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spectacular and is highlighted by one of the most beachy-chic restaurants on the island on
a jungle- and boulder-clad peninsula overlooking the sea.
Haad Yao Bay View Resort
( 0 7734 9193;
www.haadyao-bayviewresort.com
;
Hat Yao; r & bungalows 1500-7000B; )
This
conglomeration of bungalows and hotel-style accommodation looks like a tropical mirage
on Hat Yao's northern headland. There's a huge array of options but our pick are the tiny
but good-value rooms (from 1500B in low season) that hover right over the sea. For more
luxe head up to the hillside sea-view bungalows. It's a busy, businesslike place.
RESORT
$$$
Haad Yao See Through Boutique Resort
( 0 7734 9315;
www.haadyao.net
; Hat Yao; r 1200-3800B; )
A towering polished cement double-
storey complex with elongated Chinese-style wooden doors. Though the uninviting pool
is hard to access and the building itself looks bizarrely placed, room interiors are comfort-
able and the resort has a central beachfront location.
HOTEL
$$
Hat Salad
This slim, pretty beach on the northwest coast is fronted by shallow blue water - a clutch
of photogenic long-tail boats tend to park at the southern end. It's slightly rustic, with loc-
al Thai fishermen coming out to throw their nets out at sunset, yet with plenty of amenit-
ies and comfortable accommodation.
Cookies Salad
( 08 3181 7125, 0 7734 9125;
www.cookiesphangan.com
;
bungalows 1600-5000B; )
The resort with a
tasty name has delicious, private Balinese-styled bungalows on a steep hill, orbiting a
two-tiered lap pool tiled in various shades of blue. Shaggy thatching and dense tropical fo-
liage give the realm a certain rustic quality, although you won't want for creature com-
forts. It's super friendly and books up fast.
RESORT
$$
Salad Hut
( 0 7734 9246;
www.saladhut.com
;
bungalows 2200-5000B; )
Wholly unpretentious yet
sharing a beach with some distinctly upscale options, this small clutch of Thai-style bun-
galows sits but a stone's throw from the rolling tide. Watch the sun gently set below the
waves from your lacquered teak porch.
BUNGALOW
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