Archive for March, 2007

Accommodations at Buri Rasa Village on Koh Samui

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Envision a small tropical community right at the beachfront with lush gardens with swaying palm trees, bordering on white powdery sand and clear blue sea.  Buri Rasa Village is an enchanting little neighborhood located in a tropical island paradise offering much more than the ordinary resort. Each gated accommodation is homey and the village, although new, has the appearance of having evolved organically and aesthetically over a long period of time. Luxury is achieved by the simple use of quality natural materials skillfully crafted and combined with the convenience of modern facilities and expectations.

Buri Rasa Village is an oasis of calm rural life with an ease of living that allows you to enjoy the moment and the finer things in life. Guests stay in beautiful surroundings and comfortable charming accommodation, enjoy superb food and excellent service with attention to detail.

Room Categories

Rooms are a charming blend of traditional Thai style and modern facilities. Romantically draped four-poster beds and covered terraces add to the feeling of space and calm in your own private sanctuary in paradise. All rooms are equipped with Telephone, Television, and Hairdryer and feature large well appointed bathrooms.

Deluxe Room

Unpretentious luxury and comfort where a relaxed ease of tropical living is high on the agenda. 4,600 to 8,900 Baht per night.*

Deluxe Garden Court

A private antique-gated entrance into your own exotic, enclosed tropical garden. 5,700 to 9,900 Baht per night.*

Deluxe Garden Court with Dip Pool

Recline in a cooling, private tropical garden, dip pool while you allow the ambiance of being in harmony with nature to hypnotically transport you to a higher plane of contentment. 6,800 to 10,900 Baht per night.*

Deluxe Studio

A delightful suite with separate sleeping and living areas affording stunning sea-views across the Gulf of Thailand. 7,000 to 11,000 Baht per night.*

Rasa Junior Suite

Living room, bed room and bath tub with 81 square meters. 8,000 to 12,500 Baht per night.*

Rasa Seaview Suite

Living room, bed room and Jacuzzi with 10512,500  to 17,500 Baht per night.*

(* 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)

Room Amenities and Facilities

  • Air conditioning
  • Bath robes
  • Cable TV
  • CD
  • IDD telephone
  • garden bathroom
  • hairdryer
  • laundry service
  • mini bar
  • mosquito netted bed
  • private safe
  • electric kettle, tea and coffee
  • wooden balcony
  • umbrellas
  • wake up call
  • 24-hour room service

Hotel Introduction: Anantara Resort & Spa Koh Samui

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Anantara Resort is a beachfront hotel at Bophut Beach right next to Koh Samui’s most idyllic Fisherman’s Village. Anantara Resort & Spa Koh Samui offers an abundance of luxury and recreation an the hotel premises, tropical gardens and fabulous sand beach. Hotel facilities include two restaurants,

30-meter infinity-edge swimming pool, Jacuzzi, tennis court, library, conference center and banquet rooms. Anantara’s fitness center is equipped with treadmills, free weights, bicycles and other strength-training and cardio workout equipment.

An on-site tropical spa set on over 3,000 square meter of soothing water gardens offers six treatment rooms enclosed by slate and bamboo walls.

Anantara Deluxe Rooms have private balconies complete with built-in sofa overlooking the beach and ocean. The rooms are decorated with silk and lavish cotton and connect via sliding glass doors with a stylish bathroom featuring a deep terrazzo tub for two. Hotel guests find satellite television, mini bar, air conditioning, tea and coffee-making facilities and high-speed internet access in every room.

Deluxe Rooms rent from 6,600 Baht to 8,000 Baht per night. The luxuriant Anantara Suite is priced between 20,500 Baht and 22,000 Baht per night. Hotel rates depend on the travel season. Please view the price list on the hotel reservation form.

Le Royal Meridien Baan Taling Ngam

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

Le Royal Meridien Baan Taling Ngam is Koh Samui’s top rated luxury resort at the west coast of the island. The immense hotel estate covers the complete hillside from the beach up.

The hotel has a magnificent ocean panorama swimming pool, several semi private pools throughout the complex, and three gourmet restaurants, tennis courts, fitness studio and a PADI dive center.

Baan Taling Ngam Spa offers a tranquil and relaxing setting that is unrivaled anywhere in Thailand. It features six unique indoor and outdoor treatment suites, all perched high with breathtaking views of the nearby islands.

The business center at Le Royal Meridien Baan Taling Ngam features two meeting rooms and hosts functions and banquets for 50 to 70 guests. Le Royal Meridien wireless LAN for Wi-fi internet connections is accessible in the lobby, at the main pool deck and at the beach areas.

The rooms and villas with rich wood interior are built and equipped to the highest western standards.

Ocean Front Deluxe Rooms are spacious 65 square meter rooms with a large private balcony overlooking the ocean.  Hotel guests may choose to relax on their own balcony in two sun loungers or enjoy beautiful sunsets and private dinners at the outdoor sitting area with table and chairs. The rooms have satellite TV, DVD player, CD/stereo system, tea/coffee maker, mini-bar, electronic safe, hairdryer, in-door sitting area, a luxurious bathroom with separate shower, oversized bathtub and double sinks. Ocean Front Deluxe Rooms are available for approx. 10,500 Baht per night. Other room choices, suites and villas are also shown on the hotel reservation form.

Grand Samui Holidays at Poppies Samui Resort

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Known as Koh Samui’s most exclusive “boutique hideaway”, Poppies Samui Resort is a beachfront hotel at the southern section of Chaweng Beach. Poppies’ seashore is a silky, white sand beach and clear, emerald waters and sandy bottom of the sea for perfect swimming and bathing. Poppies’ exotic resort gardens are traversed with meandering paths, bubbling streams, fishponds, teak bridges and waterfalls. A free form swimming pool and Jacuzzi is encircled by natural rocks and situated between the gardens and the beach.

Poppies restaurant is an island institution for the most romantic dinner arrangements “Dine under the stars” or “Ayuthaya-style teak pavilion” dining. Poppies Restaurant offers the very best of international and Thai cuisine complemented by a sophisticated selection of fine wines from the best regions of the world.

Body Care Spa, on-site Poppies Samui Resort, offers a comprehensive range of massage and body treatments and beauty services in a tropical sala ambience.

The 24 cottage villas at Poppies Samui Resort are sprinkled over the resort estate with ample open space between them. They are partitioned into a sleeping area with queen size bed and a living area with sofa that converts into a second bed if needed. The rooms have air-conditioning and ceiling fans, electronic safe, mini-bar, satellite-TV, hair dryer and electric tea/coffee kettle.

Prices for Deluxe Cottage Villas range from 7,600 to 9,900 Baht per night and vary with Samui’s travel seasons (see the hotel reservation form).

Santiburi Resort Koh Samui on Maenam Beach

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Santiburi Resort is an impressive low-rise hotel villa complex at the beachfront of Maenam Beach. The resort hotel is built on 23 acres and consists of 71 luxury holiday villas, which like a finer, elaborate home, offer complete privacy and comfort in spacious, superior accommodations, the quality trademark of Santiburi Resort. Santiburi villas are configured as elegant one-bedroom and two-bedroom villas with exquisite hardwood floors, lavish Thai-style furnishings and large sundecks with beach and garden views. The exquisite rooms have tastefully appointed bathrooms, satellite TV, DVD and modern, high quality amenities that have been discreetly infused into the tradition of Thai style ambience. Several of the villas have private outdoor Jacuzzis. Santiburi Resort features a landmark swimming pool and children Pool. Three restaurants at the hotel offer a large variety of delicious food creations: Vimarnmek Restaurant, Sala Thai, and the Garden Café. Santiburi Resort is agreat hotel for active guests: The famous Santiburi Golf Course is operated by the same company and only a few minutes away. Guests also find tennis courts and a fitness center directly at the hotel. Health and wellness programs plus a variety of relaxation and beauty treatments are being offered at the Santiburi Spa, one of Koh Samui’s leading spas. There is also a barber and beauty salon (His & Hers), a business center and three large conference rooms, and of course internet access.

Hotel Rates at Santiburi Resort Koh Samui

Santiburi Standard Garden Villas rent for 15,000 Baht per night during mid season, Santiburi Beachfront Villas with private Jacuzzi cost 28,000 Baht per night. Detailed seasonal rates and room types are shown on the hotel reservation form.