Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping
Weekday rates don't rank well on the value scale (fan rooms start at 800B) but look
attractive considering weekend and holiday rates increase by as much as 100%.
A word of caution to early risers: Hat Sai Kaew, Ao Hin Khok, Ao Phai and Ao
Wong Deuan are the most popular beaches and host well-amplified parties.
SAIKAEW VILLA $
( 0 3864 4144; Hat Sai Kaew; r 800-2000B; )
The closest option to the pier,
Saikaew Villa has big rooms or small rooms, fan or air-con and conjures up a
holiday-camp atmosphere. Quality and privacy varies with each room.
Hotel
TOK'S $$
( 0 3864 4072; Ao Hin Khok; r 1500B; )
Snazzy villas climb up a landscaped
hillside with plenty of shade and flowering plants, making Tok's a respectable
midranger.
Hotel
TUBTIM RESORT $$
( 0 3864 4025;
www.tubtimresort.com
; Ao Phutsa; r 800-2500B; )
Ranging
from fan to fab, Tubtim has a little of everything. More expensive bungalows are
pretty and polished, while the cheapies are spare but still within walking distance to
the same dreamy beach.
Hotel
VIKING HOLIDAY RESORT $$
( 0 3864 4353;
www.sametvikingresort.com
; Ao Thian (Candlelight Beach); r
1200-2000B; )
Ao Thian's most 'upscale' spot with large and comfortable
rooms; there's only nine of them so book ahead.
Hotel
Eating & Drinking
SUMMER RESTAURANT $$$
(Baan Puu Paan, Ao Noi Na; dishes 250-400B; dinner)
In a crisp setting overlook-
ing the harbour, Summer savours a globetrotters' culinary scrapbook, from Indian-
style chicken tikka to Cajun chicken breasts.
International
BAN PLOY SAMED $$
Thai
