Baan Bophut Beach Hotel, Bophud

The Baan Bophut Beach Hotel, Bophud is located smack down in the middle of Fisherman's Village and it's weekly Friday walking street. Plenty of restaurants and bars are within walking distance, like Juzza Pizza, which is practically a neighbor. 

It's a very cozy hotel, with it's 12 rooms being renovated this year. It truly is a luxury boutique beach hotel, with a small infinity pool, garden and direct beach access. Although the beach doesn't rate as one of Samui's best, it's a very quiet and relaxed beach.

The airport is a mere 10 minutes away, and in less time you can reach 2 shopping malls, one with a build in movie theater. If you want nightlife, Chaweng is under 15 minutes away. 

A relaxed, quiet and very central location for a good price. Recommended.

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Lipa Lodge Resort, Lipa Noi

The Lipa Lodge resort is located at the sunset side of Koh Samui and spectacular sunsets can be enjoyed here.

Lipa Noi is a little bit out of the way of everything, it's a very quiet area with the main city of Nathon not too far away.

Despite the fairly isolated location, you will be able to find other restaurants outside of the resort.
The beach is shallow but enjoyable.
All 14 rooms are sea view villa suites with their own outdoor verandas except two luxury apartments with balconies and spectacular views out to sea. It's small and well maintained.

For a quiet and relaxed environment, this will be a good choice with an affordable room rate.

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Ozo Chaweng Samui, Chaweng

The Ozo Chaweng Samui is at the time being one of the new hotels on the block on the island and with their 208 rooms spread out over three floors, they managed to make an immediate impact.

It's part of a small chain of hotels, just 4 in three countries. With their trendy rooms and lovely swimming pool, they are located just 15 minutes away from the airport and within walking distance of the hustle and bustle of Chaweng.

They also have one of the most talked about new restaurants under their roof, Stacked!

All the booking sites show really good reviews and for a medium range priced hotel, it's recommended as your stay of choice on Chaweng Beach.

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Ammatara Pura Pool Villa, Lamai

The Ammatara Pura Pool Villa in Lamai only opened in 2013 and with only 18 villas on a spacious amount of land, we're looking at some 5 star luxury here!

Each villa is set in its own private area which features a patio, balcony, swimming pool and Jacuzzi but keep in mind that it's build on a hill, so if you're not good on foot, better book a (more expensive) room on the beach.

One of the main features of the villas are that they are set in the style of a 1200 year old ancient Thai palace, the perfect fusion of Northern and Southern Thai architecture, featuring fine art from all corners of the kingdom.

At the Southern end of Lamai beach, there's a free tuk tuk service available to visit downtown Lamai.

This is 5 star luxury and the prices for the private villas are accordingly, but you get away from it all in a luxury setting with rather surprising architecture.

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Smile House, Bophud

This resort is located at the far and quiet, relaxed end of Fisherman's Village. It's 54 bungalows and rooms are mainly build from wood. It's location guarantees immediate access to plenty of restaurant and bar options along the cosy Village's bustling street and each Friday there's a 'Walking street' fair to top things off!

Besides it's convenient location, the rooms are nice and there's a breakfast restaurant across the road on the beach.

Ideal location and friendly prices make this resort popular.

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The Treasure, Koh Matsum

The Treasure has now become 'U Koh Madsum', please follow the link for a review.

This resort is very special since it's the only commercial building on the small island of Koh Matsum, off the Southern Koh Samui coast. There are no atm's, fast food chains, shopping centers, cars, or even private residences on Koh Matsum. This is as secluded as you can get. 

In front of the resort is a beautiful , albeit slightly rocky, beach and the 36 rooms have all the convenience you can think of. Well, maybe not all the TV channels that you want but that's not why you came to this secluded island to start with, right!

It starts with a 20 minute boat ride from the mainland and from arriving on the island until you leave, it's tranquility all over the place. 

Want to feel like a modern Robinson Crusoe with all modern day convenience, this is your best bet around Koh Samui with affordable prices, your exclusive getaway.

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Smile House, Bophud/Fisherman's Village

Smile House is one of the few lucky resorts that can boast that they're located inside the Fisherman's Village in the Bophud area. They're located at the more quiet, Western end.

Fisherman's Village is a very nice, small area where all the houses are build or rebuild according to the original Hainan/Chinese building style of the original people that lived on the island. Plenty of good restaurants like Juzza Pizza, The Shack Bar & Grill and many others are within walking distance as well as many bars for a nice and relaxed drink. Every Friday evening there's also the famous 'Walking Street' to enjoy.

Back to the hotel though, this 2 star resort delivers the goods, with 40 rooms and 14 chalets, they're smallish but well organized, with a nice beach restaurant, two pools and a small beach front. 

Very well run with attentive staff and very affordable, this is a steal if you book a room here.

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Bangrak Garden Home

The Bangrak Garden home is a serviced apartment complex with a great location. Near the airport, near to Chaweng and Choengmon and all the facilities, restaurants and bars and the like in Bang Rak. The rooms have a nice view over the bay, on to Koh Phangan and there's access to a pool, a gym and the rooms have internet.

There's also a very good Thai restaurant on the premises which makes it very convenient to live here. There are 40 rooms in total, in various size and price range. 

If you're planning to stay long term, this may be a good option.

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Montien House Hotel, Chaweng

The Montien House hotel has been around since the early beginnings, we're talking 1992 here! It's family owned and a locally operated resort, Khun Bpeh and Khun Ying Yai take great interest in the day to day running of things.

They kept up with the times and there's a brand new building, although the rooms are facing the busy Chaweng downtown beach road, so it might be noisy if you're an early sleeper. The bungalows in the garden are the better option if you're sound sensitive.

Due to it's location, everything in Chaweng is within walking distance.

For good rates in the middle of Chaweng strip, the Montien House Hotel is a very good and convenient option.

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Le Meridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa, Lamai

Luxury and convenience have been around on Koh Samui for a while now and one of the new players in this upper range market segment is Le Meridien.

They have chosen a location which fits their image, with a nice beach in front of them, in a bay just North of Lamai with some breathtaking views over the Gulf of Thailand and stunning landscaping. 

The resort offers all the amenities and facilities one would expect with a golf course just 3km away.

14 Villas offer privacy and luxury including outdoor courtyard, sun lounges and a private salt water pool and 63 suites with features such as; enclosed veranda, open-air terrace, private plunge pool or direct access to a shared salt-water pool.

The price is well worth the experience and for some serene relaxation, Le Meridien Koh Samui comes highly recommended.

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