Goodbye! Infinity Residence Samui, Thailand

Bang Por beach, Koh Samui, Thailand

Photo 1: this 7/11 is where the hotel shuttle jeep pickup point is. Yes, a jeep because the road is to the resort is very steep.  So this 7/11 is very meaningful to the resort guests.  Photo 2/3: quite many European restaurants along this road.  Photo 5: view back to the resort.  It looks so packed on the mountain.

A hearty noodle soup, Bang Por beach, Samui, Thailand

Though I was a bit full, I was curious to try this noodle on Bang Por beach (and the only noodle stall over there).  I am always happy to see a family running a place like this.  A simple life looks easy but not so easy to maintain it.  The noodle soup is a bit expensive to me (THB50, usually it should be around THB30-40), I like the way they made the wonton fresh, not made it and let it get soft and re-heated when you order it. 

Takho restaurant, Bang Por beach, Samui, Thailand

Along this part of Bang Por beach, there are quite many local restaurants and interestingly some Swiss and German restaurants.  See how the Europeans reside in many parts of Thailand.  I chose a local Thai restaurant after all.  This one is the busiest one but after my trying, the food is so so.  I got some skin allergy from some kind of bugs here on this beach.  Not sure if that is attributed to the dirty environment around as I have seen some locals going for their "small" business openly on the beach and very nearby at just 10 feet away from the table.  So this cultural habit is not just exclusive to certain race of people.

Penthouse units, Infinity Residence, Samui, Thailand

There are about 50 units in this resort but more than half are vacant or not for daily rental.  Climbed up to the highest penthouse unit.  The view is superb though.

An unhappy stay, Duplex suite, Infinity Residence, Samui, Thailand

Got changed to this duplex suite that I am not happy with.  The previous suite I stayed has a problem of rats running on the ceiling ventilation system.  When I complained this to the manager, I got told that would be a cat.  I simply told him my family used to have rats in the house and also cats.  I could simply tell a cat from a rat.  Then I decided not to argue with him.  Besides, he claimed "no guests complained about a rat problem.  That means I was to speak something extraordinary.  Another unhappy thing is that when they said they upgraded me to an Elegance suite, which turned out to be 2 rooms next to the previous room I stayed.  What's the difference is that the whole unit got split into a 2 bed room suite on the same size, meaning the bed room and living room smaller.  

Since they didn't show any sincerity in getting some compensation, I didn't feel like asking for anything further but reluctantly accept this suite.  Funny enough the front office emphasized the 2 bed room of this suite, but how can I make good use of this 2 bed rooms.  In fact it's a kind of waste and the bed room is much smaller than the previous one I stayed.  Most of all, the pool is much smaller.  I commented on this part to the manager, I got the answer "many guests do enjoy their stay".  So I seemed to have agreed with him on why I have a further complaint.  Anyway, from the first day of the power failure, they offered a one way trip to Fishermen Village (costing THB700) as a compensation, I really find it not so sincere.  Why not for a round trip.  

After all, all the local Thai staff are very friendly and helpful, except the house manager. 

High on the hill, steep and slopy, Infinity Residence Samui, Thailand

Some of the slopes can be up to 45 degree.  If it's raining, it'll be very dangerous.  I was asked to take a buggy ride but I refused to take it.