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ished cement detailed rooms and popular bar out front that's prime for mingling with your
toes in the sand. In all it's a great deal if you avoid the sour lemons on staff.
P Chaweng
( 0 7723 0684; r from 600B, ste 1000B; )
Off the main drag and a short walk to the
beach, this vine-covered cheapie has extra-clean, pink-tiled or wood-floored spacious
rooms, all decked out with air-con, hot water, TVs and fridges. It's a 10-minute walk to
the bar zone and not particularly hip, but good luck finding a better room in the area for
this price.
HOTEL
$
Loft Samui
HOSTEL
$
( 0 7741 3420;
www.theloftsmaui.com
;
r 700-1500B; )
The row house doubles and deluxe
rooms in the new building have a warm, butter-yellow, near-Mexican style, but avoid the
darker, mustier bungalows across from reception. All walls are thin and despite the dis-
tance from the 'scene' (about 10 minutes' walking) this place is popular with partiers, so
bring earplugs if you're an early sleeper.
HOTEL
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Queen Boutique Resort
( 0 7741 3148; queensamui@yahoo.com; r 700-1500B; )
The Queen offers up boutique
sleeps at backpacker prices. Reception is friendly and the clean well-equipped (with air-
con, TVs and DVD) rooms get style points from colourful throw pillows and modern Asi-
an art on the walls. However, most are boxy and many of them windowless.
Pott Guesthouse
GUESTHOUSE
$
(r fan/air-con 300/500B; )
The big, bright cement rooms all with attached hot-water bath-
rooms in this nondescript apartment block are a steal. Reception is at an unnamed restaur-
ant on the main drag across the alley.
Akwa
GUESTHOUSE
$