'''Choeng Mon''' is located on the north coast of Ko Samui, between Chaweng and Mae Nam.
Understand
Located eastwards past the airport turnoff is Choeng Mon. Choeng Mon is made up of a series of bays featuring white sandy beaches. Although only about 15 minutes north of Chaweng and 5 minutes from Big Buddha, the intervening coastline has kept the beaches quiet and the waters clean.
Choeng Mon beach is a small but magnificent bay, it features wide sandy beaches with a rock formation on one side and a small island you can paddle out to on the other.
It's is very family friendly area, and being dominated by a handful of three to five star resorts, relatively upmarket; inexpensive accommodation is virtually non-existent.
Do
Swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, and relaxing are the main activities.
'''Searobin Dive Center''', tel. +66-1-535-7768, [http://www.divesearobin.com] (Imperial Boat House) offers a full range of PADI training courses - personal attention - dive in small groups on a good selection of boats.
Buy
The nearest shopping districts are at Chaweng and Mae Nam.
Eat
There are a number of quaint restaurants and cafes throughout the area. The beach itself has many restaurants and offers a beautiful night view over the bay; it doesn't usually get to busy but has music, cocktails and reclining beach beds.
The resorts attract more of the foreign clientel, a fact which is reflected in the food and entertainment offered in the resort's restaurants. Thus the Thai cuisine served won't be too spicy. However, do expect traditional Thai dancing and numerous Filipino bands expertly playing covers of Western pop standards.
Drink
The nightlife is relaxed, best bet is to have a drink on the beach based restaurants.
Sleep
The budget end starts at about 700 baht for a small fan beach bungalow, this would be about 30 metres from the beach.
'''Thongsai Bay''', tel. ''+66''-23818774 [http://www.tongsaibay.co.th/site/home.html] is a five star resort offering beach front suites, cottages, and villas. The resort is situated on a private beach, so you'll have the bay to yourself, and offers a variety of activities, a spa, and plenty of different restaurants to choose from.
'''Samui Peninsula Spa & Resort'''*. [http://www.samuibooking.org/samuipeninsula/.] Thailand's Leading Boutique Resort with Luxury Pool Villas, pavillions and Spa is located on Choeng Mon Peninsula overlooking scenic Choeng Mon Beach. Samuibooking.org (it's sister company)is the resort's major online distribution channel to promote the resort.
Chat Kaew Resort (???????? ???????) 59/4 Mu 5 Tambon Bo Phut, Ko Samui (Tel: 0 7742 5109), 12 rooms: 500-700 baht
Choeng Mon Bungalow (?????????????) 24/3 Mu 5 Tambon Bo Phut, Ko Samui (Tel: 0 7724 5372), 34 rooms: 300-1,200 baht
Imperial Boat House (?????????? ???? ??????) 83 Mu 5 Tambon Bo Phut, Ko Samui (Tel: 0 7742 5041-52 Bangkok Tel: 0 2261 9000 Fax: 0 2261 9530-4), 216 rooms: 5,500?10,000 baht
P.S. Villa (?? ??? ??????) 24/2 Mu 5 Tambon Bo Phut, Ko Samui (Tel: 0 7742 5160-1), 16 rooms: 400-800 baht
Payorm Park View Resort (????????????????????) 24/30 Mu 5 Tambon Bo Phut, Ko Samui (Tel: 0 7742 5429), 20 rooms: 300-600 baht
Sala Samui Resort & Spa (???????? ??????? ????? ???) Choeng Mon Beach, Koh Samui, Surat Thani, Rates: 5,960-24,280 Baht
The Tong Sai Bay (????????????) 84 Mu 5 Tambon Bo Phut, Ko Samui (Tel: 0 7724 5544, 0 7724 5621-38 Fax: 0 7724 5620 Bangkok Tel: 0 2254 0056?63 www.tongsaibay.co.th ), 83 rooms: 12,947?61,204 baht
White House Hotel (???? ?????? ??????) 59/3 Mu 5, Cheongmon Beach, Koh Samui, Surat Thani, Rates: 3,520-7,040 Baht
Get out
Bang Ruk
Bophut
Chaweng
Lamai
Mae Nam
Nathon
South Coast