The following pictures are from guests, who have been there. So you get a real impression.
Extra plus hotels are designated for the first 7 nights of international tourists, who arrive for the Samui Plus program.
SHA plus hotels are designated for a safe stay after international tourist have spent their 7 first days with negative Covid-10 tests.
*** Recommended hotels
Mae Nam Beach ชายหาด
Picture by Christian MoserNapasai - a Belmond Hotel - SHA plus:
Tongsai Beach ชายหาด ท้องทราย
Angthong Villa - Extra plus: Not situated at Tongsai bay, but on the West side. Only quite old reviews on tripadvisor.com.
So Paradise Villa - Extra plus:
*** The Tongsai Bay Hotel - SHA plus: From 7080 Bath. 84 Moo 5 Bo Put. Excellent reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Bophut Beach หาดบ่อผุด
Bophut used to be a traditional Thai fishing village. The restaurants are known for their great fresh seafood.
Panacea Villas - Extra Plus: Very good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Peace Resort - SHA plus: 178 Bophut Beach. Very well maintained resort with excellent service according to very good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Six Senses Samui - SHA plus:
Picture by Marc van der Chijs
View from the air
Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa - SHA plus: From 4760 Bath. 177, Moo 1 | Tambon Bophut. Good reviews on tripadvisor.com with some complaints about construction noise.
*** Bo Phut Resort and Spa - SHA plus: Very good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Hansar Samui Resort - SHA plus: From 9000 Bath. 101/28 Moo 1, Bophut. Good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
The Scent Hotel: 58/1 Moo 4 Bangrak Beach.
Picture by Aurimas AdomaviciusChoengmon Beach ชายหาด เชิงมน
Best place for swimming is in the centre of the beach.
Meliá Koh Samui - SHA plus: Former The Imperial Boat House. With a lot of coconut trees. Very good according to reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Muang Samui Spa Resort - SHA plus: 89 Moo 5, Choengmon Beach. Nearly everything perfect at this amazing hotel according to reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Chaweng Beach หาดเฉวง
Picture by soma-samuiChaweng Beach south
Chaweng Beach is the busiest area of Koh Samui with a large number of hotels, restaurants, bars and a lively nightlife with DJ bars, parties with fireworks, pubs and clubs. The beach is wide.
Briza Beach Resort - Extra Plus: The hotel is located on a fairly steep side of a hill. Breakfast choice is not great according to reviews in tripadvisor.com. No sand beach in front of the hotel. There is a terrace with sun loungers at the seafront.
Not a beach: a terrasse with sunbeds
Rooms with private pools on a hill
The Samui Beach Resort - Extra Plus: Mixed reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Villa Suralai - Extra Plus:
Sareeraya Villas and Suites - SHA plus: They take care of their white sand beach according to reviews on tripadvisor.com.
*** Sala Samui Chaweng Beach Resort - SHA plus: Sala Chaweng is a 144-room hotel. It has 2 parts, 52 rooms at the Beachfront and 82 rooms at the roadside, divided by a street. Sala Chaweng Beachfront has a big swimming pool courtyard next to the sea, Sala Chaweng Roadside is composed of many smaller courtyards, shaded with trees. Read more about the architecture on archdaily.com. An amazing resort according to the reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Amari Koh Samui - SHA plus: Very good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
La Vida Samui - SHA plus Boutique Hotel. Good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Dara Samui - SHA plus: Quite good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Chaweng Regent - SHA plus: Very good reviews on tripadvisor.
Baan Chaweng - SHA plus: Quite good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
The Library Samui - SHA plus: With a red swimming pool. Amazing according to reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Buri Rasa Village - SHA plus: A gem according to reviews on tripadvisor.com.
*** Banana Fan Sea Resort - SHA plus: very good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Baan Samui Resort:
Picture by ToGa WanderingsEvergreen Resort - SHA Plus: From 2050 Baht.
Poppies Samui - SHA Plus:
Chaweng Noi Beach
Picture by soma-samuiThe beach offers pleasant swimming opportunities. The southern end is unsuitable for swimming: the water doesn’t reach your ankles and the bottom is covered with stones.
The Fair House Beach Resort - Extra Plus: The resort with lovely gardens lies at a hill, there is a steep way down to the beach or from rooms up to the restaurant, but you can use golf buggies. The beach is beautiful with a lovely beach bar. Mostly very good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Samui Cliff View Resort and Spa: Between Chaweng Noi and Lamai Beach.
Picture by Effie.Y.Coral Cove Beach
Baan Hin Sai Resort - Extra plus: A hilly resort, location far from grocery shops or restaurants, they have a shuttle to Chaweng. Cool pools with amazing sea views, but no beach. Mixed reviews on tripadvisor.com, some people were satisfied, others not.
Yai Noi Beach
Pawanthorn Samui - SHA Plus:
Thong Ta Kien Bay
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Picture by GretchenSamui Yacht Club: From 1700 Baht. The bungalows at the beach front have grate views according to travelfish.org. See a video.
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Picture by BlogomatThong Ta Kian Resort: From 900 Baht. "Great find for the money" according to travelfish.org.
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Lamai Beach
Picture by soma-samuiFrom Lamai View Point
Picture by IMP1Wide and spacious beach, good for swimming, if you don't try the south and north end.
*** Rocky Resort - a Veranda Collection - Extra Plus Hotel - SHA Plus: Set on a beautiful stretch of white sand beach, with bungalows in lush hill gardens. Outstanding according to reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Floral Hotel Aura Samui Best Beach - Extra Plus: Not many reviews on tripadvisor.com right now, the hotel is new.
The Lamai Samui - Extra Plus The Lamai Samui is the new name of Le Meridien. Very good reviews on tripadvisor.com for the old Le Meridien.
*** The Spa Resorts - Extra Plus: Villas in a tropical garden. Recommended for detox stays, yoga and meditation. Very good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Banyan Tree - SHA plus: Be aware, that this luxury resort does not lay at the beach, but on a hill at the beach. Very good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Montra Hotel: From 4500 Bath. 142/33-42 Tambon Maret. Nina villas 0n a quiet hillside location, 1 km from Lamai Beach. Very good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Standard Suite Villa
Coral Cove Beach
Between Lamai and Chaweng Beach
Picture by travelourplanetBang Po Beach ชายหาด บางปอ
Picture by Gangaajal*** Four Seasons Samui Ang Thong - SHA Plus: Villas set in a jungle atmosphere with wonderful sea views and soft sandy beach. Excellent according to reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Lipa Noi Beach ลิปะน้อย
A more quiet beach with serene surroundings. Site of Samui’s most important pier that connects it with Surat Thani and the mainland of Thailand.
Baan Puri Villa - Extra plus: Excellent, 6 big rooms, perfect for a big family or a group of friends according to reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Ban Suriya Villa - Extra plus: A six bedroom beachfront villa with great reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Tawantok Beach Villas: Beachfront location.
Rajapruek Resort - SHA Plus: Quite good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Rajavadee 4 Beachfront Bungalow
*** Anahata Samui Resort - SHA plus: Amazing detox retreat, good place for yoga and massage according to reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Meditation place
Taling Ngam Beach ชายหาด ตลิ่งงาม
At high tide, there is not enough water for swimming by the shore. It's a wild beach. In its northern half groves of coconut palms reach the seashore. Five neighbouring isles - Koh Thalu, Koh Din, Koh Chetta Mun, Koh Mae Koh and Koh Malaeng Pong - give the surname beach of five isles. Great sunsets here.
*** The Sunset Beach Resort and Spa - SHA plus: Very good reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Avani+ Samui Resort - Extra Plus: No possibility to swim in the rocky sea, but they have a shuttle bus to Lamai and Chaweng beach. Excellent service according to reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Conrad Koh Samui - SHA plus: Built on the edge of a cliff, great views from the villas. one of the best hotels on Ko Samui according to the reviews on tripadvisor.com.
Crystal Bay
Picture by FullofTravelAo Bang Kao อ่าวบางเก่า
Villa Moonstone - Extra Plus:
Read more:
The Koh Samui Guide
Ko Phangan เกาะพะงัน - beaches, resorts and your reviews
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