The hotel itself was lovely. People are very friendly, you get complementary mandarins every day, and I really enjoyed the breakfast (Nutella, fresh fruit, omelets). When I got sick, the hotel kindly offered me medicine that helped me get well. The only downside of the resort was that the hotel was fully booked and if you want to lie on the beach, you are lying so closely next to the other guests of the hotel, that you have little privacy.
However, I won't return to Koh Samui. When I picked this hotel, I chose it because I thought I would be able to swim in the sea, but for the 12 days that I was at Samui Paradise Chaweng there was a red flag on the beach warning guests not to swim. The wild sea was a bit of a disappointment. What I especially didn't like were the vendors on the beach constantly asking you to buy stuff while you're sunbathing. If I say they approach you once every 5 minutes, I feel I'm being generous. I'd say it's closer to once every 2 minutes. The same thing happens if you're walking to the center. At first I was saying "No thank you," but in the end I just said "No." I also thought the amount of 'massage' houses on the route from the hotel to the restaurant La Lanterna, was surprisingly high. I felt sorry for all the young women sitting outside as I walked by. When I'm on holiday, I like people leaving me alone and I didn't find that in Koh Samui. However, I couldn't find fault with the resort itself.