Baan Poon Apartment

Most rooms at Baan Poon Apartment have a queen bed, air conditioning, a hair dryer, linens, toiletries and a shower in the bathroom. Some rooms have a balcony or a terrace, and others have a street view or a mountain view, so the choice of rooms covers a few different settings, from bathrooms with a shower and toiletries to rooms with a refrigerator and a kettle.

Some rooms also have a flat-screen TV, a refrigerator, a kettle or free instant coffee, and several have a private bathroom with a shower. Free bottled water is provided in several rooms, and guests can use the laundry service and daily housekeeping.

Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and Wi-Fi is also available in public areas, with internet services for guests. The property also has an airport transfer, a shuttle service, car hire, a taxi service and luggage storage.

For meals there are restaurants, a coffee shop, food delivery and an Asian cuisine restaurant, along with a breakfast takeaway service and bottled water. Breakfast is available à la carte, and the property also offers Asian cuisine in its restaurant.

Laundry service, dry cleaning, ironing and a laundromat nearby are offered, with daily housekeeping. Guests can use the garden and the terrace, and a massage service is also available. Free parking nearby is available.

The apartment sits in Chaweng, on the east coast of Koh Samui, the island's best-known beach area, with a long sandy shore and a lively evening scene of bars and stalls along its roads. It is a practical base for travellers who want the beach close at hand and the rest of the island reached by road.

Chaweng Noi Beach is 1.1 km away, and Chaweng Walking Street, a pedestrian street of stalls and bars, is 300 m from the building. Central Festival Samui, a large shopping centre, is also nearby, and Samui Airport (USM) is 3.2 km away. Further around the island, the Big Buddha, a large seated statue, is 5.6 km away, and Wat Plai Laem, a temple with a large Guanyin statue set by a lake, is a little farther on. Fisherman's Village in Bophut, a former fishing village now lined with shops and cafés, is an easy outing in the evening.

A good day out could start with a morning on Chaweng Noi Beach, then continue to the Big Buddha and Wat Plai Laem in the afternoon. For a change of scene, Na Muang Waterfall, 9 km away, is a forest waterfall in the island's interior, and the Hin Ta and Hin Yai rocks sit near Lamai Beach, farther down the coast. Taxi service and car hire are offered at the property for trips further afield.