Q Signature Samui Hotel, Choengmon

Q Signature Samui Hotel, Choengmon

Located only seven kilometers from Samui Airport, the Q Signature Samui Hotel is a modern luxurious spa and hotel. The Q Signature Samui Hotel comprises of 20 elegant Thai design villas with private pools, 55 apartments and 3 communal pools.

The Samudra Retreat Samui Hotel is also part of this complex and was also known as The Peninsula. In total they host 132 rooms and villas.

The location is really nice and fairly secluded, it's build on a hill and golf carts take you around the place. There's also a nice beach in front of the resort and around the corner of this beach, in walking distance over the beach is Choengmon Bay, in my opinion the nicest bay of Samui island. This bay hosts plenty of restaurants and bars which can give a nice break to the furthermore excellent restaurants at Q signature;

The Royal Siam restaurant, the Aow Thai Terrace, The Royal Pool Bar and the Royal Mountain Pool Bar.

It's a vast complex with all necessary and required amenities and beautifully located in Choengmon Bay.

It's prices range from medium to high end. Well worthwhile checking out and a great location to enjoying your stay on Samui.

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Imperial Samui Hotel, Chaweng

Imperial Samui Hotel in Chaweng has now changed into the SHERATON SAMUI RESORT as of March/April 2015

Is part of the same Imperial chain as the Imperial Boathouse in Choengmon and the Imperial Queen's Park Hotel in Bangkok. It's also once more a place where my wife used to work for a few months when the Imperial Boathouse underwent extensive renovations.

The Imperial Samui Hotel is located on Chaweng Noi Beach, about 1.5 kilometers from Chaweng's shopping and entertainment areas and 10 kilometers from the airport. The scenic Imperial Samui Hotel is built in Mediterranean-style and is set in the hillside with landscaped shadowy gardens tumbling down to a serene beach. The Imperial Samui Hotel has a total of 141 rooms including 108 newly renovated Premier Sea-Facing rooms, 13 Junior suites, 1 Duplex, 6 One Bed Room Suites, 11 Garden Terrace rooms and two Grand Duplex with two bedrooms and all guests have plenty of space along Chaweng Beach.

The prices are in the upper range but well worth it. The setting is gorgeous and the facilities are excellent.

The hotel supports a spa and also a flood lit tennis court, two restaurants, Le Jarmjuree for breakfast and dinner and Tara Restaurant as well as the Le Sandy, the beach bar.

The hotel exterior

Imperial Chaweng supports 2 pools, one near the ocean with unique seawater, pictured above and a fresh water pool.

All rooms come with a private balcony and stunning views and offer the very latest in resort luxury. All rooms are in low-rise Mediterranean style buildings. Most of them have a sea view taking full advantage of the cool breezes that waft in from the Gulf of Thailand. All rooms have en suite bathrooms, hairdryer, 220V electrical points, complimentary bathroom toiletries, personal safe, fully stocked refrigerate, mini bar, color TV and satellite reception, air-conditioning and IDD telephone.

Once more a hotel that comes highly recommended by me.

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Punnpreeda Beach Resort, Bang Rak

Punnpreeda Beach Resort, Bang Rak

Formerly known as Punnpreeda Hip Resort; This is a fairly new resort conveniently located about 5 minutes away from the airport and near Big Buddha.

It's located at Bang Rak beach, away from the hustle and bustle of Chaweng and near all the restaurants and shops in Bang Rak.

The beach is not as great as Choengmon or Chaweng but still good.

It offers a minimalist hotel designed with love and attention to detail, maintaining a rich appreciation for Thai architecture, while focusing on industrial, modern design. Poured concrete is juxtaposed against natural Thai woods with 100-year-old slant roof ceilings. There are only 25 guest rooms in 5 categories and they're medium range priced; 12 Deluxe rooms, 4 Garden Villa's, 6 Ocean Villa's, 2 Jacuzzi Suites and a Waterfall Seaview Suite. There's an in house restaurant and all rooms have Wi-fi plus all amenities, like a flat screen TV.

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The Swimming pool

The Daaraadat restaurant

Inside a Deluxe room

View over Bang Rak bay

Bandara Resort & Spa, Bophud

Bandara Resort & Spa, Bophud

This very nice resort is fairly new and has a lot to offer located between Bophud and Maenam.

With 22 standard rooms, 98 Deluxe rooms, 2 Grand Deluxe Villa's and 28 cottage villas, they also offer a wide variety of room choices.

All rooms boast stunning contemporary tropical design, extra-large private balcony or veranda with day-bed, alfresco dining facilities and ceiling fan, all modern amenities and spectacular views of the lush resort landscaping.

Set amidst a coconut grove on the golden beach of Bophud, overlooking the Gulf of Thailand and only a few minutes’ drive from Chaweng Beach and all the hustle and bustle that Chaweng has on offer, the resorts luxurious and spacious cottages and villas are tastefully decorated.

Bandara has been build very spacious and it accommodates 2 pools and a children's pool.

The resort also provides a seaside restaurant, the Chom Dao, that looks out onto the ocean and offers Thai and Western cuisine. An all-day dining restaurant, the Leelavadee, located on the ground level of the main building offers full American breakfast, lunch, dinner and special theme nights.

Dinner services are also provided as private dining at individual cabanas by the swimming pool. Very romantic indeed.

There are also a lobby and pool bar.

Bandara, a window to the stars. Now, it's a name shared with a unique resort experience.

Room rates are starting at medium rates to high end rates.

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Deluxe room

Overview of the main pool

The main pool

The Lounge area

The Chom Dao Beach restaurant

Chaweng Buri Resort, Chaweng

Chaweng Buri Resort, Chaweng

Is conveniently located at the beach in the middle of Chaweng.

When one first steps onto the compound of this resort, you may think that you have wandered into an old southern Thai village. That’s because the Chaweng Buri Resort is set in a tropical paradise and made up of 117 chalets, which includes one beach side suite. But this resort is anything but old-fashioned - it offers a host of modern amenities including a free form swimming pool with Jacuzzi, a sauna, spa and massage services. Despite all this, the beach is still the main draw here and this one is not obstructed by a road and tends to be peaceful and quiet at all times.

Chaweng Buri hosts two restaurants and a beach/pool side bar;

-A poolside restaurant " The Place" which serves fresh seafood, continental and authentic Thai cuisine

-A beach-front dinner terrace "Rom-Mai" which serves light meals and the Barbecue terrace "Sai-Lom" which serves Seafood, Steaks & Salad.

-There's a Thai night show every Friday at "Harry 's Bar" (Beach/Pool Bar) - Tropical fruit shakes, cocktails, thirst quenching drinks, spirits and snacks.

There are over 220 sun deck beds with parasols and the hotel also offers baby sitting amongst other services.

Chaweng Buri has been in Chaweng for more than 15 years when I write this review and the location is perfect along Chaweng Beach. The Resort also receives very good reviews from previous visitors and I can recommend a stay in this medium priced resort.

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Peace Resort, Bophud

Peace Resort, Bophud

Has been established back in 1977 by the Pupaiboon Family between Bophud and Maenam and has been growing strong ever since. Starting out as a typical simple hut on the beach place, just like for instance World Resort or Zazen Boutique Resort not too far away from Peace Resort, they have been upgrading gradually and nowadays Peace Resort counts as a nice upgrade resort with actually upscale beach villa's within walking distance of the rustique Fisherman's Village.

Friends of me stayed here and had a great time.

The tranquility on the premises and the lovely Bophud beach location with landscaped tropical gardens make for a unique stay during your vacation at Peace Resort.

The resort supports;
Superior Garden Villa, 55 units (1 bedroom ) 32 sq.m.
Deluxe Garden Villa, 31 units (1 bedroom) 42 sq.m.
Deluxe Wing , 20 units (1 bedroom) 37.5-48 sq.m.
Deluxe Veranda, 11 units (1 bedroom & living area) 49 sq.m
Beachfront Villa, 5 units (1 bedroom & living area) 49 sq.m.

Each bungalow is a mini-suite with your very own porch and furnished with modern conveniences such as air-conditioning, mini bar and bath amenities.

The resort is very child friendly with and supports a children outdoor playground and a children pool.

A medium ranged priced resort with some high end ranged beach villa's which welcome you with traditional Thai hospitality, with the added bonus of it being run by a Samui family.

Enjoy your stay.

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Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa, Bophud

Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa, Bophud

An updated review of Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa, Bophud written in October 2015 can be found if you click on this link.

On the Northern coast of Koh Samui Island, on the west side of Bophud Beach lies the small, charming and intimate Zazen Boutique Resort, Bophud.

A resort where you can feel at home? Where you will take your partner to heaven and your family to paradise. This little hide-away invites you to relax & rediscover yourself and your partner in beautiful, natural & tropical surroundings. You will experience in our idyllic tropical resort the perfect escape. Sounds like too good to be true, out of an 8 year experience on Samui and having had various friends stay here, I can agree to this.

Zazen enjoys a secluded setting at the end of an unspoiled bay. In this tropical setting, the low-rise resort has been especially designed to reach peacefulness in harmony with its natural surroundings. Nestled on Koh Samui's quieter, more traditional northern shore, Zazen stands on the west coast of Bophut beach amid lush gardens facing its own palm-shaded beach.

Zazen also has one of my favorite restaurants on the island. This place gets my thumbs up!

With all the facilities they offer, this is one of the medium - top resorts on Samui;

• 80 Meters of white sandy beach front
• Magnificent tropical swimming pool with terrace with sun beds and umbrellas
• Jacuzzi and Children's swimming pool
• Open-air beachfront restaurant and bar overlooking the Gulf of Thailand and featuring traditional Thai dancers twice a week.
• Beach front “Rouge Lounge” Bar with pool table
• Boutique with antiques & souvenir shop
• Internet Lounge with High Speed wireless connection & business center
• Beautiful outdoor Spa offering a whole range of treatments
• An all year round beautiful beach which is safe for swimming
• Jeep and motorbike rental
• Shuttle bus service & private limousine service
• Airport Pick-up and Drop-off (on request ) and Private Parking
• Baby-sitting service
• Laundry & pressing service• Room services
• Luggage storage

Complimentary services:

• Tropical garden with game of bowls (petanque) and table tennis area
• Beach Club with windsurfing equipment and canoes
• Library and parlor games
• DVD films service
• Confirmation of flight tickets
• Internet Lounge with high speed wireless connection & business center
• Free high speed wireless connection from the guests rooms and around the restaurant, bar, pool & beach

This resort ranks high on my fave list with a great location between Bophud and Maenam.

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