Nora Buri Resort & Spa

Great resort, beautiful swimming pools and great breakfast. However the food from the lunch and dinner restaurants is not good and is expensive also there’s no beach on the resort. Also the resort should offer a free shuttle to the airport for all of its guess.

Stayed 4 nights in hilltop sea view villa over the new years. Quite & private area, good for rewinding and relaxing. Very lush green surrounding around the area. Hotel beach is not very suitable for swimming because there is alot of sharps corals & rocks near the bay. My husband was injured while trying to swim. Not walkable to chaweng city centre. Sometimes quite difficult to call for buggy. But overall good stay.

This hotel is absolutely one of the best places to stay in Koh Samui, the whole experience is a absolutely pleasure, the services, the rooms, the pools, the spa are all incredible. I loved every moment of my stay and can’t wait to come back to stay again! Thanks to the lovely staff for helping my stay more beautiful. Will be back.

Pros: We booked a beachside villa which had a wonderful view and was spacious and came with bathtub and seperate shower as well as an outdoor rainfall shower. The Breakfast choices were very good and catered for global guests, the on site restaurants are also very good. Staff are helpful and polite as you would expect from Thai hospitality. Cons: Mosquitoes! This place is beautiful with its rainforest feel with lots of greenery and trees, but that also becomes a home for bugs and such like. We used lots of patches and lotions but still got bitten multiple times. The internet kept dropping in and out on our first night but they did come and provide a new router for the room on our 2nd day. Another issue was the outdoor bell kept ringing by itself which became a nuisance when trying to put the kids to bed and ourselves. We informed the staff and they did try to fix the issue but it was on and off. By the third day it was fixed but that was still super annoying.

My boyfriend and I really enjoyed staying at Nora Buri Resort and Spa! We stayed in the beachside villa which was amazing! They have a shuttle service on the resort, as well as a shuttle that takes you into chaweng beach! The resort spa was the best massage so far in Thailand, a little more expensive but worth the money. The restaurants were great, highly recommend the barge restaurant!

This hotel is a great hotel. Divided by the road this place has a garden and ocean section. Two massive pools and fitness center which are book great. This hotel is about 5-10 min out from the main area of Chaweng so you need a taxi or the hotel shuttle service to get into town. This hotel is massive and has a lot of stairs and steep internal pathways which must be taken to get to and from the rooms or facilities. Golf carts can get you around which can help

This hotel is amazing. Just simply luxury, the food is incredible, the staff are so friendly, caring and just lovely to be around. Yes there is a hill, but there are golf caddies waiting to take you around the resort, and its just a delight to be there. Enjoy every minute of your stay. We can't wait to come back for our honeymoon as its just the most incredible hotel and three days was not enough.

Nora Buri is very dated. The hotel needs updating in many different areas. Negatives: WiFi did not work more than half of our stay. We contacted the front desk to resolve but the troubleshooting got very tiresome. Mandatory Christmas dinner 200$ (USD) added to booking was a disappointment. For this price we were expecting something of much higher caliber. This was a banquet buffet, where we were seated at community tables with people we didn’t know. Location was inconvenient. It costed about $9 (USD) one way every time we wanted to go into town, and the same fare to return. They have a free shuttle that we didn’t use once bc the times didn’t work with our schedule. Gym was outdated and had strict hours so we could not workout past 8pm. Renovations taking place at main pool during peak season, so part of the pool was closed. Also when getting a massage at the spa we could hear the saw-cutting of lumber, not very relaxing. Positives: Number one spa on the island per TripAdvisor. Understandably so, the message was incredible. I am extremely ticklish, so massages are challenging for me. But I was not tickled once during this massage. Staff was amazing. They tried very hard and did the best they could with what they have to work with. Breakfast buffet included. It had decent selection. Was nice and convenient. Suggestions: If you come during an off season and get a good deal on a pool villa you will likely enjoy it. But if it is peak season and you have the standard room, I would suggest finding a more convenient hotel on Chaweng Beach Road.

My third stay at this resort and another mile stone reaching a gold status at this resort. Great resort and services

We stayed 5 nights and was exceptional. All staffs were very friendly and kindly, helpful. Room was good and clean but view from balcony was not so good. Nora Buri is Located in very steeped hill so it’s hard to get to your room by walking such as taking excise. If you dislike you can get in cart. Access from the airport was very nearby but transportation was inconvenient if you use taxis because too much expensive (ex, Airport - Nora Buri from 400 Baht in spite of 5 km distance...) so we recommend that you use rental motorcycle near the Nora Buri (150 Baht per day, discounts are available if you rent several consecutive days). The beach where is in front of the hotel wasn’t able to swim because of too many rocks but you can find some of beautiful beach around there and it’s easy to access by rental motorcycle! Anyway we enjoyed Samui resort life with Nora Buri and recommend!

This property will not disappoint you. Fantastic pools and breakfast, on a nice beach, staff very friendly, rooms spacious and comfortable. Quiet but the trade off is being a short drive from chaweng the major tourist area. Shuttles however are supplied 4 times a day.

Location is bad and costly taxi to the centre of town in Chaweng where the convenience are located. The sea is full of thorny rocks not suitable to swim even with the amphibian shoes. Unless just hanging by the pool for yr holiday. I think management has to relook at the transportation service to even be worthy a 4 star as claimed to be 5 stars. Called a taxi at the reception desk to airport which is only 2-3 km away (less than 5 mins drive). They say that it costs 400 baht by hotel transport or by taxi (no meter usage). More expensive then the "London cab. " Something is not right between the arrangement of the reception desk and their outside taxi contacts. Better to stay nearer to the Chaweng centre nearer to Hard Rock area..

Hotel is located in a good view and comfortable,which is near to chaweng beach. Have a good service for my all special request. Don’t think not too much step to go to the room. They have the club car transportation.

We went during the off season and got a room for 80% off (the only way a young student couple could afford this crazy upscale resort). It was totally worth it. Beautiful, well run resort with a very private feel. Highly recommend if you have the financial means. Especially good for couples .

Most of the descriptions and the reviews about this place have been accurate. It's a really nice resort with a great view from all over the property. We stayed there for 3 nights, with the final one in the beach front Pool Villa, and it was the single most amazing room I have ever stayed in at any beach resorts so far. The staff members were really friendly and helpful, the breakfast was good , and the swimming pools were in good conditions. It was about 3 km (10 minutes drive) to Chaweng town, and that would cost you 100 baht on a tuk tuk or 300 baht on a taxi, but they did have several free shuttles to and fro throughout the day. Except for the fact that the beach in the compound of the resort isn't the best for you to lie on, everything else was amazing. It's perfect for a nice quiet getaway with your loved one. 10/10 would recommend for a romantic trip.

Everything was pretty good except for non stop eating our money. We were at the lounge and requested for a glass of water nevertheless they charging a THB 70 for that glass of diamond water. Thats good enough for a good bye

We stayed at Nora Buri for a week an was by far the best traveling experience we ever had. The staff is incredibly welcoming , friendly respectful and professional. Because we arrived very early morning, we had to wait a couple of hours for our room to be ready but we were offered refreshment and coffee , with complete access to all the facilities of the resort, great service! We booked a beachside pool Villa and the room was beautiful , with a stunning view on the sea and complete privacy , both inside and outside The floor-to-ceiling window lets a great light enter the room in the morning , beautiful. Front desk and concierge really helpful and talkative , they suggested us a lot of great places to visit and took care of all the reservations we made for the week. Lovely spa center honeymoon couple massage extremely recommended. Both the Thai and the western restaurants are really good , at a reasonable price. Location is great to get to the nightlife ( rent a scooter is the best way to move around the island ) and the airport. If we ever come back to Samui, we definitely stay again at Nora Buri.

good for a couple or families with older children but too many steps found it not to good for families with small children. pools had infinity edges breakfast was very good as were the bedroom sizes location not so good as had to get taxis everywhere

The only thing that we didnt enjoy was the fact that you had to get a taxi any where as you werent able to walk

Nora Buri Resort and Spa Koh Samui is the best of the best resorts in Thailand. The services they provide are spectacular and the staff are always courteous and happy no matter how busy they may be. The resort restaurant's are incredible that offer a delicious range of Thai and Western cuisine. I would recommend Nora Buri Resort and Spa Koh Samui as it is a high class resort that delivers every time. It does not surprise me they have achieved so many awards. I will definitely be returning to Nora Buri Resort and Spa Koh Samui.