Le Paradis Boutique Resort and Spa - Koh Samui

Powdery white sand, sparkling azure sea, balmy breeze under the island sun and thirst quenching ice cold cocktails on a mystical terrace surrounded by lush tropical gardens

All of the above and more ... luxuriant rooms, attentive but unobtrusive service, stepping back into a world of yesteryear but with the convenience of modern living all at Le Paradis Resort.

This unique property, which has just undergone a full refurbishment and upgrade, is a tranquil haven of original wooden Thai stilt houses, all 12 being individually sited, on a rich oasis of tropical gardens centrally located on Chaweng Bay, Samui's most popular and finest beach.

Twelve of our twenty six rooms are traditional Thai teak houses from Ayudhaya, mounted on stilts, reconstructed in situ. This is the closest you will find to a country house hotel in Koh Samui. Fully equipped modern rooms and bathrooms set inside historic buildings. All these rooms have spacious balconies

Our fourteen new contemporary Thai Style villas are spacious with modern fittings and a partially open air bathroom.

Our Karebu restaurant and bar offers stunning beach front dining at any time of the day. Elegant Thai menu and uncomplicated international cuisine. The casual breakfast and lunch atmosphere becomes a romantic spot on the beach front, right under the stars.

An island of great natural beauty and variety, Samui is home to about 40,000 full-time inhabitants, 90% of whom are Buddhist. The palm fringed shoreline and coconut and fruit cultivation of the coastal lowlands rise to a central granite massive, the slopes of which are cloaked in virgin rainforest.

At 247km² Samui is the largest island in an archipelago of over 80 (mostly uninhabited) islands which form the Ang Thong National Marine Park, a kayaking and snorkeling paradise. At 25km long and 21km wide, Samui is big enough for serious exploration by the adventurous and fit, but can be circumnavigated in just a couple of hours by motorbike or car.

Tourism has long since overtaken coconut farming and fishing as the main sources of income. The latter are still practiced though to a lesser extent and the pleasant aroma of charring coconuts can still be smelled on many parts of the island. Many of the fish on local restaurant and hotel dining room tables come from the surrounding Gulf of Thailand’s warm waters, although increasing amounts are imported from elsewhere as demand outstrips supply.