When we arrived at this hotel, it had just been taken over by Le Meridien (1 week, I believe). However, our first impressions were very good. I booked the hotel transfer from our hotel and the guy was there waiting for us as Samui airport, he tool care of luggage etc etc and gave us a little island tour while he was driving to the hotel. On arrival, I was quite impressed with the hotel, it's entrance (once off the main road) is pretty impressive, check in was slick and our bags arrived to our room just after we did. We stayed in a standard room and I have to say, I was pretty impressed, we had a massive terrace, partial sea view and a huge room - I also loved the 'outside' bathroom - it was so novel, but so well put together - it was bigger than some apartments I've lived in, in London :0) The hotel itself is quite small, the pool area is nice and views across the beach and out to sea were awesome, as was a nice romantic stroll along their promenade. But h is covered in Lamai beach is covered in coral, is small and not great for sitting around. The food at the hotel was a mixed bag. The breakfast buffet was excellent, great choice and quite long hours if you want to sleep in. However, the a la carte menu was rubbish and the Thai food appalling - if you eat here, stick to the western food (club sandwich etc etc, they were OK). As you'd expect in a resort food and drink is v pricey in Thai terms. However, the staff would bend over backwards to help you! Overall, great hotel!