Samui Palm Beach Resort sits alongside 200-metres of pristine beach, affording an awesome view over the Gulf of Siam to Koh Phangan, with yachts bobbing joyfully in the harbour. Set in a beautifully landscaped tropical garden, the resort boasts two swimming pools, a gym, ballroom with seating for 300 guests (the biggest on Samui), conference room, a world-class restaurant and separate bar and bistro overlooking the ocean. With 129 spacious guest rooms, you will experience the ultimate Samui beachfront experience.

This grand old dame, with her recently faded opulence of glory days, is being bought back to life. A major renovation and refurbishment program with thoughtful restoration is bringing her back to her thoroughly magnificent self. Albeit with brand new upgraded and contemporary furnishings, fittings and technology to match today’s pace, whilst still instilling that atmosphere of calm grandeur.

Samui Palm Beach is now the new kid on the block! The best fourstar resort on Koh Samui. With 52 square metres of floor space for a standard room, increasing with a deluxe room or villa. Every room has a private balcony or terrace overlooking either the 80-metre winding swimming pool (the longest in Samui) with its swim-up bar, the 25-metre beachside pool, the tropical gardens with mature trees, shrubs and indigenous squirrels or the ocean. All feature large day-beds both inside and out, solid teakwood furniture, flat-screen TV, coffee and tea making facilities, mini-bar, safety box, huge bathrooms with a bathtub, separate rain shower and twin sinks and all the comforts of home like slippers and dressing gowns.

The all-new Trade Winds Restaurant sits amid a coconut grove right above the beach and offers authentic southern Thai cuisine, plus all your favourite international dishes and tantalizing seafood from the experienced chef. Enjoy culinary specialities from buffet breakfasts to late-night meals. All cuisine can be tailored to your requirements, so please inform staff about any allergies or food preferences. Masterful bartenders and chefs will mix you up a cocktail of your dreams or a light meal or snack of mouth-watering temptations at the Trade Winds Bar and Bistro. Sit in air-conditioned comfort, under a canopy on the deck or right on the beach overlooking the ocean with breathtaking views of Koh Phangan. Soothing island breezes will be sure to elevate your dining experiences. Breakfast runs from 7:00 am until 10.30 am, lunch from 11.30 am to 5:00 pm and dinner from 5.30 pm to 10.30 pm. Celebrations, weddings, parties and all kind of special get-togethers can be organized at your request. This very special resort, with its magnificent buildings, white beaches and coconut groves, is one of the best wedding photoshoot locations in Thailand.

Other facilities include suspended nets above the beach for leisurely lounging above the sea as the tide comes in, an outdoor children’s playground and a theatre with scheduled movies - complete with drinks and snacks. All guests can also share the facilities at Celes Beachfront Resort next door. Call a buggy or take a stroll to the spa or indulge in a massage or some casual fine-dining at Celes’ beachside restaurant, Sea Grille.

Samui Palm Beach Resort will complete renovation work and re-open all facilities by the 15th December. So book a room or villa at this opulent resort, make a reservation at the restaurant or just take a wander through the gardens down to the ocean and marvel at the magnificent brandnew grandeur of this time-resistant grand dame. Karan LaddSamui Palm Beach Resort will complete renovation work and re-open all facilities by the 15th December. So book a room or villa at this opulent resort, make a reservation at the restaurant or just take a wander through the gardens down to the ocean and marvel at the magnificent brandnew grandeur of this time-resistant grand dame.

Karan Ladd