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Lamai, Koh Samui

Buathong Place: a garden apartment base near southern Lamai

Buathong Place is an apartment-style choice on the southern side of Lamai, near the Hin Ta and Hin Yai area. Its appeal is a usable room and garden setting, with access to the beach and local dining rather than an elaborate resort programme.

Buathong Place entrance sign beside a planted garden
Property photograph: Agoda.

What the photographs show

The entrance photograph places the Buathong sign beside a planted garden and low accommodation buildings. Another image shows doors and small terraces opening onto a narrow garden path. This gives the property a more domestic scale than a large hotel lobby and tower.

The interior photograph includes a sofa, wooden chairs and a table beside tall curtained windows. It suggests space for sitting indoors beyond the bed, although the layout of the booked apartment still needs checking. A photograph of one room is a guide to its character, not proof that every category contains the same furniture.

Sofa and wooden table in a Buathong Place room
Property photograph: Agoda.

Practical room features and guest experience

The current Booking.com listing specifies air conditioning, a balcony, private bathroom and refrigerator, alongside a garden and terrace. Its address is 126/89 Moo 3, Maret. These details fit a practical Lamai base, especially for a stay in which some time will be spent in the apartment rather than only sleeping there.

In an individual Booking.com comment, Eva from South Africa praised room size, daily cleaning and the ability to walk to restaurants and the beach. Another guest explained choosing the area for a quieter stay away from central Lamai, while noting that parts of the walk into the centre followed the roadside. The excerpts do not expose clear stay dates, so they should not be treated as a dated recent inspection.

Guestroom doors and terraces along a garden path
Property photograph: Agoda.

A useful trade-off to consider

The appeal is strongest if you want a garden base and are comfortable checking your own routes around Lamai. A location that feels pleasantly removed from central activity to one guest can involve an inconvenient walk for another. Look at the exact map pin against the places you will visit, and choose transport accordingly.

Ask about the sitting area and balcony in the room you intend to reserve if those spaces matter to you. Buathong Place is easier to evaluate through these specific room and location details than through a broad promise of a quiet island holiday.

Sources

Guest excerpts have no visible stay dates. Room furnishings vary; the depicted sitting area is not presented as a guarantee for every category.

Buathong PlaceBook on Agoda