Thailand with kids: Yes! We fly to Koh Samui today with boutique airline Bangkok Airways. Floris has a window seat, he loves the view. Lotte is sleepig in the comfy baby carrier. Samui’s open-air airport gives you an instant “tropical island feel”. The hotel’s shuttle bus takes us to the resort. We choose a hotel on the more quiter part of Samui, in the city Bophut.
We reach the resort, Peace resort, after a 45 minute drive. The resort is super kid friendly; they have baby cots in the rooms, child seats in the restaurant, lots of toys at the pool and an indoor as well as an outdoor playground. Very important; there is also lots to do for the parents: massages on the beach, a spa, good restaurant, cooking lessons and a bar. When we check in, the receptionist mistakes Kevin for Brad Pitt…. Kevins doesn’t confirm nor deny, which results in an upgrade to the most beautiful suite on the beach, nice!! We put on our bathing suits straight away to take a refreshing dive in the blue sea.
The hotel recomments us to visit Fisherman Village for dinner. As it is only a 5 minutes walk from the hotel we put Floris in the stroller and Lotte in the baby carrier. We are happily surprised when we arrive. Fisherman Village is located next to the boulevard, surrounded by restaurants and bars. This evening there even is a market. Fisherman Village itself is an open-air shopping mall, with many, luxurious boutiques and a food court with really good Asian food. We decide to get dinner in the foodcourt and walk to the playground. While Floris is playing we can enjoy our perfect Thai meal.
Due to the heat, the kids go to bed later in Thailand. We all go to bed around 9PM, kids for sleeping, we for some reading, and we all wake up in the morning around 9AM. Loooooong time since we had such a good nights, love it! Next morning the kids wake up with a huga rash accompanied by a fever. They had a little rash yesterday, apparently is spreads quite fast. They look like red, itchy tomatoes… Hmmm wat should we do? As this is the second time Floris has a fever this holiday, with only a couple of days in between, we decide to visit the docter. I am surprised by the local hospital; the staff speaks english very well, the technology, knowledge and service is all on a high level. The pediatrician tells us the kids both have a respiratory infection accompanied by a sun allergy. They receive ointment and syrup.We are happy to see the ointment works straight away. Less itchy kids are happier kids ;).
As we want to explore Samui by car, we start our search for a rental company who can provide us with car seats for the kids. That doesnt seem as easy as it sounds. We can find one rental company who provides a car seat for the baby. A car seat for a toddler seems a bridge to far. We pick up the car, the day before our roadtrip. Floris sits in the regular seatbelt with a pile of towels stuffed under his bum. He is super proud on his car seat “Samui style” and cant get the smile off his face all way back to the hotel.
The kids are exhausted after this day, going to bed early. We enjoy a wonderfull Thai take away dinner and the warm night. I could get used to this: Thailand with kids!
TO BE CONTINUED: next week our last days in Thailand.
Tips & Tricks
Going to Thailand with kids and want to visit Samui: Peace Resort is the place to be: Peace Resort
Fisherman Village has boutique shops, restaurants and a huge playgroud: Fisherman Village
Visiting Thailand’s south east island; Samui is the only island with a hospital. If you are in need of medical attention on any other island, you have to wait for the ferry to take you.
When travelling to Thailand with kids you need to know its quite difficult to find car seats in Thailand, if you want to be sure, take them with you, yourself.
Playing soccer on the beach
Fisherman Village
