Fun in the Sun on Koh Samui

Beachfront hotel with 35 deluxe rooms, villas and villa suites at Lamai Beach on Koh Samui.

Characteristic: Samui Jasmine Resort is a recently completed small boutique resort with a truly magnificent beach. Only a few steps from the shopping and entertainment center in Lamai.

Hotel pictures: www.samuiwave.com/samui/samuijasmine/

Room sizes: Deluxe rooms 30 square meters, deluxe villa suites 38 square meters, junior villa suite 65 square meters.

In-room amenities: Air-conditioning, satellite TV, personal safe, international direct dial telephone, mini-bar, tea & coffee-making facilities, hair dryer, bathrobe, slippers, sun umbrella, beach bag.

Hotel facilities and services: Swimming pool, children’s pool, poolside restaurant, massage, foot massage, tour desk, currency exchange.

Restaurants: Jasmine Coffee House is open from 06.00 am to midnight. The poolside restaurant serves Thai, Chinese, Japanese and Western food with scenic views over Lamai Beach from all tables. Every evening steak and seafood barbecues on the beach.

Swimming pool: Infinity edge swimming pool and children’s pool.

Current room rates (2006): e.g. Deluxe garden view room 2,500 Baht per night during low season and 3,500 Baht per night during high season. Deluxe villa 3,500 Baht per night during low season and 4,500 Baht per night during high season.  More room choices and travel dates to be found on the hotel rate table.

After opening in summer 2005 Buri Rasa Village gained popularity very quickly. Several factors make this relatively small hotel a well accepted destination:
Buri Rasa Village is situated on a prime spot on Chaweng Beach, where the swimming conditions are superb and the sand is powdery and white.
When guests step out of the front entrance they find themselves in the heart of Chaweng boutique and souvenir shopping. In this vicinity many of Koh Samui’s most distinguished restaurants are found, including the well established steak house “Chez Andy” and “Zico’s” Brazilian Grill. Tropical Murphy’s is THE Irish Pub on Koh Samui, with live music and live sports events on large screen TVs, right in the neighborhood of the Buri Rasa. Chaweng’s discotheks and night clubs are also not far, still within walking distance or a short ridet on one of the open busses that commute on Chaweng Boulevard.
Back at the hotel, guests enjoy a calm village atmosphere that radiates from the architecture, décor and landscaping of this unique hotel. Accommodations are either a small private villa, some with private dip pool, or spacious studio suites with bedroom, living room and Jacuzzi bath.
All rooms are decorated in traditional Thai style with a draped four-poster bed in the center. Buri Rasa rooms offer modern facilities like air conditioning, Cable TV, CD player, mini bar, IDD telephone, in-room safe, hairdryer, bathrobes.
Buri Rasa Restaurant offers fine candle light dining on an open patio serving international gourmet cuisine and authentic traditional Thai dishes.
The hotel has a Massage & Spa Center where guests may choose from a variety of pampering and rejuvenating treatments.
Here is what Guido W. wrote after he visited Buri Rasa Village from 1. October 05 to 14 October 05:

The resort is very tasteful. All rooms are nicely furnished and very clean. It is located at the best area of Koh Samui´s nicest beach Chaweng. The personnel was very friendly and helpful. Service was excellent. The pool and beach area were well taken care of and tasteful created. The breakfast was OK but little variation and sometimes it took a little too long for refilling. The included restaurant was not too good but very close by the “eat sense” was the nicest restaurant we found on Koh Samui. All in all we can fully recommend Buri Rasa and we will very likely come back.

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Since 1996 Central Samui Beach Resort enjoys undiminished popularity for its comfort and fantastic location directly on Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui’s longest and finest beach. The hotel has a huge swimming pool and children’s pool, tennis courts, fitness center, spa and shopping arcade (see pictures of the Central Samui Beach Resort). Guests at the Central Samui enjoy superb dining at five restaurants. In addition there are several lounges, coffee shops, pool and beach bars on this resort.

The more than two-hundred deluxe hotel rooms and suites at the Central Samui are all sea-facing and the design of the resort complex accentuates the natural tropical environment. All rooms come with standard features such as TV with international satellite news and entertainment channels plus in-room movies, music channels, mini-bar, tea and coffee making facilities and in-room safe. The hotel restaurants provide 24-hour room service from an extensive in-room dining menu.

Prices for Deluxe Rooms start at 5,500 THB during low-season and go up to 9,900 THB for Xmas/New Year peak season. Junior suites with one bedroom and one living room range from 13,550 THB to 17,550 THB. The room rate for Royal Suites with one bedroom, one living room and one dining room is approx. 30,000 THB per night. Further details are found on the Central Samui hotel price list.

Central Samui Beach Resort is an exclusive beachfront hotel situated directly on Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui’s finest and longest beach. The Central Samui hotel first opened in 1996 and enjoys undiminished popularity for its comfort and fantastic location. The Central Samui Beach Resort is situated in the midst of Koh Samui’s shopping, dining and entertainment area and is located only 15 minutes from Samui Airport.

There are more than two-hundred deluxe hotel rooms and suites at the Central Samui Beach Resort and all facing are facing the sea. The architecture of the resort buildings and complex accentuates the natural tropical environment. All rooms come with standard features such as TV with international satellite news and entertainment channels plus in-room movies, music channels, mini-bar, tea and coffee making facilities and in-room safe. The hotel restaurants provide 24-hour room service from an extensive in-room dining menu.

New resort spa Bandara offers exclusive accommodations at Bophut Beach. Bandara Resort and Spa is an up-market hotel with superb facilities and amenities. Guests at Bandara Hotel find high speed internet access throughout the hotel, a VCD/DVD library, 24-hour limousine service, beauty salon, hair stylist, barber shop, baby-sitting service and airport transfer. The hotel offers two restaurants and two swimming pools, a large ten-by-forty meters pool, ideal for exercise, and a free form relax pool and Jacuzzi at the beach side. There is also a children’s pool next to it. Bandara’s fitness center is furnished with a complete range of state-of-the art workout equipment. For guests’ safety the hotel has a modern CCTV surveillance system and around the clock security guards on duty.

Accommodations at Bandara Samui Hotel

Luxurious Cottage Villas and Suite Rooms are available as an ideal holiday home for families or for travelers who prefer extra space and privacy. Cottage Villas have high ceilings, full-length windows with beautiful beach and garden views and extra spacious bathrooms. A fence and pond around each cottage ensures total privacy. There is an inner garden with private plunge pool, outdoor shower and outdoor bathtub. Cottage Villas can be reserved for 10,000 Baht per night* during low season, and 13,500 Baht per night* during high season.

Hotel style rooms are surprisingly affordable yet generously equipped with in-room safe, DVD player, coffee maker and high speed internet access. Hotel style rooms are available from 5,000 Baht per night* during low season and 7,000 Baht per night* during high season. All rooms are design with an elegant, contemporary, tropical ambiance, and have extra spacious private balconies with ceiling fans.

(* Hotel room rates as of March 2006 if booked online through the R24 network. Prices are subject to change without notice. Please review hotel rate table for price details, seasonal rates and promotional offers)

Bandara Guestroom Amenities

All rooms are air-conditioned and equipped with:

• Satellite TV (international news, sports, movies)
• DVD / CD stereo system
• High speed internet access
• Coffee & tea making facilities
• Mini bar, fridge
• Hair dryer
• Personal in-room safe
• International Direct Dialing Telephone
• 24-hour room service

Suite rooms and Cottage Villas have

• a private personal attendant on duty,
• offer private dining services,
• and private spa treatments.

Restaurants at Bandara Resort and Spa, Koh Samui All Day DiningThe main restaurant is open all day and located on ground level of the main building. It offers full American breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant hosts special events such as theme nights and also serves dinner at your individual cabana by the swimming pool for exclusive private dining.

The Beach RestaurantDelicious, fresh seafood and oriental dishes are best enjoyed at the beachfront with panoramic views over Bophut Bay and Koh Phangan. The Beach Restaurant serves lunch and dinner and offers light snacks all day.

Traditional dance performances, costumes and theme events take place at the Banquet Lawn, Poolside Terrace, or directly on the beach.