too bad that I didnt do proper research before booking and didnt read reviews here((

if you are coming to Koh Phangan for Fool Moon Party and plan to stay in this hotel thinking that it is just few min drive from Haad Rin then you are very wrong. Nope!!! you dnt wanna ride this road especially after couple drinks. it is really hilly and might be quite dangerous for those who is riding the bike for the first time. ride takes maybe 20 min.

these guys in Grand Sea resort hired very good photographer and web site designer. after checking out their site I was so excited to go there, thought that for that price it will be beautiful! oh, we were soooo disappointed when arrived. Dirty rooms, poor furnished, the beach is awful. It is absolutely impossible to swim in the sea overthere. Dirty water and I gave up walking slippery bottom after 10 minutes.

standard american breakfast. the only advantage that since they have maybe only four guests in the whole hotel, breakfast is cooked right after you come to the restaurant so it s all fresh and hot.

the place is calm and deserted. we couldnt rent a bike at the reception even though they claim they provide this service. to call a taxi (which is more comfortable then jeepneys but also more expensive) took about 20 minutes.

oh yeah, it might be also a plus that they dont close swimming pool after 6 pm as other hotels do.

when we checked out the very next morning after our first night there because we found a much nicer hotel for cheaper price at Haad Rin, Grand Sea Resort according to their greedy cancellation policy didnt refund us nothing (we payed for 4 nights and stayed only one).

After coming from a very basic beach hut for 500b per night, we thought we would treat ourselves to somewhere that appeared absoluty stunning. But its seems we were wrong.

The room was basic, bed was ok minus the stains on all the bedding we had each time. The plugs were hanging off the walls, there were dirty marks all over the room.

The shower was a room with the shower pointing to the toilet-not quiet sure why.But it had hot water.

Unfortunetly whilst we stayed at this hotel the weather was pretty poor, although it was peak season and they were charging peak prices 2200b per night for this room.

There were supposed to be three bars but the only drinks available were from bottles of beer the fridge in the restaurant and that shut at 9pm

Absolute waste of money, no lift to the pier on check out.

Only good thing was the food from the restaurant that they forgot to charge us for. Bonus for being a rip off

I stayed here for 3 nights during the full moon party, the location isnt great although it’s only 100 baht per person by taxi to Had Rin where the FMP is, personally I'm afraid of the roads over there so I didn’t like the journey up and back. I would rather stay a bit closer next time. The grounds had lovely Thai houses to stay in (from outside), the room was very basic and bathroom was just ok. The hotel has 2 pools, one just in front of the beach with amazing views so cant complain. We were kept awake one of the nights though from the next resort along the beach. The breakfast was terrible, worst during our 16 day trip, they give you a ticket which you have to tick the items you want. You have 3 options, orange, pineapple or tea (I chose pineapple but as they hadn't got any they tried charging me so I had water), next option is ham, sausage, bacon (no ham, bacon was horrible and sausage was just as bad) last option scrambled or fried egg (all horrible) and that was it. They had cereal, and waffles and other nice things but they were all extra and this was the most expensive place we stayed we didn’t expect this. I wouldn't stay again because, location, room, food, no pc's for internet and to phone long distance is robbery compared to the town. They say they will bring you down to the full moon party every hour, so we assumed the lift was free but when we tried taking the lift they told us it would cost us 250 baht each, we said no walked outside and got a taxi for 100 each!! Another thing is I emailed them to arrange pick up from pier but they didn’t even reply.

I very much liked the Grand Sea. It had everything you need including a private bungalow right on the edge of the ocean. Quiet and peaceful. And a short walk brings you right into the town of Thong Sala where the market food is fantastic good and inexpensive.