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dotted with meandering ponds, and navigated by golf buggies. It's arguably one of the
best hunks of beachfront property in Thailand. The two-storey, mushroom-domed pavil-
ions are filled with antique furniture and every mod con - including butler service.
There are yoga classes for guests, tours offered in luxury speedboats and a first-rate
spa. Two restaurants grace Hat Tham Phra Nang (one is half inside an illuminated cave)
and nonguests can stop in for pricey but divine Thai or Mediterranean meals.
Hat Ton Sai
This is the beach to go to if you're serious about climbing; there are plenty of backpacker
options here. For the best cheap eats find the row of food shacks leading inland from the
beach.
Paasook
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HOTEL
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( 08 9648 7459; Hat Ton Sai; bungalows 200-900B)
The cheaper, pink cinder-block cells are clean
and do-able, but the wooden cottages are huge, have floor-to-ceiling windows and con-
crete floors and are far more appealing. This place is at the far western end of the beach,
right beneath Groove Tube. The gardens are lush, management is friendly and there's a
rustic-chic outdoor restaurant, perfect for steamy evenings.
Forest Resort
( 08 0143 8261; Hat Ton Sai; bungalows 400-1000B)
The concrete floor cells are mouldy and unin-
habitable, while the bamboo bungalows are slightly less scruffy. The best bet are the
wood-and-brick-tiled bungalows with tiled floors and tin roofs. All are fan cooled when
the electricity is running (5pm to 6am daily)
HOTEL
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Mountain View Resort
( 08 9783 4008, 0 7581 9819;
www.citykrabi.com
;
bungalows 1300-1900B; )
Bright, cheery and im-
maculate with mint-green walls, tiled floors and crisp sheets in lodge-like environs. Some
rooms are slightly musty, so sniff around. They offer yoga classes in the high season.
HOTEL
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Mama's Chicken
THAI
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