On the southern tip of Samui Island and 10 minutes away from popular Lamai Beach is Centara Villas Samui an exotic all villas resort that is perfect for a first class hideaway. Nestled in a tropical environment the resort offers 102 villas that seamlessly blend in their verdant environment and cascade down a gentle hillside to the resort s private beach
With its enchanting tropical ambience and its private beach spilling into crystal clear waters the resort offers all the privacy and tranquillity that one could desire
The resort is just 15 minutes by road to the night life areas of Lamai Beach 30 minutes to Chaweng Beach and 27 kilometres to Samui International Airport
"We went to this hotel after reading many good reviews, but our opinion turned out to be quite different. The hotel is very old.
The bungalow rooms are cozy, and the bathroom has been renovated. There are many windows, but the blinds are incredibly inconvenient to open. Since the bungalows are by paths where people walk by, and everything is visible with the lights on, closing them in the evening and opening them in the morning was a real struggle! They barely moved! Eventually, we just stopped opening them altogether, despite the lush greenery and beautiful views.
Due to the abundant greenery (not landscaped, just trees and bushes), it's very humid, and the area doesn't get much breeze. This makes sunbathing difficult by the pools that are above sea level. Moreover, these pools only have about 6 sun loungers, not all with umbrellas, and the wooden deck has gaps where anything that falls through is lost forever! All the sun loungers everywhere are old, with saggy mesh.
The sea is shallow at both high and low tide, making it hard to swim, and even harder to get into the water. Waist-deep is the maximum, or you have to walk a very, very long way. There are a lot of small stones, leaves, and grass at the bottom. We brought coral shoes, but had no desire to swim. Due to the rocky sandbar, the water doesn't fully refresh during low tide, leading to stagnant water with grass on the bottom.
Breakfast is ordinary; it seems like everything you need for breakfast is there!
There are no shops or cafes nearby. The closest 7/11 is over a kilometer walk, but that's not a cafe.
Personally, we won't be returning here, and we don't understand the people who write glowing reviews! Maybe they just like the name? Yes, it's an expensive hotel chain, and the price for this hotel was very low – we now understand why!!!
Overall, we stayed 2 nights and then moved to Chaweng Noi. Everything is great here now!"