Bhundhari Resort & Spa

The rooms at Bhundhari Resort & Spa are villas and suites, several with a garden view and some with an ocean view. Some rooms have a private bathroom with a bathtub, bathrobes, toiletries and a hair dryer, while others offer satellite channels and a telephone. Rooms can also have air conditioning, a closet, a clothes rack and linens.

Rooms can have a mini bar, a refrigerator, a balcony or terrace, an in-room safe, a desk and complimentary tea, and some have a private entrance. Free bottled water and instant coffee are also provided in some rooms, and tea is complimentary in the rooms that have it.

Bhundhari Resort & Spa has an outdoor swimming pool, an indoor swimming pool and a private beach, along with a spa offering massage, sauna, steam room and hot tub, plus a fitness centre. For meals there are restaurants, a poolside bar, a coffee shop, buffet and continental breakfast, and 24-hour room service. Free WiFi is available in all rooms.

Activities include boating, diving, snorkelling, fishing, water sports and mini golf, and tours can be arranged. Practical services include an airport transfer, car hire, a shuttle service, a taxi service, currency exchange, luggage storage and a laundry service. Families will find babysitting and a children's swimming pool, and the resort has a library and a gift and souvenir shop.

Bhundhari Resort & Spa sits on Chaweng Beach, the best-known strip of sand on Koh Samui. The beach is long and busy, with restaurants, bars and shops along the road behind the sand, and the area is lively in the evening. Samui Airport is 1.5 km away, so the island's main air gateway is close to the resort, and Chaweng Yai Beach is also nearby.

Nora Beach is 150 m from the resort, and Central Festival Samui, one of the island's largest shopping centres, is 1.9 km away. Further along the coast, Wat Plai Laem is known for its large Guanyin statue, and the Big Buddha, a large Buddha statue on a hill, is 3.5 km away. Fisherman's Village, a harbour area of shops and restaurants near Bophut, is one of the island's best-known evening spots. Central Festival Samui is a convenient stop for shopping after a day on the beach.

A day out could begin at Wat Plai Laem, continue to the Big Buddha, and end with a stroll through Fisherman's Village in Bophut. Boating, diving and snorkelling can be arranged through the resort, and the resort has its own private beach, so a swim is possible without leaving the grounds.