Where they are on Koh Samui during your holiday stay

Although small enough to go around the island in about an hour, Koh Samui is still big enough that you can always find good hiding places, no matter how long you stay. Despite its constant development, remain large areas of 'island covered with coconut trees, rice paddies and forests.

Chaweng the most popular and longest beach on Samui. Accommodation can be found throughout its length, and while it is now a clear trend towards moreluxury hotels and resorts you can still find some budget bungalows to the islands of days as a backpacker haven. Chaweng is also home to a multitude of islands nightlife, with the highest concentration of shops and restaurants. The popularity of Chaweng means that residential developments away from the strip at the edge of the city or in the hills above the beach where land costs are lower are more likely to be found.

Samui Lamai is the second largestand some say the most beautiful beach. The water is excellent for swimming and the southern end is dotted with boulders elegant. Although slightly less developed than Chaweng, Lamai has its share of nightclubs, restaurants, shops and other mid-range hotels. Similar to Chaweng, available in the protected area and around the sea means that the majority of homes surrounding hills can be found.

Maenam on the north coast still offers a greatA selection of budget accommodation, however there are now a number of top-end luxury resorts are a number of restaurants and shops sprouting on the main road to offer visitors. Maenam is also home to many of the new villa developments on the island, was one of the first areas to have this development.

Buddha major airport near the northern coast and in 's reference point Samui - Big Buddha himself. Maenam it still offersa range of more relaxing and relatively inexpensive resorts. There is also a surprising number of excellent restaurants, and is also home to the secret garden festival week.

Bophut Samui is one of 's recently-developed villages and as such has managed to retain part of its charm and traditional Thai values, but still a light, Mediterranean atmosphere. The limited traffic on this route gives the feeling of a relaxed "Walking Streetsomething that is increasingly hard to find Samui. Many of the homes have implemented feed-store a romantic beach.