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Reviews of Nora Buri Resort & Spa

5 out of 5
Nora Buri Resort & Spa
111 Moo 5, Chaweng Beach, Bophut, Koh Samui, Surat Thani

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 360 out of 673 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 207 out of 673 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 71 out of 673 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 673 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 673 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

John, Andover

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely beautiful hotel. Nothing quite compares to having your swimming pool outside your door. The room was fantastic, and the service was outstanding. Ocean currents have removed most of the sand on the hotel's small beach. If you want a beach experience, you'll have to travel south to Chaweng or Lamai beach. Overall, I would certainly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous hotel with amazing staff who were welcoming and efficient! Our hotel room was up in the mountain and had a stunningly breathtaking view and excellent transportation through the villa. The infinity pools were well kept, beautifully located and had a swim up bar. The location was close to the action. I would highly recommend this location and can’t wait to go back!

6/10 Okay

Silvia

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

steven

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the style and the position. The staff were super helpful and friendly...loved it, thank you
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel accommodation. Clean with hillside sea view. Two swimming pools. Great buffet breakfast selection. About 10 mins from Chaweng beach by taxi.. Nice and quiet location. Would recommend!!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lydia

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderful stay here. The resort is beautiful and a short taxi ride from the busy Chaweng strip. It was very easy to get into town but we enjoyed the quiet comforts of the resort. The staff were friendly and welcoming and made us feel at home. Would definitely come back here again!
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sze Wan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a wonderful private spot to enjoy your vacation away from the hustle and bustle. Hotel staffs are all very polite and helpful. They have two outdoor pools that you can enjoy swimming with sea view and sunset.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

LOUIS, SAN ANSELMO

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This resort was a let down, it was build on the side of a steep mountain, you need to get a golf cart to take you to your room. Our rooms where located all the way at the top, the garden was a mess weeds around, electrical wires hanging out, old rusty air conditioners sitting on the side walk. The room smelled like mold, was outdated, to operate the lights you had to use some kind of chinese control panel system next to the bed which looked like it was make in 1980. Breakfast was ok, it felt like a Carnival cruise line buffet, crowded, you have to wait in queue to order eggs. The location is strange theres a tunnel you need to go under to get to the beach, which is covered in garbage, with all 300 employees none of them can clean the beach. The hotel appears to be built for chinese mega tourists but ended up being rented by normal travellers, and its a mess. You have to ride a "Taxi" to get anywhere. Staff at front desk wasnt helpful, nobody to help carry your bags. I dont suggest this place unless you are on a tight budget and even then go stay near the real beach.

6/10 Okay

Jerry

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

LOUIS, SAN ANSELMO

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Property is not well maintained.

10/10 Excellent

Naod

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best resort with excellent custodmer service
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gelila

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Max

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Setting
We stayed for 7 nights at the Nora Buri. It was our second visit. The views are stunning. Breakfasts are amazing as are the staff. Two cautions - many, many steps and costly to take daily taxi to Chaweng Centre. Resort should provide shuttle service.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a great first resort experience. The staff were amazing, food was incredible. The breakfast bar has a lot of variety. Only thing I would change, people were smoking by the pools rather than the smoking areas and it was gross.

10/10 Excellent

Salina

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The resort is beautiful. We wake up to our villa pool, sunrise view and seaview every morning, it was so wonderful. Staffs are super friendly. The hotel breakfast was great also. I don't really think the beach accessed from the hotel is somewhere you can really swim to? The wave was pretty strong and there's lots of garbage washed up ashore. Aside from that, great stay, definitely a hotel to return to.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bite

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hillside villa (no private pool) rooms are huge compared to private pool villa with really good water pressure, bathroom privacy and room privacy. Because these villas are stacked, you do get noise from other apartments.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bite

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the hillside private pool villa. Loved no pool fencing and those late night cool dips before sleeping. Loved the sound of crickets and frogs while it rained and thunderstormed. Loved the view from the bed. Loved the buggy transport up n down the hillside...at night and when a little tipsy the ride home feels like a jurrasic park tour. The gardens are well cared for and look beautiful at night. Only thing that lacked...was the privacy of the actual villa. Always on display...pool, toilet, shower, balcony and bedroom. Service and friendliness of staff was impeccable. Room service food was pretty damn good too. We stayed 9 days, thankyou nora burri
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Salem

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
الفندق جميل ويحتوي على بركتين سباحة بحجم رائع ، قريب جداً من الشاطئ فقط تعبر الشارع المحاذي لشاطئ الباتونغ ، سرعة في اجراءات الدخول والخروج ، سعره ممتاز بالنسبة للقيمة ، فقط يعيبه ان الاثاث قديم ولا يوجد عزل صوت ، ولكن ذلك لا يجعل من هذا المكان رائعاً للاقامة
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mubarak

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ricamari

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quite and the food is very good
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lesley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay!
The breakfast was amazing, the rooms spacious, comfortable and clean. The pools and the views were incredible and the service was excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ernie, Tokyo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely fell in love with Nora Buri Resort and Spa! The incredible staff were the kindest, nicest and friendliest of any resort we’ve ever visited. Everything about Nora Buri Resort and Spa is absolutely amazing and breathtakingly beautiful. We would go back in a heartbeat!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Ernie, Sydney

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great property. Great room. Great staff and food. The only downside was the actual beach. Not one you can walk along. Other than that it’s all good.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Anand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Cozy place
A pleasant place to be in the town crowded with hotels, a bit away from beach and whole set-up is developed and well maintained on the hills so has its own beauty.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extremely nice staff. Villa with pool was amazing. Food was always great. No complaints at all.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Mr. Lloyd on 18 Feb,2020
Dear Guest, Greetings from Nora Buri Resort & Spa! We are excited to see your 5-star review on Expedia and are pleased to know that you had an excellent stay in our resort and that our luxurious and spotless pool villas were comfortable for your accommodation. Also, Thank you for your kind words about our friendly and attentive staff. Please be assured that I will pass on your lovely message to them. Our talented food and beverage team will be delighted knowing you had a great culinary adventure during the stay. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back to Nora Buri Resort & Spa. Yours truly,

8/10 Good

Tal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Mr. Lloyd on 9 Feb,2020
Dear Tal, Greetings from Nora Buri Resort and Spa!! We thank you again for staying with us as well as you spared your time giving us a rating here in Expedia. We are looking forward to see you again in the near future! Regards,

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Great view from room. Nice pools. Not possible to swim at the beach, too rocky and strong waves. You will need to go to other beach. Organization not so good with staff. Quite a few staff but still none at cart station at beach (steep slope to go up to room, and difficult with baby). Staff forget to bring coffee, and laundry forgotten until reminded night before departure etc. Good Thai food at restaurant and great seaside view. Overall was very positive, nice and relaxed vacation.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Mr. Lloyd on 9 Feb,2020
Dear Guest, "Great view from room. Nice pools." Greetings from Nora Buri Resort And Spa! Thank you for the kind words about our resort, we appreciate it. Thank you for being so patient with the staff. We apologize that you had to wait, the reason wait times for service have increased is because of the busy time of the year, where we get a high influx of guests staying with us. We do hope you give us another chance at serving you. Thank you for staying with us! Yours truly,

10/10 Excellent

Roath

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Mr. Lloyd on 9 Feb,2020
Dear Guests, Greeting from Nora Buri Resort and Spa! Thank you for rating us 10 out of 10! This just means we gave you a high standard of service. We hope to welcome you back again soon! Best Regards,

8/10 Good

KT, Singapore

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and services was more than expected. The property is a couple friendly property. It would be more better if they have a kid's play area.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Mr. Lloyd on 2 Nov,2019
Dear KT, Greetings from Nora Buri Resort and Spa! " The staff and services were more than expected. " Thank you for your rating and feedback. We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and that we exceeded your expectations regarding our staff and service. Thank you for choosing the Nora Buri Resort and Spa for your stay on Koh Samui. We would love to welcome you back to us again. Yours truly Mr. Lloyd

8/10 Good

MagT

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a very nice resort. The pool villa was very good. Although the food in the breakfast buffet didn’t have many choices to choose , it was satisfactory. The staffs were very polite. I will come back again .
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Mr. Lloyd on 27 Oct,2019
Dear MagT, Greetings from Nora Buri Resort and Spa! " It is a very nice resort. The pool villa was very... " Thank you for taking the time to give a rating and leave a little feedback on your stay. It is nice to read that you liked the Nora Buri Resort and Spa and that you were satisfied with your stay. Thank you for choosing the Nora Buri Resort and Spa. We look forward to your next visit. Yours truly Mr. Lloyd

8/10 Good

Bradley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All around great. Only part that was off was that the location is out of the way which is a pro or con depending on what you are looking for
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Mr. Lloyd on 27 Nov,2019
Dear Mr. Bradley, Greetings from Nora Buri Resort and Spa! We thank you for giving us your opinion regarding about your stay. We are happy to see that your stay was great. Pertaining to the location of the resort, yes I do understand that it maybe a pro or con for someone because the resort's location is located along the curving north end of Chaweng beach, a few minutes away from the bustling city center. Note that we have also a daily free shuttle service to go the city. But it would be beneficial as well to others who wants to relax, relieve stress and escape from their busy lives for a moment because of the resort's tranquility. We thank you again for staying with us, and we hope that we can assist you again in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was beautiful. Only thing was when we arrived at 10pm they did not appear to be expecting us although I sent an email to Expedia.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Mr. Lloyd on 27 Nov,2019
Greetings from Nora Buri Resort and Spa! Thank you for giving us your opinion knowing that who had a great stay with us! We do apologize for some inconvenience occurred that day you came to check in, due to some technical errors between your booking and in our system. Rest assured that we will take note and monitor this issue. We thank you again for staying with us and looking forward to welcome you back again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Bob, Frisco TX

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing Property. On the Hill with great Views. Great Staff and Service. Fantastic Breakfast buffet.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Mr. Lloyd on 14 Oct,2019
Dear Bob, Greetings from Nora Buri Resort and Spa! " Amazing Property. On the Hill with great Views. Gr... " Thank you very much for your nice review and for choosing Nora Buri Resort and Spa. We read with pleasure that you enjoyed your stay with us to the fullest and that we were able to satisfy you completely. We would love to welcome you again on your next trip to Koh Samui and send you sunny greetings. Yours truly Mr. Lloyd

10/10 Excellent

Ann, New Jersey

Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property. We had to check in early with a baby and they were more than accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Mr. Lloyd on 2 Oct,2019
Dear Ann, Greetings from Nora Buri Resort and Spa! " Great property. We had to check in early with a ba... " Thank you so much for your great review and for taking the time to give us feedback. It is nice to read that you liked our resort and that you enjoyed your early check-in. We thank you for your visit and would be very pleased to welcome you once again. Yours truly Mr. Lloyd

10/10 Excellent

Ann, NJ

Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing welcome drink, Very kind staff. Property can be a bit hard with a baby because of the many uphill climbs if you're not using the golf cart. Very enjoyable with a delicious breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Mr. Lloyd on 28 Sept,2019
Dear Ann, Greetings from Nora Buri Resort and Spa! " Amazing welcome drink, Very kind staff. " Thank you for your great review and for choosing Nora Buri Resort and Spa. We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and that we could inspire you with our welcome drink and breakfast. It was our pleasure to have you with us and we would be very happy to welcome you once again. Yours truly, Mr. Lloyd

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel, great service, great rooms and invested mealsExcellent hotel, great service, great rooms and invested meals
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Mr. Lloyd on 16 Sept,2019
Dear guest, Greetings from Nora Buri Resort and Spa! " Excellent hotel, great service, great rooms and invested meals " We appreciate your high rating and thank you very much. It is nice to read that you enjoyed a nice stay with us and we could completely satisfy you. Thank you for choosing Nora Buri Resort and Spa. We look forward to welcoming you again. Yours truly Mr. Lloyd

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great. The only thing I didn’t like was the 80odd steps I had to climb every time I needed to go to the room.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Mr. Lloyd on 4 Sept,2019
Dear guest, Greetings from Nora Buri Resort and Spa! " Everything was great. The only thing I didn’t like... " Thank you so much for your great review and for leaving feedback on your recent stay with us. We are pleased that you had a nice stay and that everything was great. In order to avoid going up and down, we offer a buggy service that will take you anywhere in the hotel. Thank you for choosing Nora Buri Resort and Spa for your stay on Koh Samui. We look forward to seeing you again. Yours truly Mr. Lloyd

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property looks good in the photos. The rooms are spacious and if you get an ocean view it’s way better. How ever it is very tired and dated. Could do with a re vamp. Beds are hard and showers a little hit and miss. Don’t be fooled it’s on a big hill and a long walk up and down with lots of steep steps. If you want flat you need to book the expensive beach front rooms. There are buggies but if your in a hurry... the internet was terrible intermittent. The breakfast was good and overall the staff were lovely. Close to Chaweng Beach so that was good. Beach front not really a bit misleading. Only a small beach. Staff were great but Unfortunately it was highly rated but under delivered.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Mr. Lloyd on 5 Sept,2019
Dear guest, Greetings from Nora Buri Resort and Spa! " The property looks good in the photos. The rooms ... " We appreciate you having taken the time to review and share your experience with us here. We regret that we could not meet your expectations, but are pleased that you liked the breakfast, as well as our location and that you enjoyed a pleasant service. We apologize for any inconvenience during your stay and thank you for choosing the Nora Buri Resort and Spa. Yours truly Mr. Lloyd

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic staff and hotel
We stayed nine nights at the Nora Buri hotel in Koh Samui. We couldn’t be more delighted by the friendly and attentive service we received as well as the brilliant facilities in the hotel. Two fantastic pools with bars that provided regular happy hours were complemented by numerous other bars and restaurants providing wonderful food and drink and all served with a warm smile. Of particular note was the Rice Barge restaurant practically on the beach serving wonderful Thai food at an affordable cost and with fantastic views along the coast. Add to this the live music that was played each night and the beautiful warm temperatures into the evening and, all in all, our stay at the Nora Buri hotel was amazing. The staff even give you lifts around the resort on golf buggies, which are a huge amount of fun! We cannot recommend the hotel and its staff highly enough.
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Rachael

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

LF, HK

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is good. Staff are polite and helpful. For breakfast, sometimes good sometimes so so. Came across the problem of electricity shutdown for the whole resort. Anyway, overall experience is very good.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Angel on 13 Aug,2019
Dear LF, Greetings from Nora Buri Resort and Spa! " Location is good. Staff is polite and helpful... " Thank you for choosing the Nora Buri Resort and Spa and taking the time to give a rating. We are pleased that you were satisfied with the overall experience of your stay and that our staff have provided you with very polite and helpful service. We apologize for the inconvenience of the electricity shut down for the whole resort as this affected the entire island and was completely unexpected. Thank you for your visit, it was a pleasure to have you with us. Yours truly Ms. Angel

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful Pool Villas and beach view, well installed facilities and wonderful breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Angel on 11 Aug,2019
Dear guest, Greetings from Nora Buri Resort and Spa! " Beautiful Pool Villas and beach view, well install..." Thank you for your nice review and that you took a moment to leave us some feedback. We are pleased that you have enjoyed our pool villa overlooking the beach, as well as our facilities. We are also glad that we could satisfy you with our Eat-All-you-can Buffet breakfast. We thank you for your visit and hope to see you again soon. Yours truly, Ms. Angel L.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The pools and restaurants were lovely and we are delicious authentic Thai food in the rice barge restaurant. Staff were friendly. Spa was lovely but quite expensive for a massage. We had the private pool villa and it was very nice but just felt a little bit run down and needs a general makeover to make it more modern and live up to the 5 star luxury feel. Very steep climb up to your room if it’s on the hillside.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Angel on 5 Aug,2019
Dear guest, Greetings from Nora Buri Resort and Spa! " The pools and restaurants were lovely" Thank you for your review and for your feedback on your recent stay with us. We are glad that you liked our pools, that we could spoil your palate in the "Rice Barge and Terrace" restaurant and our staff has provided you with friendly service. To make it more pleasant to get up and down the steep slopes, we offer our guests free buggies to take you anywhere in the resort. We thank you for choosing Nora Buri Resort & Spa for your stay on Koh Samui. We would be happy to welcome you once again. Yours truly Mr. Angel