Location
Koh Samui is the third largest island in Thailand and the largest in the south east of the Gulf of Thailand. It is renowned for its pristine white beaches, spectacular seaviews, warm and generous hospitality, vibrant nightlife and shopping venues, numerous temples and delicious local Thai cuisine.
The past few years, has seen Koh Samui develop into a popular tourist and retirement destination. The island also offers many interesting investment opportunities.
The easiest and most convenient way to get to Koh Samui is by plane. Fly direct to Samui by Bangkok Airways, “Asia’s Boutique Airline”. This award winning airline has numerous daily connections to Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya and international connections to Hong Kong, Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
The newly opened Samui airport is privately owned and locates many international quality shops and restaurants. Samui airport will dazzle you with its quaint tropical design. Rest assured, you will arrive at one of the prettiest airports in the world! Santisook is a short 20 minute drive to the airport.
Santisook is also 20 minutes away from Chaweng, where the main concentration of tourist hotels, restaurants and shops offer the usual fare of bars and restaurants that make up a tourist capital’s bustling nightlife.
We are only a short 5 minute drive to Nathon, the main commercial town of Samui. Here, you will find branches representing the country’s main banks, the main police station, electricity board, the municipal office, telephone agency, UBC cable TV service provider, main post office, the high speed internet service provider - Catnet , medical and dental clinics, the large government hospital, a large wet market , a modern Tesco supermarket, Watsons and many shops representing the island’s main importers. The new high speed ferry service plying between the mainland port of Donsak and Samui is located at Nathon. There is also a newly completed pier built specially for the landing of luxury cruise ships.
As a testament to our idyllic location, facing north toward the sea, the luxurious Four Season’s Hotel is located less than 4 minutes away on our left. The luxurious Oriental Napasai hotel, Dusit Santiburi hotel and the prestigious Santiburi golf course are located 10 minutes to our right.
The long, white, sandy and tranquil beach of Bang Por is a mere 800 meters away from Santisook. Here you’ll find a wonderful choice of waterfront restaurants, where you can delightfully partake in freshly caught prawns, squids, clams, mussels, crabs and fish, along with many other delectable Thai and international dishes. There are also many convenience stores dotting the main road.