Nathon City on Koh Samui

- beach quality
- fitness for swimming
- protection from waves
- safety for children in water
- infrastructure district
- entertainment and night rest
- shopping

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Nathon City (Nathon, Nathon) is the capital of Koh Samui (see Nathon on the map of Koh Samui). This is far from a beach or even a tourist area, but it is impossible not to mention it. All authorities, banks, markets, and transport are concentrated in Naton. However, do not be fooled by the fact that since this is the capital, it means that this is the most developed area. In fact, Chaweng Beach looks much more developed, and it is. It is difficult to name a reason why you should settle here, unless you have a business trip.

Consider that there are no beaches in Naton. Although it is located on the shore, no reasonable tourist will climb into the local water. Yes, and there is nowhere to climb, everywhere there is a solid shoal.

There are only a few hotels here of the "just to spend the night" type. Of course, the price for them is cheap, but you should not rush to this cheapness, but it is better to look for a completely different area of the island to accommodate yourself.

In principle, there is everything for everyday stay here: shops, markets, banks, exchangers. But from the tourist there are only travel agencies and transport in the port area, you can rent a motorcycle or a car. There is nothing else, there is nowhere even to walk, let alone the sights.

Tourists visit Nathon during arrival and departure from Koh Samui, as the main marinas are located here. You can also come here on Saturday evening to one of the night markets of Koh Samui. And yet, tourists often come here to enjoy the sunset, because only here you can get to the west coast by minibus Songteo from other beaches. But if you have your own transport, it's better to go somewhere else, for example to Taling Ngam beach, and not here.

Getting to Nathon is easy. It is located on the ring road, and almost all Songteo taxis from the beaches go here. Here are the main marinas of the island to the mainland (in Suratthani) and the islands Koh Phangan and Koh Tao.

You can find and book accommodation on Koh Samui on these sites or through the search form. All sites have a Russian interface and Russian-language customer support, a lot of reviews from real guests.

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• 🛌 Search for hotels on Ostrovok.ru