Hotel & Dining in Koh Samui

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Santiburi resort
12/2 Moo 1, Tambon maenam, Amphur Koh Samui, Surat Thani
Wake up to a better world in a Thai-style beachfront villa placed in a tropical floral setting as if for the Chelsea Flower Show. Leap into the luxurious wood and marble bathroom for your first indulgence before meeting the morning sun on your panoramic terrace overlooking the Gulf of Thailand. Breakfast on a cornucopia of local fruit along with home made pastries and the symphony of birdsong. walk across scenic bridges for a dip in the swimming pool rotunda before settling on a sun bed on white powdered sand. boats and water sports at the snap of a finger. Lunch in your dining pavilion for ultimate intimacy, or join the other 'relaxed refugees' at Vimarnmek to feel also the heat of curries within - or for beach fashion snacks at Rim Talay. When the sun sets dramatically over the red-tiled roofs, it's time for colorful cocktails at the Taksin Longue and a romantic tete-a-tete with Asian specialties or your personal favorites at Sala Thai, from which you can see why happiness comes instantly at Koh Samui's most beautiful resort.


Social Dining
Vimarnmek Restaurant - Santiburi Dusit Resort
Cuisine: International /Thai
The luxury resort's status restaurant, named after the one-time royal palace, is truly a 'Celestial Residence', its interior a modern interpretation of King Rama V style. Beautiful woods and tiles, elegant furniture, silver and crystal enhance the noble ambiance. Seafood ravioli, cherry duck and goong pat pong kari heighten your basic pleasures.

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Panoramic Dining
Lom Talay - Hotel Baan Taling Ngam
Cuisine: Eclectic
Spectacular sunset aperitifs, followed by a romantic dinner at the 'Sea Breeze' restaurant, form memorable moments. Once in charge of the kitchens at Bangkok's Oriental, its guarantees the quality of Mediterranean and Asian specialties.



Romantic Dining
Imperial Tongsai Bay - Hotel Imperial Tongsai Bay
Cusine: Eclectic
Famous as a resort for its cliff-hung villas built into the rocks and the jungle growing around, the setting above the half-moon bay is so dramatic at night, one could survive on gazing and holding hands alone. you don't have to: good Thai, interesting Chinese and decent Western dishes add to the joys of the evening. So do the pianist in the lobby bar and the affable staff.
Floyd’s Beach Bistro on the beach with a separate Beach Bar. It is partly open-air and partly air-conditioned.

Nightlife
With bangkok as the role model of life's joys and spontaneous fun after dark, little cousin Koh Samui erupts as a nocturnal volcano itself, especially in Caweng bay's two swinging alfresco discontheques. Drop your Cote-d'Azur attitude and bite into The Green mango, an open hut melting pot of Australeuramerican mavericks and local youths generating a carnivalistic mood. get on the wild side at The Reggae Pub, a madhouse chalet where music, drinks and dance would even eroticize a Swiss airline bostess.

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KOH SAMUI - Thailand

A couple of decades ago, Thailand's third-largest offshore island woke up and found itself famous. Briefly forming part of the 16th-century maritime trade network established by the Chinese Ming-Dynasty admiral Cheng Ho, Koh Samui had subsequently disappeared from the world map and slumbered in peaceful obscurity until modern times. The local fishermen even routed the Japanese forces who tried to capture the island during World War II. But then the waves of world-travelling flower children padded down the hight-flying trail through Kathmandu, Goa and Bali. Arriving here, they bedded down in thatched huts beneath the palm tress and wandered the beaches in sarongs, silver anklets and in search of self-identification. Until the recent completion of the flowerbed airstrip, however, the time consuming overland trek via Surat Thani and the two hour sea crossing from Ban Don or Don Sak deterred all but these hardy back packers.

Now the Bangkok connection has been established, and the wild and woolly travelers have moved on to pastures new. With new luxury resorts sprouting up along its shores, the palm clad isle off the 'elephant's trunk' is rapidly switching into a higher powered suntan circuit. The guests are as international as ever, but the drop out gear of yore has given way to sporting-chic fashions you might also find in the Caribbean or on the Cote d'Azur. Tourism has become big business, and all the attendant beach-fun paraphernalia has been brought in, from scuba to parasailing. So far, however, Koh Samui and the 80-odd neighboring islands within the archipelago have mercifully avoided the rabid development which has overtaken Pattaya and more recently Phuket. Until the basting begins in earnest, you can still find peace here amidst some of the loveliest and most varied island scenery in the Gulf of Thailand: jungle clad mountains, cascading waterfalls, crystal seas and a ring of shimmering beaches.

The tranquil villages nestle in quiet bays or between the coconut plantations whose rich, cloying scent seems so fill the air. The latter were hitherto the mainstay of the island's economy, and trained monkeys now entertain visitors by scaling the trees to harvest the ripe nuts. Nathon's market is a cornucopia of exotic curries, noodles, lurid-looking sweets and tropical fruits. A tour of the island by jeep affords glimpses of the Na Muang Falls and the huge seated Buddha overlooking the Hin Ngu temple. And when that and the beach hopping routine palls, you can take a slow boat to explore. Koh Phangan, Koh Tao and the other islands. Angthong National Marine Park is a maritime Guilin of limestone crags and blue lagoons. And if you fall in love - which is easy enough to do on Koh Samui - you can rent or even buy a hillside bungalow at Baan Taling Ngam, the newest Mandarin Oriental luxury resort with the lovelist sunsets on the island.

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