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lacks a boutique touch and five-star service, but it is relatively affordable for an interna-
tional resort and certainly majestic, sprawling nearly all the way from the highway to the
sea.
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White Sand Beach
( 0 7648 7580; Hat Pakarang; mains 90-300B)
Next door to the Sarojin is this rambling compound
of bamboo lounges, private dining pagodas, showers, massage areas and a good seafood
restaurant. Come for lunch and stay for the day.
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Hat Khao Lak
Hat Khao Lak is a beach for folks who shun the glitz and cheesiness of Phuket's bigger
resort towns, but still crave comfort, shopping and plenty of facilities. With long stretches
of white sand backed by forested hills, warm waves to frolic in and easy day trips to the
Similan and Surin Islands, Khao Sok and Khao Lak/Lam Ru National Parks, or even
Phuket, the area is a central and kick-back base for exploring the northern Andaman.
About 2.5km north of Hat Khao Lak,
Hat Bang Niang
is an even quieter version of sandy
bliss with skinnier beaches and fewer people. Khao Lak proper (also called Khao Lak
Town by locals) - a hodgepodge of restaurants, tourist markets and low-rise hotels along
a grey highway - isn't exactly eye-catching, but it is convenient and you'll probably
spend your days at the beach or further afield.
Internet is widely available and banks and ATMs are everywhere.
