Fun in the Sun on Koh Samui

Nora Beach Resort & Spa is a beachfront hotel with 96 rooms villas at the northern section of Chaweng Beach, Koh ]Samui. It catches the eye as a modern resort built in Thai architecture, pleasingly decorated with artifacts from Southern Thailand.

Nora Beach Resort has 42 hotel-style rooms with 39 square meter m floor space, 6 suites with 78 sqm, and 48 villas with a 63 square meter living area. All rooms have satellite TV, telephone, in-room safe deposit box, mini-bar,coffee and tea making facility, bathrobes and hairdryer.

The resort features one of Koh Samui’s biggest hotel swimming pools (see pictures), a huge 400 square meter swimming pool, a children’s pool, Jacuzzi, Nora Fitness Center, wellness spa (Anodas Spa), conference and banquet rooms for up to 140 guests, gourmet restaurant, internet and baby sitting service. Pra-Suthon Restaurant at Nora Samui offers Thai cuisine, international, buffet, a-la-carte dishes and fresh seafood BBQ.

Nora Resort charges 3,600 to 6,250 Baht per night for a superior room (hotel-style) and 4,700 to 7,125 Baht per night for the luxurious Nora Villa. Also available: Ocean Suites and Ocean Villas, see hotel rate table.

Sala Samui Resort and Spa, Choengmon Beach, 25th of June to 1st of July 2005.

The Sala Samui Resort was incredible! The best place we ever stayed and I was upset to leave.

I told them it was our anniversary when I booked the room so when we arrived they presented me with a dozen red roses! Our lovely bed also had rose petals on it in the shape of two hearts and the HUGE (biggest ever!) bathtub also had water in it with floating rose petals. Also they gave us a bottle of sparkling wine - what a lovely welcome!

We stayed in a 1 bedroom pool villa and it was incredible. You have your own nice sized villa and a private pool with an outdoor patio, 2 sun loungers, a dining table and a big day bed for lounging in the shade. The whole villa/pool is all enclosed and private so it is a romantic paradise! The bathroom is great too - a lovely rain shower and HUGE bathtub, toilet and 2 sinks and it is technically outside surrounded by gardens although it is covered with a roof and has drop down clear side panels to keep bugs out. It was a cool experience to feel you were showering outside.

The resort also has two really nice pools and is right on a great beach - clean, calm water to swim in, jet skis & boats for rent and a nice scattering of restaurants and bars that are all lit up at night with fairy lights and tables on the beach! The staff at the Sala Samui were so friendly and helpful and we took a day long tour for a great price all around the island with one of the Sala drivers.

The food was just delicious in the restaurant and the atmosphere was so romantic with candles and even one table that was in the pool at nighttime. It sits in a raised area with a few inches of water so you eat dinner with your feet pleasantly paddling in the water! The breakfast was superb and room service was 24 hours which is great. The only negative is that the spa and massages are very pricey but they are amazing. It is way cheaper to go out on the beach to get an hour long massage for only 6 euro!

Oh, they also have free internet access for guests which is great! Overall, we loved this place and will be going back next year! You feel so looked after here and you won’t want to leave!!!!!!

About Sala Samui Resort and Spa:

• Read more Sala Samui Guest Reviews.
• See pictures of the rooms and the Sala Samui Resort.
• Sala Samui Resort and Spa room rates.
• Sala Samui online booking.

A hideaway it really is: Sila Evason Hideaway Samui is surrounded by ocean on three sides. It is located at the northern-most tip of the island and almost feels like an island by itself. Sila Evason Hideaway offers exclusive accommodation in spacious cliff-top villas, all with fantastic panorama and a maximum of privacy. Sila Pool Villas include a private sundeck and private infinity edge swimming pool. Sila rooms have all luxury amenities plus a sheltered garden area with outdoor shower and bathtub. Sila Pool Villa Suites are extra spacious 30 square meter villas with one bedroom, one living room, a large sundeck and private infinity pool with great panoramic views (see pictures).

There is also a large central swimming pool at Sila Evason Resort, a Six-Senses Spa with indoor and outdoor treatment rooms and salas, two steam rooms, two dry saunas and  fitness center and gym. The hotel has two gourmet restaurants and holds Koh Samui’s most sophisticated wine cellar with an exclusive choice of wines from around the world. (Wine tasting is available!)

From September 16 to October 31, 2006 room prices for the Pool Villas are reduced to 19,500 Baht per night. Pool Villa Suites rent for 25,500 Baht per night. Hotel rate details and seasonal information can be reviewed on the hotel price list. Internet bookings are available for Sila Evason Hideaway Koh Samui.

Chaweng Noi Beach is a truly picturesque white sand beach bordering the south end of Chaweng Beach. The hotels at Chaweng Noi Beach tend to be a bit more composed and less cramped than the ones on the main beach further north (Chaweng Noi Beach means Little Chaweng Beach). All hotels here seem to be unique in style and character, such as The Imperial Samui Hotel.

First you may be surprised to find Mediterranean architecture on a Koh Samui beach. And although this resort is quite large for Koh Samui standards (144 hotel rooms and suites), its low-rise structures are totally unobtrusive and blend harmonically with the tropical landscape. The resort is a luxurious retreat with a magnificent, well groomed beach, and a sea water swimming pool embedded into the natural granite boulders strewn along the shoreline. A fresh water pool with Jacuzzi is situated in midst of the hotel gardens.

The Imperial Hotel has two restaurants: Le Jarmjuree for buffet breakfast or Thai cuisine and Le Tara serving seafood, Asian delights and international favorites at the beachside. A floodlit tennis court and recreational areas with snooker, table tennis, badminton and volleyball fields are waiting for the sports enthusiasts. The hotel also operates a PADI scuba diving school and sailing/windsurfing water sports. Wireless LAN with WiFi internet access covers most public areas of the hotel and also many guest rooms.

All rooms at the Imperial Hotel are air-conditioned and face the beach and the ocean. Hotel rooms and suites are equipped with satellite TV, telephone personal safe and mini-bar. Guests at the Imperial choose from four room categories: Premier Seafacing, Garden Terrace, Junior Suite and One-bedroom Suite. Mid year prices range from 5,800 to 10,000 Baht per night. Review the hotel reservation form for year-round prices and hotel booking at special internet rates.

The White House Hotel Koh Samui is located at a peaceful bay with white, powdery sand. A place considered by many to be the most romantic beach on the island. The White House Hotel is offering privacy and seclusion for complete relaxation.

At the White House Koh Samui every guest is a president. It is a small, sophisticated hotel and the order of the day is relaxation in elegant and tropical surroundings.  The White House captures the essence of the tropical island as it used to be. An idyllic getaway with Thai warmth and hospitality in traditional Thai-style houses, set amidst lush foliage and pristine white sands. You can feel right at home at the White House.