Bella Vista Beach Resort, Pattaya Beach.”

I visited Koh Lipe end of July, during low season, and stayed in Bella Vista Beach Resort for 5 nights. It is located at Pattaya Beach. The resort has a restaurant that serves Western and Thai food (pork free), beer and other non alcoholic beverages. Service can be pretty slow, but the food is quite delicious. Opening hours: 8am - 7pm. I stayed in the room-type accommodation instead of the bungalow as I do not need refrigerator or TV. The room is pretty basic, a bed, table, chairs, showers, kettle and instant coffee. My room is cleaned daily, bed linens are changed daily too. The rooms has its own bathroom and AC! I love the AC! It is always cold. And no mosquitoes in the room! The only thing is the shower's hot water is always in cranky mood. But I don't need hot water as the weather is already very hot. The beach is right in front of the hotel. Hotel has sunbeds and umbrellas. During low season, there are no boats docking so it was really nice and quiet. Walking Street is around 10 minutes walk from the hotel. But when you walk on the beautiful beach, it seems pretty near. There are many dogs at the hotel (as are all other places in this island). The staffs are amazing. The little lady at the reception and the waitress are always friendly and polite. They all speak basic English, so no worry on that. Overall, it is a really nice and comfortable stay.

Perfect”

It was an excellent stay! Booked a standard room for a night but we were instead upgraded to a bungalow. Located right in front of the pattaya beach, takes a walking distance of approximately 40 seconds walk to the beach although our room was located at the end. The staffs on the other hand especially the luggage boys (?) were really friendly, they would greet us and wave a hi whenever we were in their sights. Not to mention, the hotel provided us sincere and friendly taxi drivers too, as compared to the ones on the street which were all very money-minded. The taxi drivers brought us to a beautiful stop at the sunrise beach, no short-cuts or laziness but just plain sincerity. The hotel is also located 3-4 minutes walking distance away from the Walking Street. The only downside of this hotel is perhaps the inconsistent water heater. Other than that, everything is perfectly great! Definitely value for money. Would love to stay at BV in the future if I ever visit Koh Lipe again :)

Bella Vista Strongly Recommended!”

We stayed in this hotel for 2 nights with young children and we very much enjoyed it. The front desk lady was very very friendly and gave us a free upgrade to a room that was closer to the beach. When we first walked into the room, we were amazed by the new facilities. Rooms were newly renovated and everything was satisfactory. I am sensitive to mold but couldn't smell anything from the air conditioner. We did not expect such facility for the money we paid. It was absolutely worth it. My wife liked that the hotel was located in Pattaya beach. We've been to all three beaches and Pattaya was the best for families with young children. The sand is so soft that it almost feels like mud and it has many trees along the shore line so that you can place a mat underneath a tree and get an escape from the heat. Sunrise beach is beautiful but not enough trees and the sand doesn't feel as soft. Sunset beach is unrecommended. Water is muddy and too much rocks underwater. Everything was great except that it took about 10 minutes to get to the Walking street for food. Having 2 little kids(1 & 3 years old) it wasn't easy because they kept getting distracted by things on the beach and things that were happening in the beach. If you don't care about walking and you want a less crowded area in the Pattaya beach, this hotel is the one. Strongly recommended. p.s Two things I didn't ask. 1) They had a small car parked in front of the hotel. I don't know if they offer a pickup service for people who arrive at sunrise beach (during low seasons, speedboats arrive at sunrise beach so you need a ride - either a taxi or a hotel pickup. Check with the hotel if you are traveling during low season. 2) They had snorkeling equipments at the front desk. I don't know if they let their customers use it free of charge. Ask before you rent one from the shop.

Good location, but that's it”

The hotel is located in the right part of the Pattaya beach, and it's the highlight of the hotel. We had a standard room, which is very specious, but all the space isn't used smartly. What I mean is basically in the room you have a bed, a table and two nightstands. And an air con. I guess, nobody cleaned the bathroom facilities for a long time, because there was some kind of mold and scurf on the metal surfaces. If Bella vista has a renovation, it may be a top notch resort. But so far it's a very sad picture. But: Staff is helpful and friendly mostly Breakfast is good enough And, what is most important: on Koh Lipe you can camping in the ditch and you will still be happy to live for some time on that paradise Island What I mean is: if not for the island itself, I would be very disappointed with the hotel

Hotel is above the standard of Koh Lipe”

+: hotel is on Pattaya beach, which is the main beach of the island. Even so, I did not find this beach really crowded... (better for us! :-)) In 5 minutes walk you can reach the Walking street, and is nice to come back after a good dinner enjoying the fantastic sea view along the beach. The hotel offers sunbeds and beach towels (changed every day), so you have all you need to have a nice day just in front of the hotel (we did not move in the first 3 days from there, only after we discovered the "rest" of the island.) Nearby of the hotel there are also good restaurants as for lunch as for dinner. The hotel has bungallows, cleaned every day, towels changed every day. More we did not wish for us. As Koh Lipe is an island, do not be surprised to find some ants or gekkos in the room, and remind yourself, that this is not a fault of the hotel, it belongs to your holiday in the paradise! To see tha changes of the sea (flux and reflux) is really amaizing. -: the breakfast menu could be a bit more various. Is a bit asian taste with all the noodles and fried tofu. But you can survive with scrambled eggs, omlet, fresh fruits and corn flakes, so it is not really a complain. Actually I missed only a bit of cheese. :-P Personal was always friendly and helpful. Thank you for everything guys! And my personal wish: Dear Hotel, please take care of the wild dogs in front of you! They decided to belong to your hotel, they are protecting their territory from other dogs, so please try to heal them from their sicknesses, and give them a bit of food and drinking water on the side of the hotel! Thank you!

The best location, great breakfast, terrible room”

Positives: 1. The best location on the island . 5 min from walking street and right on the beach. The fact that it is a bit on the side of pattaya beach means that you'll get a beach with no noisy long tail boats or horses of people queuing for the transfers. Trust me - you can't get a better location on Ko Lipe. 2. Breakfast was really good. The best we had in our 3 weeks holiday in Thailand. Fresh products, eggs made on the spot, and even a fresh tuna salad. 3. The room was clean. 4. Service was really friendly and good. Negatives: 1. We stayed in a standard room which is terrible. Just a big room , with no safe, Tv or a closet (there are shelves in the bathroom). It looks like a prison (that's how we called it). The "view" is to the pathway where people and other guest walk so essentially you need to keep your curtains closed to have privacy. On the other hand the room was cleaned very well every day. Terrible room!

Extreme helpful staffs and tried their best to help”

I got my air con not function very well (not cool) during checked in, after told the staff, they immediately asked the technician to fix in the room and the air con worked fine after the fix in 10 mins. Been asked for late checked out because my ferry was 4.30pm, they were OK with that and help to carry luggage when check in and check out to the immigration counter. Room is clean and big size, just lack of ceiling fan, TV and refrigerator. Breakfast were acceptable, stayed for 3 nights and the breakfast were different every day. Not many choices but acceptable and taste not bad. Location is just right at Pattaya beach, walk out from the resort is Pattaya beach. Value for money, recommend it.

Exceptional”

The first thing that i love about Bella Vista was the location. In front of the beautiful Pattaya Beach. Walking distance to Walking Street (about 5min walking) . The staff was very nice friendly and can speak English very well.

Fantastic stay!”

We had a nice garden pavilion bungalow literally 5 steps from the beautiful beach. Nice, modern comfy room and bathroom. Good aircon, but TV was not working... Didn't bother us though. I personally think its the best beach of the island and Bella vista is located just perfectly. Would definitely stay again!

Beautiful Garden Pavilion Room”

We arrived at Koh Lipe about 10am and was allowed for an early check-in eventhough we forgot to request for one. Also, we initially booked the Standard Pavilion but was upgraded to the Garden Pavilion and we gotten the room nearest to the beach. Service was prompt and the hotel provides free snorkeling masks and towel for usage by the beach. Will definitely stay in this hotel again.

Simple and Nice room”

Great stay at Bella Vista compare to last time stayed in Z-touch. Standard room but it is big enough.The toilet is big and clean. However, find out the standard room is bigger than the garden room. But the price is cheaper than garden room. So feel that not worth to stay in garden room. Aircond in my room was very noisy and not cold enough. Beach towel is provided at reception upon request. Nice stay :)

Very clean. Great breakfast for non-vegan eaters.”

The only con I had was unfortunately being involved in a situation where we had no water for 2 hours & when it came back on black stuff came out facets. Contacted front office & they sent a cleaning crew to clean it up. Okay 2 cons, the thumping noise coming from a club way up the beach was annoying. I would recommend they turn the bass or volume down really put a damper on the vibe of the island but this has nothing to do with Bella Vista.

Excellent location on the beach”

We stayed here two nights and enjoyed the room and the location of the hotel. It does not have a pool but the sea is gorgeous and has very good strip of beach in front, away from the hassle and the boats. Would definitely stay here, although I was not impressed by Koh Lipe that much. I much preferred other islands in the Andaman sea (Koh Mook, Koh Ngai...10 times better!)

was a wonderful stay”

A new build it hotel, close to Pattaya beach, the rooms is very clean and well decoration, beach front and quite at night time, close to walking street in Koh Lipe, definitely will stay again.

we had a amazing time and very happy in there!”

we're all had a wonderful trip and enjoyable... (bella vista hotel)like our second home made us feel warn,relaxed and comfortable,thank for(DANNY)bring some whiskey for us and fun,and also thanks for (bella vista)all staff had been good service for us...thanks you guys very much (YOU GUYS DONE VERY WELL)KEEP GOING:).....I THINK we definitely would be back again....take care everyone:) see ya

Basic room in good location”

We took the cheapest room which cost 2300baht, I booked via agoda and we were given a ground floor room when the rooms at this price should be second floor with a small balcony. Ground floor rooms have a window looking out to the pathway by the side of the rooms so curtains need to be closed all the time. It was a large, clean room with a fridge and free water. The only furniture was a table which made the room seem quite spartan and the bed was rock solid. There was a wardrobe in the bathroom. The shower reached warm but never hot. The noise from people upstairs, in other rooms, walking down the stairs and along the pathway was high but this could be more to do with thoughtless people rather than thin walls (difficult to tell). Location is good, right on the beach and only 5-10mins walk to the start of walking street. All in all I felt it was overpriced but this tends to be this the same with all midrange accommodation on Koh Lipe

Nice Beach Resort @ Bella Vista”

Me and family of 6 spent 3nights (bea h front house and garden villa) in Koh Lipe and it has been an amazing trip since we arrived. I would recomend that there is no need to get any transfer from jetty to resort as it just about 10-15mins walking distances with nice beach view. From we checked in till out resort staffs been very helpful and friendly especially thanks to Khun Saa. My feedback is for the Beach Villa House should have 2 washroom since it was meant for 4 adults. Overall was a great experience with good (halal) food.

Great stay at Pattaya Beach”

I'm glad i chose Bella Vista as the room is spacious and clean, and it has all the basic necessities like air-cond and hot shower. The hotel is about 10 mins walk from immigration (Granted that we need to lug our luggage along the sandy beach). I would say it's on the quieter side of Pattaya beach which is exactly what we were looking for. Oh, there's also a happy doggy which would always greet you when you're back to the hotel.

Beachfront villa has obstructed view”

Stayed a night here at Beachfront villa -Room 200. The view of the beach is obstructed by lounge chairs in front of our room. That was a disappointment. The Beachfront villa family room has unobstructed view of the sea. Wifi was ok. Breakfast was good. One of the few resorts to have a decent spread of about 3-4 dishes. Service was average. Ok place to explore pattaya beach. Booked this place as Mali was fully booked

Least Hospitality Ever”

Bella Vista having some mixed reviews was not our first choice of accommodation on Koh Lipe but since we were traveling in the main season we did not have to many options and therefore booked this resort. Pick-up at the immigration did not work out but since it is less than 5 minutes walk this was not too crucial. Welcome reception was not existing and we felt that we disturb the staff with guests arriving. Rooms/Chalets are clean, have a good size, practical furniture, a great bed and a big bathroom. We felt it is a bit clinical without the normal beautiful Thai decoration but no complains on the rooms. Breakfast is simple with toast and jam, fried rice, vegetable, sausages, fruits and the regular egg selection. Second morning there was only toast and after requesting for further options we were told that there are not enough guests and only toast and eggs are on offer. At least an a a la carte option should be available (after our complain this was done on the following days). Staff at the Bella Vista is the most unfriendly and ignorant we have ever experienced in Thailand - this is such a pity since the location is 5*, the chalets are nice and Bella Vista could really be of the best choices on the island but only after a new team is in place especially the receptionist.