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is spectacular and is highlighted by one of the most beachy-chic restaurants on the island
on a jungle- and boulder-clad peninsula overlooking the sea.
Haad Yao Bay View Resort
(
RESORT
$$$
)
This
0 7734 9193;
www.haadyao-bayviewresort.com
;
Hat Yao; r & bungalows 1500-7000B;
conglomeration of bungalows and hotel-style accommodation looks like a tropical
mirage on Hat Yao's northern headland. There's a huge array of options but our pick are
the tiny but good-value rooms (from 1500B in low season) that hover right over the sea.
For more luxe head up to the hillside sea-view bungalows. It's a busy, businesslike place.
Haad Yao See Through Boutique Resort
( 0 7734 9315;
www.haadyao.net
; Hat Yao; r 1200-3800B; )
A towering polished cement
double-storey complex with elongated Chinese-style wooden doors. Though the uninvit-
ing pool is hard to access and the building itself looks bizarrely placed, room interiors are
comfortable and the resort has a central beachfront location.
HOTEL
$$
Hat Salad
This slim, pretty beach on the northwest coast is fronted by shallow blue water - a clutch
of photogenic long-tail boats tend to park at the southern end. It's slightly rustic, with
local Thai fishermen coming out to throw their nets out at sunset, yet with plenty of
amenities and comfortable accommodation.
Cookies Salad
( 08 3181 7125, 0 7734 9125;
www.cookiesphangan.com
;
bungalows 1600-5000B; )
The resort with
a tasty name has delicious, private Balinese-styled bungalows on a steep hill, orbiting a
two-tiered lap pool tiled in various shades of blue. Shaggy thatching and dense tropical
foliage give the realm a certain rustic quality, although you won't want for creature com-
forts. It's super friendly and books up fast.
RESORT
$$
Salad Hut
( 0 7734 9246;
www.saladhut.com
;
bungalows 2200-5000B; )
Wholly unpretentious yet
sharing a beach with some distinctly upscale options, this small clutch of Thai-style bun-
galows sits but a stone's throw from the rolling tide. Watch the sun gently set below the
waves from your lacquered teak porch.
BUNGALOW
$$
