I edit Koh Samui Pointer so Koh Samui has a guide that says what is worth it, and what is not.
A lot of travel pages are either a weekend diary that went stale, or a booking site that forgot to tell you which beach you can sleep near. Neither helps when you are choosing a base.
These guides cover which area to sleep in, what is worth the time, and what to skip. Hotels are ranked by guest scores. Activities earn a place from traveller ratings, recent reviews, and each property's own listing. If somewhere is not worth it, the page says so. I do not turn a research note into a trip I did not take.
Lia is 28, half Colombian and half German, and the editor of Pointer Guides. She loves travel, fitness and festivals, and she writes with German practicality and Colombian warmth. Guides are built from current sources (official venue info, recent traveller reviews, booking-site listings and local news), with prices and hours checked and pages refreshed when things change.
How we research: every guide is built from current, checked sources and updated regularly. Prices and hours change, so we show when each page was last checked. Some links are affiliate links; if you book through them we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Write-ups use recent traveller reviews and the property's own listing, plus official venue information and local news.
Some links, including Agoda and Travelpayouts, earn a small commission when you book, at no extra cost to you. That never changes a ranking.
Prices, openings and closures change fast in Koh Samui. Pages are re-checked against current sources and re-dated when details change.
A tip, a correction, or a question about the trip? I read them. Most replies go out within a day or two. For a copy of your data, or to ask us to delete it, use the same address. The privacy policy has the detail.
