Hey guys, Phoebe here from Little Grey Box now Matt and I have just gotten back
from an amazing trip to Thailand where we spent four incredible nights in Koh Samui
now this was our first time visiting Koh Samui and we got the
opportunity thanks the amazing team at Centara Hotels and Resorts and now that
we're back I wanted to share with you our thoughts on the best places to stay
depending on what you're looking for out of your holiday plus a few insider tips
you need to know before you go
The best time typically to visit Koh Samui is
late December through to April that's when there's little rain and lots of sunshine
October to November they're more your rainy times that's your low
season that's where you're gonna get a slightly better rate on your hotel room
If you are hoping to tick that whale shark swimming off your bucket list your best
bet is March April or May
Matt usually tends to wear things like board shorts or
cotton shorts of some kind just with t-shirts or sweat wicking shirts
I felt most comfortable wearing shorts and kind of baggier linen tops I was in my
swimmers a lot I really felt like I needed a hat for the sun, lots of summer
dresses, cotton skirts, cotton t-shirts, anything that was really breathable and
light you want to pack things that are easy to just take out of your luggage
throw on and then go out for the day. If you need any more detail on what to pack
for Thailand I have a really great detailed guide for you on the
Little Grey Box website we'll link that in the comments below
We flew the whole way
with the guys at Thai Airways we flew from Brisbane to Bangkok where we had
a short one or one and a half hour layover and then we flew from Bangkok to Koh Samui
They were full service which meant the flight was more comfortable the
seats were great, the service was great, you guys they had two different kinds of
vegetarian pasta
You'll find Cosi Samui located right near Chaweng Beach
it's a short 15 minute drive from the airport and it's right next to the
Central Festival Mall. That's really good because it means there are so many
restaurants, bars, pubs, nightclubs, activities to do there are so many shops
to explore, so many places that you can eat, drink, shop, and just have a great time
The hotel itself is incredibly modern and it offers everything the
modern traveler needs. In place of your usual big you know kind
of resort style buffet breakfast they have a great little cafe set up
downstairs with lots of fresh food options, drinks, local favorites that you
can try and in place of that breakfast buffet they give you something called Freedom Credits
Now the rooms are fantastic they have two different room
types, there's your Cosi Standard and your Cosi Plus, it was really spacious I also
really liked that they had a huge bench sheet on the side of the room so it was
like another seating area. Of course, they've got a pool there's is a rooftop
pool and it's really cool it's got like a clear thing on the side there's also
no shortage of USB charging outlets around the room everything charges on
USB now and if a hotel only has one or none it can be a real pain in the butt
Free Wi-Fi! I need it all the time and I need it unlimited and the other thing I
really love that they had was a coin laundry. I mean we're not talking about
some super beachfront resort like you might find in... Seminyak or places in Bali
like that we're talking about a really practical hotel that's going to be
perfect for anybody who's keen to get out and then they want to have somewhere
really nice to come back to Cosi they've got it sorted
Now if the location sounds
right but that accommodation doesn't quite sound spot-on for you you'll also
find Centara Grand Beach Resort, now that is your big sprawling beachfront resort
Now that's where you'll find their incredible restaurant Coast Beach Bar & Bistro
Matt and I actually went there for Matt's birthday we had an
awesome night the cocktails are insane, they do amazing food there, the service
is fantastic, and it's just a great beach bar
Now if you're after more of that island
escape sort of style where you just go and hole up at a resort for a week or two
you want to be going to Centra by Centara Coconut Beach, now I'm just gonna
start calling it Coconut or Coconuts. It's about a 30-minute drive from Samui
airport to Coconuts and when you get there you're gonna feel like you are a
world away and that is what i loved about it. It felt like there was nobody
else around for miles. I think the people that work there just
have this vibe about them that makes you feel so welcome. Now there are a few
different room types depending on your budget. Now Matt and I stayed in a villa
and it was (claps hands) everything it was so nice, our villa was just a
beautiful size, the bed was comfortable it was set up so nice it was private
You could open up the windows on one side see all the nature but close everybody else
out on this side, the bathroom was huge, and it was located really close to the
second pool, the restaurant, and the beach. I'm definitely gonna say this wrong but
there's a beach that it's located onLamai Beach, don't roast me in
the comments no, you know what roast away I know you love it. So when you
go out to the beach it feels like there is nobody else around we saw maybe one
or two people there is some really sweet local dogs that will come up and say
hello if you want to say hello to them palm trees going in the background
the pool is there there's music playing They have a kayak and it's free you just go
Hey, hit me up with that yak and they'll give you the paddles and off you go for a little
paddle around the area. At the end of each day when the sun starts to set they
all come out onto the beach and they start setting up this beautiful dining
area right on the beach. The food is fantastic, they put on different theme
nights so they might have a seafood barbecue night or a steak night you go
down and you pick all your fresh barbecue seafood and they will cook it up for you
right in front of you and then bring it over to your table. If this was my annual
leave, my annual holiday, and I had about a week or so I would spend two nights at
Chaweng Beach at Cosi Samui and then I would move myself for five nights down to Coconut.
Now if that kind of a holiday is what sounds right to you but you want to
step it up a little bit more and have more of a luxe experience you want to
take a look at Centara Villas Samui so we got to go there for lunch and do a
bit of a site tour around the place they have these gorgeous private villas some
of them have their own private pools which I think would just be perfect for
anybody on a really romantic getaway, maybe it's your honeymoon and
anniversary, something special like a milestone birthday that's where you would
want to stay because you can really hole up in your villa you know get the room
service, swim in your private pool all day
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