Chaweng Villa Beach Resort, Ko Samui

Advantages: Location and price
Disadvantages: None

...The Chaba Cabana is located at the northern end of Chaweng Beach, an area that for me was ideal. You are far away enough from the centre of Chaweng that you can enjoy peaceful afternoons relaxing on uncrowded parts of the beach, then in the evening you are only 35-40 minutes walk or a 5-10 minute taxi to the centre for all your bars and restaurants. The rooms, although nothing spectaculor were of a good standard, very clean and spacious. Breakfast is normaly included with hotels in Chaweng and the Chaba Cabana had a fantastic buffet spread in an airy beachfront dining room. The service was impecable which is what you come to expect in Thailand and the check-in and check-out were very casual and unhurried. I also liked this hotel because some of the other Chaweng hotels are split between the main road running through the resort and you... Read review

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Advantages: big, choice of accomodation
Disadvantages: commercilaised,

...' beaches on the Island.Its also very large so it is almost possible to find somewhere less crowded. The other main resort is Lamai. The beach isn't as good as chawengs, and the town smaller, but unusually this is the place that has the highest proportion of girlie bars. Weather wise , its best to visit from January to March, when its slightly cooler and less humid. Unfortunately with Samui its a case of don't belive the hype. It has gone the way of places such as Phuket and has sold out for the mighty dollar. There are better island in SE asia to visit and maybe a couple of days or so should see you right.... Read review

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Advantages: Great Views, Romantic hideaway, Friendly Staff
Disadvantages: Distance from main town

..., with support for the roof but only that allowing, great unobstructed panoramic views across the bay. The Rocky Resort is quite a about ten miles away from the busiest place on Samui, Chaweng, being situated in Hua Thanon. But by the open air buses it took about twenty minutes, and these were less than £2. Through the hotel we were able to hire a jeep, which was promptly delivered at a cost of £10 per day. This allowed us to explore the beautiful island at our leisure, fuelling at the roadside (very few large garages) and drive to the bigger towns and more tourist orientated beaches in Lamai and Chaweng, which was pleasant enough. The resort itself has its own beach and massages could be had on the beach, booked through the hotel, though we didn't choose to, so I'm unsure about the pricing. The atmosphere created in the resort by the staff... Read review

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