Orchid Residence

The rooms at Orchid Residence include twin rooms with two single beds, double rooms with one double bed, a triple room with three single beds and a family room. Several rooms have air conditioning, a street view from the window and a private bathroom with a shower, toiletries and towels.

Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and daily housekeeping is part of the hotel's service. Some rooms also have a flat-screen TV, a desk, a refrigerator or a seating area. Whether you travel as a couple or as a group of three, the hotel has a room set up for your party.

The hotel has a 24-hour front desk, free parking on site and free Wi-Fi in all rooms. An airport transfer and a shuttle service are offered, and tours, car hire and ticket services are offered too, so getting around the island is simpler.

There is a laundry service, dry cleaning and ironing, along with daily housekeeping. Luggage storage and safety deposit boxes are available, and the hotel also offers business facilities, including Xerox and fax in the business centre.

Guests can use cash withdrawal, a convenience store and a salon, and there is a terrace where you can sit outside. Air conditioning is available in the public areas, and staff speak English and Thai.

Orchid Residence is in Chaweng, the lively beach area on Koh Samui, Thailand, where a long sandy beach is lined with restaurants, bars and shops. Nightlife and easy access to the sea draw many visitors here, with the Walking Street and local markets close by. By day the beach is the main draw, and in the evening the streets fill with bars and street-food stalls.

Samui Airport is 3 km away, so the hotel is easy to reach by plane without a ferry connection. Central Festival Samui, a large shopping centre, is 1.3 km away and is a practical place to shop for essentials, and the Big Buddha, a major landmark of the island, is 5.5 km away. Wat Chaweng, a Buddhist temple in the same area, makes a quieter stop between the beach and the shops.

A day could begin with a swim at Chaweng Yai Beach and end with the evening food stalls along the Walking Street, which make a simple dinner easy to find. A longer outing could take in Na Muang Waterfall, 9.3 km inland, or Fisherman's Village in Bophut, where the seafront has restaurants and shops, and the walk along the bay gives a relaxed contrast to the busier beach.