Phang-Nga Province
This converted residential villa features wooden staircases, louvred cabinets, shelves full of crockery and peaceful gardens. Rooms are stylishly…
Phang-Nga Province
This converted residential villa features wooden staircases, louvred cabinets, shelves full of crockery and peaceful gardens. Rooms are stylishly…
Ranong Province
Bright, shiny rooms are set back from the road at this place close to restaurants and shops. All come with fridges, TVs and decent bathrooms. There's free…
Khao Sok National Park
This small hostel with just six dorm beds is impeccably run and well maintained. Because it's so small the owner Sunny gives every guest special attention…
Ko Lanta
Sleep in a simple but beautifully restored, thick-beamed Chinese shophouse. The rooms are basic industrial-chic, the balcony juts over the water, and it's…
Ao Nang
You're here for the social scene not the ZZZs. Catering to a lively young crowd (over 35s are banned from staying here), Slumber Party's pod-like, purple…
Mu Ko Lanta National Park Accommodation
Ko Lanta
Engulfed by craggy outcrops and the sound of crashing waves, the secluded grounds of the national park headquarters are a gloriously serene place to stay,…
Laem Son National Park
A family-run ring of dated but cosy concrete bungalows with bamboo beds wraps around the colourful on-site restaurant here. The welcoming Dutch-Thai…
Ko Tarutao Marine National Park Accommodation
Ko Adang & Ko Rawi
Ko Adang's park accommodation is near Laem Son ranger station in the island's southeast, set back from the beach. There are attractive but simple fan…
Trang Beaches & Islands
One of Kradan's first lodgings, this inland property is in walking distance of all three of Kradan's main beaches. There's an airy five-bed, fan-cooled…
Ton Sai
While no more luxurious than Ton Sai's other offerings, Chill Out's bungalows bring a sociable, laid-back atmosphere and the bar is a popular hang-out for…
Phang-Nga Province
Suntisook's comfy and fresh varnished-wood bungalows are sprinkled across an attractive garden just metres from a quiet beach. They're not huge, but all…
Surin Islands Marine National Park Accommodation
Phang-Nga Province
The bungalows here at Ao Chong Khad have wooden floors, private bathrooms, terraces, and fans from 9.30pm to 7am or air-con from 6pm to 9.30pm. The…
Phuket
Just steps from Wat Suwan Khiri Ket, this modern hotel designed in simple Sino-Portuguese style emphasises clean, comfy, uncluttered rooms, with fridges…
Phuket Town
Shanghai style meets 1960s chic here. Though spread down slightly institutional corridors and while not as characterful as the tiled lobby suggests, Sino…
Phuket Town
From Phuket's industrial-chic school of hostels, Fulfill is popular for its hospitable staff, yellow-and-concrete decor and four-bed dorms, which, though…
Similan Islands Marine National Park Accommodation
Phang-Nga Province
On Ko Miang there are 20 bungalows (the best with balconies) and tents to stay in. You are paying for the location: the bungalows are simple. During the…
Ranong Province
Simple, clean wooden bungalows cascade through trees to a luscious chunk of beach. They're comfy, if not overly exciting, with stylish ceramic-bowl sinks…
Phuket
Surrounding a blue-tiled pool, Phu NaNa's 17 smart, bright, well-maintained rooms are like mini-apartments, with comfortable beds, fridges, microwaves,…
Phuket Town
True to its name, this popular budget spot has boxy four- to six-person dorms (some with air-con) and private rooms (all sharing bathrooms). They're basic…
Hat Patong
Ella's impeccably kept industrial-chic rooms with moulded-concrete decor, see-through shower, fridge and private balcony are quirky but stylish, some of…
Phuket Town
This longtime classic played a dingy backpacker dive in the Leonardo DiCaprio film The Beach (2000), but has now been reimagined while keeping its old…
Phuket Town
More upper-budget hotel than full-on hostel, this crisp, friendly and spacious guesthouse occupies a modern building with splashes of Sino-Portuguese…
Hat Patong
There's no communal area and it's not that hip, but this amiably staffed hostel has four- and six-bed dorms that are comfortable enough, with lockers and…
Phang-Nga Province
Pocketed in a rocky headland, these no-fuss bungalows with whizzing fans, mosquito nets and hammocks on terraces are blessed with gorgeous sea views. One…
Hat Patong
This long-running and reliable family-owned, yellow-washed guesthouse is only a 10-minute walk to the northern end of Hat Patong. It's hidden down a…
Ao Pante Malacca National Park Accommodation
Ko Tarutao Marine National Park
The biggest spread of government-run sleeping options is located here, conveniently near the facilities and park offices. Newer, fan-cooled bungalows with…
Hat Kata
This friendly, popular divers' flophouse offers clean, no-frills en suite doubles, hot water and air-con, and is attached to a recommended boutique dive…
Phuket
Sprawling over a ridge behind Hat Nai Harn, this enormous, family-friendly compound is made up of vaguely modernist cubes swathed in earthy tones that…
Ko Lipe
The only beachfront hostel in Ko Lipe is housed in a contemporary-style concrete block on west Hat Pattaya. Showers are shared, but you get private…
Hat Patong
Just 100m from Th Bangla, this well-kept budget offering has compact, comfortable four- to eight-bed dorms in light woods and whites (not all have windows…
Phuket Town
While not Phuket Town's most exciting midrange option, reasonably priced Tint revolves around three coloured-themed floors with hints of boutique style…
Phuket
Most bungalows have sea views and you're right on the beach at this pleasant, decent-value little resort at the southern end of Hat Bang Thao. The design…
Ton Sai
The only resort on Ton Sai takes up half the beachfront. Bungalows are large and comfortable with TV, fridge and coffee-making facilities. Modern hotel…
Ranong Province
This self-styled 'boutique guesthouse' is a cool remodel of a 1920s-era building that was Ranong’s first hotel, decorated with mod-meets-vintage flair:…
Ranong Province
The concrete bungalows at this Thai-Belgian-owned ecolodge are powered by wind and sun, with 24-hour electricity and hammocks on terraces overlooking the…
Ko Ngai
A welcome budget option on Ko Ngai, Sea Camp has air-conditioned tents with mosquito netting, shared bathrooms and cold-water showers in a prime location…
Trang Beaches & Islands
Sloping landscaped grounds dotted with papaya, frangipani and bougainvillea hold large, clean and well-managed (if a little old) bungalows sporting…
Satun Province
A collection of spacious, Thai-German-owned, concrete-and-wood bungalows and smaller bamboo ones, all with fans, stilted on the flower-strewn hill just…
Phuket Town
A relaxed, up-to-date hostel where the look is red-brick and open-concrete with wall art. The two spacious, modern dorms for six or eight have individual…
Hat Kata
This welcoming, rather anonymous hostel-guesthouse offers cheap sleeps in an eight-bed dorm with two bathrooms. Clean, compact doubles (some brighter than…