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Ban Ko Lanta
There are a handful of guesthouses open for business on Lanta's oft-ignored, wonderfully
dated and incredibly rich Old Town.
Sriraya
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( 0 7569 7045; Ban Ko Lanta; r with shared bathrooms 500B)
Sleep in a simple but beautifully re-
stored, thick-beamed Chinese shophouse. Walls are black and the sheets are white. Angle
for the street-front balcony room that overlooks the old town's ambient centre.
GUESTHOUSE
$
Mango House
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GUESTHOUSE
$$
( 0 7569 7181;
www.mangohouses.com
;
Ban Ko Lanta; suites 1500-3000B; Oct-April)
These 100-year-
old Chinese teak pole houses and a former opium den are stilted over the harbour. The ori-
ginal time-worn wooden floors are still intact, ceilings soar and the house-sized rooms are
decked out with satellite TVs, DVD players and ceiling fans. The restaurant is just as sea-
shanty chic and serves Thai and Western dishes with panache.
Eating
Ban Sala Dan has plenty of restaurants and minimarts. Don't miss the seafood restaurants
along the northern edge of the village. With tables on verandahs over the water, they offer
fresh seafood sold by weight (which includes cooking costs).
SEAFOOD
$$
Beautiful Restaurant
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( 0 7569 7062;
www.beautifulrestaurantkolanta.com
;
Ban Ko Lanta; mains 100-200B; )
This is the best of
the Old Town's seafood houses. Tables are scattered on four piers that extend into the sea.
The fish is fresh and exquisitely prepared.
Lanta Seafood
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SEAFOOD
$$
( 0 7566 8411; Ban Sala Dan; mains 80-300B)
The best option of the seafood-by-weight options.
Order the
Ъlah tôrt kà mîn
- it's white snapper rubbed with fresh, hand-ground turmeric
and garlic, then deep fried.
