Chaweng to Chaweng noi

[Jaysen]

Out of curiosity is Chaweng Noi far the centre of Chaweng? and if travelling into chaweng from chaweng noi by either walking (is this recomended) or transport, is there shops, bars and/or restuaraunts along the way (like in patong), or are these places located in the centre of chaweng only???


Cheers

[plahgat]

Hi Jaysen!
Chaweng Noi is just separated from Chaweng with some cliffs and a small creek! The fastest way is to walk along Chaweng Noi beach to First Resort at the end of the beach (northern end, next to the cliffs.)walk through the resort and then cross a pedestrian bridge til you come to the main beach rd(just 100m or so) in Chaweng proper. There are shops and hotels along the road even some bars, it's a long walk (2-3 km) to the main centre near Green Mango Discoteque, but lots of ''Songthaew's''= bahtbuses ply this route. In the daytime shouldn't cost more than 10 baht, but after dark you have to bargain for the price. You can also take a bahtbus from the main Chaweng rd, behind the beach at Chaweng Noi into main Chaweng beach. Shouldn't cost more than 20 baht in the daytime, but the bus-drivers in Samui are notorious for asking farangs to pay high fares! They are supposed to have fixed fares(they had some years ago),but they will not show them to tourists, besides they are in Thai only! Best way to find out about the fare is to ask some locals before you board the bus, and pay that to the driver, when you get off and then just walk away! Best way to go around in Samui is to rent a motobike for 150 baht per day, watch out for slippery sand on the road though! Think Samui has the highest accident rates among farangs in Thailand!Take care, and enjoy! TJ

[Jaysen]

Originally Posted by ThaiJanne

Hi Jaysen!
Chaweng Noi is just separated from Chaweng with some cliffs and a small creek! The fastest way is to walk along Chaweng Noi beach to First Resort at the end of the beach (northern end, next to the cliffs.)walk through the resort and then cross a pedestrian bridge til you come to the main beach rd(just 100m or so) in Chaweng proper. There are shops and hotels along the road even some bars, it's a long walk (2-3 km) to the main centre near Green Mango Discoteque, but lots of ''Songthaew's''= bahtbuses ply this route. In the daytime shouldn't cost more than 10 baht, but after dark you have to bargain for the price. You can also take a bahtbus from the main Chaweng rd, behind the beach at Chaweng Noi into main Chaweng beach. Shouldn't cost more than 20 baht in the daytime, but the bus-drivers in Samui are notorious for asking farangs to pay high fares! They are supposed to have fixed fares(they had some years ago),but they will not show them to tourists, besides they are in Thai only! Best way to find out about the fare is to ask some locals before you board the bus, and pay that to the driver, when you get off and then just walk away! Best way to go around in Samui is to rent a motobike for 150 baht per day, watch out for slippery sand on the road though! Think Samui has the highest accident rates among farangs in Thailand!Take care, and enjoy! TJ

Thanks for the info ThaiJanne
So in your oppinion is it worth staying in Chaweng Noi (imperial Samui resort)
or somewhere closer to chaweng proper, i want the option of lots of bars and resuarants close by or within walking distance from the hotel, kinda like beach road in patong, but not right in the centre as i have read that some of the hotels in samui get quite noisy at night (is this true, or is the noise level same as patong).....
Thanks once again

[Allybabba22]

Originally Posted by Jaysen

Thanks for the info ThaiJanne
So in your oppinion is it worth staying in Chaweng Noi (imperial Samui resort)
or somewhere closer to chaweng proper, i want the option of lots of bars and resuarants close by or within walking distance from the hotel, kinda like beach road in patong, but not right in the centre as i have read that some of the hotels in samui get quite noisy at night (is this true, or is the noise level same as patong).....
Thanks once again

What dates are you going to be there, As will be there in april too but not until the 20th?

[Jaysen]

Originally Posted by allybabba22

What dates are you going to be there, As will be there in april too but not until the 20th?

Will Just miss you Allybabba22....
Arrive the 16th april for 3 nights then off to bangkok on the 19th for 3 nights.....

[plahgat]

Hi Jaysen!
Only places that will be noisy is near the discoteques Green Mango and Reggae Pub! Most hotels (if not all) are far from the noise, only some guesthouses (like Moby Di*ck) and apartments are close to Soi Green Mango, almost all hotels are on the quiet beachside. Big partys are usually held far away on empty beaches and smaller islands, so after 2.30 it's usually dead quiet in Chaweng!
About staying on Chaweng Noi; it's a beautiful beach and very quiet, but a little bit far from the main bar-areas! There are some 3-4 bars within walking distance(20-30 minutes) on Chaweng beach rd, but I still would recommend you to stay somewhere nearer to the centre (remember that Chaweng rd is probably close to 5 km long! not inkluding Chaweng Noi).Then you don't have the hazzle with the taxidrivers, when you are taking bargirls home! Good Luck! TJ

[Allybabba22]

Originally Posted by Jaysen

Will Just miss you Allybabba22....
Arrive the 16th april for 3 nights then off to bangkok on the 19th for 3 nights.....

Ill be in bkk on the 19th Sure ill catch up with you in patong first and we sort something out

[Jaysen]

Originally Posted by allybabba22

Ill be in bkk on the 19th Sure ill catch up with you in patong first and we sort something out

No problems mate