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Rooms are spacious with terracotta tile floors, Thai silks on the bed and private bal-
conies, and the enormous pool is lined with lounges and daybeds.
Hat Nai Yang & Hat Mai Khao
Hat Nai Yang's
bay is sheltered by a reef that slopes 20m below the surface - which makes
for both good snorkelling in the dry season and decent surfing in the monsoon season.
Along the dirt road is a seemingly endless strip of seafood restaurants, beach bars and,
oddly enough, tailor shops. It's all refreshingly rough around the edges.
About 5km north of Hat Nai Yang is
Hat Mai Khao
, Phuket's longest beach. Sea turtles
lay their eggs here between November and February. Take care when swimming, as
there's a strong year-round undertow. Except on weekends and holidays, you'll have this
place almost to yourself.
Sirinat National Park
( 0 7632 7152;
www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve
;
campsites 30B, bungalows 700-1000B)
There are campsites
(bring your own tent) and large, concrete bungalows at the park headquarters on a gor-
geous, shady, white-sand bluff. Check in at the visitors centre or book online.
CAMPING, BUNGALOWS
$
Discovery Beach Resort
(65/17 Moo 5, Hat Nai Yang; r with fan/air-con 800/1500B; )
With wooden Thai accents on the
facade and lacquered timber handrails and furnishings, this spotless, budget three-star
spot has enough motel kitsch to make it interesting, and its location - right on the beach -
makes it a terrific value.
GUESTHOUSE
$
Nai Yang Beach Resort
(
HOTEL
$$$
0 7632 8300;
www.naiyangbeachresort.com
;
65/23-24 Th Hat Nai Yang; r from 3600B;
)
This midrange workhorse is as clean as it is busy and rambles from the road into the
casuarinas only steps from Hat Nai Yang. The lowest-end rooms are fan-cooled, while
higher-end ones are decorated in modern Thai style and are quite chic.
Dang Sea Beach
( 08 1477 2879;
www.dangseabeach.com
; 90/4 Moo 5, Th Saku; r 2500B; )
Rooms are set in du-
plex and triplex pods set across from one another and bisected by a paved path to the
sand. They're super clean, with high ceilings, recessed lighting, air-con and hot water. It's
a superb low season value.
GUESTHOUSE
$$
