Samui Phangan Real Estate Magazine October-November

world’s top city bistros. Excellent Thai food is also
readily enjoyed, either roadside at one of the island’s
many affordable local eateries or in more opulent
surroundings accompanied by five star service and
stylised, cultural designs and entertainment.
The Samui party scene has also developed in leaps
and bounds in the last few years, sophisticated
Beach Clubs like Beach republic and Nikki Beach
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serve top class food and beverage choices in chic
poolside surroundings. They also host regular parties
with international DJs and performers. Western style
pubs and nightclubs line the popular tourist strips,
with sports bars like The Islander and Bondi in
Chaweng showing live international sporting events.
Those in search of a more healthy, green lifestyle
on Samui can easily avoid the tourist bustle. The
quiet beaches on the island’s south coast still feel
relatively untouched by development and many small
residential communities have emerged in places like
Baan taling Ngam and Lip Noi, where the pace of life
is slow and the tropical landscape still untroubled by
crowds and commerce. Spas and wellness centres
offer a wide range of treatments and therapies to
rejuvenate tired souls, while yoga, meditation and
other more spiritually inspired activities can be
studied and practiced at various centres around the
island.
Families are increasingly well catered for on Samui
and the island now boasts its very own International
School (ISS), as well as several other learning
institutions catering to to both Thai and expatriate
students. The island’s clubs and organisations often
organise family friendly gatherings, regular Walking
Streets offer festival style outings and there are also
several restaurants that cater for children’s parties.
With so much on offer to residents, Samui has now
become as much a place to live as it is a place to
visit. It is now a multi-faceted residential island with
an enviable range of services and facilities to choose
from, all of which combine to offer permanent and
long stay‘Samuians' one of the most appealing and
diverse tropical lifestyle experiences on the planet.