This is the second time we have stayed at Malibu, and it must be said that their location is great. About 400m from the Ark Bar Beach Party, close enough to walk but far enough not to hear the party. Direct access to the beach 50m from our bedroom. We had access to loads of restaurants, bars, street vendors the walking street and more all within 2-3 minute walk. Accross the road is the Central Festival mall, with more conventional shopping and dining options. I may have described chaos, but Malibu is a peaceful retreat in the middle of Chaweng Beach, you wouldnt believe the amount of activity around you if you. The beach pool is also amazing, cocktails and cold beers on the beach an absolute must. We travelled with two older children (15 & 18), Malibu set us up with really spacious adjoining rooms with comfortable bed, lounging area, flat screen, solid internet, sufficient plug sockets, large shower/wet room and safe.
Hiccup, there was a technical error on our air conditioning, which started to leak water into the room, engineering staff were available to put an interim fix in place after 11PM, and fully repaired by the morning, crisis averted. A more polished management team may have made an apology for the inconvenience.
Our only negative would be that breakfast was poor
This is our 5th trip to Thailand and 3rd to Samui, I would rate Malibu 5/5 for location and 4.5/5 for value. Well worth a visit