Panalee Koh Samui Resort

The rooms at Panalee Koh Samui Resort include a 25 m² bungalow with a garden view, a 35 m² deluxe room with a pool view, and a 60 m² family room with two bedrooms for up to four guests. Villas and a 50 m² cottage suite complete the range, and the 2 Bedrooms Villa sleeps up to five guests.

Several rooms have air conditioning, a telephone and a flat-screen TV, and the rooms with a private bathroom include a shower and toiletries. Free WiFi is available in all rooms, and the rooms can have a wake-up service and an in-room safe box.

The resort has an outdoor swimming pool and an indoor swimming pool, along with a spa, a spa and sauna, and massage treatments. Guests can use the library, the garden and the shops, and the resort offers wheelchair accessible facilities, tours, car hire, a taxi service, a currency exchange and a laundry service.

Dining options include à la carte and Asian cuisine in the restaurant, a coffee shop, a poolside bar, a bar and room service, with food delivery also available. Families can use the family room, the kids meal option and the babysitting service. Free parking is available on site, with bicycle parking too, and Free WiFi is available in all rooms, with WiFi in public areas.

Panalee Koh Samui Resort is in Bang Por, a village area on Koh Samui, the large island in the Gulf of Thailand. The setting is green and quiet, with the village of Baan Thong Po next to the hotel, which suits guests who want a calmer stay while still reaching the island's beaches and temples by road. Rather than the busier resort strips of Chaweng and Lamai, both further along the island, this stretch suits guests who want a quieter base.

The nearest beach is Ban Po Beach, 1.3 km away, and Octopus Beach is 2.8 km from the resort. Wat Na Phra Lan, a Buddhist pagoda, is 4.8 km away, and Maenam Beach is 6.7 km from the hotel. Nathon Pier, the island's ferry pier for boats to and from the mainland, is also nearby, and Samui Airport is 13.9 km away.

A simple day could begin on Ban Po Beach, followed by a drive across the island to the Big Buddha, one of Koh Samui's best-known sights. Wat Na Phra Lan makes a shorter visit, and Maenam Beach offers a different stretch of sand for the afternoon. The resort's pools and spa make a good place to rest between outings, and a slow end to the day on the sand suits the trip.