Very nice looking hotel. The stuff is very welcoming and helpful. Rooms are beautiful, clean and well maintained. The buffet breakfast is tasty, clean but the variety is limited. The location is great on the sourthern part of Chaweng Beach- Which is very nice and quiet area. Surprisingly, the reality is better than the professional photos.
Very recommended property with very fair price.
the hotel is new and clean with new elevators!.
the staff are great and kind and the location is amazing!
its take 5 min walking to the chaweng st' and beach!.
great value.
the room includes a safe and aircondition with xl bed and good channels on the tv!
This was my first trip to Koh Samui having traveled extensively throughout Thailand and Asia. This was a great location for Cheweng beach. The southern end of Chaweng beach is a bit nicer than the norther end because when there is a low tide the northern section has a bit of exposed reef and flats while the southern end is still swimmable. The entire island is very accessible by scooter bike so location to restaurants, bars, and other beaches were not a big concern. Chaweng is very touristy and built up along beach road with beach front resorts taking up all of the beach front. There is no problem accessing the beach from the Mecure through a small old resort across the street. I was a bit apprehensive at first doing this but there are no issues. There is a reggae bar there you can hang out at and have beers on the beach.
The Pros: price, excellent value for the money, modern room, great bathroom, great aircon, not noisy, slept very well and comfortable. The pool area can be very relaxing in the morning as long as you ask them to turn down the teeny bobber pop music being piped into the pool area, it overshadows the sound of the water fountain and serenity which the pool area provides, great ambiance in the morning calm for early risers.
The Cons: very limited TV channel selection in the room. The swimming pool is too small for laps and the number of guests at the hotel.
You don't go to Chaweng to find quiet. But if you want to be slightly removed from the partying (at least while you sleep), the Mercure Tana is perfect. Location is convenient to 7eleven, ATMs, and beach access. Note that at the Chaweng beach, chairs are for hotels on the beach only. You won't get that included with this hotel. Finding chairs to rent or space for a towel is not difficult, though. Note you'll also have to bring or buy beach towels, Mercure doesn't provide beach towels. Other than that, the pool is lovely and breakfast is downstairs should you need the convenience. The shower is heavenly!
We stayed here for two nights. 2 rooms x2 people.
This is an excellent hotel; and good value for money.
The hotel comes with:
- Friendly staff
- accessibility incl. elevator.
- Swimming pool.
- Comfortable bed mattress sleeping quality.
- spacey room.
- Shower with good adjustable temp. and high water volume.
- Air conditioning with very low fan-noise setting.
- Fast internet
- Flat screen TV (did not even check/watch… much things else to do).
- Reasonable breakfast choice.
- Not directly on the beach, but short walk for having a beachchair.
Near the hotel, there are a lot of small shops and dining possibilities.
Including motorbike rent (200THB/day excl petrol: Honda automat).
A taxi drive to Chaweng evening/night entertainment (ARK beach party), is easy to have for THB200; (even 150 taxi or 100 (4 persons) tucktuck car if your negotiation skills are good).
This hotel just "joined" the Mercure brand; the hotel is previously known as TANA hotel.
The hotel staff is clearly eager to make this hotel to success under this new brand.
I encountered one "small issue":
Their "standard mercure laundry-paper" states:
regular service, dropped before 10am will be returned by 6pm same day.
Actually, their regular laundry service is returned by next day 10am.
So if you want the same day... the charge is doubled.
But who cares with 100THB per 1,5 Kg, just around the corner laundry service.
Would stay next time in this hotel again.
