Koh Samui - Thailand

Sundy

Im going to be in Koh Samui for a week in august and im wondering if anybody has been there and could recommend an decent place to stay there, im thinking chaweng beach maybe.
Thanks

The Fool

I would avoid chaweng beach like the plague...
Ok for a visit on your moped but not a nice place to stay

Sundy

Were would you recommend on Koh Samui then?

The Fool

Anywhere else;). Stayed up on the noth of the island near Ban Thai.
Beaches are a lot quiter up there. You can get around on mopeds so you can visit the Irish pubs and drunken english teanagers in Chaweng Beach if you want

Sundy

Fair enough, ive never been so i have no way of knowing. As usual it reads excellent in all the guide books, thats why im asking here

Zascar

Koh Phangnang and Koh Tao are much nicer. Koh Samui is full of tacky shops and prostitutes. Find a nice hotel and stay there

Sundy

Thinking of skipping Koh Samui then and heading for Koh Phangnang seems to be the more advisable option. Is Koh Samui sleezy?

mcic

Sundy wrote: »

Thinking of skipping Koh Samui then and heading for Koh Phangnang seems to be the more advisable option. Is Koh Samui sleezy?

Parts of it are very sleazy, but other parts are fine. The beaches on Samui aren't the best though, and it is full of english holiday makers and people going for the sleaze. If you stay in the more upmarket places it's fine.

cookie81

I was in Ko Samui last Sept and loved it!!! Cant rem where I stayed though, sorry! But loved it. After 2 nights out you've been to all the places there is and may tend to get bored. All I do know is the hotel room I stayed in was right on the beach - like chalets and very very very nice.

H2G2

Ko Samui is great. Love it. Been there 3 time and would do again.

The Fool wrote: »

I would avoid chaweng beach like the plague...
Ok for a visit on your moped but not a nice place to stay

I agree, only stayed there once and was happy to get out of it. Good place to visit, eat & party, but not to stay.

My favourite location is Lami beach. I stayed here twice and found them good, free airport pickup, good beach location. Not fancy, but good quality basic.

holly1

Why not check out Trip Advisor its usually spot on!

ibh

Bo Phut is a quieter alternative to Chaweng and even Lamai beaches. Nice restaurants etc and not as sleazy as Chewang.

Lamai is a really nice place as well though. It was pretty lively at night and there was plently of room on the beach by day.

I have the name of two hotels in Lamai but not with me in work. One is slightly outside the resort but very nice hotel and the other is central and very nice chalets by the beach but just closer to the nightlife.

I'll post the names tomorrow.

Sundy

Thanks people.. Yeah ibh if you could post the names of those resorts it would be great