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Region: Eastern Thailand> Province: Trat> Location: Ko Maak
Monkey Island
Funky but expensive
Ao Kao, Ko Maak
Trat Province
Tel: (02) 286 7983, (081) 447 8448
Fax: (02) 286 7983
Description
Monkey Island Resort is run by the Monkey Shock Thai restaurant chain of the same animal moniker based in Bangkok. Bungalows are attractively built and furnished, but frankly, the high season price of 1,700B for a basic hut with cold shower is outrageous, no matter how stylishly done. Basic accommodation is available and slightly more reasonably priced in the form of bamboo huts with shared bathroom and there are also larger family bungalows. Electricity runs all day. Although located in a less attractive spot, large sandy expanses of beach stretch untenanted for long distances on either side. The Monkey Shock restaurant serves tasty food with a seafood emphasis but is quite pricey, even for Ko Maak. The bar pumps out its groovy beats until about 01:00, so if you're a light sleeper you might want to make alternative arrangements. Ploy Scuba have an office here if you want to book trips, and the resort runs a daily speed boat shuttle to and from Ko Chang.
Total rooms: 28
Family room
1,500 THB (low season)
2,700 THB (high season)
Gorilla Huts
Bungalow fan share b'room
300 THB (low season)
700 THB (high season)
Baboon Huts
Bungalow fan private b'room
500 THB (low season)
1,700 THB (high season)
Chimpanzee Huts
Added to Travelfish on: 4th August, 2005
Last visited or updated on: 30th July, 2007
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