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Wooden walkways extend out over sand and water from the pier to attractive green huts on stilts. Like Dr Who's Tardis, they seem huge inside, with a fridge, Thai TV, plenty of windows, air-con and a nice smell. Clean bathrooms have a hot shower and bucket flush toilet. A small plastic slide extends off the side of the jetty, for water play when the tide is high enough. It's a beautiful location, but overpriced, and the staff could certainly do with a refresher course at friendliness school. Prices include breakfast. An up market alternative to Paradise Bang Bao.

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53 Bang Bao Village, Ko Chang. T: (039) 558 098, (081) 285 0570 F: (039) 558 097

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Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Bungalow fan private b'room	1,800 THB	2,500 THB

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Added to Travelfish on: 8th August, 2005
Last visited or updated on: 11th October, 2008

Bang Bao Sea Hut reviews

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Wonderful place - 26th August, 2006
The location is the best possible, on the sea and off the main pier. Quiet. You can listen to the sea. Beautiful huts on stilts. Very clean and well tended. And the people who attend the place are very kind and nice. I think there is no better place on Koh Chang.

Bang Bao Sea Hut reviewed by bengt on 26th August, 2006, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 7/2006
Total reviews submitted: 2.
bengt also reviewed: Indochine 2 Hotel.

Definetly Unique - 12th January, 2006
I stayed here for a couple days, and if you're in Bang Bao, it's definitely worth checking out. The rooms are bright and lovely, the views in the morning out over the water are wonderful, and you can brush your teeth as you watch the fish swim by outside your window. On the other hand, Bang Bao is no longer a quiet fisherman's village, and every morning at around 8 all the scuba boats leave from the pier which happens to be across from the Sea Huts. There's no beach, which makes long hot days somewhat torturous, and Bang Bao is pretty far from the rest of the island's life, so this is not a good place to have as a staging area for your explorations of Koh Chang. I enjoyed it for two nights, but after that I moved to a bungalow on the beach, where I paid a fifth of the price and had the beach at my door.

Bang Bao Sea Hut reviewed by Spiffae on 12th January, 2006, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 12/2005
Total reviews submitted: 2.
Spiffae also reviewed: Thale Bungalows.

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