The Best Hotels in Ko Samui
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The best hotels in Ko Samui, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Kerem Luxury Beachfront Villas comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Koh Samui.
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Four villas share a private beach at the end of Plai Laem peninsula, which is the whole point of Kerem. Each three-bedroom villa comes with its own pool, full kitchen, and floor-to-ceiling windows framing the Gulf of Thailand, so the question of whether to leave barely comes up. Breakfast is cooked to order in your kitchen, lunch and dinner can follow the same logic, and the Michelin Guide awarded it one Key. Chaweng's chaos is a few minutes away, which is exactly far enough.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
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Marasca Samui sits at the quieter end of Chaweng Beach, which turns out to be its whole argument. Mornings run to yoga, Muay Thai, or time in the organic garden; by afternoon the Cabanas Beach Club takes over with cocktails made from house-made cordials and DJ sets beside the sea. Rooms lean into warm, earthy interiors with color-accented ceramics, and the better ones add private pools or sea-facing balconies. The spa draws on local ingredients and traditional Thai techniques.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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The pool is red, which sounds like a design mistake until you see it against all that white. The Library is a minimalist resort steps from the chaos of Chaweng Beach, built around the quiet it refuses to let outside in. An all-white reading room sits by the shore, platform beds and black lacquer fill the rooms, and ground-floor suites open onto Jacuzzis. Tranquility, apparently, is the amenity.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels