House for rent Samui Lamai. Rental housing on Koh Samui. Options for houses and apartments for short and long term. Apartments on Lamai Beach

Koh Samui attracts tourists more and more every year. And this is not without reason! The fact is that the island is truly ideal for both short holidays and long-term stays. In 2014, I lived on Samui for six months and I didn’t get bored with it at all, I’m ready to return there again and again. And in this article I will tell you how to rent a house on Koh Samui.

And since a large number of people come to Koh Samui, many people definitely have the question of how to rent a house on their own and find a comfortable one inexpensive option. This is exactly what we will talk about today.

However, if you are going to the island for only 2 weeks, then I do not recommend wasting time looking for accommodation; it is better to book a hotel online in advance, this can be done on the Hotelluk website.

And in this article we will talk about how to find and rent a house on your own Koh Samui for a long time. You can continue reading the article or watch the video in which I discuss this topic in detail, showing houses for 4000, 6500, 25000 and 45000 baht per month.

Usually I first book a hotel online for 2-3 days on the website Hotelluk. I love this site because it searches through various booking systems, and thanks to this you can save a lot on your stay. Next, I check into a hotel for these couple of days and look for a home on site for a long term (1 month or more).

Before you start looking for a home, think about what area you want to live in. Samui. I like the Maenam area, it is very calm, it’s good to work there and relax with children. If you want something more fun, I can suggest the Lamai or Bo Put areas, and if you want to live near a disco or party center, then you need the Chaweng area.

Of course, in order to look for a house, you will need vehicle. I suggest renting a scooter, the cost of which is 150-200 baht per day or from 3,000 baht per month.

And after you have your own transport, you can start looking for housing. To do this, drive to the area that you like along the main road, and then drive onto secondary roads that branch off from the main one and ask if the house is for rent; there are also often signs that say “HOUSE FOR RENT” and a telephone number next to it. Then call the number provided or look for the owner on site and find out if there are any available houses.

When you inspect the house, be sure to check:

1. Is there hot water
2. Internet (check its speed immediately)
3. Availability of kitchen and refrigerator
4. Find out what you will have to pay additionally (electricity, water, gas, internet).

Also, before you pay money for a house, bargain. Thais often lower prices and give good discounts.

In the first month, in addition to paying for the house, they usually take a deposit; its amount can be completely different. For example, when I rented a house for 10,000 baht, the deposit was 3,000 baht, I rented a house for 6,500, the deposit was 1,500, now I live in Phuket and rent a house for 14,000 baht, the deposit was also 14,000 baht. Therefore, the deposit amount can be completely different. When you move out of the house, your deposit will be returned to you.

That’s basically all the main points about finding a house on Koh Samui. If you have any questions, write them in the comments.

I wish you a pleasant stay and comfortable housing!

- Yes, it’s not difficult! Especially on an island like Koh Samui, where there are a lot of houses for rent.

How to rent a house on Koh Samui?

Firstly, you must understand exactly what you want to live in. home, not in hotel.

I prefer to live in a hotel. I'll explain why. At the hotel, the room is cleaned daily, bed linen and towels are changed, soap and toilet paper are brought. In a hotel, you don’t pay anything except for renting a room. That is, light, water, internet, electricity are already included in the room price. Most often I rent a hotel room not far from the beach or even on the beach itself. If you are traveling to short term , less than a month, it is better to stay in a hotel.

But if you are traveling for a long time, then living in a hotel is expensive.

Hotels in Thailand can be booked on the following websites:

You can also find and book accommodation. If you register using this link, you will receive gift - $20, which can be used to pay for housing.

If you want to cook something at the same time (minimal, we are not talking about cooking borscht), then you can buy an electric kettle (500 baht) and an electric saucepan (500 - 1000 baht). Or buy a small gas stove like we bought. The stove is 299 baht and the gas for it is about 40 baht per cylinder. A bottle lasts us a week. But we don't cook much.

If you still decide that you need house, then you can remove it like this.

Option 1: Rent a house on Koh Samui through intermediaries

There are several agents on Samui who can help you find a home. The well-known “Russian group” or “Lamai group” 😎 helps in finding houses, but they do not immediately respond to letters and in general more and more negative reviews about their work. And they don’t like to take on cheap houses (cheaper than 10 thousand baht) and for a short period of time. They like to escalate the situation, saying that there are no houses at all, although we were convinced of the opposite. Their advantage is a good website and a large database of houses. They do not charge a commission from the Client.

In many groups about Samui in contact there are also house rental assistants. The cost of their services is from 5 thousand baht and above. If you are looking for a cheap house and for a short period of time, then contacting them is not profitable at all.

There are advantages to booking in advance, especially when you come with a small child or don't know English at all.

There are also disadvantages: you can choose a house only from photographs, which do not always reflect reality. You can’t know what’s in the area, exactly how far it is to the sea (since the description is 1 km, 500 meters, etc. for some reason it’s different for everyone 😎)

Therefore, if you are traveling for more than a month and at least somehow know English language, it’s better to look for a house yourself.

Option 2. Search for a house on Koh Samui on your own

Search for a home on your own. What we do for this:

1. Come to the island
2. Check into a hotel for 2-3 days. It is better to book the hotel in advance
3. Relax, look around
4. Rent a bike or car
5. Buy a local SIM card for calls
6. You drive along the ring road, turn onto small roads, but keep in mind that the closer to the sea, the more expensive the houses. Look at the “House for Rent” signs and call the phone number indicated on them. Trying to understand Thai English, which is not always easy. If the house is available, arrange a viewing, take a look
7. If you like everything, sign the contract and rent the house
8. Are you moving?

We are looking for signs like these with the inscription that the house is for rent

What to discuss when renting a house

1. House price per month
2. Cost of electricity (electricity in Samui is expensive, the price can vary from 4 baht per kilowatt to 11 baht. Usually 6-7 baht)
3. Cost of water. Usually they charge a fixed fee per person - 100 or 100 baht, sometimes the cost is per cubic meter of water, sometimes the water is free
4. Internet cost. Free or average 500 baht per month
5. Final cleaning costs are required. We don’t have it, but in many houses they require 1000 baht for final cleaning
6. Gas cost. Typically a gas cylinder will cost 300-500 baht
7. Security deposit (usually they take half the monthly cost of the house, but they can also ask for the full cost).

What to look for when renting a house

1. Are there mosquito nets on the windows (required, otherwise you will either have to close the windows all the time or be bitten by mosquitoes)
2. Is the refrigerator, air conditioner, water heater working?
3. Are there enough sockets? We brought extension cords
4. Does the toilet stink, is there ventilation?
5. Does the shower drain well? A standard shower in Thailand is water pouring onto the floor and flowing into a pipe and onto the street. If the floor in the shower is laid with a slight slope or without it at all, the water will stagnate and there will be a swamp in the bathtub
6. Is the house located next to a public trash bin? The smells are very strong in the heat
7. Is the road leading to the house good? Will it wash away if it starts to rain?
8. It is also advisable to see what kind of people live in the neighboring houses. We're lucky so far, we don't have noisy neighbors or small screaming children.
9. Is there a swamp or river near the house? If so, be prepared for mosquitoes.

I hope these tips are useful and you rent a nice and comfortable home 😎

Housing on Samui is modest, most often old and squalid. Almost everyone who lives here or comes for the winter moves into houses. A very small percentage of condominiums, of which there are only 5-6 on Samui, are far from the sea and are expensive even when rented for several months. Therefore, when flying to Samui, do not have any illusions about accommodation - if you do not want to live in a house, you will have to check into a hotel.

We knew in advance what awaited us here in terms of housing. We just didn’t think that it would be so unsuitable for a long stop here (for us).

Typical inexpensive housing on Samui for 8-15 thousand baht per month... It’s just tough, to be honest!

Now I mean at home. The advantage of Samui is that you can rent an inexpensive house here for 8-12 thousand baht per month within walking distance from the coast. But can you live in such a house?

Our basic requirements for housing

• Price 10-15 thousand baht
• Utility payments according to the state. prices (ideally), or at least no more than 7-10 baht per unit of electricity
• Deposit of no more than 1 month's rent
• Internet availability
• Clean and bright room
• Modern furniture and decoration (not a collective farm, as in the first photo)
• Balcony
• Swimming pool (preferably, but not necessary, as the sea is good)
• Protected area
• Location within walking distance to the beach and shops

Where to look for accommodation on Koh Samui

Before I talk about my experience of searching for housing that meets our modest needs, I will give several options for houses, apartments and apartments on Samui in which we could stay for a vacation or winter (if we can agree to rent monthly at a discount). If you don’t know which part of the island to settle in, then a little information by main areas.

Districts of Koh Samui

Before you start your search, you should decide on the area, that is, which Samui beach you would like to live on. Briefly about the main areas of Samui where travelers most often rest and live:

• Maenam— all winterers, especially those with children, choose the Meinam area. There are many options for housing near the sea, including very budget ones. You can live inexpensively in a bungalow right on the beach. However, for everyone, the water is cloudy.
• Bophut- a more expensive village, especially in the Fisherman`s Village area. in principle, swimmable, but also far from the best.
• Chaweng- the most developed area, there are all the large stores, Big C, Tesco, Makro and Central Festival. Night life and the parties are also all in Chaweng. Only in this area there are condominiums, although they are far from the sea. great!
• Lamai— excellent beach and the area is well developed. There are bars and restaurants on the main street, a large Tesco on the left, and Macro on the right. Read more about.
• Nathon- city and pier, capital of Samui. The beach is not suitable for swimming. There is no point in renting a house here.
• Other areas: Hua Thanon, Laem Set, Bang Kao (Laem Sor), Pang Ka, Taling Ngam, Lipa Noi, Bang Po, etc. - unpopular, not touristic and not the most convenient, both for relaxation and for living. The beaches, except perhaps Lipa Noi, are most often not suitable for swimming, housing is tight there and there is no point in looking for anything in them either.

Despite the impressive size of the island and a large number of beaches, roughly speaking, only 4 beaches on Samui are suitable for recreation and living on the northern and eastern sides - Maenam, Bophut, Chaweng and Lamai.

Also, small beaches between the main areas or nearby, for example, Choeng Mong, Thong Son, etc., are suitable for relaxation rather than for wintering. There you can stay in hotels or bungalows on the beach. During the low season, you can try to agree to rent a room on a monthly basis.

Samui districts on the map

Koh Samui Beach Map

Accommodation options on Koh Samui by area

So, as you already understand, only 4 areas of the island are suitable for looking for housing on Koh Samui. Below are several options for houses, villas, bungalows and apartments with good reviews, in which we ourselves could stay. All these options can be booked on a daily basis without intermediaries through Booking. Let's start our review with the most popular Mae Nam beach.

Maenam Beach

Maenam is a quiet, peaceful area. There are no large stores. The beach is long, but shallow in places and with muddy water. Many housing options are available for rent on the first or second line. The most popular area for winterers with children. The cheapest houses in Maenam are located outside the ring.

Houses for rent

New Sunrise Maenam Village

Santi Thani Holiday Home

Isabella Beach House

Ban Tai River Garden

Baan Bida Manda

Residence Maenam Holidays

All houses and villas in Maenam

Flats and apartments

Avanta Condominium

My Living Place Samui

All apartment options in Meinam

Bophut

Bophut is the next area and beach after Meinam. The beach is well maintained and clean, but the water is cloudy. In the central part of the beach there is Fisherman`s village - the most developed in in terms of tourism area, prices are also the most expensive on the island. Houses, apartments and hotels in this area are more expensive. The cheapest housing is on the right side, closer to Bang Rak beach.

Houses in Bophut

Vanilla Sky Home

All houses and villas in Bophut

Apartments and apartments for rent in Bophut

Greenhouse Samui Apartments

Ban Kanchana Bangrak

Apartment in Replay Condo

All apartment options in Bophut

Chaweng

Chaweng is the most developed area on Koh Samui, as well as one of the best beaches with blue water and white fine sand. Chaweng has all the major supermarkets (Tesco, Big C and Macro). There are several condominiums that are located approximately 3 km from the sea. If you were planning to rent an apartment in a condo on Samui, then keep in mind that without your own transport is not an option, since it’s a 3 km walk to the sea along a road without sidewalks. If you prefer to relax in a hotel, then we have small selection- , where the 10 best options with good reviews are manually selected.

Houses in Chaweng

All houses in Chaweng

Rent an apartment in a condo in Chaweng

Victorian Samui Condominium

Chaweng Lakeview Condotel

The Bleu Condo

White Pearl Village

All apartments in Chaweng

Lamai

Lamai is a great beach in the southeast of Samui, one of our favorites. The area is also well developed, there are Tesco Lotus and Makro supermarkets. There is a lot of housing, including houses and apartments for rent between the ring and the sea, that is, within walking distance from the sea.

Houses on Lamai

Gerard's House

Jorgs und Silkes Bungalow

All houses on Lamai

Apartments on Lamai Beach

Maxim Home

All apartments in Lamai

Housing in other areas

We have described in detail the 4 main areas where there is life and all the conditions for a comfortable stay. On other beaches you can also rent a house or find an apartment for rent. There are fewer offers, but there are options. Links to housing (houses and apartments) in all other areas of Koh Samui:

Our experience of finding accommodation on Koh Samui

Now I will tell you how we ourselves looked for housing on Samui and what options we found. At the end of the article I will share our impressions and reviews about accommodation on Koh Samui. We chose Lamai beach for ourselves. We searched independently on the spot, without intermediaries, without resorting to the help of realtors and real estate agencies. We just walked around the area and looked into all the houses, hotels and apartments that caught our eye.

Houses in Lamai area

Besides probably 100 house options on various travel websites and blogs, we knew there was a 95% chance we wouldn’t live in the houses. It’s better to stay for a month in some hotel, guest house, or, if we’re lucky, in modest apartments, if any are found here. But we had to see at least one house anyway.

1. House on Lamai 5 minutes from the sea

The house is located on Lamai beach. Just 5 minutes to the sea on foot. A complex of houses with its own green territory, but, however, not guarded and without a swimming pool.

The large veranda we sometimes dreamed of while standing on the balcony of our condo in Phuket.

The room is very dark and feels damp. Smells like an old apartment. Furniture and cabinets from the times of our great-grandmothers are also, by the way, not uncommon on Samui.

Often, most of the houses on Samui in the price range of 6-15 thousand baht are exactly the kind of dark old closets that you want to get out of as quickly as possible...

There is no kitchen as such, and that little room or corner that is reserved for the kitchen causes depression. Dirty, dull, antediluvian, primitive. Often the kitchen is on the balcony or even outside. And so it is in most houses on Koh Samui. This house has a vestibule with a single-burner gas stove with a cylinder and a small refrigerator.

The toilet is the brightest and freshest place in this house. Probably recently renovated. Shower on the floor. Thank you for not going on the toilet. Shower cabin, bathtub, curtain? No, you haven't heard!

The price of such a house is 12 thousand baht per month. Electricity and water are paid separately. Internet seems to be included in the price. I don’t know about you, but we wouldn’t even stay in something like this for free for a month.

2. Room in Lamai for 10 thousand baht per month

The next hut is located 50 meters from these houses.

Rooms, or rather dark shacks with an unpleasant smell inside. Well, remember how it smells in damp and unventilated houses? There is even a balcony, but it is with barbed wire. We were very surprised that several rooms were occupied. What kind of slums did you have to live in before to move into such rooms during your vacation? Room price: 10 thousand baht per month.

Hotels and guesthouses in Lamai that we found

This is where the viewing of houses ended. We realized that with a budget of 10-12 thousand baht per month it was impossible to find a house that would meet our minimum requirements - new, clean, bright, with modern furniture, with a protected area, with a swimming pool, within walking distance from the beach. If you have similar requirements, then be prepared to rent a hotel room on a monthly basis.

So, in the future we only looked at hotels and guest houses. Here are some interesting options:

1. Baannoksuan Resort

New hotel. The rooms are clean, bright, spacious, with clean linens and panoramic windows.

The balcony, however, is only a meter by meter, but it doesn’t matter. There is a small refrigerator, but no kitchen. But the location is excellent, you can walk there in literally 5-7 minutes.

Price: 600 baht per day or 15 thousand baht per month including the Internet, but excluding water and electricity (7 baht/unit).

Booking

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2. Samui Guest House

The most profitable and inexpensive hotel, which we were considering for accommodation on Samui, turned out to be this place - Samui Guest House.

The man at the reception speaks good English. He briskly showed us a large room on the second floor with everything necessary for life. There is a refrigerator, TV, table and air conditioning. The furniture, however, is a bit old.

Even a spacious balcony, but, as is customary among Thais, it is not at all equipped for evening gatherings. Although, we saw chairs on some balconies, maybe they will put them on if requested.

Everything is not new, but relatively clean at first glance. The beach is just a stone's throw away. Five minutes walk. We seriously considered this option for a month's stay. Price: 8 thousand baht per month + bills (7 baht/unit)

Booking

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3. Khunpa Apartment

But we almost moved into these apartments ourselves. The most modern apartments in Lamai what we managed to find! The building is located near the beach, about 10 minutes walk to the sea. Nearby is a large Tesco supermarket and a busy area.

Everything is new and modern, from the bed with a sofa and bedside table to the overall stylish design of the room.

The only negative is that there is no kitchen. More precisely, there is some kind of preparation for the kitchen - on the small balcony there is a shelf and a kitchen sink. There isn't even a microwave oven. And one more minus is that you need to go to the toilet through the balcony. That is, in the evening during a riot of insects it is not very comfortable.

Prices

15 thousand baht per month + utilities. Internet is free. Note that there is not even a swimming pool or a kitchen, but the price is the same as a full-fledged apartment in an air-conditioned apartment. But this is Samui, the price tag for decent, non-Soviet housing here will not pleasantly surprise everyone. If you rent for 3 months they will give you a discount; I was offered this room for 13 thousand baht per month.

Booking

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4. Private Lodge Beachside (Aden Apartment)

Later, we discovered another interesting option right under our noses, a stone’s throw from our hotel, with a swimming pool and neat rooms with a balcony.

A young Thai woman who speaks a little Russian and even visits Russia from time to time showed us the room. More precisely, it was not she who showed us the room, but her dog Moisha, a good-natured dog whom we had already met on Lamai beach. This is where she lives, it turns out. The girl gave us the keys and we ourselves went up to the second floor to inspect the “apartments”. The dog came with us for company.

The room is quite small, but everything is so homely and lived-in. There are some nice little things everywhere, bedside tables, flowers. There is a mirror in the room and in addition to the air conditioner there is a fan.

The bathroom is also in good condition. And on the balcony there are stools and a table.

View of palm trees and pool. Finally! The only option with a pool. And with the dog that guards the hotel, he shows us the rooms.

Prices

15 thousand baht per month + utilities. Internet is included in the price. No matter how many times we tried to talk her down and charm the girl with our charm, the bargaining turned out to be inappropriate, and we were never brought down on the price. It’s also not cheap, of course, but Lamai beach is literally 3 minutes away. You went out and almost immediately to the sea.

Booking

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5. Lamai Central Hotel

In conclusion, not the best option for us, but it might be useful for someone. Despite the fact that this is a hotel and not a guesthouse or apartment, you can easily rent a room here on a monthly basis.

It seems that the room looks modern at first glance, but in fact the housing is not very fresh. Also the rooms are quite small and cramped. 15 meters, no more. It would be fine for one person, but we would not have enough space in such a room.

And the bathroom completely proves this. Look at the holes in the wall. Insects don’t even need to figure out which hole to crawl into; they can get into anything.

The hotel's advantages include its location in the center of Lamai village, close to 7-Eleven and Tesco. The beach is a 15 minute walk. Adequate price: 11 thousand baht per month, including utilities and internet.

Booking

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Accommodation on Koh Samui. Brief and to the point

That's all! There are very few normal options and they are almost all the same. We did not include here the housing that was unaffordable and the air conditioning, which we did not go to as soon as we saw the road to one of them through barracks and a vacant lot with dogs.

They didn’t go into the houses either, except for the first one. I don’t understand why you torture yourself like that and live in dampness, in the dark, without security, with old furniture and a lot of insects and mosquitoes every day?

The house in which we could really live on Samui costs not even 20 thousand baht per month, but at least 35 thousand baht. And this is by no means a villa with four bedrooms, a jacuzzi and a personal chef. No! This is just a modern, large, beautiful and stylish two-bedroom house on the territory with security and a shared swimming pool, which in Phuket and Hua Hin can be rented for 20-22 thousand baht per month.

If you are squeamish, cannot live in conditions akin to country houses and, in addition, with living creatures, from which no sprays will help, then on Samui it will be very difficult to find housing of a normal standard and at an affordable price. The key word is normal! Not good or very decent, but just normal housing in which a European would be comfortable and not afraid to live on the island.
Laem-Set

You can find and rent a house on Samui yourself, having already arrived on the island - it’s worth it if you have time, patience and optimism, and you are going to live on Samui for more than a month. During the high season (December-February) there are very few good houses available in tourist areas - most are inexpensive and good options either busy or booked. But for us nothing is impossible.

1. Independent search. Basically, the scheme independent search housing for all places in Thailand, and throughout Asia, is approximately the same: the first thing to do is where you want to live, stay in it for 2-3 days in a hotel and look for your home, traveling around every corner of the area you want in looking for “House for Rent” signs and learning about all the options you like. +Ask people in groups on Facebook and Vkontakte about available houses and watch advertisements there. This search takes an average of 3 days. It's quite hemorrhoidal, but you can choose what you really like.

To help you find a house on Samui, there is a good group on Facebook, where they sometimes publish advertisements for personal renting or re-letting of quite good houses from 7 thousand baht and above: facebook.com/groups/samuirentbuysell/

2. Independently + realtor. If your budget for rental housing is 18 thousand baht and above, then you can make your search a little easier by starting with the same thing - settle in the area that interests you most for a few days, contact local realtors and look for (see in person) options through them. There are different companies here to find housing; I can personally recommend those I know personally: aboutsamui.ru and samuidays.ru

3.Through a realtor. This option is relevant if the budget for renting a house is 35 thousand baht or more. The cheaper the housing option, the more likely it is that its photographs on the agency’s website do not convey such important points, like the smell of mustiness in the room, the crowing of roosters and other details of the environment. Although, you can try to clarify this with a realtor.

If you don’t know the islands at all, then my post about

For a short period of time, you can pre-select and book accommodation that suits you through a hotel search engine (be sure to look at the ratings and recent reviews, of which there are many, this is the main criterion):

Now let’s learn more about what kind of housing there is on Ko Samui and, as an example, I will show you the houses in which we lived on the island. You shouldn’t look for the same options - they are constantly changing, houses are getting old, prices are rising, new housing is appearing, of which there are very, very many.

Houses on Koh Samui: what they are like and how much they cost

Houses on Koh Samui can be divided into several types:

• cheap housing tie style: 8-15 thousand baht per month, if you wish, you can live completely “on-chip” for 6-7 thousand baht, but if you can find something decent for that money (it’s difficult, but possible, look at the south of the island),
• average houses and apartments in European style(25-35 thousand baht per month),
• condominiums(apartments in apartment buildings, 20-40 thousand baht per month) and
• villas— good and luxurious (from $100 per night and above).
• You can add separately houses by the sea, standing right by the water, on the first line, which are almost certainly expensive, even if they are tie-style. A poor house by the sea can cost an average of 30 thousand baht per month, a good small house in which it is pleasant to stay (mini-villa on the hotel grounds) - from $2 thousand per month.

Thai style is what you will see in the first photos in this review - Thai style houses look approximately the same in any area. They can be built from anything, but inside everything is quite simple and sometimes there are huge cockroaches flying around. Although no cockroaches were found in our house here (only annoying mold):

Tie-style house and houses on the shore of Koh Samui

The cost of this particular house per month is from 20 thousand baht per month for long-term rental (from 3 months). Plus electricity and internet. Everything is probably booked here for the high season, but I can’t say that it’s very cozy here, even though we lived here for 3 months. Clothes in closets become moldy, and your wallet and passport cover also fall victim to mold.

The house is 2-bedroom, located on Bang Po beach, the third from the shore, on one side you can hear cars passing on the road, on the other you can hear the sea. Exactly the same, but 1-bedroom (second from the shore, closer to the sea) costs from 18 thousand baht per month).

Two bedrooms:

Kitchen together with living room:

There are similar houses by the sea in Lamai, Maenam and perhaps somewhere else - it’s better to ask local realtors, or go around all the coasts (quite tedious). The closer to the water, the more expensive it is and the less likely it is to find a vacant house. Inexpensive houses near the water can be terribly scary, but someone still lives in them - on the shore.

Very nice and cozy houses on the shore are more like villas, the cost of which starts from $100 per day, or from $2000 per month for a small villa or house on the territory of a good hotel.

Apartment on the mountainside near the sea in Bang Por

*These apartments are occupied for a long time, this option can only be considered as an example.

Two-room apartment in a villa on the mountainside. This is already Euro-style, it’s much more civilized here than in a house on the beach. True, there is not enough noise of the sea, although you can get there by bike in 3 minutes. You can find quite a lot of such options around Samui. On Maenam, Lamai - mostly in the jungle, far from the sea, but anything can happen.

There is a swimming pool - common to the whole villa. Villa 3 floors, 6 apartments. Apartment cost approx. 30 thousand baht per month for a short period in the low season and at 40 thousand baht/month in the high season. When renting for 3 months - 25 thousand per month. Plus payment for water and electricity according to the meter (about 3-5 thousand baht).

The view from the veranda creates some kind of working atmosphere, oddly enough:

Shared living room and kitchen:

Corridor. There is a washing machine in the hallway (there are no washing machines in tie-style houses):

Small bedroom
Large bedroom. There are a lot of exits here, incl. to the veranda. And there is also a private toilet with shower and bath.
Toilet, shower and bath. Entrance from the large bedroom.

Cheap bungalow on the beach

Our friend lived there for several days. Bang Po area. Bungalow on the shore, swimming beach. One room with a bed, fan and TV. Cold shower, toilet. Price - 350 baht per day (for the same price there are similar bungalows on the beach in Lamai). You can lower the price for a few days or a month. Located near 7-11, right opposite the cheap rooms for 299 baht per night. A very ascetic option)

Sea view.
The view on the other side of the bungalow is the road right behind it, along which cars are noisy.
A room with a TV that was not included in the frame.

Many inexpensive houses (15-30 thousand baht) can be found in any area - especially if you move away from tourist clusters into the jungle and look away from the beaches. Sometimes they are so hidden that you can only find them by chance except through the Internet.

Condominiums and studios on Koh Samui (examples with house contacts)

Recently, more and more condominiums - apartments in residential complexes with swimming pools and gyms. You can find them through Facebook groups.

Villas on Koh Samui

Villas on Koh Samui There are really gorgeous ones and of course it’s better to choose them in advance via the Internet. There are many English-language and Russian-language sites for this. With Russian-speaking people, you should be more careful when booking with an advance payment - stories periodically emerge about how Russian “realtors” collected an advance payment for a villa and disappeared. Verified Russian-language site for searching villas: samuidays.ru

Renting a villa on Koh Samui without intermediaries is a fairly popular practice among Russian tourists, as well as travelers from all over the world. It’s worth renting a house on the island if you plan to travel for a long time.

For those who go to Thailand for 2 weeks, a hotel room may be a more convenient option, since hotels are cleaned daily, linen is changed, and the price of the room already includes basic amenities, Internet and telephone communications. Living in a house on Samui on your own, you will need to pay for electricity, water and other Additional services separately. But, if you go to the island for 3 weeks or even a month, renting a house will be much more profitable than staying in an expensive hotel.

The most profitable way is to rent a cheap house on Samui for a month on our website. To begin with, you should look through all the real estate offers for rent that are in this section, and then the option you like.

Rent upon arrival

First you need to understand in what Samui area You want to settle down and then find housing for the first time. Real estate prices here vary greatly, depending on the availability of amenities in the house (air conditioning, Wi-Fi, etc.)

We recommend renting a bungalow on Choeng Mon, where there is entertainment for both young people and families with children. This place has a wonderful sea and beautiful sand beach with soft sand. And lovers of active club life, entertainment for every taste and shopping can be advised to stay in the Chaweng area.

There is also a more inexpensive accommodation option: the areas of Maenam or Bo Phut, where you can save a lot on rent and rent a house for 500 rubles per day on the seashore. If you are traveling with children or do not speak the language at the proper level, it is best to rent a house on Samui without intermediaries in advance on our website or on.

Vehicle

Since supermarkets, as well as large shopping centers, cafes and restaurants on the island are not always within walking distance, it will be more comfortable to rent a bike upon arrival, fortunately there are many rent a car offices here, and finding an inexpensive moped will not be difficult. You can rent a vehicle for a month or more at once, it will be much cheaper than renting it daily or for a week. Prices for mopeds start at $70 per month.

If you come with a family or a large group, it will be much more convenient to move around the island by car, although it will cost an order of magnitude more than a bike (from $400 per month rental, depending on the brand). You can rent a car or moped online in advance.

Without intermediaries

Now that you have rented a house for the first time and rented a bike, you can start looking for more suitable accommodation on Ko Samui.

Now you can ride a bike or car along all the streets branching off from the main ring road islands (Ring Road) and ask local residents for renting out a bungalow or apartment. As a rule, houses in the interior of the island are a little cheaper, since they are further away from the sea. The final amount will depend on your preferences and financial capabilities.

You can rent a house on Samui monthly for $250-300, or you can find a luxury villa with a pool for $1,000 a month.

After you have driven around the island looking for housing with a “House For Rent” sign, found your dream home on Koh Samui and agreed on the price, you need to enter into a rental agreement with the owner. But before signing the contract, be sure to discuss the following questions with the owner:

• Prices for electricity and water (the cost of 1 kilowatt can vary from 5 to 10 baht; water is usually charged a flat fee of 300-400 baht or more). Also check the availability of a gas cylinder if you plan to cook at home.
• Availability of Wi-Fi and its cost (most likely, the Internet will be included in the rental price, but its speed leaves much to be desired).
• Deposit amount (hosts can take from 50 to 100% of the rental amount).
• The need for final cleaning after departure and its price.

When viewing a home, pay attention to the following points:

• The serviceability of all electrical appliances, including air conditioning, water heater, as well as a refrigerator, kettle and more.
• Presence of mosquito nets on all windows.
• The presence of a river or lake nearby (it’s better not to have them, otherwise there will be a lot of mosquitoes and other insects).
• The ventilation system is working properly and there are no unpleasant odors.
• Sufficient number of outlets or extension cords in the house.
• The condition of the road or path leading to the house.
• Drain in the bathtub or shower (it is important that the water does not stagnate).
• Pay attention to your neighbors - this is also an important factor on which your peace of mind on vacation will depend.