Fun in the Sun on Koh Samui

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.

Tongsai Bay is a small beach cove a short distance north of Choeng Mon Beach. It is an area of roughly 25 acres, which is all surrounded by sea and cliffs. These natural boundaries create a secluded, de-facto private beach for the Tongsai Bay Resort Hotel (pictures). The exclusive resort with only 75 rooms and small villas spreads out over the whole extend of this pristine, secluded hill sanctuary with beautiful gardens harmoniously embedded into with the natural surroundings. Tongsai Bay Hotel on Koh Samui is a symbol for high standard of living in balance with nature preservation.

The white sandy beach at Tongsai Bay can only be reached by boat or through the hotel’s estate, which gives it a secluded, private character and appeal. The water is usually calm and clear with year-round ideal, tropical temperatures for swimming and snorkeling.

The Tongsai Bay Hotel has two adult swimming pools and a pool for children:

• one salt water pool,
• one fresh water pool,
• plus a new Jacuzzi pool and children wading pool

Prana Spa is Tongsai Bays relax and indulge spa with three private treatment rooms for individuals and couples to enjoy body, face, foot massages, floral bath and a steam room. Pictures of Prana Spa and Prana Spa treatments.

Buri Rasa Village Ko Samui, a charming boutique hotel at the center section of Chaweng Beach. This idyllic small resort is situated at the beachfront of Koh Samui’s most beautiful seaside with fine, white sand and clear, tropical ocean.

The Buri Rasa experience. Buri Rasa is an oasis of calm village life with an ease of living that allows you to enjoy the finer things in life, beautiful surroundings, comfortable enchanting rooms, outstanding cuisine and excellent service with full attention to detail.

The rooms at Buri Rasa Village are truly exquisite with air-conditioning, ceiling fans, large well appointed bathrooms and private balcony or terrace.  All rooms are equipped with TV, DVD player, cable receiver, telephone, in-room safe, refrigerated private bar, tea/coffee facilities, robes and slippers, hair dryer, umbrella. Buri Rasa’s Wi-Fi network with internet connectivity is accessible from inside the room.

Buri Rasa Resort provides sun beds and sun shades and beach towels for fantastic days on the hotel’s fine white sand beach, or invites guests to relax on deck chairs at the designer pool with Jacuzzi. Dining choices include Mediterranean cuisine at the Italian Restaurant, or Thai dishes and fresh seafood.  Buri Rasa has a special service counter for wedding coordination and offers Honey Moon Specials for newly weds.

WiFi internet access connects guests from within this oasis with the outside world.

Buri Rasa Village has a wide range of accommodation choices, e.g. deluxe rooms are available from 4,600 Baht per night to 6,600 Baht depending on the travel season. The 105 square meter Rasa Seaview Suite with living room, bed room and Jacuzzi rents from 12,500 Baht per night. See all rooms and travel dates of the hotel reservation page.

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.

The Story Behind the Boat Suites

Staying in Boat Suite at The Imperial Boat House Hotel is a unique experience for visitors to Koh Samui. You have to see these barges, smell the wood and stand on the teak planks to believe that these were once fully functional river barges that operated along the River of Kings, Thailand’s famous Chao Phraya.

The Kingdom of Siam was once synonymous with the spice trade and mentioned in many travel reports such as the accounts of the explorer Marco Polo. Ocean and rivers were the principal transport routes in those days, and in the capital the network of  canals and waterways was so expansive, that Bangkok was once known as the Venice of the East. At that time teak wood was abundant in Thailand  and the wood has many qualities, it was the natural choice construction material for rice barges, a tradition which carried on until recent times.

Thirty-four of these working boats then made an unusual journey. Alongside larger support vessels these historic barges sailed across the Gulf of Thailand to the island of Samui where they took residence at The Imperial Boat House Hotel. Never having sailed on the ocean before, the waves and the seawater took their toll on these precious boats, and painstaking restoration was required. First the hull and external structures had to be refurbished, then the barges’ interior space could be converted into luxury suites.

The boathouse barges at The Imperial Boat House Hotel are the only ones of their kind in the world.  These have become a great attraction with their rich heritage and their natural wooden construction.  The chronicle of the barges, traditions and history are interwoven with the unique experience of staying in these suites. Creaking sounds of the wood, caused by changes in temperature and humidity, may be heard in the stillness of the night. A scent of wood and rice hints to the endeavor of years of transporting rice to various destinations along the River of Kings, tales and odors ingrained into the teak wood of the barge. Each rice barge is a porthole to a bygone era, the scents and sounds telling their tale. The tenant of the rice barge should not be troubled or frightened by these rare occurrences - quite the opposite - the guest of a boat suite will appreciate the unrivaled, heightened experience of staying on a historic barge at The Imperial Boat House Hotel on beautiful Koh Samui.