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

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Where to stay in Thailand?

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

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21 private pool villas on Koh Samui

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

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What to wear in Thailand?

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.

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Where to stay?

Since 2008, The Koh Samui Guide has helped travellers like you discover the region’s very best.

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Where to stay on Koh Samui?

13 Cool, Quirky and Unusual Places to Stay on Koh Samui

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13 unusual places to stay on Koh Samui

Bophut Beach, Koh Samui: Hotel Guide and Bophut Beach FAQs

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Your total guide to Bophut beach

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Koh Samui's rainy season – what to know

Is it crazy to come to Samui during rainy season? Well, that too depends on what you have in mind for your time in Thailand.

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Your essential guide to Koh Samui Airport

Koh Samui Airport has won every award going for the most relaxed place you could ever hope to board a flight – and almost all of it is outside.

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When's the best time to visit Koh Samui?

Let me guess: your beach holiday requires Koh Samui’s best time of year: the most sunshine, least cloud cover and fewest possible drops of rain? No problem.

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Koh Samui in October: What to expect

Is October a good time to visit Koh Samui? Where to stay? What to pack? What's on the October events calendar? Find out...

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Koh Samui questions and trip-planning tips

Whether you’re wondering how to pronounce Koh Samui or why it merits your precious vacation time, I literally wrote the guidebook on this ‘big little’ island.