Travel to Ko Chang เกาะช้างand Ko Kood เกาะกูด

There are more islands

2011-01-09T04:06:00.000-08:00

As I told you before, Ko Chang is part of the Mu Ko Chang Marine National Park with 50 islands. The Thai Tramp tells you how to go there by boat.

Koh Maak เกาะหมาก
also Koh Mak

See the locations on Koh Mak Google Map

Picture Mathieu van den Berk

Picture Mathieu van den Berk

What you discover
White sandy beaches, crystal clear water and 27 kilometers coastline: Koh Maak lies south of Koh Chang and is not part of the National Park. Around 800 people live here in three fishing villages and around 20 resorts wait for guests. There are plantations of rubber trees and coconut palms, rainforest and two beaches, Khao Beach (Southeast, great for windsurfing) and Suan Yai Beach (Northwest). You can rent bikes and motorbikes to discover the island. You will find some small shops. See a map of Koh Maak and see a guide for Koh Maak. And read the history of Koh Maak.

How you arrive
From Laem Ngop you take a speedboat (daily at around 9.30, 11.00, 13.30 und 16.00), which arrives after 45 to 60 minutes at Suan Yai Pier. There is also a slow boat (daily at 15.00). It takes 2.5 hours to arrive at Ao Nid Pier. See the timetable here.
From Bang Bao on Koh Chang there are speedboats and slow boats too, see the timetable here.

These times are for high season between November and May. In the low season and if the wether is bad, some boats can't leave due to high waves.

Where you stay on Ao Kao Bay:

Baan Koh Mak From 800 to 1650 Baht. 18 rooms. Read review of travelfish.org

Picture ml22
View from Ban Koh Mak Resort Restaurant southwest direction

Ao Kao Beach Resort From 850 to 1500 Baht, 30 bungalows at the beach, open all year round.

Island Huts From 150 to 250 Baht, 7 simple bamboo huts at Ao Kao Beach. Pictures by kohmak.com

Makathanee Resort สำนักงานขาย From 1500 to 3000 Baht. Wooden houses in Thai style, pool. Read review on travelfish.org

Makathanee Resort

Palm Beach Resort From 3500 Baht. 8 Bungalows with private roof top terrace on every bungalow. Read review on travelfish.org. See also video on youtube.

Palm Beach Resort

Baan Chai Lay Resort From 650 to 5400 Baht. Four beach front bungalows and rooms at the back. Read review on travelfish.org

Holiday Beach Resort: From 350 to 1300 Baht. Read review on travelfish.org

Lazy Day The Resort: From 2500 to 3000 Baht. Bungalows. Read review on travelfish.org

Bamboo Hut: For 300 Baht. 6 Bungalows in the rear of Lazy days.

Monkey Island Resort From 600 to 1800 Baht.

Monkey Island

Pano Resort 900 Baht. Four houses with two rooms.

Pano Resort

Koh Mak Villa: From 1000 to 2500 Baht. Off the beach, at the top of the hill between Ao Suan Yai beach and Ao Kao beach.

Goodtime Resort From 2300 to 5200 Baht. With spa and pool. You live in thai houses or villas. Off the beach between Ao Suan Yai Beach and Ao Kao Beach.

Picture Naomi

Baan Ing Kao: From 200 to 500 Baht. Huts on a hillside.

Sunset Bungalows: From 200 to 400 Baht. There is no sand here, but rocky headland.

T. K. Huts: From 400 to 990 Baht.

Where you stay on Ao Suan Yai Bay:

Coco Cape Resort From 500 to 10 000 Baht. Wooden cottages above seawater on stilts. Read reviews on travelfish.org

Baan Talay Bungalow with shared bathroom (romantic, of course there are also more comfortable villas...)

Pool

Koh Mak Resort From 600 to 4800 Baht. Read review on travelfish.org

Koh Mak Resort

Suchanaree Bungalows: For 400 Baht. Six basic bungalows.

Where you stay on Ao Tann Bay:

Green View Resort: Offside in the north east of the island.

Where you stay on Ao Nid Bay:

Buri Hut Natural Resort: From 700 to 1800 Baht. North from Ao Nid Pier at Banlang Bay, not at the beach. Pictures by Elke & Christian

Pictures and videos:
Pictures by Heinz Albers I Pictures by Heinz Albers II
Pictures by Happy Sleepy I

Koh Rayang หมู่เกาะระยั้ง

See the locations on Koh Rayang Google Map

Just a few hundred meters from Koh Maak.

Where you stay:

Rayang Island Resort From ???. 15 wood bungalows. No aircon during the day. No motorbikes on the island.

Picture Olivier Languepin

Koh Kham เกาะขาม

See the locations on Koh Kham Google Map

Picture Heinz Albers

Picture Heinz Albers
Black lava rock on the beach

From Koh Mak you can walk here during low tide - or take a boat. In 2008 a wealthy Bangkok family has bought the island. They are turning it into a luxury resort, notes luxury-thailand-travel

See LimeWaveVideo

Koh Wai เกาะหวาย

See the locations on Koh Wai Google Map

What you discover
Quiet paradise. But may be not for long time now, because a korean company has bought Pakarang Resort. Read the report of The Nation Good place for snorkeling and diving (corals on the west side). No shop. Be prepared for mosquitoes. And be aware, that day trippers come by boats from Koh Chang and elswhere. Find a good description by Tales of Asia

How you arrive
From Laem Ngop see the timetable here.
From Bang Bao on Koh Chang see the timetable here.
Krom Luang Pier near Trat Every day at 8 am and 12 am. See the timetable

Where you stay

Paradise Bungalow

Pakarang Resort From 800 to 2000 baht. 38 wooden and concrete bungalows.

Pakarang Resort

Ao Yai Ma Bungalows From 250 to 350 baht. 12 bungalows.

Good Feeling 300 Baht. 11 Bungalows.

Koh Lao Ya เกาะเหลายา

See the locations on Koh Lao Ya Google Map

Picture isriya

Picture isriya

Beautiful white sand, clear water, corals: Koh Lao Ya lies south of Koh Chang and is a group of islands: Koh Lao Ya Nok, Koh Lao Ya Klang and Koh Lao Ya Nai. The main island is around 1 kilometer long and 300 metres wide. There is a wooden bridge from Koh Lao Ya Nai to Koh Yao Ya Klang. At low tide you can walk to the island without using the bridge.

Where you stay

Lao Ya Island Resort From 2100 to 4800 Baht. See also: Kochang2.com

Pictures and videos:
Pictures and by Ulrike

Read also:
Koh Kood - a paradise going upmarket

Ko Kood/Ko Kut เกาะกูด

2010-01-21T13:12:00.000-08:00

Ko Kood - a paradise
going upmarket

See the locations on Ko Kood Google Map

Picture by Sam@flickr

What you discover
The New York Times has put Ko Kood as number 6 on its list of 31 places to travel in 2010. Ko Kood has wunderful white sandy beaches (Ta Pho Beach, Khlong Chao Beach, Thakian Beach, Phrao Beach), its less than 2000 inhabitants live from rubber tree and coconut plantation as well as fishing, and of course from tourism. The 2 fishing villages Ao Yai and Ao Salat are the biggest villages on the island and support the island with fresh seafood. Ko Kood has hideaways for the mega-rich as well as places for modest budgets (at Klong Chao.

Picture by Giladr

Read the guide by travelfish.org. Koh Kood "is reputed to be untouched", notes Jewie. He adds: "And so it is with only one main dirt road on the island. It is an island with only the occasional Farang spotted, it is an island full of Thai tourists. It is, their land, their playground and I could see they prefer to keep it that way. Though the island is truly backwards, there are hints that points to another making of Phuket, that which is the ever strong GSM signal on the island." There is a trend towards upmarket-developing, also Ian notes, who points out: "The island is already a lost paradise for backpackers". The room-rates go up. The hotel group Sixth Senses Resorts & Spas has bought a 150-hectare-plot of land in Yai Ke Bay, where they just opened Soneva Kiri. And they have built
a small airstrip on nearby Mai Sii Island. They fly guests with a 12-seater Cessna plane from Bangkok directly to Koh Kood. But still there is no ATM on the island, so you have to take your money with you. Many resorts don't take credit cards.

Ao Salad fishing village on Koh Kood, picture by Hanoix

Snorkeling at Koh Kood is average, means Ashley, a good site is Tapao Beach.

At Ao Klong Chao you find a river, thai is navigable and leads to Khlong Chao waterfall. "The last 800m must by done on foot", writes Tezza. You can also follow a road and then walk 600m.

How you arrive

From Laem Sok Pier: Siri White Speedboat departs at 13.00 daily, stopping at Koh Maak and continuing to Klong Mat Pier on Koh Kood. It takes 1-2 hours (for 500-600 Baht). Nilmungkorn ferry goes from Coral Beach Pier to Ao Salad on Koh Kood at 12.00 and takes around two hours. Leaves at Ao Salad at 10.00.

From Dan Khao Pier: A slow boat operated by War Choke Wuttichai, departs at 10.00 am on Tuesday and Friday and takes 4-5 hours (for 200-300 Baht). A speed boat operated by Ao Phrao Speed Boats departs at 9.00 am daily and takes 1-2 hours (for 500-600 Baht). A boat operated by Mark House leaves at Mark House Pier to Klong Chao Pier daily at 9.00 and 13.00 taking one to two hours /for around 600 Baht).

From Laem Ngob Pier: A ferry run by Koh Kood Seatrans departs at 9.00 am on Friday and Saturday and takes 2-3 hours (for 500-600 Baht).

From Kai Bae Hut on Ko Chang: In High Season Kai Bae Hut Speedboat leaves in Ko Chang at 11 am and goes to Ko Wai, Ko Kham, Ko Rayang and Ko Mak before arriving at Ko Kood at 13 pm.

From Bang Bao on Ko Chang: Bang Bao Boat goes to Ko Mak, where you can change to another boat to Ko Kood.

From Had Leck (Cambodian Border): A Thai Marine Express runs a speedboat leaving Had Leck Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 4 pm and arriving at Ko Kood at 5 pm. Departure from Ko Kood the same days on 13 pm.

Where you stay

Analay Resort: From 1400 Baht. Sai Dang Beach. Shuttle boat from Trat to the resort.

Picture by AeY

Analai Resort, picture by pandanoi

Aow Noi Resort: Huts from 1000 Baht, with fan and with aircon. "A very basic resort with a fantastic beach", comments TicinoMoLo on tripadvisor.com. And he adds: "It's quite normal to share the hut with wildlife; so if you are afraid of ants, geckos or even rats, you should choose another resort".

Aow Noi Resort, picture by flyvorbei

Bungalow, picture by flyvorbei

Aow Noi Beach, picture by zindysocool

Away Resort: For the lowest rate you get a tent. The beach is located opposite the resort, you get there swimming (two minutes) or paddling by boat. But swimming is not so easy, because there are rocks. "If you walk past the activity center and carry on down the paved road for 2 minutes, you can get a massage for 200 baht and there is a nice small restaraunt doing lovely food", recommends nealphillipsLondon on tripadvisor.com, where the reviews are mixed. There is Airconditioning only during the night.

Pictures by Astudothailand

Baan Klong Jao Homestay:

Captain Hook Resort: From 4700 Baht. Located on the cape between Klong Yai Kee stream and the beach. By the stream you find Deluxe rooms with private balconies. By the cliff there are Pool Suite Villas and Mini Pool Villas.

Deluxe Villa

Happy Days South of Klong Chao. A few minutes walk to the beach. Basisc rooms, good review on tripadvisor.com.

Bungalows at Happy Days

Hindard Resort: From 2000 Baht. Ao Ngarm Ko.

Bungalow, picture by beejung

Khlong Hin Beach Resort:

Khlong Hin Beach, picture by I am Kat

Klong Jao Resort: Mixed reviews on travelfish.org

Ko Kut Ao Phrao Beach Resort:

Ao Phrao Beach Resort, pictures by a-nopparat.blogspot.com, see more of the gallery

Ko Kood Beach Resort: From 2200 Baht. Quite good review on tripadvisor.com. See video on youtube.com

Bali Bungalow

Thai Twin House with Jacuzzi

Picture by cp_6000

Ko Kood Cabana

Ko Kood Coral Beach

Ko Kood Dusita Resort: Palmgarden in front of the bungalows and seaview, white sand beach. Good reviews on tripadvisor.com.

Ko Kood Far East Resort:

Ko Kood Resort: Bang Bao Bai. Good reviews on tripadvisor.com.

Kood Island Resort

Mark House Bungalow:

Ngam Klo: From 650 Baht. Klong Chao. Bungalows. Good reviews on travelfish.org.

Neverland Beach Resort:

Neverland, picture by Marco

Picture by Marco

Ngamkho Koh Kood Resort:

Peter Pan Resort

Peter Pan Resort, picture by Perayut

Shantaa Kood Resort: From 3500 Baht. On a small hill by the main pier (where cars can go on land), with a small beach and another one beyond the pier. "Idyllic getaway", means acbw_8 on tripöadvisor.com. "The most attractive and elegant resort on Ko Kut", comments travelfish.org. See picture by gillou29 and gallery by Jomphop. Aircon only during the night.

Shantaa room, all pictures by sOmSiLp

Siam Beach Resort: Read the review by Tezza.

Siam Beach Resort, picture by Wimbledonian

Siam Beach, picture by I am Kat

Soneva Kiri. See photogallery by lentexx. This brand new luxury resort of the Six Senses Group is promoted as eco-resort, there is rainwater harvesting and solar power. And there are special attractions as Tree-tops Dining: You board a pod, then you are elevated 5 metres above the ground, food and beverages are brought by a flying waiter. Soneva Kiri also offers an observatory for stargazing. Then there is the Eco Villa. Read more about the founders Sonu and Eva Shivdasani

Pictures by Dennis

Suanya Kohkood Resort And Spa:

The Beach Natural Resort: From 1200 Baht.

Wuttichai Garden

X2 Koh Kood: X2 resorts is building at Klong Chao Beach and will open the resort in 2010.

Cheap stay on Ko Kood
Its not so easy anymore to find huts for 300 Baht. But some hare listed on thorntree forum.

Onlinebookings are possible on kokood.com (with map of locations) and on kohkood.com

Ko Chang: No longer the secluded paradise, but ...

2009-04-29T12:41:00.000-07:00

Ko Chang เกาะช้าง (Elephant Island) ist the second largest island in Thailand (after Phuket), 30 kilometers long and 14 kilometers wide. Together with other 50 islands it’s part of Mu Ko Chang อุทยานแห่งชาติหมู่เกาะช้าง marine national park.

Flickr-picture by rightee.

Ko Chang used to be a quiet paradise for backpackers. With its increasing tourism it's changing. Many resorts and hotels have been built or upgraded. But there is still a lot of nature, the centre of the island is mountainous and covered by a virgin rainforest rich of species, where you discover rivers and waterfalls. And: Of course Ko Chang still is a paradise of beaches (sandy and rocky ones, busy and lonely ones). And you can choose from a big variety of accomodations, from huts to luxury resorts. You can also decide, if you want to go to the more developped westside of the island or to the calmer eastside. See Ko Chang Map A description of the actual situation at the different beaches you fand here: Tezza-thailandbeachesandislands.blogspot.com

Flickr-picture by Ramon Arellano

Climate: Most rain falls in august, december is very dry. From may till october there is the southwest monsoon, the dry season is from november till february. This is the time of northwest monsoon, temperatures go down to around 22 degrees. The best time for diving is november to april, when the world unter water is not dark because of the rain. From May to October it is not possible to visit some of the islands south of Koh Chang because of the monsoon (Koh Kut, Koh Mak, Koh Wai and Koh Khlam).

Flickr-picture by Katiew

Flickr-picture by nigimon

http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif

Flickr-picture by permanently scatterbrained

A critical review about the development of Koh Chang has been posted on Thorn Tree Travel Forum by Khunwilko

Ko Chang Videos

2008-04-20T09:37:00.000-07:00

See the ferry to Ko Chang, the street, White Sand Beach, Siam Beach (the author seems to mean Lonely Beach) and the new Dusit Princess Hotel

Mangroves in Bai Lan Bay: Video

Lonely Beach: Video

Slide show of some hotels and resorts: Slide show

Elephant Trekking: Video

Koh Kham and then Ko Chang: Video

Ko Chang Under Water: Video

About the King Cobra and the paradise for divers

2008-04-19T08:21:00.000-07:00

Seventy percent of the territory of Koh Chang is rain forrest, a real jungle. How romantic! How dangerous! Some of the species here you should better not see from too close, for example the Burmese python or the King cobra. So be careful and dress right, when you want to go for a jungle trek. May be you also discover the Ko Chang frog (Rana kochang), who only lives on this island. It's possible to go into the jungle with local guides. Here you find a description of a trip to King Cobra Waterfall. You can stay at a guesthouse in the jungle: Jungleway.
And in the sea there is the rich marine life of the National Park, where you find coral reefs. Good sites to observe: Ko Chang noi, Ko Yuak, Ko Man Nok, Ko Khlum, Ko Wai, Ko Lao Ya, Ko Ngam, Ko Rang, Ko Kra and along the easternside of Ko Chang island.In Salak Phet Bay lie the wrecks of the Thai warships "Songkhla" and "Chonburi" - interesting places for divers!

More about Ko Changs Nature. And see pictures

Hotels and Guesthouses onKo Chang

2008-02-20T03:39:00.001-08:00

See all the beaches, hotels and bungalows on Koh Chang Google Map and Koh Chang Google Earth

Ao Klong Son เกาะช้าง
Klong Son Bay (also Chang Noi Beach)

A quiet beach for safe swimming. But the bay is now part of a big property development called Siam Royal View.

Aiyapura Resort & Spa: Thai style villas and suites surrounded by greenery tropical garden with a large 30 meters long swimming pool. There is just a very small beach. The
reviews on tripadvisor.com are mixed: guests, who would like to have a bigger beach or opportiunities to eat outside the resort complain about the isolated location.

Room of Oriental Villa

Jungleway: From 200 to 400 baht. Five bamboo bungalows, where you go to sleep and wake up to the sounds of the jungle. The restaurant has a viewing platform high in the trees. You can book jungle treks here and hire bikes. With the longer treks you climb to Khao Chom Prasat (661m), from where you have a magnificent view over Koh Chang. Or you go down to the sea to see one of the mangrove forests. Jungleway is in walking distance from Klong Son fishing village.

Picture Marte Romsås
Jungleway restaurant

Picture thailandmetkleinekinderen.web-log.nl
Jungleway restaurant from inside

Picture Chris Allen
Jungleway bungalow,

Had Sai Khao หาดทรายขาว
White Sand Beach

The longest, most popular and therefore most busiest or crowded beach - depends from your point of view. Many shops, restaurants and pubs along the street. Maps White Sand Beach North and White Sand Beach South See good pictures by Heinz Albers

White Sand Beach Resort & Spa: From 800 to 2500 Baht. 99 bungalows are in three rows, each with a share of sea view.

See also picture by Heinz Albers

Rock Sand Beach Resort: From 350 Bath. 102 Moo 4. The central building lies on a rock at the beach with a nice terrasse and with beaches on each side. There are lodges and rooms above and behind the restaurant. See video from the rainy season on youtube by kasunga1

Picture paka808
View from the terrace

Picture Rock Sand Beach Resort

Bo's Indipendent bungalows: 20 rooms, from 200 to 600 Baht. Travelfish.org writes: "If ever there was a competition to decide the bungalow operation with the funkiest decor in Thailand, Independent Bo would have to be high on the list. Murals on the side of every wall, decorations eclectically drawn from all corners of the globe and a generous use of red make independent Bo a sight to behold." Read more in the blog of Cath and Simon. See video on youtube.com. See also pictures by Heinz Albers

Picture Jo Simon

KC Grande Resort: 61 villas, from 1700 to 7000 Baht. This resort has the best beach front area on White Sand Beach. In the reviews on tripadvisor.com the deluxe rooms on the beach are recommended (ask for rooms 444, 555, 666, 777, 888. 999). Some construction work seems to be going on in the back part of the resort.

Picture by photosfromthailand.blogspot.com

15 Palms: From 700 to 1400 Baht. Bungalows. Recommended by Divekohchang.com

Koh Chang Lagoon Resort: From 1600 to 4500 Baht, at very nice beach, 83 rooms in bungalows and hotel buildings.

Koh Chang Lagoon Resort

Picture Gabriel

Koh Chang Kacha Resort & Spa: From 1800 to 6300 Baht, 89 rooms and villas. Good reviews on r24.org. Mixed are the
reviews of tripadvisor.com

Koh Chang Kacha Resort

Ban Pu Koh Chang Hotel: From 1800 to 6500 Baht. Rooms with seaview, surrounded by a tropical garden.

See also pictures by Heinz Albers:

Alina Resort and Alina Grande Hotel: The Resort (from 800 to 1600 Baht) has hotel rooms and bungalows. Alina Grande Hotel (from 1500 zo 4800 Baht) is quite new and not at the beach, but on the other side of the street.

See video on youtube.com

Alina Grande

Keereeta Resort: From 2500 to 3000 Baht. Not at the beach but 200 metres from the sea, with herbal steam room. Read review on igougo.com Recommended by Divekohchang.com

Keereta Resort

Had Kai Mook
Kai Mook Beach

Kai Mook Beach is also known as pearl beach. And pearls meen: there are a lot of litte stones at the beach, it's not a sandy beach.

Plaloma Cliff Resort: From 900 to 2500 Baht. Disappointed reviews on tripadvisor.com

Plaloma Cliff Resort

Top Resort: From 900 to 3610 Bath, 14 rooms and 4 bungalows. The bungalows have a kitchen. Only small beach.

Top Resort

Remark Cottage Resort: From 2800 to 6000 Baht. 15 rooms. Read review on tripadvisor.com Good snorkeling opportunities just offshore.

Remark Cottages

Saffron on the sea: 7 bungalows,from 400 to 1400 Baht per night."A good choice for those wanting to avoid crowds, or for couples seeking a romantic getaway", says the review of travelfish.org. Stones at the beach, not sand.

Paradise Palms Resort: From 900 zo 1300 baht. 4 rooms. Read review of travelfish.org

Ban Nuna Guesthouse: From 250 to 300 Baht. The Bungalows are 50 metres from the beach. The guesthouse with the same name is 2 kilometres away from White Sand Beach.

Bungalow at the beach

Balcony

Pearl Beach

Laem Chai Chet
Chai Chet Cape

Chaichet resort: 1800 Baht. 57 rooms, in bungalows and in a motel-like building. The restaurant is wellknown for seafood.

Chaichet resort

Had Khlong Prao คลองพร้าว
Khlong Prao Beach

Safe for swimming, in the northern part swimming is not recommended.

Coconut beach resort: 75 rooms,from 600 to 3000 Baht per night.
Travelfish.org review sees in this palace "an attempt of old-style grandeur going a litte over the top". It describes the rooms inside "a little less intricate and frilly than their exterior". The resort has also older bungalows. Nice white sandy beach.

Villa Room

Thalé Bungalows: From 200 to 250 Baht, 12 bungalows. Recommended by Divekohchang.com

Thalé Bungalows

Tiger Huts 500 Baht. 32 rustic huts. Tiger Hut sprawls down a long swathe of golden sand.

Tiger Huts

Ramayana Koh Chang Resort: 64 rooms, from 2000 to 6300 Baht. Not at the beach, but with shuttle bus to a beach. Reviews on tripadvisor.com

Ramayana Resort

Baan Rim Nam Guesthouse: 900 Baht. Only 3 rooms. A renovated wooden fishermans home on stilts over the klong. Very quiet place. In a couple of minutes you walk 200 metres to the beach. You can also kayak up and down the klong. Read Lonely Planet review.

The room

The deck

The view

Aana Resort: 71 rooms,from 2200 to 17000 Baht per night. Rooms and villas with jacuzzi. It's lies on a river, from where you are taken to a small private beach by boat (around 500 meters away). Some guest complain about the beach and mosquitos in the reviews of Tripadvisor.com

Villa with jacuzzi and view to the river

Swimming pool with Top View Villas

Panviman Resort: From 4200 to 8800 Baht. 50 rooms in a tropical lush garden at a peninsula. Quite a long way to the shops of Klong Prao, but the hotel offers transportation. Beach restaurants nearby. Read good reviews on tripadvisor.com

Four Angels restaurant

Panviman Resort

Iyara Resort From 800 to 3500 Baht. 16 bungalows. Not at the beach, close to nature, at a stream coming from a waterfall, where you find a natural jacuzzi.

Jacuzzi in the river

Tropicana Resort & Spa From 1500 to 10 800 Baht. 70 rooms. 80 more rooms are constructed until juni 2008.
Recommended by Divekohchang.com See their picture gallery

Tropicana Resort

The Dewa: 59 rooms, villas and grand villas. From 4600 to 20 000 Bath. New designer hotel.

Dewa villa

Dewa beach

VJ Hotel Health and Spa: 1400 to 3200 Baht. It lies between Amari and Dewa, two of the noblest resorts on Ko Chang. Rooms in a hotel building, which looks not romantic, but good
reviews on travelkohchang.com

VJ Hotel

Amari Emerald Cove Resort From 4700 to 10700 Baht. 165 rooms. Italien restaurant Sassi. A luxurious resort, best rated hotel by tripadvisor.com in Ko Chang. Read reviews on tripadvisor.com

Amari Emerald Cove Resort

Grand Cabana Resort From 2200 to 6500 Baht. Well protected beach, safe for swimming.

Chook Dee Resort From 700 to 3000 Baht. Bungalows.

Cliff Beach Resort: From 2700 to 6250 Baht. 33 suites, restaurants, shops and atm nearby. The resort offers different kinds of rooms from standard rooms to private Thai Houses on the hill overlooking the sea and the islands. See more pictures here Read mainly good reviews reviews in tripadvisor.com

Thai Villa on the hill

Cliff Beach Resort

Had Sai Kai Bae หาดไก่แบ
Kai Bae Beach

Safe vor swimming.

Chang Park Resort: From 1300 to 23300 Baht. 118 rooms from bungalows to suites.

Chang Park Resort

3 Seasons Bungalow: From 600 to 1200 Baht. Not at the beach, on the other side of the road, without hot water.

See also video on youtube.com

Garden Resort: From 1200 to 2200 Baht. In walking distance (3 minutes) from the beach, close to shops and dive school, bungalows with internet in all rooms. There is daily music from a restaurant opposite, but they finish before midnight. Good rating on Tripadvisor.com

Garden Resort

Kai Bae Beach Resort: From 600 to 1800 Baht. Wooden bungalows with fan and cement bungalows with air-condition. See review on travelfish.org

Wooden bungalow with fan

Cement bungalow with air-condition

Video shows Kai Bae Beach Bungalows at beginning and Kai Bae Hut at the end:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUgsVp0G0LI

Seaview Resort & Spa: From 1875 to 16 500 Baht. The luxurious Spa Suite offers you a private spa room and a jacuzzi with beautiful view of the sea and small islands. There is a fitness centre too, but don't await modern equipment there. Good reviews on Tripadvisor.com

The Standard Cottage

Jacuzzi in Suite Spa

Had Tha Nam
Lonely beach

As new resorts have been built here, this beach ist no longer lonely, but it's not overcrowded. Some shops, restaurants and internet nearby.

Siam Beach Resort: From 650 to 6500 Baht. Hillside bungalows and hotel rooms at the beach. Quite good reviews on tripadvisor.com See their pool. More elevated pool villas with jaccuzzi have just been opened.

Hillside bungalows, picture by mikaandrachaelnz.com

In the jacuzzi

Nature Beach Resort: Recommended by Divekohchang.com

See video on youtube.com

Bhumiyama Resort: 1920 bis 5200 baht, rooms in hotel building and bungalows. Quiet place, very good reviews on tripadvisor.com:

Bhumiyama Resort

Siam Hut: From 350 to 500 Baht. 80 basic bungalows, a bit rundown. Has a MiniMart and an internet cafe at the sea. Read reviews on travelfish.org

Siam Hut

Tree House: From 80 to 280 bath. First impression of the coconut huts is nice, but it's a party place for young people with music during the night - not for everybody as the review on tripadvisor.com shows. About the food of treehouse restaurant you find a lot of good comments.

Oasis Bungalows: From 300 to 360 Baht, 15 wooden huts, not at the beach, around 120 metres from the road, near the rainforest. The owners write on their homepage: "Some bars down the street do play pretty loud music some times. If you are sensible to this kind of 'good night music', Lonely Beach might not be the right place to stay. On the good side, you can be pretty sure always to find a place to party."

Magic Garden Resort: From 300 to 900 Baht. Party place with DJs playing.

Magic Garden Resort

Had Bai Lan เกาะช้าง
Bai Lan Beach

Hat Bang Bao บางเบ้า
Bang Bao Beach

In this fishing village the houses are built on poles pitched into the sea. The houses are connected by bridges. There are some restauants. See pictures by Heinz Albers

Nisa Cabana: From 3500 to 39000 Baht. Villas, suites, pool villas. Not at the beach.

Nirvana: From 4600 to 9200 Bath. A hideaway set in jungle on a peninsula, designed with fine materials, from timber floors to hand made Buddha roof tiles, interiors from Bali. Only small beach. Rock walk offers good views, 10 minutes to walk to Bang Bao village. Tripadvisor.com reviews are quite good.

Bang Bao Sea Hut: From 1400 to 1900 Baht. The resort’s wood-finished bungalows sit on a private pier over the water at the end of Bang Bao pier, and combine stunning views with the amazing sensation of living over the sea itself. The rooms are airconditioned or have a fan. Recommended by Divekohchang.com

Picture by Greg Spurgin

Elephant Garden: 250 Baht. Bungalows with fan and shower.

Remark-Pu-Zi Hut: From 200 to 700 Baht.

The East Coast of Koh Chang
The East side of Koh Chang is very quiet, not much has been changed here in the last years. Different from the West side there are no Songthaews (Taxis) driving up and down the street on the East coast. If you drive South you cannot change to the West coast, a street is planned, but not finished. Read about the East Coast at Whitesandsthailand.com

Had Dan Kao
Dan Kao Beach

Funky Hut Family Resort: From 1800 to 3900 Baht. With a pool for children and an alomost deserted beach.

The Souk Resort: 500 Baht. 10 bungalows.

Picture by Thailand met kleine Kinderen:

Chanarkarn Resort: From 1400 to 3000 Baht.

Suan Sam Chan Resort: From 1200 to 1500 Baht. 18 bungalows.

Ao Salak Kok อ่าวสลักเกาะ
Salak Kok Bay

SPA Koh Chang Resort: From 2200 to 4200 Bath. A romantic retreat for nature lovers, quiet and peaceful location on the eastside of Ko Chang, on a small lagoon,sits amidst mangroves and is surrounded by rain forrest. A building with rooms and cottages at a hillside. The restaurant is specialized in vegetarian and organic food, but serves also chicken and seafood. You can’t see the sea, but can hire a boat to paddle there through the mangroves. Three times a week they offer a shuttle bus to the beaches. You can get meditation and yoga training or a fasting program. Excellent reviews on tripadvisor.com. Read also this essay of Victor Paul Borg

Had Salak Phet สลักเพชร
Salak Phet Beach

Salak Phet Resort: From 900 to 2500 Baht. With seafood restaurants.

Had Sai Yao หาดทรายยาว
Long Beach

Long beach is not accessible by road right now, as K_C_Farang noted on www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree

Tree house: From 150 to 300 Baht. Basic bamboo huts