Archive for July, 2008

Hotel Review – Sala Samui

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Stayed at Sala Samui for last two nights of our holiday to properly relax before going back to work. Absolutely gorgeous place. Stayed in Garden Villa Suite which was exactly like the pictures on the website… personal pool, open air shower and bath, luscious bed etc etc. Service at Sala Samui was fantastic, from chauffeur (Pwe-Nai was so nice and so helpful) to room service (fast, efficient and helpful). The hotel facilities were picturesque, two stunning pools (like swimming in a Conde Nast Traveller picture), with Thai massage beds nearby and centimeters from the beach. The food was the best of the holiday (and that was just the starters!). Unfortunately I have nothing to compare Sala to. I have never stayed somewhere this expensive, so my expectations were a lot higher, but then I wasn’t disappointed. The only negative points were easily turned to positive… Choengmon Beach was busier than north Chaweng.. but then you do have your own private pool at the villa. Massage at the hotel was expensive.. but then it was fantastic, and the cheap places are only 2mins down the beach. Mosquitoes were/are evil.. but Sala fogs every day and provides coils to burn. It was just great.” C. Davies, February 2005.

About Sala Samui Resort & Spa

Sala Samui Resort and Spa is a pool villa resort at Choeng Mon Beach in the North of Koh Samui. The hotel has 53 villas with private pool, including enormous two-bedroom villa suites which are ideal for a family vacation. In addition to the private pools there is one lap-pool and one beachfront pool on the complex. Sala Samui’s excellent restaurant features an impressive wine cellar which is open for tasting. Mandara Spa is on-site at Sala Samui Resort and provides heavenly wellness, beauty and health programs.

Pool villas at Sala Samui cost approx. 10,000 Baht (220 Euro) per night or up during high season. Detailed pricing, travel seasons, and online reservation are available at the hotel booking form.

Samui Peninsula Spa & Resort, Choeng Mon, Koh Samui

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Samui Peninsula Spa & Resort is set on 8-acre of coastal land area (25-rai) at Koh Samui’s northeast shoreline. The resort is composed of  twenty elegant Thai-design Villas with private pools. In addition there are 55 apartments and three communal pools in between coconut trees and dense green vegetation for an atmosphere of tropical lushness

The luxury resort combines traditional Thai building methods with modern-day luxury and amenities. They create a harmony that ensures your holiday at Samui Peninsula will be the experience of a lifetime-and one that you will want to repeat.

The tensions of modern life seem remote as you relax under the shade of a coconut tree at the edge of a white, sandy beach.

Best Western Promo: Green Season at Samui Bayview Resort

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

At a scenic hillside between Chaweng and Lamai with dazzling views over Chaweng Beach and the emerald extend of the Gulf of Thailand is a truly spectacular hotel: The Best Western Samui Bayview Hotel. The resort has four free-form swimming pools cantilevered over the edge of the cliff and offer swimmers a dramatic outlook over Koh Samui’s coast line and the endless blue of the horizon.

The Best Western Samui Bayview Hotel celebrates Koh Samui’s Green Season from the 16th of September 2006 to the 19th of December 2006 with steep discounts on all room and villa types:

  • Superior Garden View Rooms are discounted from 2,600 Baht to 1,650 Baht per night.
  • Deluxe Seaview Rooms with a regular high season rate of 3,400 Baht cost only 2,500 Baht per night.
  • The rate for the Honeymoon Suite and Executive Suite is reduced from 7,500 Baht to 5,400 Baht per night.
  • Review the hotel rate sheet for all room types, rates and seasons.

Note that November and early December are the wet season on Koh Samui with more frequent rain showers. Yet the rooms at Best Western Samui Bayview Hotel are so comfortable, guests are very happy to spend some time inside. And after a tropical downpour the air is even fresher and clearer than before. Green Season is popular, especially with prices so low. Reserve your Best Western Samui Bayview room or suite now.

Amari Palm Reef Resort, Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui

Monday, July 28th, 2008

The Amari Hotel on Koh Samui is situated on Chaweng Beach, an endless stretch of tropical beach with white powdery sand, clear blue sea and coconut palms. Thanks to a coral reef barrier, which also provides good snorkeling opportunities, water ski boats and jet skis cannot enter this area and guests at the Amari are undisturbed by noisy, speeding water craft.

The hotel neighborhood is characterized by fashion boutiques, souvenir and art shops. Chaweng nightlife and entertainment hot spots are within walking distance but outside the acoustic range.

The Amari Palm Reef Resort offers spacious and comfortable accommodation with an atmosphere of leisurely up-market elegance. The resort is arranged like a village of Thai-style buildings in the midst of beautifully landscaped tropical gardens under gently swaying palm trees. From balconied suites with views of the distant islands to family duplexes and bungalows set in quiet tropical gardens, the Amari Palm Reef Resort has accommodation to suit every taste. All rooms have private bathrooms with bath or shower, individual controlled air-conditioners, a private veranda or terrace, TV with international and local channels, electronic in-room safe, mini-bar and international direct dial telephone. Families with children appreciate Family Duplex Deluxe Rooms with mezzanine design of two floors and sleeping space for two adults and two children.

Chaweng Buri Resort, Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Chaweng Buri Resort is situated right on Chaweng Beach, the longest and most popular beach on Koh Samui. Here the sand is white and powdery smooth and the sea is emerald blue. Coconut palm trees spend shade and make for a picture perfect tropical scene.

 

 

Chaweng Buri Resort is a hotel with high class south sea style bungalows. All rooms have a private terrace in front and are charmingly and tastefully decorated. Equipped with modern amenities, air-conditioned, TV satellite, refrigerator, mini-bar, private safe, telephone, bathtub with hot and cold water, double and single bed.