Coastal boutique stay · Koh Samui
Four rooms on the sunset side of Samui.
Beachside in Nathon, on the west coast. Eight minutes on foot to the ferry pier.
Tonight the sun sets over the water
Coastal boutique stay · Koh Samui
Beachside in Nathon, on the west coast. Eight minutes on foot to the ferry pier.
Why Sea Salt Stay
Nathon is the working town on the west coast. Local prices, a night market that locals eat at, and the only side of the island where the sun goes down into the water rather than behind a hill.
Krua Savoey is 10 steps from your door and holds 4.3 from 790 reviews. The person who runs the kitchen runs the rooms.
Koh Phangan in about 30 minutes, Koh Tao in two hours, the mainland in one. Everyone else pays for a taxi across the island first.
Chaweng, Lamai and Bophut all face east or north. Nathon faces the sunset, and Room 01 has a terrace pointed straight at it.
The rooms
Brass in one, black in another. A checkerboard floor here, a sage panelled wall there. Most small properties build one room and repeat it. This one did not.
The only room with the sunset. A private terrace with deck chairs, facing west across the road to the water. King bed with a rattan headboard, a walk-in shower tiled in blue green with a brass rain head, and a fridge, microwave and proper cups and plates.
Being in the middle of town is why the pier is eight minutes away. The days come with some town noise.
Really an apartment. Two separate bedrooms, one double and one twin, a living room, a dining table for four, and a real kitchen with an induction hob. Sliding doors open onto the garden, and the bathroom splits the basin, shower and toilet.
Garden view rather than sea. Town side, so the days come with some town noise.
A kitchenette built into a tiled peninsula, with a proper sink, fridge, microwave and glasses on open shelves. Same size as our sea view room. King bed with a long sofa at the foot of it, and a dressing corner with a full length mirror.
Trades the sea view for the kitchen. Town side, so the days come with some town noise.
Our smallest, and the one that surprises people. Two spaces in twenty five square metres: a sitting area with a sofa and window seat, then a step up to the bed against a pale sage panelled wall. Brass rain shower behind a sliding plank door.
No sea view. Same restaurant next door, same eight minutes to the pier, and our lowest rate.
Four rooms means they go quickly.
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10 steps from your door
Krua Savoey opened in Nathon in 1989 and has been feeding the town ever since. The four rooms were built beside it.
The cooking is Southern, which on Samui means khao yam, a rice salad built from toasted coconut, lemongrass, shredded kaffir lime leaf, long beans and pickled vegetables, with the dressing poured at the table. Or ho mok talay, seafood steamed with curry and coconut and opened in front of you. There is a Western menu too, for when the table cannot agree.
Tables face the water. Open from nine in the morning, which is also the answer to where you have breakfast.
The place
Where we are
On the beach side of Chonwithi Road, with the sea in front and the town behind. Everything below is on foot.
In their words
“The bed was incredibly comfortable, and the sunset view was absolutely stunning.”
“Super host, best location, just two steps from the beach.”
“Good vibe, good view, the room very comfortable.”
Good to know
No, we do not serve breakfast. Krua Savoey next door opens at nine. Pratthana Kafae is six minutes away and opens at seven, and the 7-Eleven is four minutes away and never closes.
Nathon Beach is shallow and calm, which makes it good for sunset walks and wading rather than swimming. If you want to swim properly, Chaweng and Lamai are about half an hour by car.
We sit in the middle of town on the coastal road, so you will hear some traffic during the day. That same position is why the pier, the night market and seven good restaurants are all a few minutes on foot.
Only Room 01, our Deluxe Room with Sea View, which has a private terrace facing west across the road to the water. The other three look onto the town or the garden.
Nathon Pier is eight minutes on foot. From there it is about 30 to 45 minutes to Koh Phangan, around two hours to Koh Tao, and one to one and a half hours to the mainland.
Yes, free parking on site.
Check in is from 3:00 PM and check out is by 11:00 AM.
Four rooms, one kitchen, and the sun going down in front of you. Book direct and you are dealing with the people who actually run the place.
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