Need to know

Rooms

36 pool villas.

Rates

In low season, $580–$1,900; high season $690–$2,600, including breakfast. Excludes service charge (10 per cent) and tax at eight per cent.

Check-out

Midday, but flexible.

Facilities

Ayurvedic spa, gym, library, 3,000-bottle wine cellar. In villas: full SMEG kitchens, cable TV, DVD player, wireless surround sound, broadband internet, minibar, tea/coffee.

Poolside

Each villa boasts its own private six-metre infinity pool overlooking the sea and there’s a larger lounger-lined arc of water on a terrace below the restaurant, jutting out over the Gulf.

Children

Younglings under 12 can be accommodated for free and extra beds and cots are available. Babysitting can be arranged ($10 an hour). The chef has created a children’s menu of inoffensive favourites (burgers, spaghetti, etc), with a few Thai twists.

In the know

Our favourite rooms

Villas 1, 4, 27 and 28 are homely three-bedroom affairs that provide a spacious and private retreat for canoodling honeymooners – Karma staff simply close off the extra rooms, leaving you with oodles of living space. All villas have spacious pool terraces and ocean-view private balconies attached to the master bedroom.

Packing tips

Save space in your suitcase and leave the inessential outfits at home – each villa has a washing machine and a dryer so you needn’t worry about wardrobe shortages.

Also

Learn the secrets of spicing and seasoning with a Thai street cooking class led by one of Padma’s master chefs.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant

Food is one of Karma Samui’s strongest points. From à la carte breakfasts featuring salmon and dill pancakes right through to teriyaki tenderloin at dinner, Padma offers island-renowned Thai and Asian cuisine and camera-grabbing views over the Gulf.

Dress code

Bonny, bright and beachy keen.

Top table

Although the edge of Padma’s terrace is best for the view, nothing beats the intimacy of enjoying an Asian barbecue on your villa terrace, prepared by your private chef and served by your personal waiter.

Last orders

You can eat in Padma until midnight; you can drink there as long as you want.

Room service

24 hours.

Hotel bar

Padma’s bar staff are dab hands with a cocktail shaker and can whisk up delicious lychee martinis (lychees, lychee liqueur, lemongrass syrup, apple juice). Ministry of Sound DJs spin their sounds at the bar’s monthly Moonrise parties.

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Karma Samui

80/32 Moo 5 Bo Phut, Koh Samui, Suratthani