In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- The Bookmark Suite is closest to the beach and affords fabulous views of the sea and the blood-red swimming pool from the comfort of the bed. All suites (the odd-numbered ‘pages’ on the ground floor) have Jacuzzis to bliss out in.
- Packing tips
- Leave your holiday reading at home. The Library lives up to its name, with hundreds of titles available to leaf through, as well as a wide selection of DVDs.
- Also
- Water-based excursions abound – try your fins at snorkeling or scuba diving in the Gulf of Thailand, or head inland and trek the jungle waterfalls.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A bottle of sparkling wine on arrival; members booking a suite will also get free airport transfers; members staying five nights will be treated to a special candlelit dinner
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The Library
Koh Samui, Thailand[view map]
- Style
- Bookish beach bolt-hole
- Setting
- Swinging Chaweng seaside
The island of Koh Samui’s infamous Chaweng Beach is littered with hotels, but none of them comes close to The Library in terms of that all-out beach bliss-out factor. Standing out like a finely manicured thumb from the three-star crowd, this elegant and modern boutique hotel is most remarkable for its blood-red pool, the tall trees that seem to grow in, around and through the building, as well as the alabaster-white library complex that gives the hotel its name.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 13 suites and 13 studios.
- Rates
- Low season, THB9,600–THB12,000; high season, THB10,800–THB15,000, including breakfast; excludes taxes at 18 per cent.
- Check-out
- Midday, but flexible, depending on occupancy.
- Facilities
- Spa, gym, library (naturally), DVD/CD selection, free WiFi in the restaurant, library and pool area. In rooms: huge flatscreen TV, CD/DVD player, wireless headphones, coffee maker, minibar. Suites have Macs with broadband.
- Poolside
- Looking out over the beach and the bay, the Library’s iconic pool is lined with vivid scarlet Italian tile, coloured to match the parasols and loungers on the wooden decking that surround it.
- Eco-friendly
- The Library was designed to minimise environmental impact, being built around rather than over the on-site flora. Recycling is de rigueur, and all waste plant matter is made into compost.
- Also
- Smoking is not allowed indoors, but you can light up on your terrace or balcony.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- The Page restaurant sources organic, seasonal ingredients to produce a sophisticated range of Thai and Western dishes, which you can savour alfresco on the seafront desk, or in the chic indoor area.
- Dress code
- Lazy beach garb.
- Top table
- Secure a spot on the terrace, as close as you can to the sea.
- Last orders
- The ovens cool at 10.30pm, but the bar’s open until midnight.
- Room service
- A variety of snacks and meals, inspired by the restaurant menu.
- Hotel bar
- The Page restaurant’s beach bar is a modern-minded chill-out zone, serving mean mojitos and zingy, zesty lychee caprioskas to a soothing soundtrack of Buddha-bar-esque tunes.
Also worth knowing
Smith Members offer
A bottle of sparkling wine on arrival; members booking a suite will also get free airport transfers; members staying five nights will be treated to a special candlelit dinner
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The Library
14/1 Moo 2
Bo Phut
Chaweng Beach
Koh Samui
Suratthani
84320
