Chaweng Lakeview Residence

Chaweng Lakeview Residence offers villas and two-bedroom apartments, from 80 m² lake-view apartments to a 280 m² Private Pool Villa with a partial ocean view. Villas sleep up to ten guests, and the apartments sleep up to five.

Rooms can have air conditioning, blackout curtains, a flat-screen TV with satellite or cable channels, a refrigerator, a microwave, kitchenware, a sofa and a balcony or terrace. Bathrooms can include a shower, a hair dryer and toiletries. Several rooms have a choice of bed set-ups, and the 110 m² two-bedroom villa has two king beds. Some rooms have lake views, one has a mountain view, and another has a pool view.

The hotel's facilities include an outdoor swimming pool and a children's swimming pool, a garden, a poolside bar, a bar, room service and a massage service. A continental breakfast is offered, and BBQ facilities and a kitchen are available.

For days out, the hotel offers tours, bicycles, car hire and a shuttle service, and an airport transfer is available. Canoeing, diving, snorkelling, fishing and hiking are also part of the facilities. A golf course is on site, and another is within 3 km.

Families are catered for with a family room, a babysitting service and a children's pool. Laundry service, dry cleaning and daily housekeeping are offered, and luggage storage and safety deposit boxes are available.

Chaweng is the main beach area on Koh Samui, a long east-coast bay with bars, restaurants and shops, and it stays busy into the evening. The hotel is in Chaweng itself, so the beach strip and the evening life of the bay are close at hand. Its beach road is lined with street-food stalls and shops, and the bay stays lively after dark.

The Night Market is 400 m away, with evening food stalls and market stands, and Chaweng Yai Beach is 1.1 km away. Wat Chaweng, a Buddhist temple, is also nearby, and Samui Airport is on the island itself. The Big Buddha, a large seated statue at a temple near Bophut, is 3.9 km away, and a zoo and crocodile farm lies within a short trip of the hotel.

A simple day could start on Chaweng Yai Beach, continue to the Big Buddha in the afternoon and end at the Night Market for dinner. The Samui Crocodile Farm is a practical choice for a half-day trip with children, and Fisherman's Village in Bophut is a short detour from the Big Buddha. Boat trips to neighbouring islands depend on the sea, so keep a flexible day if you plan one.