Entities

Bophut / Fisherman's Village

Samui's best balanced base for food, evening walks, families, and enough comfort without full Chaweng intensity.

Hotel area Surat Thani hotel-area anchor Verified 2026-05-09

Published planning state

This page keeps identity, related pages, source notes, and practical checks together for this place or transport node.

Balanced island base

Bophut is the easiest Samui answer when the trip wants comfort plus evenings, not full nightlife.

Transfer resilience

It works well when travelers want Samui itself to stay stable even if island-chaining gets fragile.

Family and food fit

The area offers a strong mix of restaurants, walks, and hotel comfort.

Identity

TypeHotel area
RegionKoh Samui
ProvinceSurat Thani
Coordinates9.5587, 100.0297
Coordinate confidencemedium
Entity confidencehigh
Registry statusStatic archive entity
Last verified2026-05-09

Observation coverage

These are the checks that can affect how confidently this place, station, pier, airport, or district should be used in planning.

  • Hotel density
  • ferry and airport transfer context
  • restaurant and evening density
  • weather comfort

Published signal notes

These are warning, fit, and confidence notes preserved from the latest published registry snapshot.

Registry signal notes from the latest published snapshot; no live readout is loaded.

Balanced island base

Bophut is the easiest Samui answer when the trip wants comfort plus evenings, not full nightlife.

Transfer resilience

It works well when travelers want Samui itself to stay stable even if island-chaining gets fragile.

Family and food fit

The area offers a strong mix of restaurants, walks, and hotel comfort.

Published observation notes

These are source and context notes preserved from the latest published registry snapshot for this place, station, pier, airport, district, or monitoring cluster.

Registry observation coverage from the latest published snapshot; no live readout is loaded.

  • Hotel density
  • ferry and airport transfer context
  • restaurant and evening density
  • weather comfort

What to verify today

  • Use Bophut when you want Samui to be the stable base.
  • Keep Chaweng only for bigger nightlife needs.
  • Do not chain extra boats without checking the weather stack.