Le Meridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa, now known as The Lamai Samui is a newly opened retreat by Starwood Hotels & Resorts, welcomes guests to an intimate and chic escape on the exclusive Lamai Beach. This luxurious resort blends contemporary art, cuisine, and cultural experiences in a setting inspired by Koh Samui’s beauty and diverse influences. Located away from the busier Chaweng Beach but still close to the airport and key attractions, the resort features 77 elegant suites and villas designed to resemble a traditional Asian seaside village.
Guests can enjoy the resort’s innovative amenities, including a signature arrival experience, the Latest Recipe restaurant, the chic Latitude 9 lobby lounge bar, and the Plunge Bar by the pool. A luxurious spa offering a mix of ancient and modern treatments awaits those seeking wellness and relaxation. One of the resort’s standout features is a 224-meter floating dock over the Gulf of Thailand, a unique setting for private events such as dinners, cocktail parties, and intimate receptions.
Starwood Preferred Guest Program and Its Benefits
Le Meridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa offers its guests access to the renowned Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) loyalty program, providing a host of exclusive benefits. As part of the Starwood Hotels & Resorts portfolio, the SPG program allows members to earn and redeem points across a wide range of luxury hotels and resorts worldwide, including Le Meridien Koh Samui.
For SPG Platinum members, the resort offers enhanced privileges, such as complimentary breakfast, priority upgrades to premium rooms or suites, and free drinks at the chic Latitude 9 lobby lounge bar throughout the day. Members can also enjoy early check-in, late check-out, and access to special member rates, allowing them to elevate their stay with added comfort and flexibility.
Additionally, SPG points earned during a stay can be redeemed for future vacations, exclusive experiences, or free nights at any participating Starwood property, including Le Meridien Koh Samui. The loyalty program also grants access to special events, VIP experiences, and offers that are exclusively available to SPG members.
By joining the SPG program, guests at Le Meridien Koh Samui not only enjoy luxury accommodations and services but also gain the ability to make their stays more rewarding with unique perks and privileges across the Starwood network. For the most up-to-date details on benefits, guests are encouraged to check directly with the resort or through the official SPG website.
Lyndon Ellis, General Manager of Le Meridien Koh Samui, highlighted this advantage: “This is yet another great piece of news for valued members of Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ SPG program. Members can now enjoy earning and redeeming points at one of the most extraordinary destinations in Thailand, making their stay even more rewarding.”
The New Perspective Starts Upon Arrival
In conjunction with its opening, Le Meridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa has unveiled a signature arrival experience for its guests featuring “The Sampan’s Diary,” a custom artwork created locally for Le Meridien. A long, multidimensional piece that leads the guest to the hotel’s front entrance, The Sampan’s Diary is a poem painted with Chinese characters on cobblestones that tells the story of a Chinese migrant’s journey to a faraway land.
Running parallel, a 32-meter elevated and LED-illuminated resin panel strip is engraved with ‘Inner Waves 01’, an artwork contribution from LM100 Artist Hisham Bharoocha. The artworks are designed to reset the guest’s experience upon arrival; inviting them to leave the outside world behind and open their minds a new experience in the world of Le Meridien.
Once through the hotel doors, guests will be enveloped by Le Meridien brand’s signature scent, sound and use of light. Eddie Roshi and Fabrice Penot, LM100 members and founders of Le Labo, the innovative perfume house with stores in New York, Paris, Los Angeles and Tokyo, have created LM01, an exclusive signature scent for Le Meridien hotels. The scent is based on a construction inspired by Meridian lines and will help guests recall memories and create a sense of comfort and home.
A final component of the arrival experience is the Le Meridien UNLOCK ART programme, which includes an artist-designed key card collection that offers access to more than the guest’s hotel room. Le Meridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa’s keycards have been created by LM100 members including Sam Samore, Yan Lei and Hisham Baroocha, and are intended to become a collector’s item that also grants guests preferred access to one of Koh Samui’s most treasured cultural institutions – the Nakari-Huathanin Shrine, built at the turn of the 18th century.
Inspired Design & Accommodations
Le Meridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa was designed with Feng Shui principles in mind to be a place that preserves beauty, celebrates history and culture, enhances prosperity, and creates physical and spiritual happiness. This elemental principle is woven throughout the resort’s buildings, amenities and offerings. The arrival lobby is the hub of the resort, a social center designed for mingling and celebration. Offering Illy coffee by day, and an international selection of wines by night, guests are invited to the hub to celebrate the end of each day Thai style, with the release of Khom Loys, or “bags of luck,” that lift into the night sky elevated by light and the good wishes of guests.
The lobby concept, “Le Meridien Hub,” re-interprets the hotel’s lobby as a social gathering place for creative people to converse, debate and exchange. The Hub offers both guests and locals a creative atmosphere where contemporary, curated artwork sets the environment.
Le Meridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa offers 63 contemporary and spacious guest suites and 14 stand-alone villas, each exquisitely appointed with the most modern in-room facilities. The stylish accommodations feature high ceilings, expansive windows and open-air bathrooms that enhance the outdoor tropical experience and provide stunning views of the island and surrounding pristine waters. Guest rooms include luxury bath accessories and the most modern of in-room conveniences like Wifi, LCD and iPod docking systems. The resort features six different types of accommodations including Verandah, Terrace, Plunge Pool and Pool Access suites, as well as Ocean Front Pool and Pavilion Pool villas – some with their own private plunge pools, infinity pools and dining pavilions.
Culinary Destinations
Created to fulfill and inspire, Le Meridien Koh Samui offers three distinct epicurean experiences to appeal to any palate at any time of day. Latest Recipe is Le Meridien’s signature all-day dining venue, situated over the oceanfront pool with unlimited views and an international menu that brings together East and West. Located poolside, Plunge Bar is a stylish oasis offering fresh island fare tropical beverages. Located in the hub, Latitude 9 offers fresh Illy coffee and chilled drinks overlooking the Feng Shui water feature.
Luxury Spa & Amenities
Le Meridien Koh Samui offers a world-class luxury spa with a customized menu of rejuvenating experiences that combine ancient cultural methods and ingredients to revitalize mind, body and spirit. A beautiful oceanfront infinity pool and expansive deck offers a stylish daytime retreat for a refreshing swim with spectacular ocean views, or the perfect romantic sunset viewing spot, complete with cocktails and canapes from the poolside Plunge Bar. Guests can stay fit in the state-of-the-art fitness center, offering the latest and best exercise equipment and daily Yoga and Pilates classes.
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Conclusion
Le Meridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa, now known as The Lamai Samui, offers a unique and luxurious escape that seamlessly blends modern sophistication with the timeless beauty of Koh Samui.
With its prime location on Lamai Beach, exclusive amenities, and thoughtful design inspired by cultural influences, the resort invites guests to experience a new perspective on relaxation and luxury.
Whether indulging in world-class cuisine, rejuvenating at the luxury spa, or enjoying the serenity of private suites and villas, visitors are immersed in an unparalleled retreat.
Coupled with the benefits of the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) loyalty program, every stay becomes a rewarding and memorable experience.
