--- title: "Hotels in Koh Samui: compare the best places to stay" description: "Compare 2,065 hotels in Koh Samui, Thailand: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head." url: https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/ language: en source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com) retrieved: 2026-10-10 --- # Where to stay in Koh Samui Koh Samui has 2,065 places to stay in our index. 548 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.5. - **places to stay:** 2,065 - **ranked by guests:** 548 - **average rating:** 8.5 - **5-star hotels:** 130 - [5-star hotels 75](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/luxury/) - [Hotels with a pool 406](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/pool/) - [Spa hotels 172](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/spa/) - [Beach hotels 380](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/beach/) - [Hotels with free parking 449](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/free-parking/) - [Hotels near the airport 310](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/airport/) - [Central hotels 11](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/central/) - [Top-rated budget stays 196](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/budget/) ## Good to know about hotels in Koh Samui - **Best-rated hotel:** [Centara Reserve Samui](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/centara-reserve-samui-koh-samui/) - **Area with most hotels:** Baan Lamai - **Average guest rating:** 8.5 - **Hotels with a pool:** 406 - **Average walk grade:** 47/100 - **5-star hotels:** 130 ## Areas of Koh Samui Where the hotels are and how guests rate them. - [**Baan Lamai** 104 hotels, 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/?area=Baan+Lamai) - [**บ้านบางรักษ์** 78 hotels, 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/?area=%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A9%E0%B9%8C) - [**Baan Chaweng** 58 hotels, 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/?area=Baan+Chaweng) - [**Baan Bo Phut** 51 hotels, 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/?area=Baan+Bo+Phut) - [**Baan Chaweng Noi** 40 hotels, 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/?area=Baan+Chaweng+Noi) - [**Baan Plai Laem** 38 hotels, 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/?area=Baan+Plai+Laem) - [**Baan Bang Rak** 32 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/?area=Baan+Bang+Rak) - [**Choeng Mon** 27 hotels, 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/?area=Choeng+Mon) - [**Baan Mae Nam** 26 hotels, 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/?area=Baan+Mae+Nam) - [**Baan Thong Po** 16 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/?area=Baan+Thong+Po) - [**Baan Tai** 15 hotels, 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/?area=Baan+Tai) - [**Tong Yang** 12 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/?area=Tong+Yang) ## All hotels in Koh Samui Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews. [Next page](https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/?page=2) ## Popular match-ups in Koh Samui - [**Escape Beach Resort** *vs* **ibis Samui Bophut** Koh Samui, 8.5 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/escape-beach-resort-koh-samui-vs-ibis-samui-bophut-koh-samui/) - [**ARKbar Beach Club&Resort - Adults Only** *vs* **Montien House Hotel** Koh Samui, 8.3 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/arkbar-beach-club-resort-adults-only-koh-samui-vs-montien-house-hotel-koh-samui/) - [**Celes Samui** *vs* **ibis Samui Bophut** Koh Samui, 8.9 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/celes-samui-koh-samui-vs-ibis-samui-bophut-koh-samui/) - [**ARKbar Beach Club&Resort - Adults Only** *vs* **Chaweng Garden Beach Resort** Koh Samui, 8.3 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/arkbar-beach-club-resort-adults-only-koh-samui-vs-chaweng-garden-beach-resort-koh-samui/) - [**Al's Resort** *vs* **COSI Samui Chaweng Beach** Koh Samui, 7.9 / 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/al-s-resort-koh-samui-vs-cosi-samui-chaweng-beach-koh-samui/) - [**ibis Samui Bophut** *vs* **Karma Resort** Koh Samui, 8.4 / 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ibis-samui-bophut-koh-samui-vs-karma-resort-koh-samui/) - [**Hansar Samui Resort** *vs* **Holiday Inn Resort Samui Bophut Beach By IHG** Koh Samui, 9.2 / 9.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hansar-samui-resort-koh-samui-vs-holiday-inn-resort-samui-bophut-beach-by-ihg-koh-samui/) - [**Hansar Samui Resort** *vs* **Karma Resort** Koh Samui, 9.2 / 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hansar-samui-resort-koh-samui-vs-karma-resort-koh-samui/) ## FAQ: Koh Samui ### What is the best-rated hotel in Koh Samui? By StayVersus score, Centara Reserve Samui is the best-rated hotel in Koh Samui, with a guest rating of 9.5 from 695 reviews. ### Which area of Koh Samui has the most hotels? Baan Lamai has the most, with 104 rated places to stay. ### How many 5-star hotels are there in Koh Samui? We list 130 5-star hotels in Koh Samui. --- Source: https://stayversus.com/en/thailand/koh-samui/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/