Koh Samui Villas - Private Or Resort

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Koh Samui Villas - Private Or Resort
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Summary:
When staying on Koh Samui, what are
 the main differences between booki
ng a resort-owned villa or a privat
ely owned villa?

Socialising: On a resort you are no
t isolated from other people as you
 are when staying at a private vill
a. On resorts you get to meet other
 relaxing holidaymakers with whom y
ou can have a chat and share your e
xperiences. On a resort there is al
ways somebody up and about and a si
mple _Good Morning_ may make their
day as well as your own.
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Article Body:
When staying on Koh Samui, what are
 the main differences between booki
ng a resort-owned villa or a privat
ely owned villa?

Socialising: On a resort you are no
t isolated from other people as you
 are when staying at a private vill
a. On resorts you get to meet other
 relaxing holidaymakers with whom y
ou can have a chat and share your e
xperiences. On a resort there is al
ways somebody up and about and a si
mple _Good Morning_ may make their
day as well as your own.

Privacy: Yet on a resort, and insid
e your villa, you can still have co
mplete privacy to do your own indiv
idual thing, whether you want to pa
rty every night, read and relax or
just sit back and watch TV or go on
 the Internet. In a private villa (
provided the villa is not overlooke
d by neighbours) you can sunbathe n
aked if you wish whereas at a resor
t this would definitely be frowned
upon.
Staff: Normally at a resort there a
re full-time staffs on hand daily _
 whose job is to change the linen a
nd keep your villa tidy and spotles
s as well as clean around the resor
t generally. This service can be ar
ranged at a private villa but it is
 not automatically included.

Security: Just like a private villa
, with a resort villa you will have
  your own set of keys so that you c
an come and go whenever you like. O
n a resort you will normally see se
curity staff patrolling the grounds
, especially at nighttime whereas w
ith a private villa this is very ha
rd to come by. Normally, in a priva
te-owned villa, you are on your own
  on this issue.

Pools: Some private villas don_t ha
ve a swimming pool at all but where
 there is, it_s obviously for your
private use only. Resorts on the ot
her hand always have one or sometim
es two communal swimming pools, and
 for those families with youngsters
 it_s nice to know that other guest
s (and staff) are around to make su
re they are safe. Also the swimming
 pools at a resort are cleaned dail
y, sometimes twice a day, whereas w
ith a private pool you will be luck
y if it_s cleaned once a week.

Catering: Most private villas are s
elf-catering _ but with upmarket vi
llas the owner sometimes can arrang
e for food to be prepared by a chef
 _ although this is not cheap. If a
 resort has its own restaurant you
can eat there if you wish _ sometim
es a meal is included in your booki
ng. Or you can eat out at local res
taurants or have cooked food delive
red to your villa. Or you can buy p
roduce and supplies locally and coo
k the food yourself inside your own
 villa. Please note; not all resort
s have villas with cooking faciliti
es _ so double check this aspect be
fore you book.

Cost: A resort-owned villa should w
ork out at less cost because of the
 larger economy of scale where more
 guests or small parties and groups
 can be catered for. On the other h
and some upmarket resorts can be ve
ry expensive owing to their locatio
n, exclusivity and furnishings. Go
for low-cost *** villa resorts if p
ossible.

Private Villa or Resort Villa?

As they say on Samui _ it_s up to yo
u!