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Ko Samui, Thailand
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Full range of PADI training courses with personal attention. Dive in small groups on a good selection of boats.
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This cavernous local institution has an extensive menu, some of the better Thai dishes around (pineapple rice and som tam are great), and an epic kids' play area with huge indoor and outdoor spaces and a veritable menagerie of songbirds. Quite reasonably priced by Choeng Mon standards.
Thai and Western food, with an emphasis on fresh seafood in the evenings. Very friendly service. Ask for "Thai spicy" if you'd like them to actually use chillies!
Easily the fanciest restaurant in town, the Ibiza-styled Breeza is on a platform next to the beach and serves up a Western-Thai menu with oysters, legitimate Spanish tapas, and more. Get here early to snag one of the two-person love seats with great bay views.
Tucked away at the far eastern end of the beach, this aptly named piratical-looking assemblage of driftwood is probably the most happening place in Cheong Mon (admittedly not a very high bar). Ibiza beats, cold beer, cocktails and occasional barbecue.
A small, exclusive and very expensive all-villa hotel on Ko Fan Yai, a notionally private island within wading distance of the beach. The villas are enormous (300-600 sq.m.) and all include private pools. The steep price tag does not include pristine isolation though, since there's boat traffic on all sides and it's close enough to Choeng Mon to hear the beach bars.
Formerly The Imperial Boat House, this large resort reopened in 2021 after a thorough reworking by the Spanish hotel chain, adding a maritime Ibiza vibe to the signature if mildly bizarre "boathouses" washed up by the poolside. Family-friendly with a mini water park, kids club, etc. Only downside is that there's little if anything "Thai" about the place.
Stylish small beachfront resort popular with the honeymoon set. While there are a few regular rooms in the back, the main draw are the upscale modern Thai style villas, many with private pools. Free breakfast served either at the airy beachfront cafe or at your villa. Mosquitoes can be a nuisance after rain though.
Opened 1987 as the very first luxury resort in Ko Samui, with beachfront suites, cottages, and villas. The resort is on a quiet beach north of Cheong Mon, so you'll have the bay to yourself, and offers a variety of activities, a spa, and plenty of different restaurants to choose from. However, going anywhere else will require a taxi ride.
Choeng Mon is northeast of Samui Airport, about 15 minutes away by car. However, it does not lie under the flight path, so it's still nice and quiet.
Read in the guideOrienting yourself in Cheong Mon is simple enough: there's a crescent-shaped 500m long beach running from west to east, and a main road (Highway 4171) set back about 100 meters away from the shore.
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