Once this has been probably a diamond in its own class, but now thats shimmer has gone. The hotel it self has good rooms, functional, big, but everything else is outdated and poorly managed. The beach it self has seen better days, but can serve as a gettaway. If you plan to stay longer, a scooter is a must. The only better equiped stores are on the other side of the island, and also its good to go to all the beaches on the island to find the one most to your liking.
On Samae beach there was not that much to do, only boat trips from Pattaya comming in daily and spending the day. Everything closes around 17.00, so after that need to go elswhere when you have grown tired of the hotel menu. People with special needs on food, need to saddly avoid this location.