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Reviews of Sandalwood Luxury Villas

4 out of 5
Sandalwood Luxury Villas
211/7 Moo 4, Lamai Beach, Tambon Maret, Lamai, Koh Samui, Surat Thani

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 254 out of 317 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 317 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 317 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 317 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 317 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jomana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property and very friendly staff! We stayed in the 1 bedroom pool villa - the view was amazing, the room and pool were gorgeous and the staff were so friendly. The hotel provides room service for every meal (very tasty food), daily cleaning and have a personal driver to take guests to and from the hotel. They also helped us book activities and went above and beyond to make our stay relaxing. Definitely worth the money, my husband and I will definitely go back one day :)
Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Brandi

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Darryl, Beaumont

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a magical place, we stayed in the suite called Jumpee, it has a private infinity pool, outdoor jacuzzi tub and a spacious interior. The staff is super friendly and so helpful. The on site restaurant has a great selection and the food is great. The resort is isolated but they have a shuttle service that will take you anywhere and it is priced very reasonably. I would definitely recommend this resort for a quiet and memorable stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alecia

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property, it is beginning to show it's age. High up in the mountains, you get amazing views, great photos. But far away from store resturant and just off the local highways. Taxis and bus are not easy to get to go that direction. And it's. Much more expensive then other areas for transportation. Fortunately, the hotel does a little shuttle up and down the steep hill and to the 2 local beaches.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ella

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved everything. Wouldnt even consider staying elsewhere on Samui when we return.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chloe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely loved our stay. This property has one of the most beautiful views. The staff was very responsive and quick to answer any questions through whatsapp. The cleaners did such a good job every day. Highly recommend and can't wait to come back.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a spectacular property. The views are incredible.
Stayed 28 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mathieu

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely the nicest hotel I've ever stayed in! They treated us like royalty. Picked us up from the ferry terminal in a private car. The sea view was amazing! The room was HUGE (2000 sq ft??) with a kitchen, second bedroom, giant balcony, jacuzzi tub. Free shuttle service to and from town. The owner even drove us in his own vehicle to a nearby town b/c it was after the shuttle's hours. Wanted to stay here forever!! Top notch!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daryl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderful stay at Sandalwood. The rooms were impeccably decorated with a great focus on detail. The front desk staff were super attentive and proved to us that customer service is not a forgotten art. The restaurant food and service was top notch. It rained the whole time we were in Koh Samui, but we didn’t care, as we were in Sandalwood..
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Samui Stay
Wonderful welcome, early check in which was stress free. Beautiful villa, friendly staff, very useful welcome information, amazing food and room service and wonderful facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Glenville

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ok this is an excellent place to stay with differing size villas, most of which have their own pool. We had a one bed grand villa with pool it was brillient. Very private quiet and spacious. Good storage, plenty of hot water excellent views. Highly recommended. Restaurant was great good selection of Thai and Western food. Staff were excellent, from reception, housekeepong, tour desk, restaurant, gardeners and pool cleaners, not forgetting the taxi drivers. They would pick you up from the airport or anywhere you wanted. However the venue is not suited to people with mobility issues. There are many steps and slopes around, it is fine if you are active. At 70 I found it ok but not if your balance is poor. The whole venue gives you fabulous vistas as it is up the side of a very steep hill, and I mean steep. Probably a gradient of 1 in 4. Only the resident taxis would get you up and down the hill. Ask an ordinary taxi to take you and they would refuse. But as I said earlier not a problem. If you booked a tour the taxis would run you down the jill to a layby to meet the tour van or bus and come and come and pick you up. We were well pleased with are villa and choice of location, we would happily have stayed longer than our 2 weeks. Thank you to all the staff for such a fabulous stay. Hope to see you again.
Stayed 14 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Kristin

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Doris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was lovely with a beautiful view. The rooms were spacious and they had everything that you could need including a flashlight, bug spray and a first aid kit. The surrounding property was lovely as well with lots of foliage. The staff were very friendly and helped us with anything we needed. As it is quite far up the hill they provided a shuttle up and down the hill if you needed. I would stay there again in a heartbeat.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ercan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The ocean views are to die for. There is nothing negative I can say about Sandalwood Villas.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Tung

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The villa was a bit out if the way however there was an on site restaurant to cater.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely wonderful stay
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dreamy villas and views and Amazing staff
Sandalwood goes above and beyond with their guests. They add that personal touch that big chain hotels have lost. We felt at home and like we were treating by family. The last day we had to to the airport and got delayed having a massage so they were worried about us missing our flight and weee calling us! Amazing staff and if I were to go back to Samui I’ll definitely stay here again
Private pool and amazing view!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Howard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wow! I'm still speechless! You'll regret not staying here! If you're thinking about coming to Thailand and hadn't decided to come to Koh Samui, you're making a mistake... and Sandalwood is a must!
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I had a fabulous stay. The friendliest hotel I’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting. Family run, attentive, warm and welcoming. Breakfast is fantastic.
Stayed 14 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lydia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb
Superb property, will definitely stay there in the future. Excellent management. Thank you for everything.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jaber

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Sandalwood George on 5 Mar 2020
Thank you for a ten out of ten !

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Sandalwood George on 5 Mar 2020
Thank you for a five out of five!

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Magical
As cliche as it sounds, our stay was magical. While it was a bit of an adventure getting up the hill on our moped with all of our bags, we could have called the front desk and gotten a pick up. We were greeted by the very friendly front office staff and checked in by the owner, all while sitting pool side with a chilled glass of juice and a cold cleansing towel. They provided a phone for our use while on the island if and when we needed shuttle services which was an added bonus. We didn’t end up using it as we only stayed one night but if we had spent any more time it would have been incredibly convenient. My boyfriend and I were celebrating our anniversary and rented the grand jacuzzi suite. The suite was very large and had a wrap around balcony with amazing views and a private jacuzzi tub on the balcony. Upon recommendation from the owner, we ended up having a Milk Bath set up on our balcony tub by their on site Spa staff. They set it up while we were eating dinner at the hotel restaurant (great food and drinks and very nice staff - again, greeted by the owner which gave a very personal experience). The Milk Bath was amazing, room was very comfortable, and all I can say is we wish we had stayed more than one night. If you have the opportunity to stay here, do it.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Mayu on 20 Jan 2020
Dear Tracey, Thank you for a beautiful review. We are all appreciate your compliment and sharing experience also recommendation here :) Hope you're coming back to stay with us again. Warm regards,

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful place to stay 😍
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Mayu on 24 Dec 2019
Dear Ann, First of all, thank you for choosing us as your holiday destination We are looking forward to your return.

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best Hotel for you Honeymoon or Couple getaway
Great hotel if your looking to just get away from everything and everyone. Booked It for my Honeymoon great place for that. The only bad thing to say is if you need to go into town you had to use the Hotel Drivers at 800bht per round trip not easy so if you would like to see the town not the place for you but if your looking to get away this is the place for you
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Mayu on 9 Dec 2019
Dear Tony, Thank you for a beautiful review. We are all appreciate your compliment and sharing experience also recommendation here :) Hope you're coming back to stay with us again. Warm regards,

10/10 Excellent

Kevin, B.C. Canada

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved everything about this property. Friendly staff , relaxing, and there was a person who lit up a cigarette in the restaurant and the staff immediately asked them to leave to smoke outside. We appreciated that.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Mayu on 9 Dec 2019
Dear Kevin, First of all, thank you for choosing us as your holiday destination and having a nice review on us. We are all happy that you had a nice stay and hope you could recommend to your family and friends. We are looking forward to your return. Warm Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beutiful and private setting high in the hills of Lami in Koh Samuii.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Mayu on 27 Oct 2019
Thank you for a beautiful review. We are all appreciate your compliment and sharing experience also recommendation here :) Hope you're coming back to stay with us again. Warm regards,

10/10 Excellent

carmit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
גן עדן של מקום
מלון מושלם, צוות מדהים שדואג שהשהות תהיה הכי טובה שיש פעם שניה שלנו שם ונהננו מאוד ארוחת בוקר מושלמת חדר ברמה גבוהה מאוד וצוות, הכי טוב שיש החיסרון היחידי הוא המיקום על ההר, אבל יש למלון נהגים ששלוש פעמים ביום מסיעים למרכז בחינם.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Mayu on 9 Dec 2019
Dear Carmit, First of all, thank you for choosing us as your holiday destination We are looking forward to your return. Warm Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Mayu on 18 Oct 2019
First of all, thank you for choosing us as your holiday destination. Hope you could recommend to your family and friends. We are looking forward to your return. Warm Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Abhishek, Kolkata, India

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the best villa we have ever stayed in beach side. Marvelous location with spectacular view of the sea. The villas are extremely spacious with world class amenities and facilities. Staffs are really very courteous. They patiently consider all our requests. They cordially allowed late check-out and that too without any charges. This villa has free shuttle facilities to nearest beaches and restaurants. Overall our experience was out of the world. We would love to come back here once again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Mayu on 18 Oct 2019
Thank you for a beautiful review. We are all appreciate your compliment and sharing experience also recommendation here :) Hope you're coming back to stay with us again. Warm regards,

10/10 Excellent

cynthia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sensational Sandalwood villas!
Lovely secluded villas with beautiful views of the ocean and incredibly friendly, helpful staff throughout the resort.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Mayu on 6 Oct 2019
Dear Cynthia, First of all, thank you for choosing us as your holiday destination. Hope you could recommend to your family and friends. We are looking forward to your return.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were well looked after, comfortable and beautifully furnished and complimented with views exactly as they appear in the photos. The staff were very polite and always willing to assist where possible while making us feel safe and comfortable during our stay. We would definitely recommend Sandalwood Luxury Villas to any of our friends or family.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Mayu on 25 Sept 2019
Thank you for a beautiful review. We are all appreciate your compliment and sharing experience also recommendation here :) Hope you're coming back to stay with us again. Warm regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Mayu on 22 Sept 2019
First of all, thank you for choosing us as your holiday destination We are looking forward to your return.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Incredible Views, wonderful Staff
Thoroughly enjoyable, stunning views, fantastic staff, excellent accomodation and food.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Mayu on 22 Sept 2019
Dear Michael, Thank you for a beautiful review. We are all appreciate your compliment and sharing experience also recommendation here :) Hope you're coming back to stay with us again. Warm regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had the most amazing 10-day stay at Sandalwood, absolute 5 star service at all times. From the moment we arrived until we left, everyone was attentive and nothing was too much trouble. We were provided with a mobile phone for the entire stay, so that we could arrange to be collected by the hotel's driver from anywhere on the island for a modest cost, and some local trips were free of charge during the daytime. The rooms were immaculate, and we had a plunge pool on our balcony with panoramic views across the bay. The room was very comfortable and spacious, with traditional Thai style decor. Breakfast was included, and there was a good selection for even the fussiest eaters. We ate in the restaurant a couple of times in the evening, the food was good, but I thought you could get better value meals in the restaurants nearby. We also used the spa, and had a massage - again, absolutely brilliant. The only slight negative is the really steep hill up to the hotel, so you can't really walk down to the beach etc, but it doesn't matter really, as there's a free shuttle up and down the hill in the daytime. I wouldn't hesitate to stay here again, and have already recommended Sandalwood to all my friends!! Hope to visit again soon!
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Mayu on 6 Sept 2019
Thank you for a beautiful review. We are all appreciate your compliment and sharing experience also recommendation here :) Hope you're coming back to stay with us again. Warm regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
ideal for relaxing with an amazing view of the island from the balcony. but the property on the hill and very difficult to get local amenities.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Mayu on 29 Aug 2019
Thank you for your review. We are all appreciate your compliment. Hotel provide daily free shuttle bus service to/from main town, also we provide free shuttle bus to/from nearest beach, nearest restaurant and nearest convenience anytime from 8.00 A.M. till 5.00 P.M. Hope you're coming back to stay with us again. Warm regards,

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This property has an amazing view. 5 star view, 2/3 star hotel. This is not a 5 star property. It’s not even a 4 star. Not even close. The rooms are very old and dated. The pictures are very misleading and staged well. Do not come here expecting a gorgeous 5 star place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was amazing. Staff were amazing. Recommend Sandalwood to anyone
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Mayu on 5 Aug 2019
We are all appreciate your compliment and sharing experience also recommendation here :) Hope you're coming back to stay with us again.

10/10 Excellent

allen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Great staff and service.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Mayu on 5 Aug 2019
Thank you very much for your review. We are all appreciate your compliment and sharing experience also recommendation here :) Hope you're coming back to stay with us again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful resort with great staff. It's slightly off the beaten path, and way up a steep mountainside, so the views are awesome. The only very minor downside is that the local taxis won't usually drive up the mountain. This is not a problem though, because the resort will provide any transportation you need, including just a pick up at the bottom of the hill.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Mayu on 5 Aug 2019
First of all, thank you for choosing us as your holiday destination and having a nice review on us. We are all happy that you had a nice stay and hope you could recommend to your family and friends. We are looking forward to your return.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Mayu on 16 Jun 2019
First of all, thank you for choosing us as your holiday destination We are looking forward to your return. Best Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceptional hotel
Exceptional service, room, pool, view, food, everything!! Can’t wait to go back!!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Mayu on 16 Jun 2019
First of all, thank you for choosing us as your holiday destination We are looking forward to your return. Best Regards,

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Mayu on 16 Jun 2019
First of all, thank you for choosing us as your holiday destination We are looking forward to your return.

10/10 Excellent

SiewYing, Kuala Lumpur

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed at the Jasmine room for 3 nights, it was lovely. What we felt for Sandalwood was their impeccable service, attentive and kind staffs and every tiny details that are very well thought of. We were provided a mobile phone throughout our stay where we can use to call and schedule our shuttle, they provide free shuttle to town at certain time. We were given beach bags and beach towels that we could bring with us. Their breakfast spread was much better than 5 stars named hotels, local yet delicious. Although my husband and I felt that Jasmine room was a lil rundown initially, but after our check in and stay there for a few nights, we were greeted with their attentive staffs and beautiful view, it was awesome. Staying at Sandalwood felt like home, comfortable and close to heart. Everything was well thought of, every single tiny details. =) Bravo, Sandalwood team!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Mayu on 25 May 2019
Thank you for 5 stars review. We are all appreciate your compliment on our service you have experienced. Moreover, we are happy to see that the out come of your stay was greater than we expected. Again, Thank you for sharing and wish you are coming back again in near future.

10/10 Excellent

Matt, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed here for 2 nights and was absolutely blown away about how awesome everything was. 1. The room: large, spacious, clean, luxurious, and comfy bed. 2 The staff: absolute superstars. Very attentive, friendly and quick to respond to any need. Memorised my name and made we feel welcome. 3. The food: the included breakfast allows you to order eggs Benedict like you are at a cafe etc in addition to the buffet which was top notch. Had dinner at the restaurant twice. Sensational. High quality food 4. The location: it is away from the centre. 15 min but car. They offer free shuttle service a few times a day. Or they can get you a private car 400b each way. Can be expensive if multi trips per day but the location allows for you to relax and get away from the hustle and bustle! 5. The views: absolutely awesome Overall highly recommend if you want a few nights break! Exceeded my expectations and 12 out of 10!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Mayu on 22 May 2019
Dear Matt, First of all, thank you for choosing us as your holiday destination and having a nice review on us. We are all happy that you had a nice stay and hope you could recommend to your family and friends. We are looking forward to your return. Best Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I think the best word to describe Sandalwood Luxury Villas is "boutique". It has the amenities of a 5 star hotel coupled with the intimacy of a small bed and breakfast. I've never stayed anywhere quite like it. Over the 7 nights I stayed there I got to know the staff and the owners and they couldn't do enough for me. The girls at reception deserve special praise. They were always smiling and welcoming whilst being extremely proficient at their job. I honestly can't fault this place. To quote Arnold, "I'll be back!"
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Mayu on 13 May 2019
First of all, thank you for choosing us as your holiday destination and having a nice review on us. We are all happy that you had a nice stay and hope you could recommend to your family and friends. We are looking forward to your return.