Kimpton Kitalay Samui rings in 2027 with five festive celebrations
From a beachfront barbecue to an intimate omakase counter, the Koh Samui resort orchestrates a complete New Year programme across five distinct evenings and venues.
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Kimpton Kitalay Samui has choreographed a five part New Year programme that moves from anticipation through to revelation, each evening anchored to a different venue and culinary identity. The sequence begins on 30 December with a Festive Beach BBQ from 6:30 to 10:00 PM, where the sand becomes the dining room and a fire show punctuates the DJ sets as guests ease into celebration mode.
New Year’s Eve itself unfolds across four simultaneous experiences. At Boho, a festive buffet feast runs from 7:00 to 11:00 PM, offering the breadth and generosity of abundance. FishHouse operates a more formal register: a 5 course set dinner at the same hours, plated against the beachfront’s soft light. SHIO, the omakase counter, offers an entirely different tempo: a 12 course progression beginning at 7:00 PM, where close up magic moves between the chef and the handful of guests seated at the bar, creating intimacy within refinement.
The countdown itself splits between two locations. SHADES and the beachfront host a Countdown Party from 10:00 PM through 2:00 AM on New Year’s Day, where DJ beats and another fire show sustain the momentum into the small hours. This is where the evening’s scattered threads converge: guests who dined separately earlier reconvene for the final hours, drawing the celebration toward its crescendo.
The resort has threaded fire, music and the beach itself through every service, making the sea and sand as much a part of the menu as what appears on the plate. The spacing of start times means guests can move between venues or commit to a single journey; the variety of formats, from the informal beach barbecue to the precision of omakase to the scale of buffet and set menu, means New Year’s Eve belongs to different styles of celebration, not just one.
Reservations are essential for all five evenings. Contact Kimpton Kitalay Samui directly to secure a table for any of the celebrations.
Imagery courtesy of Kimpton Kitalay Samui (@kimptonkitalaysamui).
