We traveled to Koh Samui by NokAir that was not a direct flight ( the ticket all included the Flight + Coach + Hi-speed Catamaran) Started From Bangkok (Don Mueang) To Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport, then took the Air conditioned Coach to Surat Thani (Laem Thuat Pier), connect with Hi-speed Catamaran (by Lom Prayah Company). It was a great journey with the lovely scene from the airport to Laem Thuat Pier in Surat Thani. While we were waiting at the pier , we saw the dolphins near by the pier. After that we catch Hi-speed Catamaran to Koh Samui (Lom Pra Yah - Nar Ton Pier), it took 45 Mins on the Catamaran. The Lom Prayah is also provide the shuttle service to the hotel in Koh Samui with the extra charge only 100/Person/Way. We took the shuttle to the hotel, Amarin Victoria Samui, there was only 2 of us on the shuttle. It took only 15 Mins from Lom Prayah - Nar Ton Pier to Amarin Victoria Samui.

Location : The hotel is located on the Mae Nam Road and "Mae Nam beach" is only 10-15 mins to walk. Around the hotel and on near by the beach, have many local restaurants, 7/11 and Family Mart where is so easy for us to get what we need.

The Room : We stayed on the 3rd floor, with the WOW view from the room. The room is cleaned ,nice decoration, furnished and comfortable for our stay. But it is a bit dark, not too much light in the room. In the toilet had the aroma burner which is so wonderful atmosphere upon arrive the room. Along the corridor from the elevator to the room had many great painting and trendy decoration.

The Pool : Situated on the rooftop with the fantastic view, overlook to the beach.

Staff & Service : All the staffs were friendly and always smile without fake. Helpful and willing to give the information and service. This hotel has a free WiFi in room. We stayed on the period that was not to many guests, so the breakfast was a bit pity, a la carte set. On departure day : the staffs took a photo for us and print out in few minutes. That is a spontaneous lovely service.

If you do not mind the hotel right on the beach.We are highly recommend "Amarin Victoria Samui" , one of the good hotel in Mae Nam Beach area where you should try to stay.

It's a friendly place - not a great location but only a short walk from Mae Nam beach which is a great, quiet beach.

It has obviously had a modern fit out fairly recently with dark wood furnishings and 'almost' polished concrete walls everywhere - a little brutal but it must have been quite stylish when new.

Seems clean enough though the main complaint is that it could just do with better maintenance. The common areas like the bar and rooftop pool all badly need a coat of paint and a tidy up. The place feels a bit derelict and poorly presented.

I am unsure where these other reviewers stayed (great hotel, good location etc) this hotel is awful! The pictures of the rooms are pretty much what you get, other than that everything else was a total let down. I am comparing this hotel to others we stayed at in the same price range and we are pretty easy going when it comes to facilities etc (when you are in Thailand you have to make allowances for certain aspects)

Where do I start....

The lobby smells constantly of fish, this is where the corner bar is so it makes for a very uncomfortable nightcap!

The hotel decor leaves a lot to be desired, imagine a big concrete box and you are half way there.

The pool was filthy and freezing cold, no bar as it is on the roof...the bar below it has no staff so you have to go 4 floors down to the lobby (back to the fish smell) to get a drink. The staff did finally realise we were sitting by the pool and brought us up some drinks, but we had been there for quite a while before this.

The food is ok, just ok nothing special.

The location of the hotel is really disappointing, it is not in Bophut as many websites will lead you to believe...it is at least a 15 min cab ride away!!

The last thing which we found very annoying is that the staff speak very little English (please dont take this to be rude) I understand we are in Thailand but it becomes very tedious when even the basic questions are met with blank expressions.

The one bonus about this hotel is that they have a free library of dvd's for you to use during your stay.

I am glad we only booked to stay at this place for 2 nights as I would have happily paid to leave had we booked for longer.

At the first time I was a little worried about my hotel choosed, because it looks away from everywhere, but I was wrong. Amarin Victoria Resort is very good located, because you do not need more than 10 minutes (walking time) to go to Mae Nam beach, which is a very quite, if you want a relaxed time. If you want to enjoy a good night in a restaurant or pub, visit some shopping stores or are you looking for a nice foot massage, the Chaweng beach is the palce. You can go there by taxi (THB 400) or by red buses (THB 50 in the day or THB 100 at night) and you need less than 30 minutes. One of the best things in Koh Samui was the people and specialy the kindly employees of Amarin Victoria Resort, who always tried to do the best effort to help me in get a very good time there. They helped me to get a very good and cheap tour to visit the most inportant palces of Koh Samui, as Big Buddha, Grand Father's rock, Namuan Waterfall and the Elephant trecking. Thanks to Lyn , the Manageress of Amarin Victoria Resort, for her help in get the best moments in her hotel and also in Koh Samui. I am very confident to recomend that hotel to everyone who want the best and relaxed holidays in Koh Samui