We stayed in Bahari villa for one week and overall it was a wonderful experience which met our expectations. A couple of notes on the property - it is not "new" but well maintained for its age. i.e. its dated but not in bad shape. There is a boat lagoon/harbor across the road - directly behind the villas - and with that there is a decent amount of traffic from motor scooters, cars and of course boats. Engine noise is rampant during the day. When boats are in for maintenance, you also get a good diversity of Thai pop, hip hop and of course some Carly Rae Jepson blasting from their speakers, which makes for an interesting interlude while relaxing by the pool. Don't worry, the villas are also on the flight path for the airport so the motors and music are interrupted by planes on the hour beginning around 6am.
If you make it to the beach, it is directly parallel with the boat harbor and it is not really a beach I would consider swimmable due to all of the coral and who knows what in the water washing in from the boats. (If you know how toilets in a sailboat work, you understand the concern with swimming in a harbor…) This is fine since you also have your own pool. This fact alone made it a wonderful selection as a place to stay even with the music and engine noise which accompanies being outside at this property.
I actually do not mention all of the noise or what the beach may lack as a negative, just a fact. We didn't mind the planes as they can be fun to watch and the other noise just reminds you that you are on a very busy tourist island in Thailand and while your pool is awesome, there are some great things to do when you leave the house so may as well step out and experience it for a bit.
The staff are wonderful and the property as a whole is very nice. I would recommend renting a car or motor bike as more variety in dining options is at least a 15 minute walk and with some wheels, the island is yours to explore. Even though there is a kitchen, its hard to cook when you can eat perfect thai food for a couple of bucks every meal. I would stay here again but with the diversity of options on Samui, will probably experiment with a different location on my next visit. This would be perfect for a family or 2 to 3 couples looking to holiday together. It really is a beautiful space in a nice location on the island.