Garden Home Resort

The rooms at Garden Home Resort include Deluxe rooms and standard rooms, and several of them look over the garden. Air conditioning is fitted in the rooms with garden views, and the Deluxe Room also has a microwave and kitchenware.

The Standard Twin Bed and the Standard King Bed measure 28 m², and the Deluxe Room measures 32 m². The Standard Twin Bed has a balcony or terrace, a desk and a refrigerator, while the Standard King Bed has a king bed and a mini bar. Several rooms have satellite channels and a coffee and tea maker. The Standard King Bed sleeps up to two guests.

Garden Home Resort offers free Wi-Fi in all rooms and in public areas, plus free parking on site. Guests can use an airport transfer, a shuttle service and a 24-hour front desk, which is open round the clock. Shuttle service and tours are both offered, so trips can be planned from the property.

The resort has a bar, restaurants and 24-hour room service, and the grounds include a garden. There is also a shared lounge with a TV area, and luggage storage, safety deposit boxes, laundry and dry cleaning services, a convenience store and daily housekeeping are offered. Tours, car hire, taxi service, bicycle rental and ticket services are offered too.

Garden Home Resort is set in the Chaweng area of Koh Samui, one of the island's best-known beach districts, with a lively mix of bars, restaurants and shops along the roads behind the sand. The area suits guests who want a beach base with plenty of places to eat nearby. Koh Samui is an island reached by air or by boat, so the journey ends at the airport rather than on a long road.

Chaweng Noi Beach is the nearest beach, 350 m away, and Lamai Beach is another popular stretch of sand, 4.5 km away. Samui Airport is 4.1 km away and sits on the island itself, so flights land close to the resort. The Big Buddha, 6.5 km away, is one of the island's best-known landmarks, and Na Muang Waterfall is 8.4 km away. Wat Plai Laem, known for its large Guanyin statue, makes a good half-day outing.

A typical day can begin with a swim at Chaweng Noi Beach and continue to the Big Buddha or to Na Muang Waterfall, with a taxi or scooter covering the longer trips. In the evening, the Walking Street in Chaweng brings the area to life, and Lamai Beach is a good choice for a change of scene.