Playgrounds on Koh Samui - a small overview
When we arrived in Koh Samui, one of the questions that arose before us was where the child should play. More precisely, not even «play», and where you can crawl away properly. Of course, first of all, there is a sea and a beach on Koh Samui, where a child can spend a decent amount of time, and then he does not need anything extra. But in our case, the child is still crawling, so he did not always have time to get tired on the beach - he did not really like crawling on the sand, he also cannot find himself in the sea. Plus we lived on Koh Samui during the rainy season, and I wanted to spend part of my days indoors, and not outdoors.
The review, unfortunately, will be incomplete, so if you know more good places, please write.
There are playgrounds on Koh Samui at Big C, Big Tesco and Fairways. Now I'm talking about the main, large sites. As I understand it, there are many more small ones on the island, and they are all located on the territory of various cafes and hotels. For example, there was a site in children's cafe Mickey-Mickey, where we often went, because we lived nearby. But then she was gone, either removed for a while, or washed away into the sea. But maybe she will appear again.
If you are also going to live on Koh Samui with children and are looking for a suitable hotel, where there will be a playground nearby or something else interesting for the child, you can see the personally compiled directory of houses on Koh Samui, where more than 80 houses with a map and a photo. Accommodation for a short period, while you are looking for a house, you can book through RoomGuru, this is just a mega-service, you can immediately see in which booking system (Booking, Agoda, Hotels, etc.) the hotel you need is cheaper. We also have our own detailed review. best hotels in Koh Samui.
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Playground in Big C
Cost 40 baht for 45 minutes.
Opening hours until 20.45, you can enter the site at the very last at 20.00.
Children from 90 to 130 cm tall are allowed.
Located on the second floor near the food court (on the left, if you face the cash desks) and behind the slot machines.
This is our favorite, we like it the most. Been here every time we went to the supermarket. Sometimes they even specially went to the playground, it’s too painful for it to look like exercise therapy with all sorts of rollers and slides. In a small area, a whole labyrinth was made with a bunch of obstacles. And most importantly, everything soft around will hit hard. Plus a dry pool with a normal amount of balls. Although they must first be collected from the floor and thrown back, otherwise the children are scattered and the pool is empty. Egor left here so that he could not even crawl :)
It is in Big C that the rules related to growth are violated, and therefore our little boy was also allowed there. And they also let Daria in to be with him. That is, the parent, or even both, can come with the child..
Playground cost in Big C
Large inflatable slide
All sorts of different slides
Playground in Big C
Dry pool
Playground in Big C
Playground at Tesco
Cost 40 baht for 45 minutes.
Children from 90 to 130 cm tall are allowed.
Unfortunately, we were not allowed here. Egor is too small and a parent is not allowed. And what is there for a little crawling boy without a mother? So I just took a picture of what the site looks like from the outside. Actually, I didn't really want to, after Big C it's boring and uninteresting here.
Playground at Tesco
Playground at Fairways
100 baht per day per child, free for adults.
Children from 18 months to 8 years old.
Open from 10 am to 6 pm.
Children's playground near the airport. They also have a kindergarten there. We were not there, because it was a long way to go, and we usually went in the evenings when they were already closed. There is a cafe where adults can relax. Contradictory reviews.
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I have seen descriptions of other sites, but I have not seen them myself. Firstly, there are playgrounds in kindergartens and schools, but I think they are not free to visit. Maybe it will be possible to somehow agree to take the child there for some fee without classes, but not a fact.
Secondly, playgrounds are found in cafes and hotels. For example, there is a playground at the Ibis and Peace Resort on Bo Phut, Chaba Cabana Beach Resort and Chaba Samui Resort on Chaweng, Banana Fan Sea Resort on Chaweng, Paradise Beach Resort on Mae Nam. I can't list everything, because the information is from the Internet. And in an amicable way, if you live in Samui in a house, and not in a hotel, then you are not in the hotel, somewhere they will not be allowed, but somewhere you will have to buy something in a cafe (a shake, for example) to for a reason. Yes, and boring in most of them, judging by the photographs. So I'd rather go to Big C or Fairways.
There is also a playground on the grounds of the temple near the big Tesco. If you go from the direction of Maenam, then pass Tesco, at the nearest traffic light to the left, and almost immediately to the right at the gate of the temple. There is a small playground at the end of soi 4 on Maenam. And also in Nathon near the hospital, but few people live on Nathon.
And here's another list kindergartens on Koh Samui, it is incomplete, but what I could find on the Internet.