Samui Hills Resort

Every room at Samui Hills Resort has a private bathroom and toiletries, and the rooms measure between 32 and 42 m². Guests can use the outdoor swimming pool, the restaurant and the bar at the resort.

The 42 m² room sleeps up to three guests with a single bed and a double bed, and it has air conditioning and a seating area. A 32 m² room sleeps up to two guests on a queen bed and has a bathtub and a flat-screen TV.

Samui Hills Resort has a year-round outdoor swimming pool with a poolside bar, along with a fitness centre, a massage service and billiards. Free WiFi is available in all rooms, and free parking is available at the property.

The restaurant serves Italian cuisine for lunch, dinner and cocktails, and there is also a bar, a coffee shop, a snack bar, room service, and food and grocery delivery. The resort also offers tours, car hire, a shuttle service, an airport transfer, luggage storage, laundry service and babysitting. Pets are allowed.

The grounds include a garden and a terrace. The resort also offers hiking, on-site entertainment, ticket services and a concierge, with the pool and the restaurant close to the rooms.

Taling Ngam is a quiet part of Koh Samui, the island in the Gulf of Thailand, away from the busier tourist strips of Chaweng and Lamai. The area is a mix of village lanes, small beaches and temples, rather than the bars and restaurants of those strips. Koh Samui is reached by air or by ferry, and the island has its own airport.

Taling Ngam Beach is the nearest stretch of sand, 1.8 km from the resort. Inland, Na Muang Waterfall is 5.4 km away, a waterfall in the hills of the island. The Big Buddha, on a hill in Bophut, is 18.3 km away, and Samui Airport, which is on the island itself, is 16.8 km from the resort. Lamai Beach, with its bars and restaurants, lies further away. From the airport, the road leads across the island to the resort.

A day could begin on the beach at Taling Ngam, continue inland to the waterfall in the hills and finish at the resort's pool, which is open all year. The Samui Snake Farm, 2.3 km away, adds a different kind of stop. For a longer day out, the Big Buddha in Bophut is a worthwhile addition to the itinerary.