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Beach
Location
Meliá Koh Samui is located only 15 minutes from the airport on Choeng Mon Beach, a series of bays on the northeastern tip of the island, close to Chaweng. The property is more upscale than the neighbouring Big Buddha beach, and while its pristine white sands are a tranquil home for a few other three- to five-star resorts, the beach is very quiet for guests.
Rooms
Dotting the property are iconic 100-year-old teakwood barges, a throwback to Thailand’s maritime heritage when golden teakwood barges sailed the Chao Phraya River with their cargoes, mainly rice. In the 1990s, when Samui had reached its peak as a tourist destination, the antique barges were bought and towed to Choeng Mon Beach and transformed into the Imperial Boat House Samui resort, before it was renovated and reopened as Meliá Koh Samui in January 2020.
Posted by Balcony Media Group Overlooking secluded Choeng Mon Beach on the north-eastern tip of Koh Samui island, the luxury resort has launched
Vitamin Sea for Two and Energizing Couples Escape experiences. Both packages are anchored by a stay in a Premium Pool Access Room, offering a private terrace that segues to the resorts remarkable 1600sqm lagoon pool that meanders through the resorts lush grounds like a river.
Priced from THB 4,800 nett per room per night, Vitamin Sea for Two includes a
one-hour Thai massage for two on the beach, three pre-dinner tapas plates complemented by two glasses of sparkling wine and daily breakfast for two.