This is a hotel full of character with lovely rooms, a great pool and lovely employees.
The plunge pool room is unique and a great value alternative to the Ocean View Pool Villas, even though the plunge pool should be heated as the water is simply too cold.
The Restaurant needs work. There is better and cheaper Thai Food alternatives a short ride away by taxi. Breakfast is ok even though the juices are not fresh. Disappointing for a tropical island. Cocktails at the beach/pool are delicious, especially the Mango Daiquiri! Have a private dinner on the pier that reaches far into the sea, simply stunning and prepared with love and attention to detail. . Do not miss the lantern ceremony in the courtyard, where you can send of the traditional lit Thai paper lanterns into the night sky for good luck and fortune. Every night and simply beautiful! This hotel is one of the best choices on the island and the GM Tina is a fantastic host which reflects on extremely friendly employees. We will certainly be back!

The Oceanfront Pool Villa made this this ultimate hotel experience and is an incredible value when compared to similar accommodations on the island. While the beach may not be ideal for swimming, from the villa the ocean looks perfect and seems to go on infinitely. Reading some of the negative comments about this hotel; they seem to fall into two categories:

1. People who were disappointed by the beach (if you know in advance that the beach here has shallow water and two other other gorgeous swimming beaches are located five minutes away via free shuttle then this should not be an issue --- it also makes this stretch of Lamai beach especially quiet and private which for us was a real plus). The fact that the hotel has only 77 rooms also makes it seems intimate -- as though you were a guest at someone's
private estate.

2.People who had service issues and did not communicate them to a manger; Every request we made was met by immediate action -- the staff simply bent over backwards to indulge our every whim!

The staff really is outstanding -- just keep in mind that not every employee speaks perfect English --- if you have a service issue, communicate it to a manger to be certain it has been understood. Tina and KK are rock stars in my book and made our seven day stay perfect. The only negative for us is that time passed much too quickly here. We would return to Le Meriden Koh Samui anytime and will recommend the same to everyone.

Le Meridien Koh Samui is an absolutely stunning property. It is in the perfect location, right between the popular areas of Lamai and Chaweng. The hotel provides nightly transportation to these areas which is fantastic. It really gives you the opportunity to explore the island. The grounds are perfect! The pool area is gorgeous, although the beach is not for swimming - it is rocky, but the pool is definitely more than enough. Plus with so many beautiful beaches on Koh Samui, I suggest you explore the island's other beaches anyways. The rooms are outstanding! We loved our Plunge Pool Suite. It is so unique! With our very own pool! Plus the bed's are heavenly!! The only criticism I have is with an outdoor bathroom (it is connected to the bedroom by the outdoor pool but is still completely private), there are unwanted mosquitoes. You must leave the bedroom door closed at all times. However, the hotel does a good job of stopping this issue because every night the turndown service comes and sets up anti-mosquito candles and catchers which really help. I would DEFINITELY recommend this hotel!! It's beautiful!!