beaches. If you want to come here for the corals, like we did, be warned: they will not meet your expectations and the picture is rather sad, with garbage ending up in your hair, most likely, while you snorkel. Also, there is limited seating on the beach - seats get taken away fast. When asked for more seating to be brought down, I was told none is available. When I managed to put together two pieces of a scrap seat spread on the dirty beach, and asked for a seat cover/mattress, I was told none were available. I find it frustrating that the hotel cannot accommodate beach seating for its guests. Pool seating fills up fast as people just drop their towels in their preferred seats early in the morning and that's that. I show up and seats are mostly taken, though there's barely anyone there. Those seats that are left have no shade or umbrella - so good luck. When I asked the hotel about their policy on people booking seats by dropping towels but not using them, I got a shrug for response. Oh, and while the road noise does not get through, the clubbing noise does at night, from some neighbouring club, I am sure. I enjoy falling asleep listening to music, but it can get quite annoying sometimes. Avoid this resort if you can. Pay a bit more to snorkel somewhere else.

Amazing views from this resort. The infinity pool is great. Breakfast spread was good. Rooms were very spacious and clean. Good at restaurant was good. Really relaxing atmosphere they. They do provide 2 wheelers on rent and charge per 24 hours. People are really good there.