Archive for April, 2007

Amari Palm Reef Resort Koh Samui, Chaweng Beach, Hotel Rooms from 4,400 Baht per night

Monday, April 30th, 2007

Superior Rooms with double bed or twin beds at the Amari Palm Reef Resort are now available for 4,400 Baht per night. All Superior Rooms have a private bathroom with shower and a private balcony or terrace. Room amenities include air-conditioning, satellite TV with numerous international and local channels a personal electronic safe, fridge and mini-bar, a telephone for international direct dialing. and hairdryers in the bathroom. This May, June and into the first half of July hotel rooms are 40% reduced from peak summer season levels, yet this is one of the best times to visit Koh Samui with mostly dry weather, hot, sunny days and a calm, clear ocean with water temperatures nearing 30 degrees Celsius.

Chaweng Beach Hotel

The Amari Palm Reef Resort Koh Samui is located directly on Chaweng Beach at the East Coast of Koh Samui. Guests at the Amari Hotel enjoy staying near all the main attractions, shopping, fine dining and entertainment venues. With over seven kilometers of powdery, white sand Chaweng Beach is Koh Samui’s longest and most popular beach and main tourist center. For many guests at the Amari the morning begins in admiration of this tropical marvel and maybe an pleasurable swim in the clear, warm sea.

Amari Hotel Facilities

The Amari Palm Reef Resort Koh Samui is an upscale hotel with two free-form swimming pools, an additional children’s pool and a Jacuzzi. The Amari offers an onsite beauty and relax spa “Sivara Spa” and an air-conditioned squash court. Merante Restaurant offers wonderfully, idyllic seaside dining and Prego Italian Restaurant is a famous island wide for some of Koh Samui’s best Italian dishes.

Low Price Season

The 4,400 Baht offer will be valid for hotel reservations from September 16 through October 31. It is a special rate for online bookings through Koh Samui’s R24 internet hotel reservation network. Come visit the Amari Palm Reef Hotel on Koh Samui.

Sila Evason Hideaway Samui, Exclusive Resort at the Northern Tip of Koh Samui

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

Laem Samrong is the headland at the northern tip of Samui Island, approximately six kilometer from the airport. This panorama estate resort with dramatic views is the home of the newly opened five-star Sila Evason Hideaway Samui.

The exquisite resort covers an area of 20 acres and is surrounded by the sea on three sides. White cliffs rise from the ocean to the tropical landscape and gardens of the luxurious holiday villas of the hotel. The generously spaced villas encircle the gently sloping peninsula, which gives a maximum in privacy and unsurpassed panoramic views.

All villas are split level with a sundeck and an open-style bathroom. The design creates an atmosphere of space and light in the room, and also maintains views of the surrounding seas and islands from almost every location in the villa. Infinity edge private swimming pools in most of the villas blend into the horizon and help maintain a feeling of seclusion (pictures).

Ayudhaya-Style Guest Villas on Koh Samui: Le Paradis Boutique Resort and Spa

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

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.

Hotel Introduction: Anantara Resort & Spa Koh Samui

Friday, April 27th, 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.

Koh Samui Hotel Intro: Baan Haad Ngam Boutique Resort

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

Baan Haad Ngam Boutique Resort on Koh Samui is located at the beachfront of the northern section of Chaweng Beach. This pleasant small hotel is prominent for its attentively landscaped gardens with streams, waterfalls, fountains and ponds as well as the renowned Olivio Italian Restaurant on-site.

The hotel offers 40 rooms and villas ranging from 45 to 66 square meters in size. Every room and villa is air-conditioned with king size teakwood beds. All rooms have a Jacuzzi bathtub for two, a private patio or terrace, satellite TV, telephone, in-room electronic safe, tea/coffee electric kettle, hair dryer, bathrobes, slippers, and umbrellas.

For total relaxation Baan Haad Ngam Resort offers a stunning beachfront infinity edge swimming pool and a Natural Herbal Spa ‘Satira Herbal Spa’.

Superior Rooms at Baan Haad Ngam Boutique Resort cost between 4,350 Baht and 7,200 Baht per night depending on the time of travel (seasonal rates shown on the reservation form). Deluxe villas rent from 6,300 baht to 9,100 Baht per night and Executive Villas are available for 10,850 Baht per night and up.