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Pompeynick,

Don't know where you're coming from but Central has been highly rated by many people I know, incl. my sister and parents.

Fantastic setting, good service, nice rooms, best children programs (any other hotels have them at all?) and perfect location.

Best deal to get in Chawenf IMHO if you're not on a budget.

My experience is that Dr. Jimmy charges less than the dentist next to Samui International Hospital.

Unfortunately Dr. Jimmy isn't nearly as cute.

Noodles,

And than it looks like this, taken on the road from Chaweng to Choengmon;

Beautifull iron fences, watch tower, looks like a German KZ from the 4tees.

On the main road, if you drive into Nathon coming from direction Maenam. It's on the elft side, after you pass the gas station at the entrance of Nathon, other side of the road, maybe 300 meters, on the same block as Nathon Gem

His ph # 077 421 219 and he's also open on sundays from 8.00 - 12.00.

Always been using Dr. Jimmy, since 6 years, never had a problem about service, quality and pricing. He speaks very well English.

He has an office in Nathon (daytime 7.30-16.30) and in Chaweng mon - fri 17.30 - 20.00 opposite Focus Market.

Complete rip off was Dr. Porn something in Natien. After agreeing initial price for a crown, upon arrival at the clinic for appointment she just raised the price out of the blue.

On the ring road between Chaweng and Lamai.

Soundest advise I've ever seen concerning driving in Thailand.

One can only wish and hope that this will be enforced with an iron hand.

This thought however will be crushed with money moving hands under the table, TIT.

Would that include however that ugly place in northern Chaweng that can be seen from all over Chaweng beach and kind of build higher than any coconut tree top within reach of the next 62 islands?

Yeah,

But once in Surat, it takes about another 3 hrs (if you're lucky) to get to Samui.

Well worth the extra 600Baht and get up early or even better, leave late from BKK.

Yes, you did say that Lomprayah is running out of Maenam but not that it's at the temple south of Maenam, which is kind of an unusual location and not easy to find if you're not familiar with the location.

Lomprayah leaves from the temple in Maenam.

It's new to me that Seatran has boats departing from Meanam.

You forget the other catamaran, Butsamanee or something like that. that leaves from the same pier as the Haadrin Queen on Big Budda beach. Currently that catamaran is in the docks though since a few days.

Follow the crowd, so you don't have to go solo to Solo.

Chaweng beach is different as most other beaches in Thailand, since the hotels are straight on the beach. In order to get to the beach, you don't have to cross a street, like in Pattaya, Phuket etc.

SBK,

It's Seamsri, the ady doctor in nathon.

If you're insured you don't pay anything at all, I'd suggest going to BKK-Samui. Check your policy.

The birth itslef is not necesarily done by your doctor, only if you pay them another couple of K. Saemsri asked for 2K, which we gave to her.

If you don't do that, the normal nurses deliver.

Nathon hospital, they always give you that line of not having private rooms guaranteed. However,. sofar all the Thai women that I know of that delivered there and requested one got their privat room. They even use the rooms dedicated for the monks, as long as they don't need it.

For the OP, sorry don't know exactly the actual costs, but 15.000Baht sounds like a foreigner price, my wife delivered twice in Nathon hospital and we never paid double figures, including the room and had everything refunded by a Thai insurance company.

Long story short:

"La Taverna"  next to Black Jack Pub.

Thin, crust and... Italian.

Spicy salami with spicy olive oil !

That's it. THX

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Is the midget still a partner in La Taverna?

I would never buy ANYTHING from Il Mulino's,they both deserve each other.

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You got a problem with AC Milan

SBK, do yuo actually mean &lt;deleted&gt; rather than twit?

Some of the girls that originate from the UK or USofA have been known to speak passable English.

Prego too expensive for what you get.

La Taverna is excellent indeed, one of the top 2 on Samui.

BK?

Check out Il Molino as well.

They're really nice people, they work hard indeed and their pizza's are absolutely the best on Samui. Give'em a break and try them, you won't be disappointed.

They're now near the Bangkok Airways office on the ring road, a bit before that on the other side of the road coming from their old location.

Big Poppas on the airport road has NY style pizza's, pretty good actually.

That East style enough?

Yep, good choice.

You haven't been here for ages.

Things do tend to change, for the better or the worst, IMHO for the better in this case.

Chaweng Garden has rooms below 1.000,-Baht. Not too sure about the car parking aspect.

In Ban Rak the Mermaids resort has good deals, no problems with parking, straight on the beach, pool, restaurant etc.

Rooms acroos the road are 400,-Baht only.

To die for places tend to come with a price tag nowadays.

Central Samui Beach Resort[/url]Central Beach Resort in Chaweng would be a good choice.

Book in advance online at Central Samui Beach Resort.

Stuff like that is best bought in BKK or Phuket.

Samui has a very limited choice.

In BKK I normally get all I need at Central Chitlom and in Phuket there's the enw Central store.