I used to visit Bang Chang often as I had a mate living there, I like it, Restaurants on Phala beach, others overlooking the sea The Lord Nelson for one. The Blue Parrot Restaurant, and the infamous bar strip, Go stay a few days, Sova Nova Hotel 500b a night, near the bars, with undercover car park. I recently drove past/through BC and now highway 1035 duel carriageway that runs parallel to H 3 you can avoid driving through the Centre no Traffic lights, free flowing but a lot of new overpasses under construction, easy drives to BKK, Pattaya, Rayong (only about 45min) and Koh Chang.