We can safely say from our last inspection trip that the pool villas at the Le Meridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa (Lamai Beach, Koh Samui, 077-960-888. www.lemeridien.com/kohsamui) are some of the most impressive on the island, thanks to their sophisticated ancient Chinese-inspired decorative details. And the resort’s low season deals have now made them just about affordable for us mere mortals. Until Dec 20, the 105-sq-meter pavilion pool villa is B11,999 while the 165-sq-meter ocean front pool villa is B19,999; both with breakfast (at the beachfront restaurant or in your villa), a roundtrip airport transfer, three-piece per day laundry service, one cocktail per guest per day and a one-hour chauffeur service to anywhere around the island. If you don’t need these frills, you can get the villas at B9,999 and B15,999 per night with breakfast, respectively—only if you’re fast enough, though, as there are only two villas of each category available per day with this deal. Rates are exclusive of taxes and service charges.