Chaweng Cove Beach Resort

Rooms at Chaweng Cove Beach Resort include garden bungalows, balcony rooms, a city-view room and the Beachfront Pool Villa, and several of them offer a choice of bed set-ups. Rooms can have a balcony or terrace, a private bathroom with a walk-in shower, a bathtub, a mini bar, a refrigerator, an electric kettle, an in-room safe box and individual air conditioning.

Some rooms sleep two or three guests and others up to five, so couples and larger groups can both find a room that fits. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and the private beach and the outdoor swimming pool are part of the resort.

The resort has an outdoor swimming pool, a children's swimming pool and a fitness centre, along with a private beach and a 24-hour front desk. Dining covers a buffet breakfast, restaurants, a coffee shop, a poolside bar, room service and food delivery, and there is a happy hour.

For business guests there are meeting and banquet facilities, a business centre with xerox and fax, and a postal service. Free parking on site is available, and the resort also offers daily housekeeping, laundry and ironing services, luggage storage, car hire, tours, a massage service, babysitting and family rooms. The resort has an elevator on site for guests moving between the floors of the buildings.

Chaweng Cove Beach Resort stands on Chaweng Beach Road in Bophut, on the Chaweng side of Koh Samui, where the island's best-known beach district meets a long sweep of sand. Cafes, bars and shops line the streets around the bay, so the area is a good base for guests who want an active beach setting with plenty of evening life close by.

Chaweng Noi Beach is 750 m away, and Samui Airport, the nearest airport, is 3.6 km away on the island itself. The Big Buddha, a large seated Buddha statue on a hilltop, is 6 km away, and Na Muang Waterfall, in the island's interior, is 8.9 km away. Samui Airport is the island's only airport, so every flight into Koh Samui lands there. Free parking on site is available for guests who come by car.

A day could start with a swim in the pool or at the private beach, then turn to the Big Buddha or the Na Muang Waterfall for a day out on the island. Tours can be arranged through the resort, and car hire is also available. Chaweng Noi Beach is nearby for a walk along the sand, and the resort's own children's pool and babysitting service make the stay practical for guests with young children.