Beach Republic, Koh Samui

Outstanding rooms- like your own apartment with the ability to cook your own meals. Their breakfast buffet is great. Their coffee is excellent, including awesome espresso from quality beans and expertly made. Laundry by the kilo is inexpensive. Renting motorbikes is inexpensive. Their restaurant and bar area is beautiful and on the beach. The staff are helpful and friendly. When I return to Koh Samui, I will stay here above anywhere else. All staff put the customer first in this outstanding property. A true GEM!

The Expedia pictures show beach front hotel with nice beach. Was very disappointing to arrive and the “beach” is not swimmable, there is no water. You have to drive to a different area in Lamai to have beach access. The rooms are nice and clean and spacious. It more like an apartment complex. I believe there are some villas. The dinning area and complementary breakfast was good, outdoors, with ocean view.
I checked out early because I was expecting to be able to access the beach from my hotel during my vacation and that is not the case. If you want a comfortable room with breakfast this is a good place. If you want beach access this won’t work.

This is an absolute gem of a place. It is in a great location. The beach is beautiful, with the most amazing sunsets. The breakfast is pretty standard to what you get across Thailand. However the day/evening meals are absolutely delicious. The customer service was responsive. The cleaning of the room every 2 days was fine. We had some washing done, and it was very clean and to a high standard. We had a villa with a pool. It was very peaceful, we saw some amazing birds. The villa cost circa £200 per night. The downside was it did need some TLC. I think blaming Covid now is stretching it a bit. The furniture was basic, the hairdryer just about let out air. The overall maintenance was a bit slack. We were not really sure who was in charge of the site, but this gave some privacy we welcomed. We had an issue with the pool but it was quickly sorted. If you order room service the plates are not collected, we had to ask. Even when water was delivered plates were left behind. Excellent WiFi and access to Netflix. However it might be a bit rustic but I would definitely stay here again. There are newer villas but we were not given one of those. The trip to see the pink dolphins is a must.

It was OK. The staff was good.

Pros: Modern style bathroom. Has a pool and tiny beach.

Cons: It’s all the little things that add up to such a 2 star rating. First of all there was no luggage rack so I didn’t have to put my suitcase on the floor. As I stated at the hotel I could see where they broke holes into the wall, due to a poor paint job. Given that it can rain hard on Koh Samui, I was surprised by the lack of cover leading to the front desk and other places. I had to badger the hotel staff to make sure my laundry was brought to me on time. If I see baby roaches wondering around, it makes you wonder what other critters may be in your bed. I can keep going on and on.

Don’t read the reviews. Judge it for yourself. The price point met my expectations. Great Beach. Clean rooms. Everything worked. If you want Ritz Carlton stay there.

We enjoy the quite, clean and service

They look after you in any way , bring food to ur room
Do your laundry service , massage in ur room

The shower floor is polished marble. It is nearly impossible to move without slipping and falling. The wood around the bed is a hazard. Banging one’s shins is nearly guaranteed. The bath towels are kept near the television because there are no towel bars in the bathroom. A creepy man will follow you around and continuously smile for no reason. The glassware in the kitchen smells like mold. I could go on and on….

Our overall stay was not bad. The room was spacious, clean and had all the things required. Staff was available immediately when we messaged them. Areas around the hotel do need some renovations but if you’re there just for the room it’s not bad at all. Unfortunately, breakfast was not great. I would save the money not get breakfast included and just go out to eat at one of the many great restaurants. There’s a coffee shop called Shade at walking distance. The beach is not for swimming very shallow and rocky. If you rent a car pay attention to make the correct turn because both Apple Maps and Google Maps will make you turn too early. The actual turn can be hard to see.

The hotel really needs a full renovation. Would never stay here again. The breakfast is disgusting

The good: amazing room. Very spacious and the bed was super comfy. Very clean although the AC leaked a little. Great shower and good size bathroom. Kitchenette was very clean and had good appliances etc. Location is OK as long as you don't mind a walk down the beach to the main Lamai Beach strip. On a scooter it would only be about 5 mins to the main shopping strip with all the bars, restaurants etc. Lovely pool and plenty of seating/days beds etc. Pool bar shut :-(
The bad - it's obvious that this resort has fallen on hard times, because of Covid and is trying to claw it's way back. The grounds are neglected and some areas are completely fenced off. The dining area is very small and we had breakfast included in our rate, however, the 'hot' dishes were cold as it seemed no one knew how to use the bainmaries. We did try to ask/inform the staff about this but they had such limited English, they didn't understand. Instead they came to ensure us that the hot water in our bathroom was working!! The drinks and meals were very expensive and we chose to eat out. There are so many places along the beach offering competitive prices for cocktails and drinks, Beach Republic is really pricing themselves too high.
The ugly - one whole part of the resort is fenced off and has been used as a dumping ground over time. It's a shame as it is unslightly. Daily special offers are a joke once they add tax and surcharges to the bill.

Sadly this resort is a shadow of its former self post covid.
I’ve been going there for around 12 years and it was always fabulous.
The website is EXTREMELY misleading and still has photos of it in its former glory. Do yourselves a favour and do some me research if your thinking about staying here. The new management are still charging top dollar for absolutely minimal return.
CONS
No beach club area- that is now derelict and forlorn looking.
The breakfast was very substandard: same food items day after day with little choice.
The beach in front is full of litter, the new management do not clear it daily.
The rooms- now are looking very tired and worn. No fruit on arrival as a welcome like they used to and they’ve taken away snacks and alcohol for purchase in the rooms also.
Honestly if you’ve stayed here before when it was pre covid and you have good memories of it then please do yourself a favour it and save yourself the disappointment and trauma of the state of it now.
There’s also tacky signs stuck on walls warning you not to bring food and drink by the pool or there is a 2000 baht fine. Hardly welcoming. Yet they do nott provide WI-FI by the food for you to order online and have it brought to you….
PROs- if you haven’t been before and are looking for spacious rooms then that’s a plus. They also still have nice private pool villas.
If they had have been honest on the website about the changes then this review would not have been necessary- it’s very sad!

great place

Lovely hotel / villa by the beach. Location was great as it was not noisy. Stayed in a suite which was spacious, clean, comfy and very relaxing. Breakfast selection was very simple.

Housekeeper came into our room herself despite us putting the ‘do not disturb’ sign. And we were quite disturbed by her.

Tropical villa definitely needs maintenance and cleaning as there were lots of stains.

Pool by the beach was quiet. There are few small cabana to lie in. Nice place to chill and relax.

Overall was a pleasant stay. And thank you to the lady (sorry didn’t get name) who assisted us for room change - definitely made our stay much more comfy.

We booked a private villa with a pool and a suite for our daughter. didn't really need a suite as it was huge!!! and she didnt really use the facilities as she was at ours all the time. The pool and courtyard was fabulous, only complaint was that the pool was not refreshing as it was like a sauna, so better to use in the evening,when the temperatures are slightly better. The courtyard is completely private. Breakfast was lovely. Can order cocktails to your room, using the app. Staff not overly helpful, which was a shame. Not a huge choice of restaurants within walking distance though. Would definitely stay again

It’s an older place, it’s what you get for the price

great stuff.
its no a four star hotel.
the hotel is not in a good condition

Beutiful place for good price cant give a better rating 10 out of 10 will stay again

We went to this hotel which is quite a distance from the busy areas because it was advertised as a beach club. It is no longer a beach club and there is very little to do there. The one day we wanted to stay in the resort there wasn’t enough sun beds. The breakfast isn’t buffet and is the same every day. They do have fresh fruit every day part of the breakfast which includes mango which was a nice surprise. We booked our villa based on the fact that it clearly shows a shower inside which it did not have. The villa also had an upstairs but we had no access to that but? Probably where the nice indoor shower was? We would have never booked a place with an outside shower. The place was clean, but there was lots of ants and very small crawlies which liked to bite me and left sting marks. Obviously not sprayed very often to keep such things at bay. Overall the hotel is ok, it’s just we where expecting more from the description and the photos. If you want a very quiet holiday doing nothing then this could be for you, but if you want a few bars, entertainment and a social scene then I would avoid and do some more homework and stay further up the coast