Fun in the Sun on Koh Samui

In the heart of Koh Samui, at the center of Chaweng Beach, with kilometers of white sand to the left and to the right, Banana Fan Sea Resort has found the coolest and the hottest spot for a hotel on Koh Samui. Banana Fan Sea is a trendy hotel with stylish rooms, excellent restaurant, great hotel facilities and activities in the midst of Koh Samui’s lifestyle hotspot. Daytime Chaweng sees all the action on the beach: ocean sports, beach vigor or leisure, bustle and recreation. Come evening and nighttime Chaweng Boulevard, Samui’s “Strip”, awakens. Vibrant colors and lights, boutiques, bars, restaurants, live show, bands, disco, dancing, cabaret fuse to an entertainment cocktail only served here, practically a few steps from the hotel lobby. Koh Samui Chaweng stands for a cheerful, carefree, happy-go-lucky holiday.

Banana Fan Sea Resort is a year-round favorite destination, and now the hotel offers special low rates during the months of September and October: Banana Fan Sea Superior Bungalows rent for only 3,950 Baht per night, Deluxe Bungalows are available for 4,600 Baht per night. Other hotel room choices and rates are shown on the hotel room price list. (The prices shown are the discount rates of the R24 online reservation network, walk-in rates or other offers higher.)

Banana Fan Sea Resort Koh Samui is always in style, now it is the most affordable time of the year.

Chaweng Noi means “Little Chaweng”, the pocket size issue of Samui’s party and shopping capital Chaweng. The beach here is made of the same famous white sand, but has a few tall granite boulders added for character. Of course coconut palms abound, and the sea is crystal clear and blue as if freshly painted.

At this idyllic sanctuary between sand and rocks and coconut trees is an exceptional resort designed, built and decorated in Mediterranean style - The Imperial Samui Hotel. Of course guests receive a traditional, warm, friendly Thai-style welcome and find their rooms tastefully decorated, comfortable and equipped with all the amenities of a luxury hotel.

An impressive beach-side salt-water swimming pool is set between the rocks. There is a second fresh-water swimming pool with Jacuzzi and a tennis court with flood lighting (the cooler temperatures of the evening make for a more enjoyable match). There are also steam bath, sauna and spa rooms for a full range of wellness treatments.

Zazen Boutique Resort and Spa is an idyllic hideaway on Bophut Beach. The hotel is popular with couples, honeymooners and family with children. The hotel has a magnificent tropical swimming pool with sun deck, Jacuzzi and a children pool.

The rooms at Zazen Koh Samui are traditional bungalow style rooms with modern amenities and western comfort. The following room types are available at Zazen Boutique Resort and Spa:

Beach Front Deluxe Bungalows

Zazen Beach Front Deluxe Bungalows are the most luxurious and idyllic rooms. These rooms are ideal for couples on a romantic holiday. Beach Front Bungalow have a large terrace with direct access to the beach. The rooms offer a fabulous sea views from any corner. Wake up every morning, open your eyes and look out at the ocean from your bed. Beach Front Deluxe Bungalows are available for 5,885 Baht per night during low season. Further price details on the Zazen hotel price list.
Garden Deluxe Bungalows

Zazen Garden Deluxe Bungalows are as luxurious as the beach front Deluxe Bungalows but are located in the second row, just 5 meters away from the beach. These rooms are popular with couples or a families with a children. The rooms are set in tropical gardens and most have seaviews from the terrace. The bathrooms are contemporary Balinese style open air bathrooms. The size of the room is approximately 50 square meters (including the terrace) and can easily fit an extra bed or a baby cot. Garden Standard Bungalows from 4,495 Baht per night during low season, or other travel periods on the Zazen hotel rate table.

Garden Deluxe Family Bungalows

Zazen Garden Deluxe Family Bungalow is very spacious with approximately 100 square meters including the terrace. It is located only 10 meters away from the beach and can accommodate 2 adults and 2 children by adding extra beds. Garden Deluxe Family Bungalows from 4,495 Baht per night during low season, or other travel periods on the Zazen hotel rate table.

Garden Deluxe Villas

Zazen Garden Deluxe Villas are 60 square meter rooms, perfect for couples preferring large space or families with two or three children. The villas and terraces are decorated with Thai Style furniture from Chiang Mai and the bathrooms are beautiful Balinese style open air bathrooms. Garden Deluxe Villas from 5,885 Baht per night during low season, see all Zazen hotel room prices.

Garden Standard Bungalows

Zazen Garden Standard Bungalows are 30 square meter rooms (including the terrace) only five meters from the beach. Garden Standard Bungalows from 2,980 Baht per night during low season, or other travel periods on the Zazen hotel rate table.

Beach Front Standard Bungalow

Only one Beach Front Standard Bungalow! 30 square meter room, with a beautiful sea view. A fantastic location and great amenities for the price of a Garden Deluxe Bungalow.

(* Hotel room rates as of March 2006 if booked online through the R24 network. Prices are subject to change without notice. Please review hotel rate table for price details, seasonal rates and promotional offers)

All bungalows offer exclusive hotel room amenities

• Air-conditioning with remote control
• King size bed or twin beds
• Mini bar and fridge
• Bottled drinking water
• In-room electronic safe
• IDD International Telephone Access
• Free high speed internet connection
• Cable TV with international news, sports and movie channels
• DVD player
• Coffee and tea making facilities
• Tropical open bathroom with hot shower (most rooms)
• Private balcony with sun-beds and table
• Hair dryer
• Silk dressing gown and slippers
• Laundry service
• Room Service (6am to 11pm)

Owned and managed by the same company that operates Santiburi Resort and Santiburi Golf and Country Club is a new boutique style resort hotel and spa on Bophut Beach right next to the picturesque Fisherman’s Village. Bo Phut Resort and Spa is a low rise hotel and villa contemporary spa resort located between palm trees directly on a long sandy beach with excellent swimming conditions. It is only a short five kilometer drive after arrival at Koh Samui Airport and twenty minutes to the shops, bars and restaurants on Chaweng Beach.

Accommodations at Bo Phut Resort & Spa

Guests at Bo Phut Resort have a choice spacious villa style or hotel room style accommodations. All rooms are air-conditioned, have private patio or balcony and en-suite bathrooms with separate shower and bathtub and two wash basins (most rooms). Bo Phut Resort is a modern hotel decorated throughout in charming and welcoming tropical Thai  tradition. The guest rooms provide an ambiance of Thai culture and have all modern amenities such as Satellite TV with movie, sports and news channels, DVD and CD player, private electronic safe mini-bar fridge, to name only a few.

The twenty-nine deluxe rooms are in a three storey hotel style building. Guestrooms on the upper floor all have splendid sea views. Sea view rooms are available Room rates for the Deluxe Rooms range from 7800 Baht to 13000 Baht per night depending on the season and whether the room has sea views.

Twenty-nine villas are spread out over a 23 acres tropical estate with flowering gardens, open walled restaurants and a beautiful, large swimming pool. The most luxurious villas are the Beach Front Villa and the Pool Villa. Accommodations in one of these villas cost between 17,300 Baht and 20,000 Baht per night depending on the travel season.

Other villa types are the Garden Villa and the Ocean View Villa which range from 11,300 Baht per night during low season to 15,000 Baht per night for an Ocean View Villa during peak season.

(* The above hotel room rates are indications only as of March 2006, and are subject to change without notice. Please review hotel rate table for details and seasonal prices)

Where did Chaweng’s Princess Village go? The popular family resort on Chaweng Beach underwent complete refurbishment in 2005. What remained are the Ayudhaya-style teak houses, detached Thai villas with curved roofs and mounted on stilts, in addition to several contemporary villas. The resort now operates under new management as Le Paradis Boutique Resort and Spa.

The teak houses are authentic, historic buildings from the center of Thailand and reassembled on Koh Samui, lending an air of the old Siam to Le Paradis Resort. Spacious shaded wooden decks are one characteristic of these houses, as is the Thai style sitting area underneath. Indoors the historic houses are decorated and equipped to the highest standards. The bathrooms are built to European specifications, the house is air-conditioned and has additional ceiling fans. Guests find cable TV, DVD player, telephone, personal safe, mini-bar and a tea/coffee maker in their room.

The hotel is situated at the beach front of Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui’s unchallenged main tourist beach and activity center. Dining, shopping and entertainment options abound in the immediate neighborhood of the hotel, and guests may not even find enough time to fully enjoy the amenities of the hotel: Le Paradis will arrange for spa treatments in the shade of your teak villa Beachfront, prepare Thai and international dishes at Karebu Restaurant, or prepare comfortable lounge chairs at the pool deck and the beach front. Mid season prices for Thai villas are approx 7,000 THB and 8,000 THB for beach front villa. The full list of room choices and travel seasons is shown on the hotel reservation form.