{"id":3490,"date":"2015-06-28T17:54:17","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T10:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=3490"},"modified":"2015-06-28T17:55:51","modified_gmt":"2015-06-28T10:55:51","slug":"koh-samui-arrival-62415","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=3490","title":{"rendered":"Two short hops to Koh Samui, 6\/24\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have two short hops today. The first flight isn\u2019t until 12:20, so there\u2019s plenty of time for a relaxing breakfast before catching a shuttle for the airport. The check-in at the small Siem Reap airport is easy, as well as the security and immigration checks.\u00a0\u00a0 The flight is slightly over an hour, and the attendants did a full meal service.<\/p>\n

At the Bangkok airport we made the long walk to Immigration and security, and then made a lengthy trek to the gate for short hop #2. The flight is slightly less than an hour. Koh Samui is another small airport, but there are a few larger planes. We offload down some stairs and then board a tram to the terminal. The luggage takes about 15 minutes to arrive, and then we taxi to our hotel. The taxi thing is handled pretty well. There\u2019s a desk inside the terminal where we tell the clerk our destination and pay the fee. When we get outside, the taxi pulls up, loads us, and we\u2019re off. There\u2019s no gauntlet of drivers to walk thru, trying to figure out who\u2019s for real, and who\u2019ll try to scam us.<\/p>\n

The Renaissance Spa and Resort Koh Samui is really nice, as expected. We had a \u201cpool villa garden view\u201d reserved. They don\u2019t have an upgrade ready today, but will have it available on Friday. We\u2019re available for an upgrade because of all the Marriott properties we\u2019ve been staying in for two years. My perseverance has finally begun to pay off a little bit. We get unpacked and then do a little touring of the resort grounds. The pool area is nice, as is the beach area. We find some beach chairs and begin enjoying the view. It\u2019s going to be rough five nights.<\/p>\n

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