Banyan Tree Samui

Koh Samui/Lamai/ luxury

★★★★★

Banyan Tree Samui

Researched Pick฿96,859 for three nights

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How we checked this one

Checked 15 September 2026

Booking.com

9.5

462 reviews

Agoda

9.2

1,880 reviews

Combined

2,342

guest reviews

Confirmed on Booking.com (9.5 from 462 reviews) and Agoda (9.2 from 1,880 reviews), checked 15 September 2026. Agoda holds the larger sample and the lower score. Sub-scores and listed facilities read from the Booking.com property page. We have not stayed here.

A Deluxe Pool Villa costs around ฿32,286 a night. So the question is not whether it is good. It is whether the numbers justify the price.

They are exceptional. Wifi scores a perfect 10, cleanliness 9.8, staff 9.8, comfort 9.7, facilities 9.6. It occupies its own bay on the headland above Lamai with a private beach, two pools and a full spa, and location holds up at 9.4 despite being well away from anything.

The number that does not follow is value for money at 8.8. Set that against Garrya Tongsai Bay, another five-star with its own bay at Choeng Mon: Garrya scores 9.2 on value. Phannarai House, under three kilometres away, scores 9.6. Guests here are consistently saying the experience is superb and the price is steep, and they are the ones who paid it.

Note the platform gap too. Booking.com says 9.5 from 462 reviews; Agoda says 9.2 from 1,880. The larger sample gives the lower figure, and we would trust it more.

Best for

A private bay, a serious spa, and no concern about the bill

Skip if

Value is any part of your decision, guests score it 8.8 there

How guests score it

Read from Booking.com, 15 September 2026

Wifi
10.0
Staff
9.8
Cleanliness
9.8
Comfort
9.7
Facilities
9.6
Location
9.4
Value for money
8.8

Strongest on wifi at 10.0, weakest on value for money at 8.8. We publish the low numbers as well as the high ones.

What the property lists

  • Private beach area
  • 2 swimming pools
  • Spa and wellness centre
  • Sauna
  • Fitness centre
  • Massage
  • Room service
  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Breakfast

These are the facilities this property itself lists on Booking.com, read on 15 September 2026. We don't guess them from the star rating.

Where it actually is

99/9 Moo 4, Maret, Lamai, Koh Samui 84310

Lamai, Koh Samui

Guests score the location 9.4, comfortably its strongest suit.

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Two adults, three nights, 12 to 15 January 2027. Taxes and fees included. Rates move constantly, so treat it as a marker rather than a quote.

How it compares nearby

HotelMean scoreStayBadge
Banyan Tree Samui this one9.3฿96,859Researched Pick
Samui Blue Bird9.7฿12,825Researched Pick
Phannarai House9.5฿6,750Researched Pick
SALA Samui Choengmon Beach Resort9.4฿50,246Researched Pick
Garrya Tongsai Bay Samui9.3฿56,406Researched Pick

Mean score averages every booking platform we checked for that property, so each row is measured the same way. Per-platform figures are shown above.

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