I had a fantastic stay at Ao Cho. Everything went really well until check out. This was because they said I had drank 2 bottles of Evian that day and I believed I had only 1. Now we are talking 47 Baht here! However the Resident Manager Chayut Narkprasit, insisted we check and he then produced a full bottle of Evian which I had left in the room, as I believed it wasn't open, and on scrutiny said 'this has been opened'. I was a bit miffed, (not to mention embarrassed as the reception area was quite busy) and stated that if I had used it I am more than willing to pay the 47B! After spending over 9200B for the weekend I was truly appalled at his manner that he insist that I pay 47B for a bottle of water. This was obviously a genuine error on my part and would have taken the water if I knew/remembered I had opened it. It really was an unnecessary confrontation that marred an otherwise fantastic weekend away. However, Mr Narkprasit should know that because of his attitude and, in my opinion, unprofessional manner, when I choose to return to Koh Samet, (which I will often as I now live in Bangkok, he and his resort will not be receiving any other custom from me! There are plenty of amazing resorts on Koh Samet and he should have the understanding that treating paying guests in such a manner is totally unacceptable.

Great View! The balcony is adjacent to the beach.I booked the Honeymoon room and its same with photo on expedia. The breakfadt is soso.What I love most is that I can enjoy the private beach, just enjoy my time there with the lovely cat. When I want some drink I can just walk 20 seconds to the bar and get a drink.I think I will visit it again next year

Great View! The balcony is adjacent to the beach. I booked the Honeymoon room and its same with photo on expedia. The breakfadt is soso. What I love most is that I can enjoy the private beach, just enjoy my time there with the lovely cat. When I want some drink I can just walk 20 seconds to the bar and get a drink. I think I will visit it again next year

We stayed in the ocean front suite. Room is very spacious,beautiful view from our balcony. The downside of the resort is rocks on the beach.

Lovely hotel on a picture perfect beach. It's ideal for a peaceful break. Not a place if your looking for wild nightlife.

The quiet, clean beach was an ideal location. There are enough restaurants nearby that it is still convenient. The room was excellent and the bed was incredibly soft and comfortable. I’d highly recommend Ao Cho Grandview

Location was quite and nice. Room are clean. And all staff are very nice.

Amazing place for relaxing for me and my girl! Friendly staffs and a very great Hideaway Resort. Restaurant serve nice food and awesome fire show at night. We will be back again!

Nice, quaint resort. Transportation to Resort is door-step delivery. The massage therapist is outstanding. The rooms are tasteful. Lack of hot water renders the bathtub somewhat obsolete. Rented a scooter through hotel and explored the beautiful island. Nice sunset views from scenic park on south end of Island. I would welcome a return trip to this property.

All pictures ar lying. Non of th pool big pool is for hotel visitors. Only for the private owners. Really bad location in the middle of nowhere with no restaurants in the surroundings. Worst hotel we visit in Thailand

We loved this placeIt was the perfect ending to an amazing trip to Thailand

We loved this place It was the perfect ending to an amazing trip to Thailand

We were a family with grandparents, parents and a small child. This quieter beach with no tour boat drop offs was a good option for us. The beach is within sight of all the rooms and the grounds well kept.

A lovely place and beach, but two disappointments at arrival: 1) wifi not working properly in room - you cannot work here as planned 2) Misleading marketing of special benefits at Hotels.com: "Room rate Including dinners for two" means just during one evening, and "Room rate including two free drinks (per day)" means afternoon tea during one day, not during your stay of 10 days in our case. Misleading information makes you angry, pls specify more clearly in the future! Write: "Room rate including afternoon tea for two persons during one day of your stay, etc.", "Rom rate including one free dinner for two persons during your stay, etc."

This hotel is right on the beach at Ao Cho. The bay is secluded and it is the only hotel. The restaurant is open plan and tables and chairs are set on the beach. The rooms are in bungalows some facing the beach but most behind. They have lovely walk in showers and air con plus mosquito nets. There are wardrobes with drawers and on the patio table and chairs. There is a massage area which faces the beach. The hotel has kayaks to hire.The bay is very good for swimming as it gets deep quickly and the sand is very soft.it is an easy walk over the headland to Ao Wong Dueon beach with a selection of cafes and restaurants

This hotel is right on the beach at Ao Cho. The bay is secluded and it is the only hotel. The restaurant is open plan and tables and chairs are set on the beach. The rooms are in bungalows some facing the beach but most behind. They have lovely walk in showers and air con plus mosquito nets. There are wardrobes with drawers and on the patio table and chairs. There is a massage area which faces the beach. The hotel has kayaks to hire.The bay is very good for swimming as it gets deep quickly and the sand is very soft.it is an easy walk over the headland to Ao Wong Dueon beach with a selection of cafes and restaurants

Nice place nice service nice view

Nice place nice service nice view

Lovely little resort in a beautiful location. Excellent friendly staff in all capacities (front desk, bar, wait, cleaning, maintenance etc.) Great breakfast every day. Clean room with large, clean bathroom. Definitely would stay again. @management: One minor thing - there are good quality curtains on most of the windows, except for the frosted glass windows that face the external walkways, which are *lit up at night* (at least for rooms A5 & A6.) While it was lots of fun to improvise curtains out of the cupboard door & dressing gowns, might I suggest putting some curtains or blinds over these particular windows. 5 stars =)

great resort, right on the beach, rooms are clean and pleasant

We had a fantastic stay at the hotel staying in one of the Ocean Front Suites. The room was spacious and very comfortable and nature took care of the amazing view! The hotel staff were friendly and helpful from the moment we arrived. The beach is clean and although not a massive amount to see, we enjoyed some snorkelling just off shore. We look forward to returning!

good all-round little place

Beautiful, extremely clean, luxury bungalows with an almost private beach, in a fabulous location. Staff were really friendly and helpful and our stay couldn't have been better.

Beautiful, extremely clean, luxury bungalows with an almost private beach, in a fabulous location. Staff were really friendly and helpful and our stay couldnt have been better.

It was nice resort and all staff were really helpful. The private beach was quite quiet but sand had many shell particles. But when you walk for 5mins, you can see busier beach where sands are fine. Hotel restaurant service is not that good though...

Ko Samet Vacation. The good: big beachfront bungalows - great beach. The good & bad:1. Very Poor management. Only the GM can answer any question or handle any issue and generally bad attitude to tourists. 2. Badly furnished room is huge - but absolutely empty.( See the picture!) No where to put clothes away. No where to keep things next to bed. We had to live off the floor. Crazy to have such a great size wood floor room and not put in comfortable night tables with lamps and pugs and room for the things you want next to the bed - and crazy not to put in a dresser. The TV was down on the floor - couldnt be seen from the bed. 3. Room Service always got every order wrong/forgot something.4. Staff workers were friendly and sweet - and carried our bags across beach to boat and held umbrellas for us in rain - the could not have been nicer - but they need better management. 5. Huge bathtub impossible to fill with hot water - which was barely hot and ran out after filling just a few inches. And at times ran not too clean! (see picture)This place could really be a gem if it was improved.

Suite beach front room provide breathtaking view from bed. .......

All the things are good except the WIFI in the room very poor, cause it's hard to connect wifi

Upon arriving the Koh Samet island, we found out there's were several Grandview Resorts. Unfortunately, I think we were at the worst one. We accidentally went to the wrong resort, which was beautiful. We had to take a taxi to the hotel and were disappointed to see the entrance convered in nothing but trash. Not the grandest entrance. The resort was not really managed like a resort. More like a low budget hotel. Reading the description of the hotel it states there's a pool table and game room, which didn't exist. The idea of charging drinks, food, and services to the room was very odd to them. There was no phone in the room to order room service. Also, the bed and pillows were so hard it made sleeping very difficult. Also the broken window let in too many mosquitos. Changing rooms was more of a struggle than it was worth. I should mention it seem like we were in a older room. Seemed like there were newer rooms on the property. One last thing, the resort is located in an area that is not accessible to the other parts of the island. The only option is to take pricey cab rides to and from the hotel. For the good stuff: staff was very friendly and accomodating, the free breakfast included was delicious as well as all their lunches and dinner, drinks were tasty as well, and beach alone was beautiful with warm clean water. All in all it was an enjoyable stay (only two nights), but it did have some disappointing qualities I wasn't expecting.

Perfect little hideaway..the individual bungalows were very private and cozy. The only negative thing i have to say about my experience is not to do with the resort but it was rather daunting actually making sure I was catching the correct boat to the island. All turned out ok.

The hotel can be accessed by a direct speed boat from the mainland in twenty minutes. A slower boat (50 minutes) is another option at the next bay, giving you a ten minute walk. The restaurant is on the beach and this is where breakfast is served. All day dining too. The room was well appointed with air-con and a mosquito net over the bed (although that wasn't necessary for the stay). The beach is sandy and fairly quite, the sea is easily accessible with a gentle slope into it and calm enough to swim in.