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THE REPORT November 2005
The State of the Beaches and General Cleanliness of the Island
Seems to Need Some Attention - Also Definitely a Settling Market !Print this
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The Report
It is probably on all of our minds, why
the beautiful beaches on Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and even mainland
Thailand are neglected. The beaches especially in Samui are constantly
littered with coconuts, wood debris, plastic bottles and general
garbage, which is not a pleasant sight for locals or tourists. Some
areas, i.e. Chaweng, where there are large resorts have their staff
attend this problem on a daily basis which is good, but why should they?
This job belongs to the district office of Koh Samui, and the beaches
should be cleaned daily, as we clean the roads of litter daily. It is
not uncommon to see a friendly face picking up litter on the side of the
road, but why don't we ever see them on the beaches. If tourism is
really going to flourish on Koh Samui as it apparently is, do we end up
with five star beachfront accommodation, and yet no attention given to
the beauty of the Samui beachfront. Even our own beach outside The Sands
Restaurant at our business location is raked daily by us, yet to the
left and right there is a pile of rubbish constantly brought in mainly
by high tides, and no one cares. We are proud of the cleanliness of our
beach and our guests enjoy a swim occasionally after lunch, but would
they do so if they had to walk through a pile of trash to get to the
water every day.
The second largest problem we have
regarding hygiene on the island is it should be mandatory for every
household, shop or business to have a bin provided, whether domestic or
commercial, for again keeping our island clean. For only 30 Baht per
month your house can have a wheelie bin provided, so we don't have to
burn of our rubbish, put in other people's bins or dump it on the side
of the road late at night as some people do. These two factors are of
concern to me and I am sure to you all of the time.
As to the state of the market, Emerald
Residence 1 in Bang Po sold for a reportedly 16.5 million, which was a
little lower than our estimation of around 18 million Baht. The
beautiful estate at Angthong Hills, especially the front plots seemed to
have sold out overnight, at record highs for mountain land at 6 million
per rai+, but the views are outstanding to Koh Phangan. There is still
good demand for good properties, beachfront or seaview, but the buyers
are becoming more choosy because of the amount of properties available
are vast, and there is definitely now a growth of bargain hunters in
this settling boom market, in Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, and as far away as
Khanom.
Bang Makham and the west coast hills of
Koh Samui are definitely taking shape with prices as low as 2 million
Baht per rai being excellent buying in this current market. The sunsets,
the proximity to Nathon shopping, and the ever important financial
district, coupled with the link - port to the mainland at Nathon
means that the west coast is rapidly developing not as the quieter
side of the island as we all used to think.
See our ad below, courtesy
of Community Magazine:
Classifieds
1/ Bangpo
A delighful new 2 bedroom /1 bathroom house with aircon in a beautiful
quite area on 600 mtrs of land
with good views to Koh Phangan ,fully furnished,walk to beach in 5
mins.Airport 20 mins .Only 15,000 per month. (long or short term OK)
Tel:072743582
2/Bangpo
A beautiful 3 bedroom/3 bathroom home with good seaviews in an
established estate with aircon,pool and 2 salas.Sold fully furnished and
the owners will repaint inside to your colour choice at no
charge.15.25 mill neg 077421445
3/Bangpo
6 new apartments/4 studios on 4 levels available for complete sale on
chanote title with outstanding views to Koh Phangan and pool under
construction.5 mins walk to beach .Inclusions include 2
bedrooms /2 bathrooms (including each a seaview spa)marbel floors
throughout,teak kitchens fully furnished. Ideal investment,can return
6-7 % per annum.Tel:077421445
26 mill baht
4/Baan Makham
A good commercial rare block of land(100 sq mtrs with rd ) and
practically on the ring rd with water and electricity is available for
3+3+2 year lease.lt could also be suitable for a near beach bungalow
with a
beautiful beach at your doorstep.3,950 per month.Tel:072743582
5/Bang Makham
A large 255 sqr mtr block of land available for 3+3+2 yrs available for
lease opposite the beach on the ring rd with direct ring rd access Water
electricity in place, near shops and restaurants, build your own
shops or beach view home or both.11,000 per month.Tel:072743582
6/Bang Makham
4xplots with dreamy sunset views to choose from with water and rd 1.3
rai(6.5 mill), 1.2 rai(4.75 mill),2x1 rai(3.45/3.25) Tel:077421445
7/Bang Makham
Watch the sunsets everday from this beautiful 1200 mtr beachfront block
of land fronting onto the main
rd.Build your home and your business at the same time time.A rare plot
12 mill 077421445
8/Huathanon
Delightful 2 bedroom newly renovated home near the beach about 300 mtr
walk,with aircon.Pretty garden
and near Chaweng .3.75 mill neg Tel:077421445
9/Lipa Noi
A 2 rai orchard of exotic fruit trees near the ring rd for only 2.5 mill
per rai.lt is in a peaceful area of the island and the trees are very
well established some more than 20 yrs 0Id.Tel:077421445
10/Maenam
A lovely 3 bedroom /3 bathroom house available for rent end of October
with pool/spa and seaviews in a quiet area with good security and very
close to Maenam shops 45,OOO baht per month long or short
term.Tel:077421445
11/Nathon
Beachfront,this rare small plot is 28 TW of land measuring 17 mtrs deep
x6.5 wide on the beach ,ideal for a shop/restaurant or apartment only
1.95 miII.Tel:077421445
12/Tongkrut
A magnificent 6 bedroom/6bathroom large home with good seaviews on a 3/4
rai of land with a walk to
the beach position within 2 mins.The properrty features a beautiful blue
dolphin mosaic pool and large well established garden.The white sandy
beach beach has extensive views of Koh Taen beach and
beyond. 19.95 mill neg.Tel:072743582
13/Koh Phangan
This very large 6 bedroom /3 bathroom beach house is a real bargain and
has great views on a lovely beach.Needs some renovation but has great
potential.7.5 mill neg Tel 077421445
14/Koh Phangan
2 good 2 bedroom houses on the beach of a 2 rai plot ,nice beach and
clean water not far from ferry
and good views to Samui.5.5 mill baht neg.
baht Tel:077421445
15/Koh Phangan
One of the last beach resort plots(18 rail available,near the ferry .Chanote
title and 120 mtrs of beachfront fronting onto main rd.3.95 mill per
rai. Tel:077421445
16/Koh Phangan
Mountain seaview land in the north with NSS title fronting onto main
rd.Only 300,000 per rai
Tel:077421445
17/Koh Phangan
4 rai on the beach and across the rd on the west coast,ideal for small
resort .Water and electricity in place and developments on your left and
right .2.5 mill per rai Tel:077421445
18/Koh Phangan
Your own 7 rai private beach with the best views over to neighbouring
islands fronting onto main rd and electricity.This one is definitely
worth a 1ook.(Superb 5 star villa development potential)
5 mill per rai hurry Tel:077421445
19/Khanom
2x3 bedroom/2 bathroom houses on the beach for long or short term
rental.1.5 hrs by ferry from Samui and 20 mins by road.lt has a
beautiful 8 km white beach with good shops and facilities at hand.45
mins
to airport .1,500/day or 15,000 per month each (long or short term)
Tel:072743582
20/Khanom various beachfront plots available around 1.8-2 mill per
rai.Tel 077421445 for inspection.
21/Bang Makham
3 bedroom,2 bathroom,large living room,swimming pool share 80,000/mnth
072743582
22/Bangpo
1 bedroom beachfront ,aircon,kitchen ,hot shower 25,000/month 077421445
23/Bangpo 2 bedroom/3 bathroom pool on the beach 10,000/night 072743582
24/Bangpo front row house 3 bedroom/2 bathroom 8,500/night 072743582
25/Bangpo 2 bedroom /1 bathroom fully furnished with great seaviews with
aircon on large manageable block of land,nice gardenXmas special promo
1,000/night 10,000/mnth 072743582
26/Bangpo 2 bedroom walk to beach acroos the rd 12,000/mnth 072743582
27/Bangpo
3 rai directly on the beach in prime residential area,ideal for villas
or small resort,last of the land.15.95 mill baht/per rai
28/Bangpo
Fishermans cottage on 400 sq mtrs,5 mins walk to beach ,2 bedroom teak 2
storey house only 3.25 mill baht 072743582
29/Bangpo
2 penthouses/2 bedroom/2 bathroom for sale with outstanding views to Koh
Phangan,fully furnished with aircon in quiet esate.072743582
30/Bangpo
A lovely 2 bedroom/3 bathroom Thai house recently reduced to 11.95 mill
baht with a fully tiled pool on 450 sq mtrs of land walk to
beach.Beautiful motif Cambodian style design walls and tiled
roof.072743582
31/Nathon
15,000 sq wah for prime commercial land near ring rd various plots for
sale ,very close to Lotus area.077421445
32/Bangpo
Various seaside plots available from 2.5 mill each with outstanding
views to Koh Phangan.Build your own dream home and walk to the beach in
5 mins.With full infastructure in place.
Please view all our
properties at our website,
www.beachrealtykohsamui.com
Disclaimer: The information, opinions and
discussions contained within this material is not intended to be a
comprehensive study nor to provide advice, legal or otherwise. The buyer
must make his own assessment as to the purchase price and area of his or
her land our house.
Real Estate Reports:
2004:
April 04,
September 04,
October 04,
November 04,
December 04,
2005:
January 05,
February 05,
March 05,
April 05,
May 05,
June 05,
July 05,
September 05,
October 05,
November 05,
December 05
2006: February /
March 06, April / May 06,
June / July 06
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