In short: Tripplo’s analysis covers a sample of 72 guest reviews of Marasca Samui. Guests in the sample highlight Service & staff, Location and The rooms. The most common complaints: The pool is small and shallow and gets crowded. Loud music from the beach club and neighbouring clubs from morning until late evening.
Marasca Samui in Chaweng offers a beachfront setting with Chaweng Beach just metres away. Samui International Airport is 1 km from the resort.
Guests enjoy a year-round outdoor swimming pool, lush gardens, and a restaurant serving brunch, lunch, and dinner. The resort provides free WiFi, a bar, and a 24-hour front desk.
Rooms feature air-conditioning, private bathrooms, sea views, and balconies. Additional amenities include minibars, flat-screen TVs, and work desks.
Highly rated for its attentive staff, excellent breakfast, and convenient location.
Tripplo's verdict, based on guest reviews
Tripplo’s analysis · Updated 10 October 2026 · How we review hotels
Marasca Samui is a small resort for travellers who want to be on the beach and in the middle of Chaweng at the same time. It is newly built, with a clean, minimalist design and landscaped gardens that lead straight onto Chaweng Beach, and the shops, restaurants and bars of the town are a short walk away. Guests talk most about the staff, who come across as warm and attentive, about spotless rooms and careful attention to detail, and about a breakfast of carefully prepared plated dishes. The central location brings noise with it. Music from the pool area and nearby beach clubs carries through the day, and the airport is 1 km away, so planes are part of the soundtrack. There is no gym, the breakfast menu is fairly short and some pool seating costs extra. Couples and honeymooners who want design, service and a lively setting will feel at home; anyone after silence should look further along the coast.
Guests score it 9.2 out of 10 — the average across the 12 hotels we list on Koh Samui is 9.4.
What Guests Loved
- The resort sits directly on Chaweng Beach, and guests like that the restaurants, shops and bars of central Chaweng are only a couple of minutes' walk away. The tide can make swimming less inviting at times, which guests put down to the beach rather than the hotel.
- The staff are praised in review after review for being friendly, welcoming and quick to help. Honeymooners mention that the team knew about the occasion and made a point of marking it.
Things to Consider
- The resort sits among Chaweng's beach clubs, so music from the pool area and nearby venues carries through much of the day. Samui International Airport is 1 km away and planes can be heard, and a room next to a service door picked up staff coming and going.
- There is no gym, which several guests missed, and some seating sections in the pool area carry an extra charge even for hotel guests. A few found the wifi unreliable, and guests note that this is a small property rather than a sprawling resort.
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Should you book it?
Marasca Samui is worth booking for couples and honeymooners who value design and personal service — but pick somewhere else if you want a quiet retreat away from music and flight paths.
Book it if you want
- Couples and honeymooners who value design and personal service
- Travellers who want Chaweng's restaurants and nightlife on foot
Pick somewhere else if
- You want a quiet retreat away from music and flight paths
- A gym is a must on your trips
What guests actually say
Tripplo’s analysis uses a sample of 72 guest reviews. Texts may be shortened. Mentions are counted after automated classification and describe the sample, rather than every guest’s experience.
The sample follows how Booking.com and Google sort reviews, which puts satisfied guests first, so criticism is under-represented. Read the drawbacks below and the latest reviews on Booking.com before you book.
Food & restaurants
- +Generous, carefully put-together breakfast with good coffee and dishes cooked to order
- +Tasty restaurant food with healthy options
- +Breakfast with a view of the sea
- –The breakfast room is small, so you often end up sitting outside when it is busy
- –The buffet is small and lacks variety
- –Few vegetarian options
”Breakfast with a sea view was delicious, with lots of tasty, fresh options” — guest, translated
Service & staff
- +Friendly, welcoming and helpful staff
- +Real attention to detail, with a small gift in the room every evening
- +Staff make a point of marking special occasions such as honeymoons
- –Some staff seem undertrained
- –Service at the pool bar and cabanas can be slow and unfriendly
- –Requests such as a room change sometimes go unanswered
”The staff were so friendly, we felt welcome every time we walked through the door” — guest, translated
Pools, beach & aquapark
- +A lively, fun pool area
- +Beach and beach club right at the hotel, with a great atmosphere
- –The pool is small and shallow and gets crowded
- –Too few sunloungers, and many are reserved or cost extra
- –The beach right in front of the hotel is poor for swimming and can disappear at high tide
”Chaweng Beach is lovely, but right in front of the hotel the beach is not good” — guest, translated
The rooms
- +Spacious, modern and stylish rooms
- +Very comfortable beds and pillows, plus a pillow menu
- +Some rooms have their own small pool on the terrace
- –In several rooms the balcony is just a narrow ledge you can barely stand on
- –Weak water pressure and little hot water in the shower
- –Some guests found their room small or the view poor
”The room was excellent and the bed was so comfy” — guest, translated
Condition & cleanliness
- +New, modern and very clean
- +Thorough daily housekeeping
- +High-quality finish throughout
- –Ants around the breakfast buffet
- –Some guests felt maintenance was lacking
”Newly built, so everything was clean, new and beautiful” — guest, translated
Location
- +Right in the centre of Chaweng, close to restaurants, shops and bars
- +Directly on the beach
- –The hotel sits on a lively party strip, which does not suit anyone after peace and quiet
- –The area feels very young and touristy
”Excellent location in the middle of Chaweng, within walking distance of shops and pubs” — guest, translated
Noise levels
- +Quiet inside the hotel despite the central location
- –Loud music from the beach club and neighbouring clubs from morning until late evening
- –Planes fly low over the hotel throughout the day
- –You can hear the neighbouring rooms
”Non-stop loud music from morning till night, either from the hotel or the club next door” — guest, translated
Value for money
- –Expensive for what you get
- –Extra charges for sunloungers and a minimum spend at the pool and beach club
- –Drinking water at breakfast costs extra
”Excellent hotel, though obviously on the expensive side” — guest, translated
Frequently asked questions
How far is Marasca Samui from the airport?
Marasca Samui is 1.9 km from Samui International Airport (USM).
How far is Marasca Samui from the centre of Koh Samui?
Marasca Samui is 4 km from the centre of Koh Samui.
How do guests rate Marasca Samui?
On Booking.com it scores 9.2/10 from 497 guest reviews.
How many stars does Marasca Samui have?
Marasca Samui is a 5-star hotel.
What amenities does Marasca Samui offer?
Marasca Samui offers beachfront, outdoor Pool, free Wifi, family Rooms, restaurant and bar.
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789 Moo 2 Bophut Sub District, Koh Samui District, Surat Thani 84320, 84320 Chaweng, Thailand