Where to stay in Koh Samui?

[themosch]

I have been to Chaweng in 2003 and had a great time. But last info i have is that the place is getting to crowded and noisy at night, due to the massive partyscene and lots of disco's a gather place for youngsters.

That's why i am looking for another beach (clean, not too crowded and ideal for a mongerer with his BG to relax on the beach) to stay for my next trip to koh samui april 2011.

At this moment am thinking of Lamai beach: have two options

Lamai buri resort = http://lamaiburiresort.com/home.html

Hathai house = http://www.hathaihousesamui.net/

Do you guys have any comment on these two or alternatives???

Or do you believe that Mae nam beach is a better option?

Any usefull info is welcome and much appreciated!

Edited July 20, 2010 by themosch

[SlickMonkey]

When I go Samui I always stay at Lamai beach. Much more laid back but still enough nite life and restaurants.

 

Stayed at these places before. Little expensive but if you go thru a travel agency in Thailand u can get better rates.

http://www.pavilionsamui.com/

http://www.rockyresort.com

http://www.samuijasmineresort.com/

[Bagwan]

Lamai is good but Chaweng is still quiet not like it used to be 6/7years ago!!

[themosch]

When I go Samui I always stay at Lamai beach. Much more laid back but still enough nite life and restaurants.

 

Stayed at these places before. Little expensive but if you go thru a travel agency in Thailand u can get better rates.

http://www.pavilionsamui.com/

http://www.rockyresort.com

http://www.samuijasmineresort.com/

 

Thanks for the info. despites these hotels look very great, they are out of my budget with dayrates of 5K - 20K. I know Samui is more expensive as Pats but i set my limit at <2500Baht.

[firstholliday]

try samuibeachresort.com

[SlickMonkey]

For the budget minded try here. Best value for your money hands down.

http://www.weekender-samui.com

Edited July 23, 2010 by SlickMonkey

[BigBangkokTheory]

Check out the Lamai Wanta

 

[Slacker]

Check out the Lamai Wanta

 

Now that is a great looking place - thanks. Lamai Wanta website

[fostraswift]

stayed in the marine bungalows on Chaweng a few times, right on the beach, 1000 baht with aircon, rooms are nice enough

[themosch]

Check out the Lamai Wanta

 

 

So did you get the room with this little lovely girl as an extra? Nice little spinner. Am sure you did had some good time with her

 

Now that is a great looking place - thanks. Lamai Wanta website

 

Yes this hotel looks good to me too. Same as lamai Buri resort only difference is that Lamai wanta is direct at the beach!

[themosch]

stayed in the marine bungalows on Chaweng a few times, right on the beach, 1000 baht with aircon, rooms are nice enough

Do you have by any chance a website, so that i can check the place out? or maybe some pics? Couldn't find them with google. Only some reviews on tripadvisor and holidaycheck! Thanks.

[bigjimslay]

Mosch,

 

Last year and this year, I stayed at the "The First Residence".... South Chaweng, just as you are leaving towards Lamai beach. Very clean, fairly new, and It was 1100 a night. Online rate. Forgot what site I used, but they should all be fairly close. It also has a nice pool and decent little restaurant next to the pool.... The Pina Coladas were nice....

[BigBangkokTheory]

So did you get the room with this little lovely girl as an extra?

 

Nope, she was a Soi 7 import. lol

[The Falang]

I'v stayed at the Am Samui Palace hotel, Lamai beach....... Great location, just a few minutes

 

to the beach, and ALL the action within minutes walk................

[themosch]

Mosch,

 

Last year and this year, I stayed at the "The First Residence".... South Chaweng, just as you are leaving towards Lamai beach. Very clean, fairly new, and It was 1100 a night. Online rate. Forgot what site I used, but they should all be fairly close. It also has a nice pool and decent little restaurant next to the pool.... The Pina Coladas were nice....

Thanks for another great alternative. Looks fine. And distance isn't an issue as i always rent motorbike.

website is: http://www.firstresi....com/index.html

 

but with agoda.com i got 1112 baht without breakfast for songkran 2011, perfect!

[themosch]

I'v stayed at the Am Samui Palace hotel, Lamai beach....... Great location, just a few minutes

 

to the beach, and ALL the action within minutes walk................

Looks great. Strange to see that the rate with agoda is more expensive as on their own website http://www.amsamuipalace.com/index.php 1800Baht/day/songkran 2011

[Lee Samui]

Three cheap cheap places to stay are

 

Green Villa in Lamai at 6 euros per night.

 

Amity Bungalow Lamai beach 7 euros per night

 

Cactus Bungalow in Bophut 7 euros per night

 

Koh Samui Spa

[Lambik]

Try this :

 

http://lamaiinn.com/

[themosch]

Try this :

 

http://lamaiinn.com/

 

Thanks for the info. looks like another great alternative for a reasonable price. Did you stay here before? Got some personal reviews or pictures?

[themosch]

Three cheap cheap places to stay are

 

Green Villa in Lamai at 6 euros per night.

 

Amity Bungalow Lamai beach 7 euros per night

 

Cactus Bungalow in Bophut 7 euros per night

 

Koh Samui Spa

Thanks for the info, these hotels are all good for a low budget tourists

- http://www.samui-greenvilla.com/index.html

looks great fan room for <500 with swimming pool = great deal. But AC room 1600, can get betterdeal and closer to town

- http://www.amitybungalow.com/index.html

no pool, but garden view house looks great for long term

- http://www.cactus-bungalow.com/

nice rooms, but Lamai has my preference as i like the center filled with beerbars.

 

The search engine on your link is just the same as on http://www.sawadee.com/hotels/samui.html?pv=63a

[Mr Unix]

My first option would be the Bonny hotel. It's in the heart of Lamai, close to two major discos (that are open until first rays of sunlight burst down), yet you can't hear any noise. The price at low season is 700 Baht. Been there once, would certainly go back: http://www.pattaya-addicts.com/forum/topic/21354-unix-trip-report-aprilmay/page__view__findpost__p__313310

 

If you want it really quiet and closer to the beach, you could try MUI Bungalow. Checkout the first few beach pictures The place is most of the time occupied by farangs from Germany or Italy. Dunno why...

 

Lamai has become crowded in the last years, too. That's the reason why I recently changed my 'base camp' to Mae Nam, Bophut and Choeng Mon. These locations are quiet. I only went back to Lamai to grab some fresh LT meat (3-4 days), meet some old friends or try one of the delicious meals in the Swiss Chalet...

 

Just make sure that you don't pick a hotel that asks for a joiner fee. There are countless of them in Lamai...

[gonad]

Not cheap but if you want to impress a GF these apartments look great

 

http://www.sandalwoodsamui.com/

 

I'm looking at there for next year.

[youngbuck00]

The Coconut Resort(not to be confused with the Coconut Inn) in Lamai is pretty nice, you can get a bungalow on the sand, a villa with A/C, or stay in the main building which is really fancy. It's behind the McDonald's and the main bar scene but it's secluded and very quiet. There is an outdoor weight room/gym and it's next to the Bikini Bar, which has the best jerk ribs/chicken on the Island.

[gareth]

i stay at the Central Bay Resort 1200 baht per night with breakfast , in Chawang direct on the beach quiet but not to far away from party , where is it , if you have a map of chawang it is between the Bannana fan hotel and the Paradise resort