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Hat Rantee & Ao Toh Ko
Still fairly low-key, this series of small, remote grey-gold beaches has good snorkelling.
You can either get here by long-tail from Ao Ton Sai pier (300B - although most resorts
provide free pick-up if you reserve; the return trip is 150B) or by making the strenuous
45-minute hike over the viewpoint.
PP Rantee
BUNGALOWS
$$
( 08 1597 7708; Hat Rantee; bungalow with fan 1200-1600B, air-con 2000B; restaurant 7am-10pm; )
Here are basic but acceptable woven-bamboo bungalows and newer tiled bungalows with
wide porches overlooking a trim garden path that leads to the sand. They also have the
best restaurant on the beach and a big wooden swing on the tree out front.
BUNGALOWS
$$
Rantee Cliff Beach Resort
( 08 9725 4411;
www.ranteecliffbeach.com
;
bungalows 2000-5800B; )
The newest offering on Phi
Phi was nearing completion at research time. Expect stylish bamboo bungalows with soar-
ing thatched roofs, french doors opening onto private patios, gauzy mosquito netting and
sunken baths. It's tucked into the headland at the southern end of Hat Rantee.
SLEEPING (OR TRYING TO) ON KO PHI-PHI
Noise pollution on Phi-Phi is bad and centred around central Ao Ton Sai and Ao Lo Dalam - although don't ex-
pect an early night on Hat Hin Khom either. At the time of writing, bars had a 2am curfew in Ao Lo Dalam and
1.30am in Ton Sai, but that doesn't stop inebriated revellers from making plenty of other noises (door slamming
seems to be a late-night island pastime).
The most peaceful accommodation can be found on:
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Phi-Phi's east coast
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The back road that connects the southeast end of Ao Ton Sai with Ao Lo Dalam (and passes Chunut House)
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The hill near the road up to the viewpoint
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The far western section of Ao Ton Sai
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Hat Yao
Of course, the best option may simply be to grab a bucket and join the scrum.
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