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Chomjan Resort
( 08 5678 4166;
www.chomjanresort.com
; Ao Khao Kwai; bungalows 900-1500B)
Tidy concrete bunga-
lows are perched on a beach-side slope and have sea views through mature trees just be-
fore the bay's jade curl. All have terraces with lounging cushions and open-to-sky bath-
rooms, but otherwise the decor is fairly bland and slightly frayed. The restaurant here
serves excellent Thai fare.
HOTEL
$$
Heaven Beach
( 08 2806 0413;
www.ppland-heavenbeach.com
; Ao Khao Kwai; r 2000B; )
A two-year old resort
with an idyllic slice of real estate on luscious Ao Khao Kwai. Their tiled bungalows are
spacious with outdoor baths, hot showers, all-day electricity and wide decks with rattan
lounges. Enjoy a coconut shake at the cute beachfront restaurant with turquoise benches,
hand-painted menu boards, and tables sunk in the sand.
GUESTHOUSE
$$
HOTEL
$$
Buffalo Bay Vacation Club
( 08 5107 9473;
www.buffalobayclub.com
; Ao Khao Kwai; bungalows 1300-2500B; )
Buffalo's
spotless, airtight, concrete bungalows with sliding glass doors, hot water and TVs are
posh by Phayam standards and a decent value. Their restaurant serves everything from
fajitas to authentic Thai curries.
Ao Yai
Aow Yai Bungalows
( 08 9819 8782, 0 7787 0216; Ao Yai; bungalows 200-400B)
The thatched bamboo bungalow pioneer
that started it all 24 years ago. This French-Thai operation was Phayam's first. Choose
between small wooden-and-bamboo bungalows in the palm grove and a larger beachfront
model on the southern end of Ao Yai. It rents snorkelling gear, kayaks and bodyboards,
too.
GUESTHOUSE
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Friends Bungalow
( 08 5679 9568;
www.payamfriends.jimdo.com
; Ao Yai; tents from 400B, bungalows from 800B)
This prop-
erty has potential. They offer spacious tents on wood platforms with their own private
tiled baths, and some interesting wood-and-concrete bungalows with simple but nice
touches like hand-painted designs on concrete porches, sliding doors, built-in platform
beds and outdoor baths. They have electricity all night.
BUNGALOWS
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