Some Reasons For Renting a Car While in Kho Samui Thailand

Koh Samui is a small Island, the many resorts are spread out over this necessary coast line. Samui town itself is the central evening attraction with a host of bars, nightclubs and restaurants.  Given that your resort may be miles from the town town and that Samui offers many other attractions such as day spas or curative centers you precisely do need a hire car. Whilst your resort may have a first class bistro Samui town offers a wide choice of seafood restaurants all of equal quality, the seafood is displayed on ice in the front of the restaurants to entice you in.

Tip allocation and Thai Rent A Car have depots at the open air tropical airport , both offer first class cars and good guarnatee cover. Cars can be rented direct from our resort but quality and age will be an issue.

Samui Thailand

Koh Samui at one time was very cheap and catered mainly to the backpacker that is no longer the case with 5 star hotels in abundance, however some resorts do still cater for the allocation traveler. Samui is also popular for the healing or spa type holiday with many first class spa resorts situated along the coastline. They offer all forms of alternative rehabilitation together with colon cleansing . If you are on a traditional  holiday it is still possible to go along and feel a day of spa treatments. 

A rental car  is not expensive to run as petrol is cheap in Thailand and parking is free. Do book your car hire in enlarge with a reputable company to avoid ending up perhaps with a car with worn brake pads, no power steering and perhaps no or limited  guarnatee cover.

If you resolve not to rent a car the you can avail of the local taxi service which consist of of  open back pickups with 2 rows of seats ( no seat belts ). These can be flagged  down  just like a taxi and will bring you back to your resort, do agree a price upfront to save on any misunderstanding, a copy of hotel name card will also help.  

Tip : Samui Island is full of local and tourist on motorbikes, do give them the right of way and a wide berth as most will not be wearing protection helmets and some may have been drinking.

Some Reasons For Renting a Car While in Kho Samui Thailand