Ko Samui Travel Forum

are there any serviced apartments in ko samui ?

hey am planning my visit mid july..a few questions

1 how will the weather be
2 are the beaches swimmable at that time
3 good places to stay with good air conditioning
4 recommended 5 star hotels or serviced apartments
5 which is the central beach to stay around good restaurants and how is the centara grand beach resort..

lots of queries plz help thanking u a lot in advance..

Hi, I'm visiting Koh samui with 7 other ppl. Looking out for a 4 bed room bungalow/house. Came across Chaweng Bay view Resort,

What is your opinion on this resort?
Is there any other locations where we can get a house with 4 rooms?
Also is CBVR in a nice location - convenient to the nightlife and restaurants?

I need help with trying to work the trip back from Koh Samui to KL and we have chosen to go by train (as Berjaya Air are the only direct flight and their flight on the Sunday is too late for our International connection)

Can someone please assist with the times it would take for travel:

1. From Hotel Cheongmon Beach to Ferry
2. Ferry Trip back to mainland
3. From Ferry Pier to the train station

Also will it be safe to leave booking this train until we arrive in Thailand?(10 days before)

Any input on the train / train trip would be appreciated. There will be one couple and 2 single guys travelling together.

Thanks in advance..

Hi everyone,
I'm in Samui on the 5th May, have only booked a room for the first 2 nights as most hotel reviews are so mixed. My question is, will there be plenty of rooms avaiable this time of year and will I get some good deals. Was in Phuket last year and got stuck in a horrible hotel as the place was heaving, though it was in Jan, peak time. Will be trying to visit a few beaches in Samui. Thanks for any comments left,
John

I'm coming to Ko Samui with my girlfriend in May and was wondering if anyone can give an opinion on what the best beach to stay at is. We're looking for something calm and romantic but not too quiet with a lovely clean beach. Also reading other posts there seems to be a big issue with mozzies here, I am very susceptable to being bitten at the best of times and was wondering what the best advice is not to get bitten?

We will be spending 9 nights on Samui from May 30th and was going to do 4 nights Chewang and 5 nights Maenam beach with a day trip to Phangang.

Would it be better to spend more time on Phangang and less at Maenam beach Samui?

Thanks, Den.

Hi

We're heading off to Samui on 30th April and back on 4th May. We have a few queries and hope that you guys can assist. We will be staying at Anantara @ Bo Phut.

1) Repellant - saw a couple of tips on this. Is it really that bad there? I read that mossies are everywhere .. are they even on the beaches?

2) Bikini - I'm quite large in size. Over here in Singapore, they don't seem to sell bikinis which will fit large size bodies. So my question is, are there any surf/bikini shops in Samui which I can get my bikini and wont cost me an arm/leg?

3) Tailoring - what's the cheapest in THB terms anyone has paid for a work shirt to be made in Samui?

4) Any good/reasonably priced travel agencies which we can arrange for daily trips around the island?

Hi We are spending 10 nights in Samui from may 30 and need info about the night train combo from Samui to Bangkok.

How far in advance do I need to book it(First class sleeper) and any recomendations on agent to book through In Chewang or Maenam?

our plan is 3 nights Als huts Chewang,2 nights Salad hut in Phangang, 4 nights Moonhut bungalows or Maenamburi resort in Maenam,3 nights Bangkok

Couple in mid 40's been to Thailand many times but never Samui.
Any suggestions would be great.

Den

Hi

There will be 4 of us heading to Samui in the beging of October. We are wanting to stay right on the beach - we would love to imagine ourselves in just meters from the water. We are on a budget however....anyone have any ideas? or is there maybe an Island near by that would be cheaper to stay at?

Thanks Deany x

We're a young minded couple in our early 50s and going to Koh Samui and Koh Tao in June and are wondering which resorts to stay in. We like some nightlife and particularly enjoy a live band but don't really want to be surrounded by partying travellers. We're going to Koh Tao for snorkelling so the clarity of the sea is more important than the nightlife, though we don't want to be in the middle of nowhere! Koh Samui we've narrowed down to Chaweng, Lamai or Bophut - any suggestions as to which would suit us best? And are the taxi charges as bad as I've been reading? For example, if we choose to stay in Bophut, how much should we expect to pay for a taxi to Chaweng?

Hi, All
when you want to go to ko samui, how to booking there?
example: online booking etc.

Anyone would like to meet up in samui on 25th march ? and heading to koh tao for 3 days and will be back to samui .

Hello

Am thinking of spending a night or two here - any recommendations for places to stay / thinsg to do there - or is it very quiet (this is just fine if so!).

Where can we catch a boat to here?

Thanks in advance

I am planning to go to Koh Tao from Koh Samui and heard that I can take a speed boat across. Anyone have any info on this like how long it takes, what time and how much it cost and whereabouts in Koh Samui I can get the ride?
Rgds

Is it still possible to have luggage checked through form Europe to Samui (transfer in BKK) and then clear customs there? Do I have to do immigration formalities at BKK or possible to that on arrival in Samui? I have been told there has been some changes after the opening of the new Samui airport, but not sure if this imply baggage and immigration.

looking for Best beach resort for kids under 12 at Ko Samui.
with food and activities.

thank you in advance.

Hi everyone,

We're going to Ko Samui as part of our honeymoon in a couple of weeks.
We're staying at a Bophut resort.

Can anyone advise what the best way to get around the island is? Is it the same as other parts of Thailand - tuk tuk??

Also we want to see the Big Buddha and the famous rocks while we're there, are they far from Bophut where we're staying?

Cheers

Rach : )

Hi, will be going to Ko Samui in a few weeks time, and wanted to know if I could see any elephants? I love these animals and would like to know if they do rides? Are they well looked after and treated well too? I couldn't go to a place if they were badly treated either, as I would be too traumatised. Thanks for any replies.....

hello
Can you book your baggage direct from heathrow to samui airport? flying with eva airways then connecting to samui with bangkok airways.
Thank you

Hi,

We have read a huge amount of reviews about this hotel on other forums. Most of them were excelleant. However recent ones were negative and inferred that others may be inaccurate or indeed may have involved some input of the owners (being diplomatic here). Just wondered if anybody had ever stayed there.

Many thanks

Charlotte

Does anyone know if the new star is any good how good is the beach at the hotel and are the rooms a bit small and dark ??

I would be grateful for some feedback from anyone who has stayed in a superior bungalow at the Bann Chaweng Beach Resort.

Hello there,
Does anybody know where the best snorkelling is around Ko Samui or other island close by. How about good tour operators.
Thank you for any feedback.

I'm planning to spend about 5 days in Ko Samui next month. I would like advice on somewhere cheap, comfortable and central to stay. I am a student travelling on my own, so i need a room that is affordable. which budget places are the best value for money?

also, i will be heading up to ko pha ngan after that. where is best to stay there? and should i spend more time on ko pha ngan or ko samui?

Cheers
xx

I found this website (http://www.jariyasamui.com/). I found the website quite by chance (can't really remember how, I was drunk) and noticed the check-in dates are for two to three years ago. The rates seem reasonable enough, anyone know anything?

Incidentally location wise, it's on the northwest of the island on Bang Po beach.

Cheers,

Jim

Can anyone tell me anything about any of these resorts?
Baan Rom Mai, Shambala Beach Bungalows, Moonhut Bungalows

Any other recommendations for comfortable, cheap accommodation would be welcomed.

My boyfriend and I will be there in mid february. How difficult would it be to get accommadation around that time?

Hi,

Can anyone tell me where the best beach is to go to in Ko Samui nearest to the best places to go out at night, We are looking for a lively nightlife, myself and 4 friends are travelling there in Feb and I would like some advise on the best places to go.(Beach and night life)

Also if someone has some information on cheap hotels or beach huts.

Thanks

Does anyone know the location of the canopy flying fox adventure ??

Hi my wife and myself will visit ko samui, 7 to 17 feb 08. we are thinking about staying at the banburee hotel and spa, can you please give me some genuine reports on this hotel and location, as i have been reading some mixed reports and reviews. were do you recommend for really good spa treatments, something lasting up to 2 hrs.as we really enjoy massage and spas.would 10 nights be to long to spend in this hotel, or should we stay 5 nights and some other hotel for 5 nights, read the boat house was good accomadation, old rice barges converted into rooms. would like any comments and tips,for our stay.please reply as soon as possible. many thanks
JIM.