just finished 3 weeks at ban sua. stayed in dara view room which is the highest apartment in the complex of 11. It is very large genuine 1 bed with full bathroom and kitchen an separate living and balcony then upstairs is a massive viewing deck with sun lounges shade area table and chairs. Clean, safe, friendly normal thai gracious staff. Panoramic views from every apartment i think even the private pool villa at the bottom has a view now as there has been some tree removal..2 nice clean big enough infinity edge pools again with huge view Situated mid point or 200thb taxi ride from either chaweng or lamai we preferred across the road though at coral cove.... smaller more private beach serviced by a great cheap restaurant on the sand full kitchen all day 8am to 9pm. Ban Sua is not a five star place nor does it claim to be ,it doestn charge five star rates but for clean, friendly and spacious accommodation i think it would be hard to beat.
One draw back is the steep hill, it is steep it isnt to long and we walked it most days and at the end u just fall into the pool but if u r mobility impaired or not good on youre feet ban sua isnt for you, even inside the complex as it is built on the hillside to get the views, there are quite a few stairs many of which are relatively steep. No problem for kids young peole of moderately dit, theer is a bustling community up the hill with construction going on so u can always be lucky and hitch a ride up the hill we did a few times. one issue is that taxis wont go up there or if they do they want much more $ as it is steep etc, ban sua offer taxi service is u want. Currently there is some construction next door which was a problem for us for a day or so given that they were using a huge komtsau bucket and jackhammer drilling into rock for piers for foundation but that seems to have stopped and they have moved past that phase of construction. I did mention it to the manager/owner klaus. Overall a great place to stay we had 3 weeks there and have visited thailand before and we felt this was among the best of places we have been to. They also offer breakfast laundry and taxi, rooms serviced daly towels changed comp water great spot and the views!!!!!!