This hotel is fantastic! Good location- middle of Lamai Beach!
The rooms are great- My boyfriend and I just stay in one of t he standard room, but the room was clean, had a good sized bathroom, air con, balcony, was modern-ish and had a new safe and we definitely got our moneys worth (not that it cost much at all!)
The pool is lovely and is right next to the beach!
The restaurant at the hotel is also fabulous, great food, and reasonably priced!
We ended up having to stay in Lamai and the end of our trip around Thailand so we booked again at Lamai Wanta, and we we put in one of their new rooms, which was FAB! the shower had more water pressure than my shower at home, this room was really modern and really clean with air con, safe etc!
If I ever go to Lamai again, will definitely stay here.

We have just returned from 6 days in Samui. We had read that the Lamia Wanta was the gem it was made out to be...but we didn't think it was, at least not for us.

We are in our late 20's and were looking for a nice beach where we could relax on the sand and have drinks/maybe dancing in the evening but nothing too crazy. Lamai beach is not this place. We arrived at night to see scores and scores of "Hostess Bars", prostitution bars where the girls dance on poles and are completely on sale. There were literally only 2 or 3 establishments that weren't of this nature and they weren't great. There is one outdoor bar that is right on the main road where we saw the bartenders lifting up their shirts and touching themselves for customers...right on the main road!!!! We awoke the next morning to find that Lamai beach DOES NOT compare to Chaweng in terms of quality. It is NOT powder white sand and the ocean in front of the Wanta has a steep drop-off right at the shore which makes for very large waves in comparison to Chaweng. Additionally, there are plenty of lounge chairs around the pool but the Wanta was adamant that we could not move chairs onto the beach (we asked) so your choices are to rent a chair next door or lay on your towel in the hot sand if you want to be on the beach. The clincher for us was the people at the pool...ALL TOPLESS! It was a 55+ crowd for sure, with the exception of one lesbian couple (who found it necessary to frolic topless, snapping each other in the backsides with their bikini tops in the public pool shower) and almost everyone was topless. Now, I'm no prude, but there is something about a 65 year old woman taking her top off and greasing herself up right next to the breakfast area that was unsettling.

The rooms are very basic. No phone to call other rooms and our shower drain was stuck in the down position (our friends room was the same). The maid managed to pry it open when she came to clean so it could drain but then it went right back down. Additionally when I took a shower the drain backed up and filled with a yellowish sudsy looking substance that smelled like sewage. Other than that they were basic and clean with a nice balcony. The hotel is also undergoing construction which we did not know about; it's more of an eyesore than anything.
We decided the first day to move over to Chaweng beach once we sunk our toes in the powder-white sands and saw all the various restaurants and casual bars. There was no way I was going to last at those Hostess Bars. There are a few in Chaweng but they are on the back streets. We were also under the impression that we could easily take a taxi to Chaweng in the evenings from Lamai--not so much. A taxi will run you 300 Baht for two people, 100 more per person, and that's after haggling with a few drivers. They are not easy to find either and it's about a 15-20 minute drive each way due to one-way streets and the sheer distance.

All of that being said, the Customer Service at the Wanta was great. They only charged us for a 1/2 day on the day we moved even though we checked out at 1700. They were happy to make reservations for us as well for a boat trip we wanted to take (sort of necessary b/c you don't have a phone in your room).
If you are TRULY only interested on the pool and the sun, and you don't mind your children being exposed to a topless environment, Lamai is fine, and the Wanta should suit your needs. But if you think you want to have nice dinners or drinks in the evening or enjoy the sand/ocean, do yourself a favor and stay in Chaweng. We moved to the Chaweng Garden Beach Resort and absolutely loved it.

This hotel is very nice and very quiet. The people are so accomodating
and helpful. The pool and beach in front of the hotel are beautiful. The rooms are very clean nad spcaious. We stayed in one of the garden view bungalows and loved it. The only complaint we had were the beds...they were very hard. Actually, they were simply boxsprings. But
other than that, I would definitely recommend this hotel!

Like 1 person has already said....The Wanta is an absolute gem!We paid 2200baht/night for a garden view villa and it was superb (No.22). The Wanta has everything. The accommodation is spotless,it has a fantastic shower and the all important fridge. The location is amazing-3minutes walk from town and if you put your hand out of the pool your on the beach!

Ive heard people say the reastaurant is expensive. We didnt feel this was the case. We had breakfast there most mornings and it was delicious and very reasonable. The only downside about our stay was the large number of kids around the pool who continued to splash those around them. However if someone gave me the opportunity to back to Lamai in the morning i'd head straight for the Wanta!!

Wanta all the way!