Cape Fahn
Private island fahn-tasy
Far from the madding crowd
Cape Fahn’s 24 staggeringly spacious villas are arranged atop a lush private island, just a hop away from Choeng Mon Beach on the north-east corner of Koh Samui. Best of all? Each has a perfectly proportioned infinity pool with uninterrupted Gulf of Thailand views. At Cape Fahn, you have the best of both worlds: total seclusion when you want it and Koh Samui’s restaurants, bars and nightlife when you’re ready to mingle. Not that you’ll be in a hurry to leave the island – the floury beach is perfect for swimming, there are two brilliant restaurants for relaxed or fine dining and the elegant Cape Spa offers invigorating Thai massages.
Facilities
Rooms
22, including one suite.
Checkout
Check-in is at 2pm and check out is at noon. If you arrive early or have a later departing flight, the hotel’s hospitality lounge on Choeng Mon has free non-alcoholic drinks, snacks, WiFi, newspapers and magazines.
More Details
Rates generally include breakfast, served either in Hue restaurant or right to your villa.
Also
Once a week, the resort hosts Moonlight Cinema – a classic Hollywood movie screening at the pool with drinks and snacks.
Fitness Center
Free Internet Access
Laundry
Pool
On-Site Restaurant
Room Service
Spa
At the Hotel
Beach, spa, gym, fitness classes, three pools, activities room, library, boutique, laundry, WiFi. In rooms: private pools, furnished pool terrace, TV, DVD player, air-conditioning, free bottled water, tea, coffee, daily fresh fruit.
Our Favourite Rooms
For sea views and sunsets, the Ocean-View Pool Villas can’t be beaten. For ultimate swagger, though, it has to be Bond-villain lair Fahn Noi Private Island Pool Villa with its commanding spot on the tip of the island, preposterous proportions and enormous private pool.
Poolside
There are three, so choose your own aquatic adventure: the central salt-water pool has Gulf of Thailand views and perfect parasols, the children’s pool is, um, splashy, and the adults-only plunge pool is the definition of serenity.
Spa
The calming Cape Spa specialises in Thai massages and aromatherapy treatments. There are two rooms for couples’ treatments, a steam room and hammam.
Packing Tips
Pack your Lululemon to take advantage of the yoga and pilates classes on offer in the gym. Left something at home? The adorable resort boutique has teeny weeny bikinis and tchotchkes galore.
Children
All ages are welcome – there’s a children’s pool and both restaurants have children’s menus.
Gallery
Food & Drink
Top Table
Can’t drag yourself from that perfect villa? Have dinner delivered or ask them to set up a lantern-lit table for two on the beach.
Dress Code
Hue is come-as-you-are casual. Long Dtai has a more refined air, so don your pressed linen and prettiest prints.
Hotel Restaurant
There are two. Dinner is served at destination restaurant Long Dtai, the resort’s fine dining seafood spot helmed by celebrity chef David Thompson. As well as outdoor seating and iridescent island views, you'll find sustainably line-caught seafood, Southern-style Thai dishes and imaginative cocktails. Hue is a more laid-back affair – you can float there from the pool for regional Thai dishes as well as salads, burgers, pizzas and pastas.
Hotel Bar
Each restaurant has a bar – head to Hue for happy hour from 5 to 7pm nightly; Long Dtai's bar is prettily tiled in sea-cove green and has outdoor seating for sundowners (like the restaurant, it's closed on Wednesdays).
Last Orders
Hue is open all day from 9am until 10.30pm (grazers, rejoice); dinner is served at Long Dtai from 6pm until 11pm every night (Long Dtai is closed on Wednesdays).
Room Service
Cape Fahn offers round the clock villa service – choose from healthy fish dishes, hearty burgers, Thai specialties or all-day snacks. Bonus points: the room service trays float so you don’t have to leave the pool to sip your mango smoothie.
Planes
Fly direct from Bangkok to Koh Samui Airport. From there, it’s a 25-minute taxi ride to Cape Fahn’s hospitality lounge at Choeng Mon, or the hotel can organise a private car transfer for 800THB each way. At the lounge, you’ll be plied with drinks, snacks, WiFi, newspapers and magazines while you’re waiting for the ferry to take you across the 200-metre strait to the island. In low tide, it’s technically possible to walk across… but we don’t suggest it with suitcases.
Automobiles
There’s a free car park on Choeng Mon for Cape Fahn guests.
Worth Getting Out of Bed For
The angle at Cape Fahn tends towards the horizontal: there are just too many perfect perches by the salt-water pool and on the palm-fringed beach. But if all that Vitamin D has given you a sudden burst of energy, spring from your sunlounger and sign up for a cooking lesson, take one of the hotel’s paddle boards for a spin around the island or work it out at a traditional Thai boxing, yoga or pilates class. You can even hire the hotel’s yacht for a day’s excursion around the nearby islands and to seek out perfect snorkelling spots.
You’re in wading distance (or take Cape Fahn’s boat) of Choeng Mon when you’re ready to commune with the crowds. Stroll through the narrow alleys, old wooden shops and street food stalls at the colonial fisherman’s village in Bophut or visit the weird and wonderful Secret Buddha Garden, a sculpture park on top of a peak in Surat Thani with excellent views and cool breezes. If you want to venture into the jungly interior of the island, you can cool off in the natural pools at the foot of the Na Mueang waterfalls. There’s a short but steep hike to the second waterfall (so bring sporty shoes), but you’ll be rewarded – it’s far less busy than the first.
Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt
This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .
