Ally
I stayed two times in Chaweng, each time for approx one week with a girl from Phuket. Last time was in may 2003. I stayed in Chaweng resort.
http://www.r24.org/phuket-info.com/s...esort/details/
I was there with friends who were all accompanied with TG's. We booked the hotel at the airport and got quite good prices +/- 1200 per night with breakfast (airco rooms with tele, minibar etc.). I must say on the website (see link above) they announce more expensive prices. Probably we got a discount because it was may and we rented 4 bungalows...
The hotel is very nice, straigth on the beach (but that's common at Koh Samui), two swimmingpools and nice hotel staff. It was walking distance from Chaweng center and the Green Mango and not to far from the reggae pub as well.
Another hotel which is even closer to the center is Chaweng center hotel -
http://r24.org/phuket-info.com/samui...gcenter/,which looked very new and ultra clean to me (at least from the outside). Have not stayed there but it's above brandnew shops and prices look very good.
I must say ... I do not think they have beach bungalows. I think the charm of Koh Samui are the beachbungalows. I liked it a lot to wake up and walk 20 meters and you are on the beach + nice to sit outside on your bungalow terrace during the early evening with some beers.
Do noth really know if the hotels are girlfriendly because the same girls stayed with us the whole time.
Nice things to do: rent a motorbike and visit Big Buddha, Grandfather and grandmother rock. I also visited a waterfall but I was not to impressed. Anyway be carefull with the motorbike because there are some killer curbs and the roads are not that good everywhere.