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Sunset Beach, Ko Lipe

 

I was at Patong a few days ago, the Family Mart was open. 

For my tenth visit to Koh Kood, I stayed at Paradise Beach Resort, same as last year.

Boonsiri now operates a high speed catamaran that makes the journey in one hour, at a cost of 500 baht.  Previously Koh Kood Princess and Ko Kood Express boats took 1:50 for 350 baht.  A complementary baht bus awaits at Ao Salad landing to transport you to your accommodation.

 

 

Rather than book the more expensive beach bungalow, I opted for a room in the main building, about a 5 minute walk to the beach.  The rate was 1900.  Everything is a little more expensive on Koh Kood (except seafood sourced locally) because goods cannot be trucked-in by Ferry.  I saw very few farangs around, and I seemed the only person that wore a mask.  There has never been a reported case of covid in the Trat province.

 

 

The resort had a 5-7 PM happy hour, buy one and get one free on cocktails.  Here's a Mai Tai at the Beach Bar.

 

 

How about a tequila sunrise at sunset?

 

 

Food was OK, although a it pricey, here's the imported sirloin.

 

 

By Tuesday, almost all the Thais that came for the weekend had cleared out and the resort was nearly deserted, except for a lone surfer.

 

 

 

Here are some snaps of nearby Nam Leuk Pier

 

 

I rented a scooter for a day, at a cost of 300 baht excluding gas, the baht bus drivers are crazy.  The resort forgot to charge it to my room, but I reminded them at check-out.

 

 

The main beach on the island adjacent the Peter Pan and High Season Resorts was almost deserted, which is usually the case.

 

 

This beach villa at the High Season Resort looks very nice.  I looked up the room rate on agoda out of curiosity.  Are you ready?  46,000 with cancellation, or 28,000 non-refundable.  Includes breakfast. ????

 

 

My favorite restaurant on Koh Kood is Noochy Seafood, about a 40 minute ride to Ao Yai

 

 

My dinner consisted of nothing but fresh steamed crab, 600 baht for one kilo, same price as last year.

 

 

I stopped at Sunset Bar for a mojito to watch the sunset before returning to my resort.

 

 

As always, a very enjoyable and relaxing three days on Koh Kood.

 

 

See this archived thread for more on Koh Kood

 

33 minutes ago, Pottinger said:

Infomercial much?

I certainly have no affiliation with this resort, merely sharing a positive experience.  Isn’t that OK?

On my most recent visit, I decided to try something different and stay at The Dewa,  just two doors down from where I usually stay at the Emerald Cove on Klong Prao Beach.

 

 

The guests were 90% Thai.  Pool was awesome, had a swim-up bar, but only once was a bartender on duty, and only briefly.

 

 

Even the Kids pool had access to the bar.

 

 

Rooms had concrete floor, which I didn't care for, but I liked the concrete walls which gave isolation from any noise from neighbors.   The TV was too small for the room but I didn't watch it anyway.  It included a DVD player for the rainy days.  The staff brought a complimentary small plate of muffins mid-afternoon.

 

 

Bathroom was long and narrow, with a walk-in shower on one end and a deep tub on the other.  I spent time soaking in the tub because I rarely find one that deep, but took a while to fill because the water pressure wasn't too great.

 

 

There was a small balcony for sipping whisky or having some pizza delivered by room service, but there were no divisions between rooms, so no isolation from neighbors.

 

 

Breakfast was bountiful, even included some Gouda cheese.

 

 

Activities were available but I didn't partake in any.

 

 

Beaches were deserted.

 

 

Beach side dining was enjoyable, as was happy hour, although menu choices were limited.

 

 

There was an afternoon 'cake' happy hour from 1 to 3 PM, two pieces of cake for 169++ to order with your coffee.

 

 

WiFi coverage was good, I was even able to use my tablet poolside.

 

 

I really enjoyed my stay at The Dewa and would certainly recommend it,  think I paid about 1750 per night.  Many resorts raise prices Nov 1st.

 

 

See this archived thread for more of Koh Chang

 

 

 

Sunset Bar, Koh Kood

 

Nam Leuk Pier, Koh Kood