The Culture Samui

The Culture Samui has rooms from 36 m² up to a 72 m² Ocean View Suite. Several rooms have a sea view, including the 64 m² Beachfront Pool Villa and Pool Villa, which each have a king bed, and some rooms offer a choice between a king bed and two single beds.

The Signature Suite Ocean View measures 71 m² and sleeps up to four guests. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, daily housekeeping is provided, most rooms have a private bathroom with a shower and a hair dryer, and most rooms also have an electric kettle. Bathrobes are provided in several rooms, and several have a balcony or terrace and a mini bar.

The Culture Samui has an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre, a garden and a terrace, and the beach is next to the property. Dining covers restaurants, a bar and a poolside bar, with room service and food delivery, and a 24-hour front desk offers a concierge service and luggage storage.

Practical services include laundry, dry cleaning, ironing and bicycle rental, as well as safety deposit boxes and photocopying and fax in the business centre. Wheelchair accessible facilities are available and kids' meals are offered, and English, German and Thai are spoken. Guests can also order drinks at the poolside bar, and the 24-hour front desk is open round the clock, with the garden and terrace giving outdoor space to relax.

The Culture Samui is in Bo Phut, a former fishing village on Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand, and the beach is right next to the hotel. The village has a walking street lined with shops and cafés in its old fishing quarter, Fisherman's Village. Guests who want the sea close and village life nearby will find both here.

For arrivals, Samui Airport is 1.4 km from the hotel, and the Lamtaen Ferry terminal is 150 m away. Samui Airport is on the island itself, so flights do not need a crossing, while any trip from the mainland ends with a crossing by boat. The Big Buddha, a large seated statue, is 1.2 km away, and the Samui Crocodile Farm, a farm and zoo with crocodiles, is 1.3 km off. Fisherman's Village and the Bophut Food Market are both in Bo Phut, so the evening can be spent close to the hotel.

A good day out could begin at the Big Buddha, continue to the Samui Crocodile Farm, and finish with an evening stroll through Fisherman's Village. Back at Bo Phut, the beach is next to the hotel, so a swim can close the day. Everything on this list sits on the island itself, so a day out needs no crossing.