"Ko Samui - a tropical paradise !" Ko Samui by jojes

Ko Samui Travel Guide: 1,125 reviews and 2,469 photos

After having been to Pattaya and Phuket, we chose Ko Samui for the last few days of our 3rd visit to Thailand.

As we only had 4 days there, we only took 1 excursion (to Ko Tao) and took the rest of the time to relax after 4 weeks of going from one place to another.

One thing is for sure : Ko Samui is great and we'll be going back some day !

Where at Ko Samui ?

Bophut pier

After travelling around for a month, we went for the tranquile Bophut Beach in the north end of the island. Clear water, quiet beach, great views on the nearby islands, a fantastic hotel, nice little village, not by far as touristy as other beach-places, ...

Our hotel !

Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa

We stayed at Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa, a true oasis of peace and quiet. The hotel is owned by a Belgian-Thai couple.
Alex was our tourguide when we first came to Thailand. Back then they were still rebuilding the old resort into what it is today. We always talked about visiting his resort afterwards, and we haven't regretted it for one second !
Bungalows in the lush tropical garden or right at the beach, a fantastic restaurant, very friendly staff, excellent service, ...

Pros and Cons

In a nutshell:Simply the best !

Last visit to Ko Samui: Apr 2005
Intro Updated Jan 17, 2013
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pfsmalo Dec 28, 2012 at 8:05 AM

Had a quick look round your Thai pages. We spent 2 months on Samui in 2011 and went up to Tao and Nuangyuan, lovely places.
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trav4bus Jul 18, 2010 at 6:35 AM

got the tips on your pages what i needed,
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junecorlett Jun 1, 2009 at 7:09 AM

Hope to read more about Koh Samui. Hi from South Africa
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zumodemango May 18, 2009 at 9:48 AM

wonderful beaches!!!!!!!!wonderful hotel!!!!
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jumpingnorman Apr 29, 2009 at 4:55 PM

Great hotel recommendation in Ko Samui - I don't think I've been to that part of Thailand yet...one of these days, maybe....Norman :)