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Koh Samui Hotels – Our Recommendations

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Picking the right hotel for your holidays can be challenging, and often a gamble. Here we have put together a comprehensive guide on our top picks for Koh Samui Hotels.

Koh Samui Travel Tips

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This post is full of travel tips and advice if you are planning a holiday to Koh Samui in Thailand. We stayed in 3 different parts of the island and here we share the best hotels, bars and restaurants and what else to do on this beautiful island.

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Paul and Carole’s Year of Travel 2018

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Paul and Carole’s Year of Travel 2018 A year older and a year wiser! To be honest we did not have the best start to 2018, we were thrown a real curve ball with some health issues. However, reflecting on …

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Lamai Koh Samui – A guide on where to stay, shop, eat, drink, relax and party!

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Lamai Koh Samui – A guide on where to stay, shop, eat, drink, relax and party! Updated April 2019. Lamai Koh Samui is one of our favourite places to stay. Situated on the east coast just south of Chaweng, it …

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Enjoy Beach Hotel Review, Fisherman’s Village, Koh Samui, Thailand

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Enjoy Beach Hotel Fisherman’s Village Paul and Carole’s Review Our first stop after a long flight via Singapore was at the Enjoy Beach Hotel in Fisherman’s Village in Bophut. We chose this hotel because of it’s location and the sea …

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Baan Sukreep Resort Review, Chaweng Noi, Koh Samui

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Baan Sukreep Resort, Chaweng Noi, Koh Samui, Thailand Review by Paul and Carole We stayed at the Baan Sukreep Resort for the last 4 nights of our trip to Koh Samui, Thailand. Getting from Chaweng to Chaweng Noi was very easy …

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Sofitel Hotel London Gatwick Airport Review

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Sofitel Hotel London Gatwick Airport Review We had an early morning flight from Gatwick Airport before we embarked on our Caribbean Cruise on the MSC Opera, so decided to stay near the airport the night before. There were two in …

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2017 – The Year Paul and Carole travelled to Mars!

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2017 The Year Paul and Carole travelled to Mars! Last year we published a post called 12 Trips in 12 Months showing our adventures of 2016. Now that we are coming to the end of 2017 we have put together …

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Premier Inn Sandling Maidstone Hotel Review

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Premier Inn Hotel Sandling Maidstone, Kent, England. Hotel Review by Paul and Carole We booked the Premier Inn Sandling to visit relatives who live in Larkfield, Kent. They had recommended this particular Premier Inn due to its location right …

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Fuengirola Centro Apartment Review, Spain

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Fuengirola Centro Apartment Review Girls Weekend Away My friends and I travelled to Spain for a girls weekend of fun in the sun. Spain is only a 2 hour flight from the UK and ideal for a long weekend away. …

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Our stay at Clearwell Castle – by Paul and Carole

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Our stay at Clearwell Castle by Paul and Carole Ever wanted to stay in a castle? Well we did and have now managed to fulfill that dream. We had the opportunity to do this when our niece Samii married …

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Arbor City Hotel, London – Paul and Carole’s Review

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Arbor City Hotel London Paul and Carole’s Review We spent 5 nights in London, the purpose of our trip was to watch Bruno Mars and the London Marathon. Our first stay was at the Sunborn Yacht Hotel as it was …

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Sunborn Yacht Hotel, London – Paul and Carole’s Review

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Sunborn Yacht Hotel, London Paul and Carole’s Review We stayed at the Sunborn Yacht Hotel for 2 nights on our recent trip to London. If you have visited our blog before you will know that we love cruising, so we …

Posted in England, Hotels, Love and Travel, Luxury | Tagged 1027, accessories, accomodation, best hotels in the docklands london, boat hotels in london, floating hotels in london, hotels close to the O2 london, hotels walking distance of the Excel centre, paul and carole love to travel, quirky hotels in london, room review sunborn yacht hotel london, sunbourn yacht hotel review london, where can I stay on the river in london, where to stay in the docklands london, where to stay near Victoria dock london, yacht hotels in england, yacht hotels in london | 44 Comments

Chatrium Riverside Hotel Review Bangkok

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Chatrium Riverside Hotel Bangkok Our thoughts of our stay! We stayed at the Chatrium Riverside Hotel in Bangkok on a bed and breakfast basis for 3 nights. The hotel is situated beside the Chao Phraya River and only 36 km from …

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Day out at Nikki Beach, Koh Samui, Thailand

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Day out at Nikki Beach Koh Samui, Thailand Our hosts at Baan Sijan Hotel, Simon and Janya recommended we visit Nikki Beach, and we are so glad they did, and have now visited 3 times. Called the “Sexiest …

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Barrusclet Farmhouse, Gondrin, France – Review of our stay.

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We had been looking for somewhere to stay in France where we could have a week away to relax with our family. We found Barrusclet Farmhouse searching the internet and it seemed to have everything that the seven of us would need. Location of …

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12 Trips in 12 Months – A look back on Paul and Carole’s Year of Travel 2016

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12 Trips 12 Months – 2016 has been a really interesting year for Paul and Carole Loves to Travel, and hitting the big 50! We both work full time but have still managed to go on 12 trips. Here is …

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Paul and Carole’s Instagram Top 10 Photos of 2016

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We love travel photography and have been active on Instagram since April 2015. It is a great forum for showcasing your photography skills but also for gaining information and networking with like minded individuals. This is what social media is …

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Hotel Review – Riu Costa Lago Hotel, Torremolinos, Spain

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Hotel Review Riu Costa Lago Hotel, Torremolinos, Spain We visited Torremolinos, on the Costa Del Sol, Spain for 5 nights to celebrate my 50th Birthday and my good friend Kate’s Hen Party and we stayed at the 4 star Riu Costa Lago …

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Hotel Review – Baan Sijan Villa Resort, Koh Samui, Thailand

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Hotel Review Baan Sijan Villa Resort Koh Samui, Thailand Baan Sijan Villa Resort is one of our favourite places to stay when we visit Koh Samui, an island off the east coast of Thailand. We had our 5th visit in …

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Our stay at the Secret Garden Beach Resort, Bangrak, Koh Samui, Thailand

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Secret Garden Beach Resort, Bangrak Our Review by Paul and Carole We spent 3 weeks travelling around Koh Samui and our stay at the Secret Garden Beach Resort was one of our favourites. The Secret Garden has always had a good …

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Marina Bay Sands Hotel Review – is it worth the expense?

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What is it really like to stay at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel? We had been dreaming about staying at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore for many years but never could justify the expense. However, for a special …

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Jen Orchardgateway Hotel Review Singapore

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Jen Orchardgateway Hotel Review Singapore We had just enjoyed a fantastic trip around South East Asia, including a cruise and were on our last stop before heading back home to England. We arrived at Changi Airport, after a short flight …

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Our stay at the Castello di Rodi Hotel, Rhodes, Greece

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Our stay at the Castello di Rodi Hotel, Rhodes, Greece We stayed for a week at the Castello di Rodi Hotel in Rhodes, Greece, on a bed and breakfast basis. Location of the Castello di Rodi Hotel In the Thomson …

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