Samui Garden Home Hotel

Samui Garden Home Hotel has rooms and villas ranging from garden-view doubles to two-bedroom villas and sea-view two-bedroom rooms. Rooms can have air conditioning, an in-room safe box, a seating area, a hair dryer, toiletries and a refrigerator, and free WiFi is available in all rooms.

Several rooms look over the garden, and some villas overlook the beach. Beds range from a single king bed to two queen beds with a sofa bed, depending on the room. The sea-view two-bedroom room sleeps up to seven guests, and several rooms have a balcony or terrace. Two-bedroom accommodation is available for larger groups.

Samui Garden Home Hotel has an outdoor and an indoor swimming pool, a children's swimming pool and a private beach. Massage, diving, snorkelling and tours are offered, along with motorised and non-motorised water sports.

For getting around, the hotel offers an airport transfer, a shuttle service, taxi service, car hire and bicycle rental. Free parking is available on site, and valet parking is offered too.

Guests can also use luggage storage and a laundry service. Restaurants, a bar, barbecue facilities and a shared kitchen are on site, and continental and halal breakfast are offered. The hotel has an elevator, and WiFi is also available in public areas. Non-smoking rooms are also offered.

Samui Garden Home Hotel is in Lamai, a beach area on Koh Samui, the island in the Gulf of Thailand. The area has a sandy shore and a relaxed local feel, with a wet market close to the hotel and Wat Sila Ngu, a temple with a pagoda, nearby. The island's beaches, temples and waterfalls are the main draw for visitors, and Lamai gives access to several of them. Guests can combine time on the beach with sightseeing across the island, and the hotel's own private beach adds to the seaside setting.

Lamai Beach is 1.5 km away, and the Hin Ta and Hin Yai rocks, known as Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks, are 1.4 km from the hotel. Na Muang Waterfall is 4.7 km away, and Samui Airport, the island's airport, is 11.7 km away. A free shuttle bus runs from the hotel to Lamai Beach, and the Big Buddha is one of the island's best-known temples.

A good day could start at the Hin Ta and Hin Yai rocks, continue with a swim at Lamai Beach, and end at the Lamai night market. Na Muang Waterfall and the Big Buddha make good stops for a second day on the island.