Best Luxury Hotels in Choeng Mon Beach

Modelled on a Thai fishing village, this resort has a rustic feel, surrounded by natural flora and fauna. Most of the villas, retreats and reserves have pools and amazing views across the Gulf of Thailand. GEMs (Guest Experience Makers) are on hand to curate your experiences and ensure your trip is tailored to your needs. Guests can swim in the horizon-edged main swimming pool with its own snack bar, or hang out at Drift at the Beach. There are four further dining options, as well as an in-villa service. The spa incorporates six treatment villas, two dry saunas, two steam rooms and a fitness centre. And there’s a library with a hammock for quiet time with a good book. Thai cooking classes are held daily, as is the programme of kid’s activities.

Set on a 58-acre plot on the north-east of the island, the resort was once a coconut plantation and continues to use the fruit’s fibres in its architecture. It’s home to Thailand’s only sea pool (open seasonally), as well as two beaches, a beachfront infinity swimming pool and a swim reef where you can spot more than 50 species of fish. You’ll find a Muay Thai ring, tennis, basketball, volleyball, mini golf, swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding, snorkeling, jogging, cooking classes, a Ritz Kids programme and multiple restaurants onsite. Plus there’s an entire Spa Village, with eight treatment suites, a yoga pavilion and a lap pool with cabanas. 175 bedrooms, suites and pool villas are decorated in neutral colours.

Perched beside Choeng Mon Beach, Kimpton Kitalay Samui offers refined island living. Its highlights include a palm-flanked Olympic-sized swimming pool, loaner fat-tyre bikes to explore further afield, pet amenities and the 500-square metre split-level Junio Kids Club for a programme of non-digital activities. Kimpton Kitalay has 138 rooms, suites and villas, 21 of which have private pools; five restaurants and bars; a pristine stretch of beach; and the organic Pimãanda spa, offering a 14-step sensorial ritual created especially for the resort by HARNN.