Ark Hotel & Pub

[Guest Devint6669]

***Ark Hotel & Bar***
It's establishment is locate in the heart of Chaweng beach one of the most popular  place on the island. From there you can find everything you will need from attraction to the hot tropical weather and shiny sun, be careful to wear hat on the when the sun is out since you're on the island it will be affecting your head, like it happened to me. I had this terrible sun burn on the top of my head, I did not feel so good for a couple days but after it was all rite, me and my boy decided that because I did not feel so good that we where gone a stay at the hotel and enjoy our time around the pool under the shade, this was probably one of best idea that we had during this entire trip. As many of you could see from many post my previous post. It was one of my best our genius idea.

This place was amazing, I just had a great time doing party around the pool with the sea view. Over there you could find many bar, the service was great, for me my favorite spot on the place was at the bar in the pool, because of the bar was under shade and I always love these kind of bar when you're too drunk just put your hand in the water and wake up! And get more to drink. I'm sure the owner was thinking about that when he decided to build this bar, it was a good idea to do so!

We stay there during the weekend it's the best time to go there because as we all know weekend it's the best time to pickup some guy's… But you got to be careful because it's a mix of strait, couple and also gay we found a few bisexual… Me and my boy we had a really good time party all day's of the weekend and sex all night. It was great this is what I got a say!!

One of the best part was that your room can't be rite next to pool if you select the room on the first floor. Get the corner rooms that have a small verandah and sit out. Remember not to leave your towels outside... Because I had mind stole that day's and it was not hotel towels. There will provide you also Wi-Fi and it's reasonably good connection and the rooms were nice for me… The rooms were enjoyable, nothing special, but for the rate on offer it was great value.

The Food was mostly good and fresh, you could eat the food any where you wham on the establishment. Great service but as we all know if we live in Thailand, we find out that thai are good for service as long as you are polite.

I recommend you to stop by this place if you pass by Koh Samiu, as long that you like party.

If you bean there tell me more about it!!

[Olddaddy]

In all my travels to Thailand over 50 trips I have never been to the South .

I'm not a "island" 🏝️ or beach person but this place sounds fantastic especially the party 🎉 nights !

 

[PeterRS]

Much obviously depends on price of rooms. It's not cheap and booking.com has today's price at Bt. 5,102 per room night including service and taxes. That's obviously a last minute price. Agoda has high season Feruary mid-week rates at Bt. 4,836 inclusive. Then again Samui is generally quite expensive during high season.

It takes all sorts and some will clearly love the place. But the posted photos do seem a bit outdated - old fashioned TVs for example when the flat screen models are now in most hotels. Also from the photos it looks as though when sitting on the balcony you could be looking at others looking at you! Checking hotel booking websites, their photos show rooms with much gentler pastel colours in the rooms which I would certainly prefer. Guest comments mirror those of the OP.

Reading the title of the hotel my one concern is the hotel advertising a bar which could make for noisy nights, the more so as it is in a popular location. I wonder if the OP found that. And I am concerned about his recommendation "as long as you like to party." That suggests the overall noise level might be quite high.

[macaroni21]

4 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

 

place sounds fantastic especially the party 🎉 nights !

 

You realize, I hope, that the original post was from 2013.

[Olddaddy]

1 hour ago, macaroni21 said:

You realize, I hope, that the original post was from 2013.

No need to be a party pooper 🎉

[PeterRS]

On 1/23/2026 at 5:19 PM, macaroni21 said:

You realize, I hope, that the original post was from 2013.

Who digs out a post almost 13 years old about a hotel and suggests it as "amazing"? I admit I did not check the date but I would never have thought anyone would post so many more than good things about a hotel that is so old! No wonder the photos look dated compared to those on present day webstes for that hotel. 

My first thought is the poster has to have something to do with that hotel. My second was that no one presently associated with the hotel would post such outdated photos. My view is that there should be a limit on digging up old posts to make them the thread of a new one. Digging up what someone has written before and including that in a post is a different matter. But to make a new thread - should be banned.

And how is any Guest with zero posts allowed to make a post? I thought a certain number of posts had to be made before any could be included in the forums. Devint6669 is not a registered member.

[vinapu]

4 hours ago, PeterRS said:

 Devint6669 is not a registered member.

But was and quite active some years ago. 

[PeterRS]

14 hours ago, vinapu said:

But was and quite active some years ago. 

Sorry I was not aware of that. But who would have posted that OP? Can any non member just pick up another's original post and repost it using the originator's name preceded by GUEST? That could surely open the door to a flood of spammers.

[vinapu]

15 minutes ago, PeterRS said:

Sorry I was not aware of that. But who would have posted that OP? Can any non member just pick up another's original post and repost it using the originator's name preceded by GUEST? That could surely open the door to a flood of spammers.

No,  that indicates that post was originated by member  who subsequently left, not just stopped postig. You see occasionally " guest reader" or " guest Raposa" for example. 

[PeterRS]

5 minutes ago, vinapu said:

No,  that indicates that post was originated by member  who subsequently left, not just stopped postig. You see occasionally " guest reader" or " guest Raposa" for example. 

I have never noticed that before. Thanks for pointing it out.

But why on this good earth would a former long-term poster wish to re-post a long post praising a hotel 12 1/2 years after the original. He must be perfectly well aware that hotels undergo changes all the time. As I pointed out, look up that hotel now and most of the photos on the present hotel booking sites look virtually nothing like those posted above. I still maintain there should be a ban on starting new threads simply by reposting one that is so old. Perhaps we need our own statute of limitations!!

Had he added a comment at the start of this thread about the fact that he and his bf had stayed at this hotel many years ago and he wanted to remind readers of its good qualities, I don't think anyone would complain. But to post as he did is highly misleading and, frankly, a disservice to members given how much does change over 12 1/2 years both in and around that hotel.

[vinapu]

1 hour ago, PeterRS said:

I still maintain there should be a ban on starting new threads simply by reposting one that is so old. Perhaps we need our own statute of limitations!!

 

One of reason for UK leaving EU  were complains about over regulation

[Lucky]

1 hour ago, PeterRS said:

I have never noticed that before. Thanks for pointing it out.

But why on this good earth would a former long-term poster wish to re-post a long post praising a hotel 12 1/2 years after the original. He must be perfectly well aware that hotels undergo changes all the time. As I pointed out, look up that hotel now and most of the photos on the present hotel booking sites look virtually nothing like those posted above. I still maintain there should be a ban on starting new threads simply by reposting one that is so old. Perhaps we need our own statute of limitations!!

Had he added a comment at the start of this thread about the fact that he and his bf had stayed at this hotel many years ago and he wanted to remind readers of its good qualities, I don't think anyone would complain. But to post as he did is highly misleading and, frankly, a disservice to members given how much does change over 12 1/2 years both in and around that hotel.

The 13 year old post was resurrected by @Olddaddy who apparently has nothing better to do.

[Olddaddy]

1 hour ago, Lucky said:

The 13 year old post was resurrected by @Olddaddy who apparently has nothing better to do.

Sounds like your ageist,😳

[mauRICE]

7 hours ago, PeterRS said:

But why on this good earth would a former long-term poster wish to re-post a long post praising a hotel 12 1/2 years after the original.

He didn't. The thread was bumped up last Friday when Olddaddy posted on it.

[PeterRS]

5 hours ago, mauRICE said:

He didn't. The thread was bumped up last Friday when Olddaddy posted on it.

I'm merely curious. How does a present member digging up a post from the far distant past not have his name listed as the poster - with reference back to the old post? He is not credited as being the poster and he claims no credit in the post which follows. There surely seems to be something tin the regulations that needs to be changed to avoid this sort of issue becoming more common. 

[thaiophilus]

???

Looking at the top of the thread this is what I see:

(The three pictures at the top are the end of the original 2013 post.)

It looks pretty clear to me that the author of the text "In all my travels..." is Olddaddy.

Do you see something different?