Guest reviews for Baan Talay
We had a wonderful honeymoon
Sara & Tom - Finland - June 28th, 2008
Greeting from Finland!
Thank you for your hospitality! We had a wonderful honeymoon. The villa was great and the chef was amazing!
The whole staff took such good care of us!
We hope that we get a chance to come back here someday.
Best wishes
The ambiance was Magical
Adeline, Bel, Pearl, Nicholas & Dominie - Singapore - June 15th, 2008
What a memorable stay we had at Baan Talay. The ambiance was Magical.
The team under Fiona was efficient and professional. The food cooked by Eak was simply marvellous. How we wish we could stay on in this wonderful place.
Thank you Fiona, Eak, Lay, Ying and Fon for making our holiday at Koh Samui a happy and unforgettable one.
We hope to return one day to this enchanting place
Our stay was truly memorable
Love Tom, Benjaporn, Tiffany, Paulina and Marissa - Finland - June 2nd, 2008
Baan Talay Staff - Thank you so much for your hospitality. Our stay was truly memorable.
We wish we didn't have to leave and hope to get a chance to come back again.
Thanks again
Love Damian and Lou x - England - March 7th, 2008
FIRST WEDDING AT BAAN TALAY
Dear Fiona Eak and Lay Thank you all so much for making our wedding SO SO special!
We feel really privileged to have shared our special day with you all, and experiences the serenity of Baan Talay.
(What an amazing place) You have made our stay here and the wedding day all the more memorable with your generosity, kindness and enthusiasm!
We feel that everything has been just perfect! We would love to come back to see you soon.
We will definitely miss you all and Baan Talay
Marianne, Christian, Casper & family - Denmark - February 19th, 2008
On our 4th trip to Thailand we've spent 2 wonderful weeks here at Baan Talay.
One of the reasons we like it here do much is the people who are always so kind and friendly, smiling and helpful.
The staff at Baan Talay is no exception to this.
Dear Eak, Lay, Fon and Gob. It has been a pleasure having you around to help us and we've enjoyed your cooking very much, your chicken satay and wontons are Heaven.
Thanks Liz for your help when mostly needed, and welcome back Fiona, hope you had a wonderful holiday, we certainly did.
Thank you all very much and take care.
Dee and George - England - January 26th, 2008
This is our first visit to Thailand and we have spent the last 11 days at Baan Talay and it was by far the best place we have visited.
Thank you so much Fiona, Lay, Fon and Eak for all your hard work and kindness.
To future guests who read this make sure you sample Eak's home cooked Thai food it was the best that we had during our whole 4 week trip.
Lots of love and best wishes.
Antti & family - Finland - January 9th, 2008
A truly beautiful place, friendly and helpful staff and a great cook - the best Thai food we have eaten ever!
We loved climbing the rocks on the beach, enjoyed the spa treatments and the lunches at nearby hotel terraces ? but the best was a swim in our own swimming pool, followed by delicious Mai Tai cocktails and an ultimate dinner to crown the day!
The garden and the entire house decorations are beautiful!
Thanks to Fiona and her staff, you made our visit a relaxing and enjoyable experience.
Your Finnish guests.
The Hodge family - (USA living in Tokyo, Japan) - January 2nd, 2008
We had a magical time! Fiona and the entire staff were gracious and helpful.
With a large group (9) it can be difficult to accommodate everyone's needs, but they pulled it off effortlessly... and the food was to die for!!
Our Thai Christmas will be a fond memory forever.
Best to all.
Colleen & David ? Canada & Croatia - November 5th, 2007
Thank you to our new friends at Baan Talay for creating the perfect place to reunite with old friends and to experience Thai hospitality in this tropical oasis.
We especially enjoyed the delicious Thai food so beautifully presented by such happy people.
Thanks again to you for bringing the story of our vacation to a happy ending.
Yusuf, Liem, Yenny & friends - Jakarta, Indonesia - October 6th, 2007
We thanked you all, Fiona and all her team that made our stay really enjoyable and pleasant. How amazed we are for your hospitality while we stayed. Every single thing had been taken care of very well. WELL DONE!!
Samui is a beautiful island with its own simple and traditional life. Nice people, nice food, nice villa especially we all love our "private beach" The kids loved to build their sandcastle and played in the water everyday. We will miss your smile and care.
Hope to see you all again soon our holiday is good, spending quality time with our big family, surrounded by Samui?s nature.
God bless you all.
May 09 - 13, 2007
Stevenson - October 4th, 2007
To Fiona, Lay, Ying and Eak What can we say??
Brilliant Amazing Authentic Nothing was too much. Thank you so much for such great service? And hope to see you again.
Lovely views Accommodation 5 star
Yes we will defiantly come again!
Phil, Dianne, Libby, Jay, Stacey, Eddie and Dave Stevenson.
Melissa, Dean, TC & Sassy ? Florida, USA - September 12th, 2007
Thank you for all your hospitality and generosity.
The care you have taken in making us feel at home made our vacation an experience we will always remember. We are looking forward to a return trip.
Thank you too the chef for the wonderful food and the variety of it all.
Thank you.
Sasha, Matt, Bella, Willa & Clemie - Sydney, Australia - July 5th, 2007
Dear Fiona, Eak, Lay and Ying
Thank you so much for making our holiday such a memorable experience. Our 10 days have gone so fast and we are all very sad to leave. The villa is so peaceful and an oasis where time means very little. Fiona ? ?The catwalk queen? thanks for your fashion.
Every day a new ensemble. Thanks for all the shopping tips- you have cost us a mini fortune and also thanks for so brilliantly organizing everything for us ? nothing was ever a problem. Eak Chef extraordinaire and Mr Nice Guy, your food was simply amazing.
The kids have never eaten so well and for that matter neither have the adults. Everything you created was so delicious. Lay "Queen of hearts" (and snakes) Our children will miss you terribly, your smile, your sense of humor and all the love you have to give, you truly are a very special person.
The children will treasure the memories of the time spent with you especially Clemie with the massages and arm tickles. Ying "Queen of Angels" You remind us so much of an Angel quietly working away in background mode.
A wonderful happy face and smile to be greeted by in the morning. While the villa is fantastic it's all of you that makes the holiday experience at the top of the scale in all the holidays we have had over the years. Thank you all so much and see you next year.
Lots of love
Tim, Lynette & family - Chicago, US - May 28th, 2007
Thank you for your generosity, kindness and hospitality that we have enjoyed over the past week at Baan Talay.
We have had the holiday of a lifetime. Fiona, many thanks for organizing our excursions. Without you we would have been stranded.
Eak Thank you! Your dinners were amazing. Lay and Ying, you guys are great and you brightened up our days when you arrived.
We have a family rule about never taking a holiday in the same place twice but we will have to make an exception for Koh Samui!
Nossi & Hope - Los Angeles, US & Ali & Shahala - Iran - May 22nd, 2007
Paradise!
A world devised from old Persian ?sandscript? language. We came here with no expectations, just to get away from the daily hassles of American life. Having our family from Iran to visit and to be together added another wonderful dimension to our stay in paradise Koh Samui.
For 20+ years I have felt the beauty of Thai's and Thailand. It has become my second home away from home. But to be here for only a day and a half?
I and we have unloaded the loads that we have carried for so long and the stresses we held for some time.
Fiona and the staff at Baan Talay have added so much to make our experience unique and pleasurable.
We thank you.
If life provides a second opportunity it will be a pleasure to revisit the experience.
Our love to all of you
Sasha, Matt, Bella, Willa & Clemie ? Sydney, Australia - May 7th, 2007
Dear Fiona, Eak, Lay and Ying Thank you so much for making our holiday such a memorable experience. Our 10 days have gone so fast and we are all very sad to leave. The villa is so peaceful and an oasis where time means very little. Fiona ? Thanks for all the shopping tips- you have cost us a mini fortune and also thanks for so brilliantly organizing everything for us ? nothing was ever a problem. Eak ? ?Chef extraordinaire and Mr Nice Guy? ? your food was simply amazing. The kids have never eaten so well and for that matter neither have the adults. Everything you created was so delicious. Lay - Our children will miss you terribly ? your smile, your sense of humor and all the love you have to give, you truly are a very special person. The children will treasure the memories of the time spent with you. Ying ? You remind us so much of an Angel quietly working away in background mode. A wonderful happy face and smile to be greeted by in the morning. While the villa is fantastic it?s all of you that makes the holiday experience at the top of the scale in all the holidays we have had over the years. Thank you all so much and see you next year. Lots of love
Lotta, Peter, Albert - Sweden & Inger, Lars, Larrans, Oscar - Norway - April 30th, 2007
Fiona, Lay , Eak, Ying!
Thank you for one of the most amazing holidays of our lives. Fantastic food and great service through the whole week.
Take care and hope to see you all again!
Many thanks
Dan & Ann Shea - Plymouth, England - April 22nd, 2007
Thank you to all you staff who have made our stay here very pleasant and enjoyable.
The chef is excellent.
Rosemary & Eric - Plymouth, England - April 17th, 2007
Yet another day in paradise. Made more enjoyable by the excellent service friendly staff and not to forget a very good chef.
Thank you for all your help and support
Dino & Monica - Los Angeles, US - April 12th, 2007
To everyone at Baan Talay, thank you so much for the warm welcome, excellent food, great care and comfort.
We had a most remarkable time in Koh Samui.
We will be back soon!
Love, peace and prosperity to all
Mitin, Ami - Japan & Singapore - March 29th, 2007
A wonderful week, thanks to a great chef and very attentive service from all the staff at Samui Beach Villa.
Al Personal au Baan Talay, Gracias par una espadia formidable, la comida es excellent! Cada noche expesabama con ankelo que songmes espenaba en la mesu! Namaote, Kanna baut acha hai, baiyar No1. Muzza hair!
Guten Tag wir sind zwei familien aus Tokyo and aus Singapore.
Nous avons porter beacoups du vin au Francais au moude nouveau.
The Roman family - Bratislava, Slovakia - March 17th, 2007
Thank you for taking great care of us.
A special thank you to Fiona and for absolutely perfect food, made by the best cook in the, and world champion in Thai food Eak.
We had also nice lessons in cooking. Also special thanks to Lay - she was always laughing and smiling.
Frizinsky family - Israel - March 7th, 2007
Thank you for a wonderful and great vacation, for a beautiful house in such a beautiful place and for all the nice people here with us : Fiona, Eak & Lay.
We've had a wonderful time, we've felt like its home and everybody here spoiled us with the service and the food and everything.
We've enjoyed every minute of our time here.
Thank you for everything.
Keith, Rick & friends from Italy - LA, California USA - February 5th, 2007
Beware! Time at Baan Talay passes very quickly. You'll awake one morning in a tropical paradise, what feels like the following day is in fact is in fact a week later... and your leaving.
Such, is the mesmerizing nature of this magical spot, and the warmth of welcome from Fiona, Lay and the gang.
Thank you all for this dream-like finale to our first (certainly not last) visit to Thailand
Janice, Felicia, Bestor & John - Hong Kong - January 15th, 2007
Thank you for sharing this beautiful house and making this a very memorable vacation for us.
The food the staff and Fiona have made this all a perfect getaway for us.
Without Fiona's help with our daily activities, taxi arrangements, menu planning etc, we would have gotten so lost? we greatly appreciate all your help.
The food was incredible and we'll certainly miss it. In fact we'll miss this warm getaway for sure!
Thanks for the lovely birthday cake
John & Mary - Chicago USA - December 29th, 2006
Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with us. We loved all of Samui?s attractions - but Baan Talay most of all, hope to return some day.
Valerie, David, Isabelle & Tristen - Zimbabwe - December 25th, 2006
We had a lovely 6 days at your beautiful home.
The house & surroundings provided a wonderful backdrop for a get together with our dear friends from Zimbabwe, and the attention to detail and personal care by Fiona, the household staff and the fabulous chef left us feeling very well looked after.
Wishing you happiness and success in 2007.
Riaz, Christina, Ruby, Hannah & Sammy - Zimbabwe - December 24th, 2006
Thank you for your kindness and attention during our stay at Baan Talay we had a wonderful time staying at this beautiful house and truly enjoyed Koh Samui.
Fiona your staff are amazing thank you.
Wishing you all the best in 2007
Don, Isabella & family - Hong Kong & China - December 12th, 2006
Thank you so much for your wonderful hospitality, warm smiles and outstanding service.
Baan Talay is a very special, beautiful home , made all the more memorable by the exceptional staff here who paid impeccable attention to detail and created an amazing ambiance, and added "spirit" to our stay. We really appreciate all your efforts.
Fiona, you were superb, because of you, our holiday was PERFECT! Zac - our family is all about food, and of all the great meals we had in Koh Samui, yours were the best!
Brian, Wendy & family -USA, now living in Bangkok - October 12th, 2006
Thank you for a wonderful and relaxing vacation. You were so kind and helpful with our family; you truly made us feel like we were at home.
The food was, wow, it was heavenly
Amy & Jeff - Toronto Canada - September 19th, 2006
Jeff and I had a perfect week at Baan Talay.
We know how much energy it takes to provide such outstanding service, and truly appreciate all that you did to make our time here so special. Thank you for the attention to all the details, even down to the orchids on our pillows each evening.
The food was worthy of a 5* restaurant. We've traveled around a lot and stayed at many places?this will stick out in our memory for sure.
We wouldn't hesitate for a second to recommend it to anyone.
Thank you again.
Scott & family - Canada - September 5th, 2006
?This has been the most wonderful holiday. Everything was perfect!!!
We were so very impressed with the food, the service, the hospitality, the warm smiles.
Thank you for all your hard work, it was truly appreciated!!!
Best of luck in the future.