"While developments on its island neighbors Koh Tao and Koh Phangan have been on a slow burn, the past two years have seen resorts on Koh Samui pop up like mushrooms. Just before Thailand closed its borders in 2020, Meliá Koh Samui debuted on Choeng Mon Beach and was soon followed by the Hyatt Regency Koh Samui, which brought along candy-striped swimming pools and a wide range of breezy oceanfront suites."