Great Beach and really handy location

I spent Christmas at the First Beach Bungalow hotel and it was my first time in Ko Samui.

I'll be honest and say that my first impression of the hotel was not great. The reception felt cluttered and unorganised and nobody really guided me or introduced themselves. The reception staff through-out the holiday were rather blunt/rude and would point in a general direction when I asked where something was rather than showing me or giving me polite instructions.

THIS was my only negative observation of this hotel as the positives FAR out-weighed the crappy reception. Here's what I loved;

The Rooms: I stayed in the deluxe wing and the rooms were very large and comfortable. The air-con was not activated by the key so you could run the aircon all day and come back to a nice cool room. The Balcony was great and I often sat on it and ate food or read a book. The bathtub was fantastic but I did find operating the shower clunky and annoying as it would turn off and switch to the bath but that could be due to me being clumsy.

The staff (excluding reception): The room staff were so friendly and would leave us flowers and little notes wishing us happy new year etc. The restaurant staff (especially at the beach) were super nice and really looked after us.

The Beach: We could walk out of our room and be on the beach in 2 minutes and the beach was fantastic. it wasn't to busy and you never got hassled by vendoes trying to sell you items. I swam everyday and loved it.

The Facilities: The pool was great, the gym was fantastic and the hotel had plenty of massage shops and deli's within the complex so you never had to venture far away if you were feeling lazy. I did wish that a salon was nearby but that's no fault of the hotels.

The food: I ate breakfast practically everyday and loved it. The food was varied eveyrday and top quality. The room service menu was limited but was delicious. The steak was one of the best I had all holiday and surpassed many that I ate in to