Koh Samui

[cooked]

We are exploring the isles and are going to Koh Samui soon. Any recommendations please, for a relatively quite, clean place, that we should aim for? Thanks in advance.

[smokie36]

What do you like to do cooked?

Quiet is relative.....you want remote or a nice beach?

inland?

Good restaurants?

Price range?

[cornishcarlos]

Trang is quiet...

Samui sucks... Just my opinion

[cooked]

What do you like to do cooked?

Quiet is relative.....you want remote or a nice beach?

inland?

Good restaurants?

Price range?

Thanks. I like a quiet life and can't see any point in paying ฿3000 a night for a place to sleep in. A nice beach, yes.

[asteven]

Going there in a week myself, first time..

[smokie36]

Maenam should suit you fine.

[samuijimmy]

Maenam should suit you fine.

Yes, Maenam, or Ban Tai, Ban Por, all have nice places that are quiet and in all price ranges.... all north end of Samui.... then too there are some nice beach areas in the SW corner too.... (Thaling Ngam area) ...

Look at the Samui forum, there are pictures of just about every beach on the island, in the photo section!

[Postmaster]

cornishcarlos. I heard that too - Samui sucks. In what way ? I was thinking of a trip there but have been put off by many people. I believe its a bland place flat with poor scenery. Chaweng I understand has a Bar Scene but not much point in leaving one bar-scene place for another.

Comments appreciated, thanks

[anto909]

I love Lamai beach, quiet in parts and a bit of nightlife in the evenings.

[iluvbeaches]

cornishcarlos. I heard that too - Samui sucks. In what way ? I was thinking of a trip there but have been put off by many people. I believe its a bland place flat with poor scenery. Chaweng I understand has a Bar Scene but not much point in leaving one bar-scene place for another.

Comments appreciated, thanks

Samui has à great balance of everything a Thai island should have. Many other islands that people praise are ok if you want to live on a boring deserted island but samui has areas that feel like that and areas with more life. Nice to have a real mall, theater, bkk hospital, airport stuff like that. Skip chawang though.

[Dancealot]

Going to Maenam myself soon, as it was recommended here..

[cooked]

Ok maenam it is then.

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[Dancealot]

Ok maenam it is then.

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eeuh, when? Just curious...

[cooked]

Tomorrow mate. Just taking pot luck.

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[Star Dust]

Maenam should suit you fine.

agreed. Maenam is cool. Not too much, not too little.

[cooked]

Maenam should suit you fine.

agreed. Maenam is cool. Not too much, not too little.

Agreed, found a nice resort here, peaceful but small restaurants and shops up the road, sea 50 meters. Well worth the taxi ride (500).

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[CharlieH]

Anyone got any tips etc for getting there? Flights frm bkk seem astronomical 5k each way ??

[Lite Beer]

Go by bus or sleeper train.

If going by train a bus will meet you at the station and take you to Donsak for the ferry.

Fly to Surat Thani where a bus will meet you at the airport and take you to Donsak for the ferry to Samui.

[cooked]

We took the overnight bus from Saithaimai bus station, Bangkok-Koh Samui village 1000 Baht one way. A bit of an ordeal, I'll not do i again although I like the island. Few tourists around now so we will move around the island day by day keeping to the coast.

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[Dancealot]

We took the overnight bus from Saithaimai bus station, Bangkok-Koh Samui village 1000 Baht one way. A bit of an ordeal, I'll not do i again although I like the island. Few tourists around now so we will move around the island day by day keeping to the coast.

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Cooked!? You took the bus!???!

[Dancealot]

We took the overnight bus from Saithaimai bus station, Bangkok-Koh Samui village 1000 Baht one way. A bit of an ordeal, I'll not do i again although I like the island. Few tourists around now so we will move around the island day by day keeping to the coast.

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Stick around please, i'll be there next week! Got the last cheap seats from bangkokair...

Is the water temperature nice? Good news on the low amount of tourists..