W Koh Samui
Maenam, Koh Samui, Thailand
Location
Maenam / Bo Phut
The resort runs along a peninsula on Koh Samui's quieter northern coast, between Maenam and Bo Phut, reaching toward Koh Phangan. Two beaches frame it — sunsets over Maenam, sunrises over Bo Phut — and Fisherman's Village, the Big Buddha and Bo Phut's restaurants are about five minutes up the road.
Transfer
A Samui transfer
Fly into Samui (USM), about a 45-minute hop from Bangkok, then it's roughly 20 minutes by road to the peninsula. Samui is served largely by Bangkok Airways, worth bearing in mind for schedules and fares.
Villas
74 villas
Seventy-four villas, every one with a private pool, the architecture by MAPS Design Studio and the interiors by P49 — design is the point. Sizes run from around 163 square metres up, climbing from Wonderful Garden View villas to hilltop Ocean View villas, Beachfront villas on the sand and a Two-Bedroom Ocean View Penthouse. Pet-friendly throughout.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, groups of friends and design-lovers who want buzz, a private pool and a scene — the social, design-led side of Koh Samui, for travellers who like a little energy with their beach.
Board Basis
B&B
Booked on bed and breakfast. Namu turns out the signature Japanese cooking, The Kitchen Table covers all-day dining by the beach, and W Lounge and Woobar carry the cocktails, so half-board and dine-around are easy to arrange.
About the Resort
Samui’s design-led lifestyle retreat
W Koh Samui is the island's design statement — the first W in Thailand, strung along a peninsula on the quieter northern coast between Maenam and Bo Phut, with a beach on each side so you can take sunset on one and sunrise on the other. Seventy-four villas step down the slope, every one with its own pool, the architecture by MAPS Design Studio and the interiors by P49, all clean lines and colour against the green. At its heart is WET, the day-bed pool scene that gives a W its pulse, with the music and the energy to match; AWAY Spa runs the other way, into Asia's first Thaimazcal herbal-sauna ritual. The waters off Maenam are championship kite- and wind-surfing territory, Namu turns out the signature Japanese cooking, and Fisherman's Village and the Big Buddha are five minutes up the road. It is about twenty minutes from the airport, pet-friendly, and the social, design-led counterpoint to Samui's serene resorts — made for couples, groups of friends and anyone who wants a scene with their seclusion.
Accommodation
Villas
Seventy-four villas run down the peninsula, every one with a private pool, the buildings by MAPS Design Studio and the interiors by P49 — design is the throughline. They climb from Wonderful Garden View villas of around 163 square metres through hilltop Marvelous Ocean View villas to Spectacular Beachfront villas on the sand and a Two-Bedroom Ocean View Penthouse at the top. Pet-friendly throughout.
Entry
Wonderful Garden View Pool Villa
Sleeps two. Around 163 square metres with a private pool and a garden — the design-led way into an all-pool resort, walking distance to WET and the beach.
Private poolGarden view
Ocean
Marvelous Ocean View Pool Villa
Sleeps two. A hilltop villa with a private pool angled at the Gulf, trading the garden for the ocean view.
Private poolOcean view
Beachfront
Spectacular Beachfront Pool Villa
Sleeps two. A beachfront villa with a private pool and direct steps to the sand on Maenam, the Gulf in front of you.
BeachfrontGulf view
Apex
Two-Bedroom Ocean View Penthouse Pool Villa
Sleeps four. A two-bedroom ocean-view penthouse villa with a private pool — the resort's signature address for friends or a family who want space and a view.
PenthouseOcean view
Food & Drink
Dining
Four places to eat and drink, led by the signature kitchen. Namu does inventive Japanese; The Kitchen Table handles all-day dining by the beach and snacks at the WET pool; and W Lounge and Woobar carry the cocktails and the scene into the evening.
Japanese
Namu
Inventive Japanese cooking — the resort's signature table.
All-day
The Kitchen Table
All-day dining beside the beach, with light plates and snacks at the WET pool.
Lounge
W Lounge
Cocktails and a lounge mood as the day winds down.
Bar
Woobar
The social bar at the centre of the W scene, drinks and music after dark.
Wellbeing
AWAY Spa
AWAY Spa is W's wellness, with seven treatment rooms that each have a private pool and Asia's first Thaimazcal, a Mexican-rooted herbal-sauna ritual. Beyond it, WET keeps the day-bed pool scene running, and the championship waters off Maenam pull kite- and wind-surfers.
Thaimazcal sauna
Asia's first Thaimazcal — a herbal-sauna ritual — alongside treatment rooms with private pools at AWAY Spa.
WET pool
WET, the signature W day-bed pool scene, with music and energy to match.
Kite & windsurf
Championship kite- and wind-surfing waters off Maenam beach.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Design, energy and water — W plays them all. Take the WET pool scene by day, the Thaimazcal ritual at AWAY Spa, kite- and wind-surfing off Maenam, sunset on one beach and sunrise on the other, and Japanese at Namu to finish.
WET pool scene
WET, the day-bed pool scene at the centre of the resort, with W music and energy.
Thaimazcal sauna
Asia's first Thaimazcal herbal-sauna ritual at AWAY Spa.
Kite & wind-surfing
Kite- and wind-surfing on the championship waters off Maenam.
Dual beaches
Two beaches on one peninsula — sunset over Maenam, sunrise over Bo Phut.
Namu
Inventive Japanese cooking at Namu, the signature table.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
About 20 minutes from USM
About 20 minutes by road from Samui Airport (USM), itself roughly a 45-minute flight from Bangkok.
On the peninsula
Two beaches
The resort sits on a peninsula between Maenam and Bo Phut, with a beach on each side.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting W Koh Samui. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Booked on bed and breakfast.
Audience
- The design-led, social side of Samui — made for couples, groups of friends and design-lovers; pet-friendly.
Accommodation
- Seventy-four villas, every one with its own pool.
Getting there
- About 20 minutes by road from Samui Airport (USM).
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