Garrya Tongsai Bay Samui

Our 15th trip which probably says it all ! Tranquil gardens full of birdsong and butterflies- excellent food and staff that are always smiling and happy to serve you. Mark Harrison has been a brilliant manager here for many years and doing a wonderful job - a special place !

As soon as you enter Garrya you feel as if you have arrived in Paradise! The surroundings are lush & green, the staff are incredibly helpful and welcoming and the room we booked was stunning, overlooking the bay... You can do various activities at the hotel from yoga, an early morning nature reserve walk and a Thai boxing class... shout out to the teacher M for making these so much fun! On a Tuesday evening there is BBQ night which is well worth a visit. The food is incredible and there is an amazing show on the beach to watch! We were here for eight nights and we did not want to leave. The staff make this hotel, they are so friendly and go out of their way to assist... I loved the special touches, nice biscuits in our room, fruit every day and water bottles. Plus you have complimentary water and fruit when you are relaxing on the beach, even when you leave they bring over some nice treats at breakfast and a vase of flowers! Oh and just to say how incredible the massages are at the spa! thank you ladies! The only downside is you have to leave and come home!! I am hoping one day I can come again! Thank you Mark and your team! xx

Weve just been dragged away from 9 glorious days at the Garrya Tongsai Bay. It was hard to leave this beautiful hotel and the 33 degree heat and return to 3 degrees in the UK. We travelled round the world in 1995 and as it was our 25th wedding anniversary we wanted to return to our favourite place of our travels to celebrate which had to be Thailand. We also wanted to stay somewhere that was reminiscent of the old Thailand we remembered and somewhere that hadn't been spoilt or over developed as so many places have. After much research we chose the Tongsai Bay as it captured everything we were looking for. From the moment we arrived the hotel staff made us feel so welcome and we knew as were handed the cold towels and cooling drink overlooking the private beach we had definitely made the right choice. Our room was a sea view suite which had plenty of room, large balcony with a bath and an amazing view over the beach. We were half board and ate in all the hotels restaurant's, our favourite was Fishtails which is right on the beach, the food was exceptional in the quality and presentation combined with a warm gentle breeze and sound of the waves it doesn't get much better. The beach barbecue was one of the highlights with a great selection of lobster, prawns and steak straight from the BBQ. We went into Fisherman's Village to eat one night but found the food better at the hotel and a much more relaxed environment. The staff are all amazing, always smiling and have time for you, this stems right from the top with Mark the General Manager who's always visible and mingling with the hotel guests which is a good sign of a quality well run hotel. A quick mention to the lovely juice lady who made us smile each morning with her special happy juices which were an amazing start to each day combined with a great selection for breakfast. Also to Jah who looked after us many times at Fishtails. The hotel never felt busy due to the clever design and layout, we particularly enjoyed the half moon pool and sunbeds below this pool on the beach for extra privacy and relaxation. The Spa was also a cool haven of tranquillity within the jungle setting with great treatments and massages. Having previously worked in luxury travel I have been fortunate enough to stay in some of the top hotels in the world and The Tongsai Bay is definitely up there with the best of them. If you want to experience true Thai hospitality and escape to a beautiful private oasis of calm in this hectic world then choose the Tongsai Bay Hotel you wont be disappointed. PS try to visit the national marine park on a day trip its stunning! We will be back as soon as possible !!

This was our third stay at the resort. As always it was a beautiful relaxing stay. The staff are amazing and tentative. Our rooms were cleaned daily to a high standard. Breakfast was great as always and Kookik always looked after us. At the bar, Ice, T and Pa always looked after us ensuring our glasses were always full. We leave sad but happy knowing we will be returning again next year.

What a wonderful place! Set in beautifully kept natural gardens on a sloping hill side down to a private secluded bay with granular sandy beach and big family pool area with plentiful sun loungers and complimentary watersports. We had a sea view villa, which was spacious, well equipped with lovely big comfy bed and outside space with sun loungers. Sweets or biscuits were delivered to our villa every afternoon. We loved the quiet crescent shaped 2nd pool further up the hill for adults. Pool towels and iced mineral water were always available and the personnel brought us home made fruit ice lollies, fruit juice and iced face towels. We had fabulous buffet style breakfasts every morning with such a huge selection to suit everyone. The highlight was definitely Pu's fruit station with freshly made fruit juice concoctions made for you on the spot. We looked forward to seeing Pu's fun and super friendly welcome every morning! All the staff without exception were so friendly and efficient but we have to give a special shout out to Obb who made our stay extra special. We had some fantastic meals too in 2 of the 3 onsite restaurants, one set up high on the hill with far reaching views over the bay, and one right on the beach. There were also 2 evenings with Thai dancers and buffet dinner, and fire dancers on the beach plus Thai BBQ which were really enjoyable. There are a lot of steps but in house buggies can wizz you around from room to reception or restaurants. We loved it and we are already planning our return!