Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel vs Lamai Chalets
Both are in Koh Samui, 320 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Hotel★★★½Baan Lamai
Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel
- Guest rating
- 9.0 Excellent
- Location score
- 7.6
- Score by category
- 1 of 5
Resort★★½Baan Lamai
Lamai Chalets
- Guest rating
- 7.4 Good
- Location score
- 8.0
- Score by category
- 2 of 5
The short answer
Pick Lamai Chalets
It leads in 2 of 5 categories. 320 m apart.
Choose Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (9.0 / 7.4)
Why is Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel better than Lamai Chalets?
- 1Higher guest rating (9.0 vs 7.4)+1.6
- 2Higher star rating (3.5★ vs 2.5★)+1★
Why is Lamai Chalets better than Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel?
No clear advantages in our data.
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel vs Lamai Chalets: which hotel is better? | Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel | Lamai Chalets |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 9.0 +1.6 | 7.4 |
| Location | 7.6 | 8.0 +0.4 |
| Facilities | 6.7 | 7.5 +0.8 |
| Spa & wellness | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Beach access | 9.9 | 10.0 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 9.0 +1.5 | 7.5 |
| Guest rating | 9.0 +1.6 | 7.4 |
| Number of reviews | 334 +2 | 332 |
| Google rating | 4.5/5 +0.8 | 3.7/5 |
| Google reviews | 248 +79 | 169 |
| Rank in Koh Samui | top 14% +84% | bottom 2% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 7.6 | 8.0 +0.4 |
| Distance to Baan Lamai centre | 1.9 km | 1.6 km −290 m |
| To the beach | 130 m | 40 m −90 m |
| To the airport | 11 km | 10 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 29 | 37 +8 |
| To the nearest food shop | 2.0 km | 1.8 km −280 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 1 | 1 |
| Sights within 1 km | 1 | 1 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★★½ +1★ | ★★½ |
| Rooms | 40 | 34 |
| Floors | 2 | 1 |
| Newest building or renovation | 2019 | 2019 |
| Listed amenities | 21 | 20 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 12:00 +1h | 11:30 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Car hire | ✓ | ✓ |
| Concierge | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Room service | ✓ | ✓ |
| Swimming pool | ✓ | ✓ |
| Massage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Beachfront | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terrace | ✓ | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Balcony | ✓ | ✓ |
| Minibar | ✓ | – |
| In-room safe | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | ✓ | – |
| Blackout curtains | ✓ | ✓ |
| 24-hour front desk | – | ✓ |
| Meeting rooms | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Couples | ✓ | – |
| Business trips | – | ✓ |
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Location
320 m apart
Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel: city centre: 9.7 km, Samui International Airport (USM): 11 km, beach: 130 m, 29 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
Lamai Chalets: city centre: 9.4 km, Samui International Airport (USM): 10 km, beach: 40 m, 37 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
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Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel or Lamai Chalets: common questions
Which is better, Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel or Lamai Chalets?
Lamai Chalets leads in 2 of 5 categories, including location, facilities. Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel is stronger in guest rating.
Which is cheaper, Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel or Lamai Chalets?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
Which hotel is closer to the centre?
Lamai Chalets is closer: 1.6 km from the centre, against 1.9 km for Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel.
Which hotel is closer to the beach?
Lamai Chalets is 40 m from the nearest beach; Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel is 130 m.
How far apart are Aura Samui Best Beach Hotel and Lamai Chalets?
The two hotels are 320 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score