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Region: Southern Thailand> Province: Surat Thani> Location: Ko Samui » Chaweng Beach
Palm Island Hotel and Resort
An appealing spot
101 Moo 2 Chaweng Beach, Ko Samui
Surat Thani Province
Tel: (077) 230 654
Fax: (077) 413 140
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Description
Palm Island's best option are the free-standing bungalows, the smaller (and cheaper) ones in particular are a good deal with slate walled bathrooms and glass-walled bathrooms (albeit cheapened with a granny's shower-curtain), four poster beds with large windows you can open wide to catch the seabreeze. The standard rooms are scruffy and worn, but, by Chaweng's standards are passable value. Outside of the rooms, the multi-level pool and reasonably spacious grounds add to the resort's appeal. The second floor rooms have large verandas overlooking the pool and beach in the distance. The beachfront bungalows are a step above the smaller bungalows but are overpriced. All rooms are air-con with hot water, western bathrooms, TV and mini-bar. Standard rooms have no water views.
Total rooms: 47
Standard - Double
1,600 THB (low season)
1,800 THB (high season)
Superior - Double
2,100 THB (low season)
2,300 THB (high season)
Seaview
Deluxe- Double
2,950 THB (low season)
5,000 THB (high season)
Beachfront bungalow
5,200 THB (low season)
6,000 THB (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 1st October, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 3rd July, 2006
Guest feedback
This was a great place - 
By rubygates ( total comments: 4 
) Stayed here 12/
Palm Island is located on the quieter area of Cheweng beach, which made this place ideal. Mainly Europeans stayed here and never did the place feel stiff or privileged as it was more family oriented. We stayed in the bungalows for two nights and thought they were reasonable (especially compared to other locations on the beach) and quite nice. The next three nights we stayed on the second floor seaview room which was a step down from the bungalow, of course, but just as pleasant. The staff here is very nice with a pleasant sense of humour. The pool is just ten steps from the beach and we hung out around the pool, but swam in the warm ocean. Food was ok, and we ate our lunches most often at Palm. We walked the beach for breakfast and dinners...which was a lot of fun as there are some great places along the beach. We're definetely staying here again.
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