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fancy. Expect squat toilets in the corrugated tin baths. It is open year-round and there's a
restaurant, too.
Woodland Lodge
( 08 1893 5330;
www.woodland-koh-jum.com
; Hat Yao; standard/family bungalows 1000/1500B)
Tasteful,
clean bamboo huts with proper thatched roofs, polished wood floors and verandahs. Fam-
ily bungalows sleep three people, and the exceptionally friendly British-Thai owners can
organise boat and fishing trips and have an excellent, sociable restaurant. Great value and
ambience.
GUESTHOUSE
$$
Oon Lee Bungalows
( 08 7200 8053;
http://kohjumoonleebungalows.com
; Ko Pu; bungalows 600-4000B)
This Crusoe-chic,
Thai-French family-run resort is on a deserted white beach on the Ko Pu part of Ko Jum.
Wooden stilted bungalows are in a shady garden and plenty of activities, including some
of the island's best hiking, are on offer. The fantastic fusion restaurant here is reason
enough for a visit.
GUESTHOUSE
$$
Joy Bungalow
( 08 9875 2221, 0 7561 8199;
www.kohjum-joybungalow.com
;
Hat Yao; bungalows 650-3050B)
On the south-
western coast of Ko Jum, Joy has some very attractive stilted, polished-wood cottages on
a tremendous stretch of beach. The best are raised 2m high in the trees. This was the first
resort on Ko Jum and it's still very popular.
GUEST HOUSE
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Ting Rai Bay Resort
( 08 7263 3881, 08 4944 6141;
www.tingrai.com
; Ko Pu; bungalows 900-3200B; May-Mar; )
The
bungalows here, which vary in size and comfort, are built in a horseshoe on a sloping
landscaped hill and all have sea views.
HOTEL
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Koh Jum Resort
( 08 0221 4040;
www.kohjumresort.com
; Ko Pu; bungalows 1500-6000B; )
Three stunning two-
storey, ranch-style teak chalets are built with crooked, polished wood and designed with
cylindrical turrets. The seven bamboo huts, attached to wide sun terraces stilted high
above the sea, are rustic for the price but the excellent landscaping makes that easy to
overlook.
HOTEL
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