Ko Samet
Samet's one remaining bohemian bay is tucked off the main road down a dirt track. Running down a jungle hillside to the sea, these cute wooden bungalows…
Ko Samet
Samet's one remaining bohemian bay is tucked off the main road down a dirt track. Running down a jungle hillside to the sea, these cute wooden bungalows…
Pattaya
On a different qualitative planet to most Pattaya accommodation, Rabbit Resort has stunning, stylish and secluded bungalows and villas that showcase Thai…
Ko Chang
Facing the mangrove forest, this environmentally friendly guesthouse is a fabulous spot. Crisp, attractive rooms face the verdant front garden, while the…
Chanthaburi
Community-owned and named after a local philanthropist, this expertly restored historic museum-hotel has wonderfully characterful elegant rooms in the…
Trat
This relaxed traditional wooden house a little way north of the riverside has simple rooms with shared bathrooms (hot-water showers). Paintings and objets…
Ko Chang
Hammock-clad pavilions face the sea or pool, and compact, handsome rooms are scattered around the garden at this well-run and gloriously relaxing retreat…
Ko Chang
This marvellously converted fishers house is right over the mangrove-lined river estuary and makes a supremely peaceful place to stay. The five cool,…
Ko Chang
Set along green lawn right on Khlong Koi beach, just east of Bang Bao, this is a marvellous spot. Old and new bungalows are available; both are…
Ko Chang
A couple of kilometres north of the main Khlong Prao strip and a short walk from the beach, this superb hostel oozes relaxation, with an open-plan lounge…
Ko Samet
One of a line of casual bungalow complexes on this tranquil beach, Viking is well run and has pretty, compact, carpeted rooms decorated with strings of…
Trat
Run by refined and helpful Mr Tuu, this hotel offers five compact, sparkling rooms in the heart of the old part of town. Prices are reasonable for the…
Ko Kut
This boutique ecoresort, tucked into the mangroves, uses recycled timbers painted in vintage colours to create a maze of eight rooms that resembles a…
Ko Chang
This swish pier guesthouse has seven thoughtfully designed, all-wood rooms, four of which come with private bathrooms (the shared ones are excellent…
Ko Samet
Exclusive and offering the ultimate in privacy, this sleek resort near Ko Samet's southern end is one of the island's most luxurious. Golf carts hum about…
Ko Chang
Quirky and enchanting, this is an old-school bohemian budget place right on the sands. It's a striking sight and experience: a warren of driftwood cabins,…
Ko Chang
Set beside a scenic estuary, Blue Lagoon has an eclectic bunch of bungalows and rooms arrayed in a rustic manner across a riverside mangrove with a…
Ko Chang & Eastern Seaboard
In a pretty crook in the bay, Ao Kao White Sand is Ko Mak's top resort. An assortment of stylish concrete bungalows come with fab rooftop terraces…
Pattaya
As well as being a tropical garden resort with two pools and good-sized rooms, this place helps fund the work of the PDA, a notable rural development…
Ko Kut
Absolute beach frontage at the southern end of Khlong Chao makes this resort hard to ignore. Natural materials, such as bamboo privacy fences and thatched…
Ko Chang
Literally the top place in Lonely Beach (largely due to its hillside location), Oasis has great sea views from its vertigo-inducing 12m-tall tree house…
Ko Chang
Up the steep hill on the quiet side of the main road, Little Eden has a series of sweet wooden bungalows, all connected by an intricate lattice of wooden…
Ko Samet
This long-running resort on Ao Phutsa (Ao Tub Tim) occupies a secluded stretch of sand and offers a wide range of timber cottages, from budget fan rooms…
Ko Chang
Right on a quiet orange-red sand beach, this is an impeccably run place set around a beautifully kept garden. Rooms have wooden floors, elegant…
Trat
Backing a typically venerable building in Trat's lovely old quarter, these are pretty, inviting refurbished rooms with colourful linen and comfortable…
Ko Chang
Right by the sea, Warapura has a series of excellent boutique bungalows lightly decorated with rustic furniture and a white-and-turquoise colour scheme…
Ko Chang & Eastern Seaboard
Modern and charming, this place with a pool and sea views occupies a very central but secluded location. The 20 stylish rooms have loads of space and a…
Ko Chang
One of the top luxury pads in these parts, everything about Dewa is chic, from the dark-tiled 700-sq-metre pool to the contemporary Thai-style rooms that…
Ko Chang & Eastern Seaboard
At the northern end of Ao Khao on a lovely stretch of beach, Big Easy has seven beautifully constructed timber cottages, well spaced among the palms for…
Ko Chang & Eastern Seaboard
Stylish wine-coloured buildings overlook garden, coconut palms and white sand at this top-drawer set-up near the northern pier. The staff are cordial and…
Trat
Sixty kilometres southeast of Trat, on the way to Cambodia, Mairood Resort is a lovely spot to stay overnight, with bungalows, huts and a house by the sea…
Ko Chang
Just off the main road and yet set back in palm-shaded seclusion, Garden Resort has large, charming bungalows dotted either side of a shady garden pathway…
Ko Chang
Specialising in health-care packages, including detox, yoga and meditation, this east-coast resort has lush, peaceful surroundings that almost touch the…
Ko Chang
Touting itself as a flashpacker destination, this is the most upmarket of the knot of budget places at the north end of White Sand Beach, but feels…
Ko Chang
Partially hidden on a verdant hillside west of the pier are a few dozen simple, comfortable huts overlooking a rocky cove with water on both sides, plus…
Pattaya
Dormitories are so yesterday! This very stylish industrial-chic seafront building features capsule beds – tiny boxes stacked up like building blocks – in…
Ko Chang
This is a very chilled spot at the far western end of Kaibae beach, with a popular on-site beachside restaurant. All of the wooden bungalows are fan-only…
Ko Samet
This is the new face of Samet: stylish, chic resorts occupying beachfront space in place of cheap huts. The 40 rooms, all with stressed wood underfoot and…
Ko Samet
The southernmost resort on the island, Nimmanoradee offers tranquillity, plenty of space and cheerfully coloured octagonal bungalows. There's good…
Ko Chang
Perched over the canal near Khlong Prao beach, this Dutch-run beauty has just two tastefully decorated rooms and a lovely open lounge-bar area with steps…
Ko Kut
You'll get a genuine welcome at this place with a garden setting just off the southern beach road. Excellent modern huts are simple and stylish, with…