Holiday Inn Essence Bar & Lounge

I want to start off saying how incredible the welcoming hospitality was of the breakfast host! Het name is Som O, and her warm smile first thing in the morning really made my day. Incredibly sweet and professional, a real asset for the hotel! The food was really good, lots of choices for everyone and also largely catered to the little ones. Maybe to keep the flavour palette open to kids, the flavours were less bold and prominent than you would expect in Thailand but I totally understand they don’t want to set the kid’s mouth on fire. The atmosphere is really good, beautiful new style of the Holiday Inn. However, there are a lot of kids. Which we could’ve expected it being a kids paradise, but for a couple without kids it was a little overwhelming at times. For the Holiday Inn formula this was definitely the best breakfast we ever had.

Nana and Pao and Natty and Thata serving us in the restaurant were amazing. We loved them so much. They are so friendly and feel like family. X is the best bar tender and makes AMAZING thai tea. Nong and Pom and Mike make such tasty food. The best in Ko Samui! We can't wait to come back here. 11 stars! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Food takes wayyy too long here. Tried it 1 time not coming back.