Travel Reference
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Sleeping
Ko Lanta is home to many long stretches of beach packed with accommodation. Some re-
sorts close down for the May-to-October low season, others drop their rates by 50% or
more. Resorts usually have their own restaurants and tour-booking facilities that can ar-
range island snorkelling, massages, tours and motorcycle rental.
The building boom means that in addition to the waterfront resorts suggested here,
there are now dozens of good value roadside spots available, though views will probably
leave you wanting. Reservations are a must in high season.
Hat Khlong Dao
Once an outstanding 2km stretch of white sand with no rocks and perfect for swimming,
erosion has gotten so bad that at high tide there is no beach here at all, just a sea wall.
That's a big issue throughout northern Lanta.
Lanta Bee Garden
OFFLINE MAP
( 08 1606 6344;
www.lantabeegarden.com
; Hat Khlong Dao; bungalows with fan/air-con 800/1500B; )
A
mix of concrete fan-cooled rooms with tinted windows, just off the main road, and newer
air-con rooms in the two-storey annex, with burgundy accent walls, hot water and air-con.
There is no beach here.
GUESTHOUSE
$$
Costa Lanta
OFFLINE MAP
( 0 7566 8168;
www.costalanta.com
;
Hat Khlong Dao; r from 6800B; )
These Zen-like abodes
are nestled in a coconut-palm garden laced with tidal canals at the north end of Hat
Khlong Dao. Everything from the floors and walls to the washbasins is polished concrete;
the barn doors of each cabana open on two sides to maximise air flow.
The restaurant is stunning, as is the black spill-over pool at the edge of the sand. Dis-
counts are available if booked online: the low-season rates are a steal.
HOTEL
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