We stayed in Koh Samui for 5 nights arriving at Nathon Pier we bought a transfer ticket from lomprayah for 150thb. Staying in Samui backpacker hotel at banrak beach @ 3150thb. (£12 a night) the room was really modern with epic beds, a hot shower and air con. We spent most of our stay here around the pool. However hired a bike for a day and checked out the big Buddha and Chewang beach which was really nice. Ark bar was a lively beach club definitely worth checking out. Koh Samui was probably my biggest disappointment so far on this trip. It was really commercial and didn’t have a good feel to it. We had some nice food at casa Luna hostel. In banrak beach there was not a lot to do. The first bar we checked out ended up being one where you could buy the bar tender!!! We also had a full body Thai oil massage which cost 300thb.
I wouldn’t return to Koh Samui, if I did it would be just to stay for the full moon party in Koh Phangan for the night. Ko Tao was by far my favourite Thai island so far.
Koh Samui
