Showing posts with label Al's Resort. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Al's Resort. Show all posts

Friday, June 28, 2013

Al's Resort Koh Samui - holidays package

Al's Resort Koh Samui
Al's Resort Garden Courtyard
The great thing about Al's Resort is it's beach front location in Chaweng Beach. It's also close to the best bars and restaurants that Chaweng beach has to offer. It's an ideal resort if you want to be where the action is. The simple rooms are good value for such a central location.

The attached Chonlamark restaurant and pool bar offer fabulous views over the ocean.



  • Beach resort for anyone who wants to be in the heart of Chaweng beach
  • Close to everywhere including the beach, restaurants, shops, nightlife and a supermarket.
  • Beach side pool and pool bar, sun loungers on the beach and around the pool. Guest parking is available.
  • WIFI is available for a small extra charge.
Al's Resort Swimming Pool

Deluxe Room


Beach front location ideal for singles or couples looking to relax on the beach by day and enjoy Chaweng's bars and restaurants by night.

Enjoy your holidays at Al's Resort Koh Samui starting from
3,150 Thai Baht per person
Three days two nights

Inclusive of private return airport transfers (Koh Samui airport), two nights accommodation in twin or double sharing Deluxe Garden room with breakfast, tax.

Single supplement 3,150 Thai Baht

For more information please visit Al's Resort

We last visited Al's Resort in June 2013

For more information about Koh Samui please see our travel guide

Al's Resort Beach front restaurant
Al's Resort Beach front restaurant

Chaweng Beach Koh Samui
Chaweng Beach

Al's Resort Koh Samui
Villa Deluxe



If you have been to this hotel please leave your comment.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Al's Resort Koh Samui Inspection Report

I stayed at Al's Resort in the first week of June 2013 as part of a Koh Samui hotels inspection trip. My opinion of the resort is a bit mixed and whether it's suitable for you will depend on what part of Koh Samui you want to stay in. Basically it's all about location, location, location.

Al's Resort Koh Samui
Al's Resort Courtyard

For many people, the best thing about Al's Resort will be that it's in the centre of Chaweng, right on the beach and close to the best bars and restaurants. If you want to be near to the action then this resort will suit you. It's a short stumble along the beach to get back to your room if you've spent all night at the Ark bar. It's also conveniently close to Top's supermarket, very handy for stocking up on bits and pieces.

Chaweng Beach Koh Samui
Chaweng Beach June 2013

The resort itself is only ok, nothing fancy. I can imagine that it was nice when it was newly built but like a lot of resorts that I've seen in this Chaweng beach section of Samui it looks slightly dated, particularly the old fitted furniture and the bathrooms. I stayed in one of the older Deluxe Garden rooms and in fairness I was there just before high season started. I did see several men busy with paint brushes giving the place a spruce up. 

For the location and the price it's hard to complain about Al's Resort though. It's what you get in this part of Chaweng beach for around US$100 per night. If you want to be slap bang on Koh Samui's most popular beach and only pay 3,000-4,000 baht per night for a room you have to compromise a bit. (If you are happy to be a little out from the centre of Chaweng we can recommend other resorts that offer you more for your baht). 

Al's Resort Swimming Pool
Al's Resort Swimming pool

Al's Resort Swimming Pool
Al's Resort Restaurant


The resort's beach side swimming pool looked ok although I never saw anyone in it, the sea was flat and calm and was much more inviting to me. The resort restaurant is an ugly concrete and glass building designed to look like a boat's hull, they should really lose it altogether and just build a nice breezy beach restaurant out of bamboo. Breakfast was the usual buffet style, neither good nor bad but plenty of it. WIFI was available at the resort but there was an extra charge. I always think that's a bit mean but there are free internet terminals for guest use in reception. The hotel staff seemed friendly and they gave me a free lift to my next resort when I checked out.

Al's Resort Deluxe Room
Deluxe Room

We inspect the resorts that we offer on a regular basis to verify that they are up to standard. So to summarize,  I'm happy to keep Al's Resort on our list of Easy Day Selected Resorts because of the location which will be ideal for some people. If you want to be in the heart of Chaweng then for the money Al's Resort is a decent choice. If you prefer to stay a bit further out of Chaweng then we can recommend other resorts that offer better rooms at a similar price.

For more information or to book please visit Al's Resort
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