Thailand Hotel Online: Samui Hotels

History of Samui

There is evidence suggesting that Ko Samui was first inhabited by men no later than 1,200 years ago. Until 1940, however, Ko Samui was almost unknown to the outside world. Those from the mainland had to take about 6 hours travelling from a harbour in Surat Thani to reach the island. Samui people themselves had only one means of transportation, i.e. walking. To illustrate, it took several hours for people to walk from Maenam district through jungles to Lamai Beach.

Road construction was hardly conceived since Samui's mountainous area would require heavy construction machines to carry out the work but the transportation of such equipment to the island was impossible. However, in 1967 the government was asked by a headman of the island to give a hand to the island's development. Then construction was launched by manual labour and the result of the long hard work was a dirt track. Some parts of the track climbing up a mountain had an unacceptable angle for a car to pass. The drivers who used the path thus had to come down and push their cars.

Samui Hotels in Thailand

Picture	Hotels	Class	Location	Price
	Absolute Sanctuary Resort Koh Samui		Choengmon Beach	3,112 THB
	Akyra Chura Samui		Chaweng Noi Beach	2,777 THB
	Aloha Resort Hotel Koh Samui		Lamai Beach	1,886 THB
	Al's Laemson Resort Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	2,075 THB
	Amarin Victoria Resort		Maenam Beach	1,529 THB
	Ampha Place Hotel Koh Samui		Maenam Beach	906 THB
	Anantara Bophut Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Bo Phut Beach	4,715 THB
	Anantara Lawana Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	5,753 THB
	Arayaburi Boutique Resort Koh Samui		Choengmon Beach	1,603 THB
	Ark Bar Beach Resort Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	1,202 THB
	Asia Spirit Lodge & Spa Koh Samui		Taling Ngam Beach	1,509 THB
	Baan Chaweng Beach Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	2,419 THB
	Baan Fah Resort Koh Samui		Maenam Beach	1,358 THB
	Baan Haad Ngam Boutique Resort, Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	3,395 THB
	Baan Hin Sai Resort, Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	1,509 THB
	Baan Kao Hua Jook Villas and Apartments		Chaweng Beach	1,194 THB
	Baan Samui Resort Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	2,923 THB
	Baan Taling Ngam Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Taling Ngam Beach	7,167 THB
	Ban Kao Tropical Boutique Residence Koh Samui		Laem Set Beach	1,245 THB
	Ban Sabai Big Buddha Retreat & Spa Koh Samui		Big Buddha Beach	1,415 THB
	Banana Fan Sea Samui		Chaweng Beach	3,283 THB
	Bandara Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Bo Phut Beach	3,810 THB
	Best Western Samui Bayview Resort		Choengmon Beach	1,792 THB
	Bhundhari Spa Resort & Villas Samui A Centara Resort		Chaweng Beach	3,961 THB
	Bill Resort Lamai Beach Koh Samui		Lamai Beach	613 THB
	Bo Phut Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Bo Phut Beach	4,055 THB
	Buddy Oriental Samui Beach Resort		Lamai Beach	2,676 THB
	Buri Rasa Village Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	5,375 THB
	Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui		Chaweng Beach	5,093 THB
	Centara Villas Samui		Natien Beach	2,546 THB
	Chaba Cabana Beach Resort and Spa Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	3,772 THB
	Chaba Samui Resort		Chaweng Beach	2,877 THB
	Chaweng Bay View Resort Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	1,509 THB
	Chaweng Beachcomber , Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	2,112 THB
	Chaweng Blue Lagoon Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	2,867 THB
	Chaweng Buri Resort Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	2,735 THB
	Chaweng Cove Resotel Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	1,886 THB
	Chaweng Palace Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	566 THB
	Chaweng Regent Beach Resort Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	4,715 THB
	Chaweng Resort Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	1,132 THB
	Choengmon Buri Hotel Koh Samui		Choengmon Beach	613 THB
	Coconut Villa Resort Koh Samui		Thong Tanote Beach	2,075 THB
	Coral Bay Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	2,831 THB
	Coral Cove Chalet Koh Samui		Lamai Beach	1,509 THB
	Easy Time Resort Koh Samui		Laem Set Beach	1,509 THB
	Elements Boutique Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Phang Ka Beach	2,829 THB
	Evergreen Resort Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	1,622 THB
	First Bungalow Beach Resort		Chaweng Beach	1,509 THB
	First Residence Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	849 THB
	Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui		Maenam Beach	17,654 THB
	Free House Bungalow Koh Samui		Bo Phut Beach	425 THB
	Golden Sand Beach Resort Koh Samui		Lamai Beach	1,320 THB
	Hansar Samui		Bo Phut Beach	5,281 THB
	Harry's Bungalow & Restaurant Koh Samui		Maenam Beach	680 THB
	Hut Cha Easy Living Resort Koh Samui		Maenam Beach	754 THB
	Ibis Hotel Samui		Bo Phut Beach	1,368 THB
	Iyara Beach Hotel & Plaza Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	2,419 THB
	Kamalaya Resort Koh Samui		Laem Set Beach	5,658 THB
	Kandaburi Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	2,735 THB
	Kanok Buri Resort Koh Samui		Thong Yang Beach	2,565 THB
	KC Resorts and Over Water Villas Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	5,230 THB
	Koh Samui Resort		Maenam Beach	2,377 THB
	Lamai Buri Resort Koh Samui		Lamai Beach	802 THB
	Lawana Resort Koh Samui		Bo Phut Beach	2,169 THB
	Le Meridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa		Lamai Beach	4,621 THB
	Maenamburi Resort Koh Samui		Maenam Beach	1,816 THB
	Mai Samui Beach Resort & Spa		Had Bang Ma kham	4,149 THB
	Malibu Beach Resort Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	1,415 THB
	Mango Village Samui		Lamai Beach	2,004 THB
	Melati Beach Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Tongson Bay	5,470 THB
	Mercure Samui Fenix Hotel		Lamai Beach	2,877 THB
	Montien House Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	1,603 THB
	Muang Kulaypan Hotel Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	2,169 THB
	Nara Garden Beach Resort Koh Samui		Bo Phut Beach	1,019 THB
	New Lapaz Villa & Resort Koh Samui		Maenam Beach	943 THB
	Nova Samui Resort		Chaweng Beach	943 THB
	Outrigger Koh Samui Resort & Spa		Big Buddha Beach	3,602 THB
	Paradise Beach Resort Koh Samui		Maenam Beach	3,395 THB
	Peace Resort Koh Samui		Bo Phut Beach	3,018 THB
	Phang Ka Paradise Resort Koh Samui		Phang Ka Beach	2,075 THB
	Punnpreeda Pool Villas Beachfront Koh Samui		Bang Rak Beach	7,073 THB
	Punnpreeda Hip Resort Koh Samui		Bang Rak Beach	2,735 THB
	Rajapruek Samui Resort		Thong Yang Beach	1,132 THB
	Saboey Resort and Villas Koh Samui		Big Buddha Beach	2,923 THB
	Sala Samui Resort & Spa		Choengmon Beach	4,149 THB
	Samui Boat Lagoon		Choengmon Beach	3,157 THB
	Samui Buri Beach Resort (formerly Mercure Samui Buri Resort)		Maenam Beach	3,206 THB
	Samui Cliff View Resort & Spa		Chaweng Noi Beach	2,075 THB
	Samui First House Hotel		Chaweng Beach	849 THB
	Samui Garden Home Resort		Lamai Beach	1,415 THB
	Samui Heritage Resort		Bo Phut Beach	1,372 THB
	Samui Jasmine Resort		Lamai Beach	2,358 THB
	Samui Laguna Resort		Lamai Beach	1,274 THB
	Samui Orchid Resort Hotel		Lamai Beach	1,415 THB
	Samui Palm Beach Resort		Bo Phut Beach	2,124 THB
	Samui Paradise Chaweng Resort		Chaweng Beach	2,882 THB
	Samui Sense Beach Resort		Lamai Beach	3,908 THB
	Samui Tonggad Resort Koh Samui		Lamai Beach	1,132 THB
	Samui Yacht Club		Lamai Beach	1,132 THB
	Sandal Wood Villa Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	4,934 THB
	Santiburi Resort Koh Samui		Maenam Beach	6,742 THB
	Sea Valley Hotel and Spa		Lipa Noi Beach	1,869 THB
	Seascape Beach Resort Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	1,486 THB
	Shasa Hotel, Casavela Koh Samui		Laem Set Beach	5,753 THB
	Six Senses Hideaway Koh Samui		Choengmon Beach	9,780 THB
	Tango Beach Resort Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	1,839 THB
	Thai Ayodhya Villas & Spa Koh Samui		Lamai Beach	1,570 THB
	Thai House Beach Resort Koh Samui		Lamai Beach	2,820 THB
	The Briza Beach Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	7,544 THB
	The Fair House Beach Resort & Hotel Koh Samui		Bo Phut Beach	1,934 THB
	The Kala Resort Koh Samui		Lamai Beach	4,055 THB
	The Library Hotel Koh Samui		Chaweng Beach	8,676 THB
	The Passage Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Had Bang Ma kham	4,019 THB
	The Sarann Resort Koh Samui		Chaweng Noi Beach	2,829 THB
	The Scent Hotel Koh Samui		Bang Rak Beach	5,187 THB
	The Sunset Beach Resort & Spa Taling Ngam		Taling Ngam Beach	4,730 THB
	The Tongsai Bay Koh Samui		Choengmon Beach	6,884 THB
	Varinda Garden Resort Koh Samui		Lamai Beach	1,923 THB
	Villa Nalinnadda Resort Koh Samui		Lamai Beach	3,678 THB
	Weekender Resort & Hotel Koh Samui		Lamai Beach	1,320 THB
	White House Beach Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Bo Phut Beach	1,886 THB
	Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa Koh Samui		Bo Phut Beach	4,941 THB