March 1, 200719 yr hello island people Im planning to take a trip to your island in a week or two Can you please recommend a resort or hotel near the beach Wat is good service nice rooms friendly staff , the price is not so important Maybe a new resort ? And i think also about the ferry is that packed and if so how can i order a seat in advance I hope someone can help Best reg Andre
March 1, 200719 yr Author Any particular area you are interested in? Nightlife? Hotel amenities? Wel i like to stay at a nice beach have som luxury and not to far from shopping Nightlife is not on my aganda but good restaurants are
March 2, 200719 yr Any particular area you are interested in? Nightlife? Hotel amenities? Wel i like to stay at a nice beach have som luxury and not to far from shopping Nightlife is not on my aganda but good restaurants are i suggest if you want a little comfort coming by plane would be a start then at the airport ask at the desk what they have normally anything you want coming over land is very traumatic and tiring if cost isnt important 40-50 pound for air is worth it if cost is important then take cheaper room you will still get good service and there are some good restaurants expensive and cheap next to almost every resort bungalow etc work out your budget punch in accomadation samui on your pc and see what it comes up with try asia rooms.com to start mainly bigger hotel though.
March 2, 200719 yr Author Any particular area you are interested in? Nightlife? Hotel amenities? Wel i like to stay at a nice beach have som luxury and not to far from shopping Nightlife is not on my aganda but good restaurants are i suggest if you want a little comfort coming by plane would be a start then at the airport ask at the desk what they have normally anything you want coming over land is very traumatic and tiring if cost isnt important 40-50 pound for air is worth it if cost is important then take cheaper room you will still get good service and there are some good restaurants expensive and cheap next to almost every resort bungalow etc work out your budget punch in accomadation samui on your pc and see what it comes up with try asia rooms.com to start mainly bigger hotel though. I have being to samui every year now and live in chiang rai so i want to try koh phangan this year, i know about the costs
March 2, 200719 yr hello island peopleIm planning to take a trip to your island in a week or two Can you please recommend a resort or hotel near the beach Wat is good service nice rooms friendly staff , the price is not so important Maybe a new resort ? And i think also about the ferry is that packed and if so how can i order a seat in advance I hope someone can help Best reg Andre Okay here goes at this time of the year there is no problem with the ferries if you want a wild time then get the haadrin queen from banrak samui to haadrin there you can bump into all the drunk or drugged up farangs who frequent the island for the fullmoon blackmoon and many other moon parties if you dont want that type of life then i suggest you get the seatran or lomprayah to thongsala takes 30 minutesb cost 250 baht you will be greeted by many agents hoping to sell youn a room in one of the resorts thes are some of the resorts that I would stay at if I dint live here Haadson resort Grand sea resort Phangan bay resort Milky bay resort I am sure if you go on the websites you will have no probs and then if you decide you want a spliff you can catch the beep beep to Haadrin Alo if you are traveling from the mainland you can get the ferry from Donsak suratthani into thogsala hope you enjoy your stay as koh phangan is a great place to live
March 2, 200719 yr Grand Sea is beautiful, just outside of Thong Sala, fabulous looking rooms, gardens and pool. Service, on the other hand, is from my friends' experience, extremely so-so. Milky Bay is nice, the pool and rooms are good, not as beautiful as Grand Sea, but I believe the service is much better. This is on the Ban Tai road a few KM outside of Thong Sala. Haad Son is quite isolated unless you are willing to hire a bike or a jeep.
March 2, 200719 yr Any particular area you are interested in? Nightlife? Hotel amenities? Wel i like to stay at a nice beach have som luxury and not to far from shopping Nightlife is not on my aganda but good restaurants are i suggest if you want a little comfort coming by plane would be a start then at the airport ask at the desk what they have normally anything you want coming over land is very traumatic and tiring if cost isnt important 40-50 pound for air is worth it if cost is important then take cheaper room you will still get good service and there are some good restaurants expensive and cheap next to almost every resort bungalow etc work out your budget punch in accomadation samui on your pc and see what it comes up with try asia rooms.com to start mainly bigger hotel though. I have being to samui every year now and live in chiang rai so i want to try koh phangan this year, i know about the costs Why dont you try Sunset cove at www.phangansunset.com they are on the west coast, very nice boutique resort in forest and on beach, friendly staff, nice setting and very nice bungalows, open-air bathrooms.
March 2, 200719 yr Grand Sea is beautiful, just outside of Thong Sala, fabulous looking rooms, gardens and pool. Service, on the other hand, is from my friends' experience, extremely so-so. Milky Bay is nice, the pool and rooms are good, not as beautiful as Grand Sea, but I believe the service is much better. This is on the Ban Tai road a few KM outside of Thong Sala. Haad Son is quite isolated unless you are willing to hire a bike or a jeep. dont agree with you beep beep drops you right outside and I also think it has the best beach staff are great and has budget rooms as well as penthouse suite all at a very reasonable cost
March 3, 200719 yr Grand Sea is beautiful, just outside of Thong Sala, fabulous looking rooms, gardens and pool. Service, on the other hand, is from my friends' experience, extremely so-so. Milky Bay is nice, the pool and rooms are good, not as beautiful as Grand Sea, but I believe the service is much better. This is on the Ban Tai road a few KM outside of Thong Sala. Haad Son is quite isolated unless you are willing to hire a bike or a jeep. dont agree with you beep beep drops you right outside and I also think it has the best beach staff are great and has budget rooms as well as penthouse suite all at a very reasonable cost If you mean the Haad Son resort, the taxi only drops people off during the daytime. At night a person would have to pay exorbitant rates to return from Thong Sala as it is not as highly travelled a road as the Ban Tai/Haad Rin road. And since the OP was looking for something convenient to restaurants....
March 3, 200719 yr Author Grand Sea is beautiful, just outside of Thong Sala, fabulous looking rooms, gardens and pool. Service, on the other hand, is from my friends' experience, extremely so-so. Milky Bay is nice, the pool and rooms are good, not as beautiful as Grand Sea, but I believe the service is much better. This is on the Ban Tai road a few KM outside of Thong Sala. Haad Son is quite isolated unless you are willing to hire a bike or a jeep. dont agree with you beep beep drops you right outside and I also think it has the best beach staff are great and has budget rooms as well as penthouse suite all at a very reasonable cost If you mean the Haad Son resort, the taxi only drops people off during the daytime. At night a person would have to pay exorbitant rates to return from Thong Sala as it is not as highly travelled a road as the Ban Tai/Haad Rin road. And since the OP was looking for something convenient to restaurants.... The grand sea and milky bay look interresting but at sawasdee.com they get mixed reviews , so i dont know what to do i want to thank you all for your response it helps me much
March 3, 200719 yr Well, depending on what time of the month you come (ie if you come around the FMP expect to find things full) you could just as easily book two nights at one place, hire a jeep or a bike and check out other parts of the island. Grand Sea is beautiful and conveniently located to Thong Sala but their service is lacking. If service matters to you then I wouldn't stay there. You could also check out First Villa in Ban Tai and Phangan Buri (in Hadrin but not on the busy main beach) as some more options.
March 4, 200719 yr maybe try out www.PhanganBungalows.com ... they offer a detailed overview of many of Phangan's Bungalow Resorts.
March 4, 200719 yr Rung Arun Resort gets my vote. It has the nicest/deepest beach in Bantai, which is central to most of Koh Pha-Ngan. My favourite are the tasteful beachside bungalows. And sunsets from Bantai/Bankai have been absolutely amazing lately, not to mention last night's Full Moon & eclipse... jose '-)
March 5, 200719 yr I usually stay at www.baanpanburivillage.com Nice beach and a few bars just down the beach.
March 5, 200719 yr Nice one Jose, did you see the eclipse? I was sound asleep. You've missed a brilliant eclipse, SBK - not a cloud in sight. Below are some of the (reduced) pics I took from our garden in Bantai beach. jose '-)
March 6, 200719 yr Amazing beautiful photos Jose! My compliments....I envy you that you watched the eclipse...I missed it. LaoPo
March 6, 200719 yr Thanks, LaoPo, SBK. There is something magic about a quiet tropical beach without any bars, specially just before dawn... jose '-)
March 6, 200719 yr Any particular area you are interested in? Nightlife? Hotel amenities? Wel i like to stay at a nice beach have som luxury and not to far from shopping Nightlife is not on my aganda but good restaurants are i suggest if you want a little comfort coming by plane would be a start then at the airport ask at the desk what they have normally anything you want coming over land is very traumatic and tiring if cost isnt important 40-50 pound for air is worth it if cost is important then take cheaper room you will still get good service and there are some good restaurants expensive and cheap next to almost every resort bungalow etc work out your budget punch in accomadation samui on your pc and see what it comes up with try asia rooms.com to start mainly bigger hotel though. I have being to samui every year now and live in chiang rai so i want to try koh phangan this year, i know about the costs Why dont you try Sunset cove at www.phangansunset.com they are on the west coast, very nice boutique resort in forest and on beach, friendly staff, nice setting and very nice bungalows, open-air bathrooms. sunset is amazing. agreed. good people, gret beds
March 27, 200718 yr Why dont you try Sunset cove at www.phangansunset.com they are on the west coast, very nice boutique resort in forest and on beach, friendly staff, nice setting and very nice bungalows, open-air bathrooms. sunset is amazing. agreed. good people, gret beds Note: website works in IE only, looks all broken in Firefox.
June 10, 200916 yr I can't say enough good things about the Milky Bay. Have recommended it to many people since I last stayed and they always come back with glowing reports.
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