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Koh Samui Award-Winning Hotels: Koh Samui's Best Hotels
Beaches & Hotels

If you love to keep tabs on who's winning gold stars, here's the combined trophy haul for Koh Samui hotels for the year: a total of 41 awards for Koh Samui's best resorts, spas and restaurants

Beaches & Hotels

To help you decide where to stay in Thailand, use this country-wide hotel guide to every major destination in Thailand.

Beaches & Hotels

From plunge pools to infinity pool palaces, there's a tremendous range of choice and lots of new options for returning visitors, too. Enjoy!

Packing

Find out what to wear in Bangkok, at temples, on the beach, and beyond. Plus, get tips for ideal fabrics, the best shoes and more.

Koh Samui FAQs

Koh Som
Koh Som: Samui's desert island neighbour

Koh Som has everything you'd want in a desert island: starting with sandy shores and coconuts in the shallows.

Full Sun Party
Koh Samui's first annual "Full Sun Party"

This April, Thailand’s biggest party is relocating to 12 O’Clock noon. Here’s every incredible detail you can look forward to at the first annual Koh Samui Full Sun Party.

Koh Samui vs Maldives
Koh Samui or Maldives?

If you’re staring at two pretty pictures with distant dreams of palm trees, white sand and coconuts... here’s our input on choosing between Koh Samui and the Maldives.

Koh Samui in September
Koh Samui in September: What to expect

My verdict? Koh Samui in September is a genius move. Here's everything you can look forward to, what to expect, what to pack and more.

The Koh Samui Guide 2023
The Koh Samui Guide: 8th edition reveal

It’s hard to believe that what began as more or less a rainy-day project in February 2012 has turned into this…

"The most enjoyable vacation of my life"

What's inside The Koh Samui Guide? Quick answer: Every detail you need to make incredible plans and arrive an island expert.