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Ao Chalong

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Ao Chalong

Most of the budget guesthouses are found along Ao Chalong Rd, which runs from the traffic circle to the waterfront. The exception is Shanti Lodge on Chao Fa Nok Rd, rather far from the bay.

  • Pier 42 Boutique Resort

    Pier 42 Boutique Resort

    A boutique option

    42/5 Moo 5 Viset Rd
    T: (076) 384 477; F: (076) 38 4475

    Built in 2010, Pier 42 is an excellent addition to the mediocre budget rooms along the pier road. The resort is small and compact with rooms designed to look like houses on tug boats. Room interiors ... Read the full review of Pier 42 Boutique Resort.

    4 stars 1,500B to 4,000B 1 vote Midrange
  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

    A friendly bar with three great rooms

    1/18 Moo 9, Chao Fa Rd, Ao Chalong
    T: (084) 692 0465;

    The space above this popular bar and restaurant has been converted into some decent but well-equipped rooms. They're all air-con with an en suite bathroom, TV, DVD player, and fridge. You can even ... Read the full review of Happy Days.

    4 stars Under 600B 1 vote Backpacker
  • Aochalong Villa Resort and Spa

    Aochalong Villa Resort and Spa

    Affordable resort

    5/26 Moo 9, Soi Porn Chalong, East Chao Fa Rd, Ao Chalong
    T: (076) 282 464-5; F: (076) 282 565

    It's a bumpy trek to Aochalong Villa, so it's a genuine surprise to find a very pleasant, first-class boutique resort at the end of the dirt road. Depending how you look at it, the location is either ... Read the full review of Aochalong Villa Resort and Spa.

    4 stars 1,500B to 4,000B 1 vote Midrange
  • The Lighthouse

    The Lighthouse

    Yachties hangout

    45/33 Chao Fa Rd East, Moo 9, Ao Chalong
    T: (076) 381 709;

    Formerly known as Jimmy's Lighthouse, the hotel still serves as a hang-out for Chalong's yachties. The Lighthouse has a handful of rooms that are often full. Rooms are decorated basically with the ... Read the full review of The Lighthouse.

    3.5 stars 600B to 1,500B 1 vote Flashpacker
  • Shanti Lodge

    Shanti Lodge

    An inland hippy hideaway

    1/2 Soi Bang Rae, Chao Fa Nok Rd, Ao Chalong
    T: (076) 28 0233;

    A sister to the Shanti Lodge in Bangkok, this is one of the most unique guesthouses in Phuket. From the trickling salt-water swimming pool to the carved spiral staircase, every detail illustrates ... Read the full review of Shanti Lodge.

    3.5 stars 600B to 1,500B 2 votes Flashpacker
  • Ao Chalong Inn

    Ao Chalong Inn

    Hotel-style fare for divers

    43/16-17 Vises Rd, Ao Chalong
    T: (076) 281 368;

    The Ao Chalong Inn is a hotel-style place with what were once pleasant, light and airy rooms, but they're starting to look a bit shabby. All have air-con, TV and balconies, the best of which front ... Read the full review of Ao Chalong Inn.

    3.5 stars 600B to 1,500B 2 votes Flashpacker
  • Ao Chalong Mansion

    Ao Chalong Mansion

    Hardly a mansion

    48/13 Ao Chalong Rd, Ao Chalong
    T: (076) 280 435;

    It blows our mind why cheap boarding houses in Thailand are commonly called mansions — they're typically anything but. Sharing an address with a tour company, the Ao Chalong Mansion is in a grimy ... Read the full review of Ao Chalong Mansion.

    3 stars Under 600B 1 vote Backpacker

Friendship Beach

This stretch of motley sand between Ao Chalong and Rawai is home to a handful of resorts. The beach isn't very good, but you could swim if you really wanted to.

  • The Evason

    The Evason

    Your chance at a private island

    100 Viset Rd, Moo 2, Friendship Beach
    T: (076) 381 010; F: (076) 289 300

    The Evason is a bastion of unparallelled lushness and luxury, but those who can afford to stay here would hardly be poking around the internet reading Travelfish.org reviews: they're having one of ... Read the full review of The Evason.

    4 stars over 8,000B 1 vote Luxury
  • Friendship Beach Resort

    Friendship Beach Resort

    Good but overpriced

    27 Soi Mittrapap, Friendship Beach
    T: (076) 288 996; F: (076) 289 139

    We love the panoramic sea view, the thatched roof salas by the large pool, the bamboo bar and how the flat beach stretches out so far before meeting the waves. The standard rooms are a bit of a ... Read the full review of Friendship Beach Resort.

    3.5 stars 1,500B to 4,000B 1 vote Midrange


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