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thatched wooden huts. The whole compound is set across the road from a fantastic swim-
ming beach, and either choice is a great value.
Lom Lea
( 0 7659 7486;
www.lomlae.com
; Ko Yao Noi; bungalows 2500-6000B)
Stylish, natural wooden bunga-
lows are fronted by a stunning and secluded beach with views of Phang-Nga's signature
karst islands. There's a dive centre, a good restaurant and plenty of activities on offer.
BUNGALOWS
$$$
Six Senses Hideaway
HOTEL
$$$
( 0 7641 8500;
www.sixsenses.com/hideaway-yaonoi
;
Ko Yao Noi; villas from 20,377B; )
This
swanky five-star property - where 56 hillside pool villas (and their tremendous spa) have
been built to resemble an old
chow lair
village - doesn't disappoint. Views of distant
limestone formations are jaw dropping, the Thai kitchen is tantalising and its commitment
to sustainability is unparalleled among global five-star chains.
Rice Paddy
( 08 2331 6581, 0 7645 4255; Hat Pasai; mains 150-250B; 6-10pm Tue-Sun; )
Just around the corner
from Pasai Beach, this cute, all-wood Thai and international kitchen is German owned,
and all the dishes are special. They fry barracuda fillets and smother them in curry, flash
fry
sôm·đam
, and the felafel and hummus get high marks too. In fact, they do a number of
veggie dishes featuring chicken, lamb and seafood substitutes.
THAI, INTERNATIONAL
$$
Ko Yao Yai
Thiwson Beach Resort
( 08 1737 4420;
www.thiwsonbeach.com
; Ko Yao Yai; bungalows 3200B; )
Easily the cleanest and
sweetest of Ko Yao Yai's bungalow properties. Here are proper wooden bungalows with
polished floors, outdoor baths and wide patios facing the best beach on the island. Beach-
front bungalows are the largest, but fan rooms are tremendous value.
GUESTHOUSE
$$$
Elixir
( 08 7808 3838;
www.elixirresort.com
; Ko Yao Yai; bungalows 3331-9000B; )
The first of Yao
Yai's two four-star resorts offers tasteful beachfront and hillside peaked-roof villas
steeped in classic Thai style. There are dark-wood floors and high ceilings, indoor and
HOTEL
$$$
