Fun in the Sun on Koh Samui

Marriott Hotels International acquired Koh Samui’s Buriraya Resort and Spa (opened in 2003) in Lamai. The resort hotel is now operated under the Renaissance brand with the hotel name Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa. Renaissance Koh Samui is currently undergoing renovation, which will be completed just in time for the Christmas high season.
Guests have the following room choices:
Jampaka Penthouse Suites:
Located on the 7th floor with two bedrooms, one living room, hallway leading to a dressing room, bathroom with shower and toilet, three terraces with chairs and coffee tables (two terraces have outdoor bathtubs). Exceptional views from all windows and terraces.
Jasmine Suites:
Jasmine Suites are configured like the Jampaka Penthouse Suites but are located on the 6th floor.
Chomview Villa
One living room and one bedroom, dressing room and bathroom with bathtub and shower, toilet, terraces in the front and the back of the villa, private plunge pool, deck with privacy fencing, umbrella, deck chairs and coffee table. All Chomview Villas have sea view.
Beach Front Villa Aman
Large 106 sqm villa with two bedrooms and one living room situated right at the beach front. Private plunge pool and deck with privacy fencing.
All suites and villas are air-conditioned, have satellite TV and direct dial telephone. Additional amenities include in-room safe, mini-bar, hairdryer, bathrobe and slippers, tea and coffee making facilities.
Further details and pictures about Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa are available on Samuiwave.com. The site also presents the hotel room rates, and offers online reservation through the secure R24 reservation network.

Bo Phut Resort and Spa at Koh Samui’s northern shore offers 61 deluxe rooms and private villas. Bo Phut Resort is situated at the beachfront of Bophut Beach with excellent swimming and bathing conditions and an array of water sports activities to choose from.

Bo Phute resort has two romantic restaurants with an excellent choice of Thai and international dishes. The hotel has a free-form swimming pool and children’s pool at the beachfront, and private spa suites, complete with plunge pool and steam.

Bo Phut Resort and Spa is owned an operated by the Santiburi Group. Golf outings to Santiburi Country Club will be arranged at the guests convenience.

The hotel offers business center services, and can coordinate and host conferences and banquets for up to 50 guests.

Bo Phut Resort deluxe rooms are large 50 square meter guest rooms with terrace or balcony and outdoor furniture. The contemporary Mediterranean style villas have a private terrace with outdoor furniture and offer 75 square meter living area. The rooms and villas at Bo Phut Resort are all air conditioned and have en suite bathroom with separate shower and bathtub and two wash basins. There are also satellite TV, DVD Player, electronic in-room safe, and mini-bar. Mid-season prices for deluxe rooms are 9,400 Baht per night. Private beachfront villas are available mid-season for 18,900 Baht per night. Further pricing detail and travel dates can be found on the hotel reservation form.

The hotel catches your eye immediately when you pass Muang Samui Spa Resort. The low-rise Thai-style architecture and use of hardwood as building materials as well as the compelling traditional décor makes this hotel stand out from the crowd.

The Muang Samui Resort is positioned right at the seashore of Chaweng Beach with magnificent, white sand and immediate beach access from the 53 comfortable rooms and suites. The rooms are spacious and well-appointed. Junior suites measure 53 square meters in area with ample living space, large balcony or terrace and a generous bathroom with Jacuzzi bathtub and separate shower stall. Muang Samui guest rooms offer air conditioning, satellite TV, DVD player, telephone, refrigerator / mini-bar, in-room safe, coffee/tea maker and a hair dryer.

The hotel has a free-form swimming pool and children’s pool, three restaurants, a spa at the beachfront, fitness center, Thai craft gallery and library. Muang Samui Spa Resort will arrange golf packages for the guest at the prestigious Santiburi Golf and Country Club.

Muang Samui offers four hotel room categories: Junior Suites and Royal Suites, either with garden view or overlooking the pool. Mid year prices start at 5,800 Baht for the Junior Suite and 9,000 Baht for the Royal Suite. These prices are as of May 2006 and may change without notice. Please consult the hotel booking form for exact price details.

The Imperial Samui Hotel is a unique holiday retreat on Chaweng Noi Beach on Koh Samui. The hotel is built in Mediterranean architecture and carries this theme through all design elements and decor from the hotel lobby to the guest rooms. It is located on one of the most beautiful tropical beaches of South-East Asia, Chaweng Noi Beach on Koh Samui. Guests are greeted with the legendary Thai hospitality and enjoy friendly, welcoming service throughout their stay.

The hotel rates are very reasonable, especially during low season and green season: From October 1 to December 20, 2006 sea-facing Premier Rooms rent for only 5,800 Baht per night. Junior Suites and Garden Terrace Rooms are available for 7,250 Baht per night. (Prices shown are internet rates and apply for online bookings only.)

About Imperial Samui Hotel

The Imperial Hotel Koh Samui has 144 rooms, two gourmet restaurants and wide beachfront with powdery, white sand. The hotel offers a good range of recreational and sports facilities including a rock-lined sea water pool, fresh water pool with Jacuzzi, floodlit tennis court, steam room, sauna and the Imperial Spa. Water sports activities include scuba diving, windsurfing, ocean canoeing and snorkeling.

Koh Samui’s Iyara Beach Hotel & Plaza is the island’s famous plaza hotel and boutique shopping arcade. The hotel is situated between Chaweng Beach and Chaweng Boulevard, Samui’s busiest tourist hub. Iyara, a laid-back beachfront resort with white sand, tropical sea, enticing swimming-pool and sun-deck, awakens to a bustling shopping, dining, clubbing zone right after sunset.

Iyara’s shopping arcade is the outlet of many international designer brands and Samui’s up-scale Thai-craft, antique, and real-estate ventures. Iyara Four-Seasons Spa operates five exclusive spa rooms where guests indulge in pampering, beauty and wellness treatments.

Rooms at Iyara Hotel are modern and comfortable with air conditioning, cable TV, telephone, in-room safe, mini-bar, electric tea/coffee kettle, hair dryer, bathrobe, umbrella and many more amenities. There are 65 rooms and cabanas at Iyara Beach Hotel. The spectrum ranges from superior rooms at 3,800 Baht per mid-season night, deluxe seaview rooms and Seaview Cabanas to the grand Iyara 3-room suite available for 11,200 Baht/night during mid season. Check all room prices and hotel travel dates on the hotel reservation form.