Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Salad Beach Resort
( 0 7734 9149;
www.phangan-saladbeachresort.com
; bungalows 2000-4900B; )
A full-service
retreat along the sands of Salad. Room decor employs an unusual palette of colours, but
the grounds are tasteful and understated - especially around the pool.
BUNGALOW
$$
Green Papaya
( 0 7737 4182;
www.greenpapayaresort.com
;
bungalows 4300-8500B; )
The polished wooden
bungalows at Green Papaya are a clear standout along the lovely beach at Hat Salad;
however, they come at quite a hefty price and you'll need a posh attitude to fit in.
BUNGALOW
$$$
Ao Mae Hat
The relatively undeveloped northwest tip of the island has excellent ocean vistas, plenty
of white sand and little Ko Ma is connected to Pha-Ngan by a stunning sandbar.
BUNGALOW
$
Island View Cabana
( 0 7737 4173; islandviewcabana@gmail.com; Ao Mae Hat; bungalows 400-1500B; )
It's a bit overpriced
but the bungalows here are really big, relatively new and on a truly wonderful slice of
beach right at the isthmus to Ko Ma. The copious staff seem to have been trained to be ex-
uberant although not necessarily helpful.
Mae Hat Beach View Resort
( 08 9823 9756; bungalows 400-600B)
Hidden behind the dune of the beach's southern end, this
lost-in-time cluster of bungalows was empty when we passed save a few friendly Myan-
mar staff. The bamboo, fan-cooled bungalows with solid tiled floors are the perfect place
to disappear into tropical mode with a good book for a few days.
BUNGALOW
$
Ban Chalok Lam (Chaloklum) & Hat Khom
In the north of the island, the cramped fishing village at Ban Chalok Lam is like no other
place on Ko Pha-Ngan. The conglomeration of teak shanties and huts has just started to be
infiltrated with the occasional (and so far welcome) European-style coffeehouse or au-
thentic Italian restaurant. For the most part though, locals still far outnumber tourists and
that's refreshing. There's not much of a beach however.
