Thailand
5 ranked
hotels in Surat Thani
9 MICHELIN Keys · 0 Forbes Five Star · 0 World's 50 Best placings
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Koh Samui's north coast and Phangan's eastern bays
Surat Thani has 5 hotels ranked in the finehotels.world index. Samujana Villas leads on prestige score at 6.64 out of 10, followed by Banyan Tree Samui and SALA Samui Choengmon Beach Resort. Of those, 5 hold MICHELIN Keys.
The five ranked hotels in Surat Thani province all hold MICHELIN Keys, one at three Keys and two at two Keys, and none of them is on the mainland. Choengmon, on the quieter northeastern corner of Koh Samui, holds SALA Samui Choengmon Beach Resort and Kimpton Kitalay Samui, while Samujana Villas occupies the headland above it with a group of large hillside houses overlooking the channel.
Banyan Tree Samui steps down a steep private bay on the southern coast near Lamai, and Anantara Rasananda crosses to Koh Phangan, on the broad sweep of Thong Nai Pan Noi away from that island's south.
| Hotel | Prestige | Distinctions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samujana Villas3 Keys · 23 rooms | 6.64 | 3 MICHELIN Keys |
| 2 | Banyan Tree Samui2 Keys · 88 rooms | 5.99 | 2 MICHELIN Keys |
| 3 | SALA Samui Choengmon Beach Resort2 Keys · 69 rooms | 5.99 | 2 MICHELIN Keys |
| 4 | Anantara Rasananda Koh Phangan Villas1 Key · 64 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 5 | Kimpton Kitalay Samui1 Key · 138 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
Prestige score is shown out of 10. Sources: MICHELIN Guide hotel selection, Forbes Travel Guide 2026 Star Awards, The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023 to 2025, La Liste Top 1000 Hotels.
Samui's north and northeast, around Choengmon, Bophut and the Fisherman's Village, is the calmest developed stretch with shallow swimming and the best restaurants; the southern bays near Lamai give more privacy and steeper terrain; Koh Phangan's eastern bays, notably Thong Nai Pan, need a boat transfer and reward it with far less traffic.
The Gulf of Thailand runs on a different calendar to Phuket: February to April is the driest and busiest, the middle of the year stays largely workable, and October and November bring the heaviest rain of the year and the fewest visitors.
By prestige score, the three highest ranked hotels in Surat Thani are Samujana Villas, Banyan Tree Samui, SALA Samui Choengmon Beach Resort. The score is a composite of MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Travel Guide Five Star ratings, placements in The World's 50 Best Hotels for 2023, 2024 and 2025, and La Liste's hotel ratings. finehotels.world tracks 5 award holding hotels in Surat Thani in total.
Surat Thani has 5 hotels holding MICHELIN Keys in this index, of which 1 hold the top rating of three Keys and 2 hold two Keys.
Each hotel is scored on a fixed formula built only from award facts, then shown on a scale of 5.00 to 10.00. MICHELIN Keys carry the most weight, a Forbes Travel Guide Five Star rating adds a flat six points, placements in The World's 50 Best Hotels for 2023, 2024 and 2025 are weighted equally, and a La Liste rating moves the total slightly. Nothing a hotel supplies about itself enters the score, and the full formula is published on the methodology page so any figure in the table can be reproduced from the awards beside it.
The Gulf of Thailand runs on a different calendar to Phuket: February to April is the driest and busiest, the middle of the year stays largely workable, and October and November bring the heaviest rain of the year and the fewest visitors.
Samui's north and northeast, around Choengmon, Bophut and the Fisherman's Village, is the calmest developed stretch with shallow swimming and the best restaurants; the southern bays near Lamai give more privacy and steeper terrain; Koh Phangan's eastern bays, notably Thong Nai Pan, need a boat transfer and reward it with far less traffic.