This review is only for the beach club, not the hotel itself.
The staff is a little rude, they lose their patience as the crowd increases. The cocktails are horrible. My drink tasted like it had 6 lemons squeezed into it with a few drops of alcohol and a glass full of ice and mint leaves. They refused to change/fix it. Stick to beer or standard spirits. Food was average too. The only good thing was the location.
Great place for most people romantic meal with entertainment or a later night party! ||I came with my partner we’re in the 35+ age range and we enjoyed a reasonably priced tasty meal, watched the fire show which I believe is every evening at 8pm. It was a cool addition to the evening and was good entertainment. We left around 9 as it was wrapping up. Would definitely go again. |The bear bar area is cool vibes. A bit Ibiza beach club vibe, trendy lights and tunes but not too bold or in your face. You have a romantic dinner. If you want to stay on and party and be wild I’m certain that’s a an option but it’s not my partners thing so we left.||All staff were friendly and we were overall very happy
Love the beach bar. Nice location. Booked room for first time, its clean, big, comfortable. Noisy but, that's normal, its a beach club. So can say only good things. The reception, different story. When we checked in, the "assistant manager" who claims to be the manager had an argument, bad attitude, unprofessional. After 3 days we checked out, she started having bad attitudes with me too. While she was not even assisting me. The lady who helped me was trying to figure out the payments. Other poeple also made comments that she is definitely not in the right position. Maybe have a friendly face where people check in, will make a huge difference
Came across the restaurant/bar on the main strip & stopped for a drink before deciding to order some small dishes. All were of excellent quality, deep fried prawns & a stir fry dish. Later wondered down to the seafront area & the whole place is a hive of activity. Great venue for night time club vibe complete with a fire show on the beach.
i stayed at the ark bar for 6 nights in late january. it’s in a good location…the hotel was simple/plain and clean. replenished my water each day. i stayed on the 9008 block which is last room by bar. It’s noisy till 2 am and the lobby told me this but i stay up and party till the wee hours so it was a big deal to me.. Nice hotel and good location..4.5/6
This could be the most popular beach bar in Samui Island so far. However, it’s not really that good. It’s an okay place for me. The service was okay, not the best and sometimes bad. The drinks were okay, not special, the type of drink you can get from any random bar. They have the cool fires show just likes others bar. The music was regular commercial music you can hear from Khaosan road. Probably the location and decoration that’s make it more interesting than others. It a perfect bar for people who looking to get wasted and dance with friends.
We booked this resort because my brother has stayed here twice before. He was single both times. We are a couple and enjoy other entertainment. This is the perfect place for party goers. However having said that many families have kids that also come here. They swim and enjoy the music with the rest. The resort itself is private but the pool area is open to all on the island. So this means good luck finding a sun lounger or seats by the pool. We stayed here for 6 nights and not once did we have the chance to lay by the pool as all loungers were taken by non guests. You can reserve some tables etc but you need to pay. This is a very big downside to this resort.
If you have problems sleeping make sure you get a room closer to reception as the other rooms closer to the pool will have music up to 2am. The rooms are great and the staff is very friendly and helpful. There are 2 🏧's here one by reception and one by the pool. Travel agent by reception who can help with all excursions, renting a scooter (must do), taxis and even laundry services. Restaurants are 10meters away from reception and there are plenty to choose from. For breakfast I recommend Tabula Rasa (please see pictures) they serve the best breakfast on the Island. Big portions and the service 5star. Leave reception and turn left about 2 doors down. For dinner I also recommend Pad Thai for seafood and Thai food. Great atmosphere and great service at a very good price. Leave reception and turn right. About 3 doors down. The above is just my personal take on the resort and the surrounding area.
We went for dinner and drinks so cannot comment about the rooms, although they looked good as we walked past. There are 2 areas to The Ark Bar. There is the bar/restaurant on the main road, which we visited twice for drinks, and the beach club, which we visited once.
The bar/restaurant on the main road is great. We really enjoyed both visits. The staff were exceptionally friendly and they remembered us the 2nd time from our 1st visit.
The beach club is totally different; more like and Ibiza club experience - day or night. There are various areas and price packages available, depending on what you want to do there. We were having dinner and drinks and had booked a table via their WhatsApp booking system. When we arrived and were shown to our table and given menus, we were then advised that there was a minimum B1500 spend at that table (which they allocated us - we didn't ask foe that table). We thought that was a bit cheeky, so opted to move to a table without a minimum spend. The menus are good - both drinks and good and we were not disappointed with our order. The staff were attentive and efficient. After we had eaten, we asked to move to a sofa facing the beach and were advised that they were only available for a minimum spend of B1500. We said we felt we had exceeded that and after some discussion (a language thing really, so not entirely the server's fault), the bill so far was checked and we were allowed to sit on the sofa. We noted that all the minimum spend sofas and tables were still empty and that a majority of clientele were choosing to sit at the benches and tables on the beach. We also noted that all the minimum spend areas had "reserved" signs. Presumably, this is to stop people sitting there and then having to be moved.
At 8pm there was a fantastic fire show. All in all, we had a fabulous evening and know for next time about the minimum spend, which we still feel is a bit cheeky.
Nice decoration, huge space
tasty food, 🍷good wine, great show,
🚗 car park is available,
only cannabis plant all over and my friend is allergy otherwise all good 🤗
