Fun in the Sun on Koh Samui

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.

Le Royal Meridien Baan Taling Ngam is Koh Samui’s top rated luxury resort at the west coast of the island. The immense hotel estate covers the complete hillside from the beach up.

The hotel has a magnificent ocean panorama swimming pool, several semi private pools throughout the complex, and three gourmet restaurants, tennis courts, fitness studio and a PADI dive center.

Baan Taling Ngam Spa offers a tranquil and relaxing setting that is unrivaled anywhere in Thailand. It features six unique indoor and outdoor treatment suites, all perched high with breathtaking views of the nearby islands.

The business center at Le Royal Meridien Baan Taling Ngam features two meeting rooms and hosts functions and banquets for 50 to 70 guests. Le Royal Meridien wireless LAN for Wi-fi internet connections is accessible in the lobby, at the main pool deck and at the beach areas.

The rooms and villas with rich wood interior are built and equipped to the highest western standards.

Ocean Front Deluxe Rooms are spacious 65 square meter rooms with a large private balcony overlooking the ocean.  Hotel guests may choose to relax on their own balcony in two sun loungers or enjoy beautiful sunsets and private dinners at the outdoor sitting area with table and chairs. The rooms have satellite TV, DVD player, CD/stereo system, tea/coffee maker, mini-bar, electronic safe, hairdryer, in-door sitting area, a luxurious bathroom with separate shower, oversized bathtub and double sinks. Ocean Front Deluxe Rooms are available for approx. 10,500 Baht per night. Other room choices, suites and villas are also shown on the hotel reservation form.

Koh Samui hotel accommodation options range from cheap wooden huts to 5-star resort suites and exclusive luxury villas. The majority of hotels are concentrated at the East Coast of Koh Samui at Chaweng, Chaweng Noi, Lamai and Choeng Mon. New up market hotels have been established recently in the North of Koh Samui at Bophut and Maenam. Ban Tai Beach and Bang Por Beach in the North are lined with luxury beachfront villas. Lipa Noi Beach and Baan Taling Ngam are resort areas in the West of Koh Samui. Most notable there is Le Royal Meridien Hotel which covers the complete hillside with luxury villas. Resort development is now starting in the South of Koh Samui with hotels and spa resorts open near Laem Set and at Thong Krut.

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.

Beachfront hotel and deluxe pool villa resort with 69 villas at Choeng Mon Beach at the northern tip of Koh Samui.

The 69 deluxe villas at Sala Samui Resort are all very spacious and comfortable. The smallest villas are the Deluxe Balcony Villas with 47 square meter living space. The Sala Pool Villas offer 106 square meters with 3m x 5m swimming pool, sun deck and outdoor daybed.

Villa suites have an air-conditioned living room, one or two air-conditioned bedrooms, large outdoor space with big swimming pool and sundeck or sala. The two-bedroom Pool Villa Suite is 176 square meter large, and the two-bedroom Presidential Pool Suite offers living space of 325 square meter and a stunning 30 square meter private swimming pool.

For pictures of the resort and hotel villas click on www.samuiwave.com/samui/salasamui/

All hotel villas at Sala Samui Resort are fully air-conditioned and have additional ceiling fans. All villas except Deluxe Balcony Villas have private swimming pools with private sala and/or sunbathing deck. Guests enjoy open-air bathrooms in their private garden, with outdoor shower and/or bathtub. The private balcony or terrace has a large daybed. Luxurious in-room amenities include satellite and cable TV, DVD player (except Deluxe Balcony Villas), refrigerator/ mini-bar, personal electronic safe, Writing desk, coffee and tea making facility, hair dryer, bathrobes, slippers, umbrella.

Sala Samui Resort is positioned directly on the beach with 80 meter frontage of white, powdery sand. The hotel has two beachfront swimming pools, where one is a full-size 25-meter lap pool.

On the resort premise is one gourmet restaurant with an exquisite wine cellar. Sala Samui Restaurant serves mouthwatering imported steaks, fresh daily seafood, delicious pasta creations and many other international favorites in addition to an extensive menu of exotic, flavorful Thai dishes.

Sala Samui’s on-site spa, Mandara Spa, features two spa suites, two treatment rooms, plus a full service hair and beauty salon. This wellness sanctuary offers a variety of delightful treatments such as pampering beauty facials, mineral and herbal body scrubs, massage therapies, foot treatments and manicures. Outdoor Thai massages are available at the massage salas, floating in a beautiful lotus pond.

Sala Samui Resort has a library and business center services with high speed internet access and boardroom / meeting room for up to 20 persons. The resort offers Thai cooking classes, the Sala Gift Shop and a tour desk.

Current room rates (2006): e.g. Garden Pool Villa 9,900 Baht per night during low season and 11,500 Baht per night during high season. Two-bedroom Pool Villa Suite for 4 persons 21,250 Baht per night during low season, and 23,500 Baht per night during high season. Click for more Sala Samui room choices and hotel rate table.