Koh Samui is an idyllic holiday island in the Gulf of Thailand. It has long attracted visitors to its sandy shores due to its many attractions. Voted as the 2nd best island in the World to live.
From exploring the exotic Buddhist temples and the golden Big Budda statue, to elephant trekking in the jungle, haggling for goods at the local markets, getting your adrenalin pumping with sports, marveling at the waterfalls, letting the relaxing effects of a Thai massage sooth you or simply chilling out on the beach, Koh Samui has it all.
The island has recently benefited from significant infrastructure improvements to main road systems, water and electricity plus increasing facilities such as a shopping centre’s with superstore chains such as Tesco, Big C and Macro opening. Boutique shopping, excuisite restaurants and bars plus a deluxe 3 screen cinema and bowling, and the World class Santiburi golf course.
In addition to this, the islands of Koh Phangan and Koh Tao are only a short boat ride away. Koh Phangan is famous for its monthly full moon parties where people gather from around the world to dance the night away on the beach under the stars. Koh Tao is an enchanting island surrounded by international recognised premier diving sites.
Finally with Koh Samui’s new international airport able to handle up to 4 million visitors this magical island is becoming more accessible with direct flights to and from Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Phuket, and a proposed new link to Dubai which will hugely increase the islands accesability and drive tourist numbers to new heights.
Koh Samui Highlights
- Stable property market during the recession with increasing prices during 2010 and a very limited supply of quality stock and new development land.
- 48 week a year holiday season
- 72% average room occupancy
- £140 average room rate per night
- Average daytime temperature 31°C
- Established holiday destination
- Receives more tourists than the Algarve
- Expanding international airport
- 12 hours flight time from Europe, 2 hours from Hong Kong
- High density of signature restaurants
- Five star hotels, golf clubs & hospitals
- Island size 25km by 21km
