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The Lamai SamuivsArk Bar Beach Resort
Both properties are rated highly by travel writers. Overall, Le Meridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa scores marginally higher than Ark Bar Beach Resort. Le Meridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa is ranked #35 in Koh Samui with recommendations from 3 reviewers such as Oyster, Travel + Leisure and Star Service.
The Lamai Samui
Travel + Leisure
Star Service
Oyster
146/24 Moo 4, Lamai Beach, Koh Samui 84310, Thailand
From $258/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Travel + Leisure "Aimed at travelers who prefer Wi-Fi with their R&R, the 77-room Langham Place Samui promises you can stay plugged-in even from your villa’s rustic-chic canopy bed or on the sugar-sand beach." Full review
Star Service "Guests arrive at the resort by crossing a walkway that leads to an unassuming courtyard area where reception awaits with chilled towels and welcome drinks." Full review
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Be sure to ask about the lantern ceremony that takes place each evening, where guests release large white paper lanterns into the sky while making a wish.
OysterLuxury
"Those in search of a grand room with an even grander view can find one at this luxury boutique resort on the east coast of Koh Samui." Full review
Ark Bar Beach Resort Oyster
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
159/89 Moo 2, Chaweng Beach, Bophut, Chaweng, Koh Samui 84320, Thailand
From $45/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Pool
OysterMid-Range
"Ark Bar Beach Resort is a mid-range hotel set along a scenic white-sand beach in the heart of downtown Chaweng's party district." Full review
Frommer's "Its two-story hotel rooms are squeezed into a narrow strip of gardens leading to the beach right in the heart of Chaweng, but they’re all equipped with air-con, minibar, and balconies" Full review
Lonely Planet "You’ll find two of every party animal at clean and well-tended 328-room Ark Bar – frat boys, chilled-out hippies, teenagers, 40-somethings and so on." Full review
