Fun in the Sun on Koh Samui

Buri Rasa Village is a Koh Samui hotel to indulge in a lifestyle previously only enjoyed by the wealthy and privileged. Be pampered and uplifted by the ease of living in natural, informal luxury surrounded by a tropical oasis. Enjoy delicious food in a natural setting overlooking a stunning white sand beach and endless Pearle scent sea. Participate in water sports or exciting explorations to other islands and interesting places. Be calmed and relaxed with soothing massage or recline in your private garden dip pool while you allow the ambiance to hypnotically transport you to a higher plane of contentment.

Only an hour by plane from Bangkok, Buri Rasa Village is a resort on the eastern coastline of the stunningly beautiful island of Koh Samui right on the island’s finest white sand beach. Calm and secluded, a true island paradise location in every sense of the word. Buri Rasa Village, although secluded, is conveniently situated within walking distance of the main shopping, entertainment and nightlife attractions of Chaweng village. The airport is only a 15 minutes drive away.

Koh Samui’s Amari Palm Reef Resort is an elegant, up-market hotel at the northern section of Chaweng Beach. The hotel is partitioned into several Thai-style buildings, surrounded by well tended tropical gardens and tall swaying coconut palms.
The hotel has more than 180 rooms in two main categories:

Superior rooms in the older main block have private bathrooms with bathtub or shower and a private balcony or terrace. All superior rooms have air-conditioning. satellite TV, telephone, personal safe, mini bar and hairdryer.

Deluxe rooms either have a mezzanine floor, for extra space for families with children, or feature oversized sliding glass doors that fill the rooms with light and an airy atmosphere.

The Amari hotel has a range of sports and recreational facilities such as two free-form swimming pools, a children’s pool and Jacuzzi, an air-conditioned squash court, Padi dive and water sports center and a tropical day spa.
Sivara Spa offers a full range of massage and body treatments. These apply traditional natural remedies and the delicate scents of aromatic oils and subtle herbs and spices.

Dining at the Amari hotel is another delight. The two hotel restaurants, Merante Seaside Dining and Prego Italian Cuisine are prominent on Koh Samui and attract many patrons from other hotels as well as local connoisseurs.

Further details and pictures about the Amari Palm Reef Resort hotel are available on Samuiwave.com. The site also presents the hotel room rates, and offers online reservation through the secure R24 reservation network.

Bophut Beach, Koh Samui:

Bandara Hotel at Bophut Beach is a new spa resort at a fabulous beachfront location on one of Koh Samui’s prime beaches. The hotel offers hotel style rooms as well as private villas which have their own little garden and plunge pool. All rooms at the Bandara are very spacious, tastefully furnished and well equipped with a full range of amenities. Bandara Hotel has two swimming pools, the large main pool with 10×40 meters and a delightful freeform pool at the beachfront. This Koh Samui hotel has two restaurants which offer a great choice of Oriental and Western dishes. Bandara spa specializes in outstanding body treatments, facials, aqua therapy and massage.

Now through the middle of July, Bandara Resort and Spa has two discount offers, one for honeymooners and one for everybody else:

• Honeymooners stay a minimum of 4 nights and get a free upgrade to a Bandara Cottage-Villa, which is subject to room availability at the time of the reservation. The newly weds are welcomed with a fruit plate and flowers and receive a free bottle of bubbly and a honeymoon cake (see detail on the hotel rate table).
• Four nights at the Bandara are charged at the price for three nights plus 460 Baht per person for breakfast for the free night stay. This offer is valid for all guests for 4-nights, 8-nights and 12-nights stay at the hotel, see details on the hotel rate table.
• Reserve your Bandara discount hotel package online.

Samui Hotel with Private Swimming Pool Villas at Choeng Mon Beach

Sala Samui Resort & Spa is a stunning new deluxe pool villa resort. Of the 69 holiday villas on the Sala hotel complex 53 villas and suites feature private swimming pools. Sala Samui has all facilities and amenities of a modern resort hotel harmoniously blended into traditional Thai architecture for a comfortable, relaxing ambiance throughout this five-star hotel. Friendly, well-trained staff pamper guests with professional, personalized service.

Sala Samui Resort & Spa is located on pristine Choeng Mon beach on the northeast corner of the island. The hotel is only five minutes from the Samui airport and also five minutes from Bophut’s quaint Fisherman’s Village. The taxi drive to Chaweng Beach with shopping, dining and nightlife takes approximately ten minutes.

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).