Dara Samui Beach Resort on Chaweng Beach

Accommodation at Dara Samui Beach Resort on Chaweng Beach includes suites and a villa, and several rooms have garden views while one has a pool view. Rooms can have air conditioning, a bathtub, a balcony or terrace, a refrigerator and an in-room safe box, along with bathrobes, toiletries and a hair dryer.

Some rooms have a flat-screen TV and satellite or cable channels, and a whirlpool bathtub is available in one of the garden-view rooms. One of the two-bedroom suites sleeps up to six guests, and some of the suites have two bedrooms, so a larger group can stay together.

The resort has an outdoor swimming pool, a garden and a private beach, and a poolside bar is at the pool. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms.

Restaurants, a coffee shop and room service are available, and buffet breakfast is available as well.

Currency exchange, luggage storage, safety deposit boxes, a laundry service, daily housekeeping, a concierge and a taxi service are also offered. There is also an airport transfer and a gift and souvenir shop. Staff speak English and Thai, and the buffet breakfast, the restaurants and the room service together cover meals at the resort. The resort is on Chaweng Beach, and the private beach is part of the grounds.

Koh Samui is an island in the Gulf of Thailand, reached by air or by ferry from the mainland, and Chaweng Beach is one of its best-known stretches of sand, lined with restaurants, bars and shops. The area stays lively into the evening, with food stalls and bars along the beach roads, and the resort is part of that setting.

The nearest beach is Chaweng Yai, 700 m away, and Nora Beach lies further along the coast. The Night Market is 900 m from the resort, and Samui Airport is 1.8 km away on the island itself, so flying in does not need a ferry for the last stretch. The Big Buddha, a large seated Buddha statue, is 4.3 km away, and the Samui Crocodile Farm is also in the area.

A relaxed day could begin on Chaweng Yai Beach, continue with a visit to the Big Buddha and end at the Night Market, where the evening stalls serve food. Pagoda Khao Hua Jook, a hillside pagoda, makes a simple stop for the afternoon, and animal lovers can visit the Samui Crocodile Farm. The Big Buddha and the crocodile farm suit a day out from the resort, while the beach and the night market fit a more relaxed evening.