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Big Easy

Classic Wooden Chalets on the shore

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Big Easy is one of the latest additions to Ko Maak, and a fine one it is too. A handful of hard wood bungalows are staggered and stretch back from the white sand beach, ensuring each one has a great view. The interiors are huge and each room has a decent balcony. Huge comfy beds are complemented by a decent wardrobe and dressing table, and the funky bathrooms are clad in a stone effect wall. Large glass windows face the ocean, allowing a good view of the beach from your bedroom. Families get a good deal here, with the double bungalow only a few dollars more than the regular ones. There is an adjoining restaurant right on the beach front, serving all the usual Thai dishes as well as a decent western style breakfast. Guests who need to keep in touch with international news will be pleased to find cable television in the restaurant, one of the few places on Ko Maak to have this luxury. The place is run by an English chap named Paul, and his family, and they will ensure you have a memorable stay with their super-friendly service.

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Ao Kao, Ko Maak. T: (087) 353 9643, (083) 132 2861
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What we were quoted*

Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Beachfront bungalow	1,500 THB	2,800 THB
Family room	1,600 THB	3,000 THB
Bungalow air-con private b'room	1,200 THB	2,500 THB

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Added to Travelfish on: 29th November, 2009
Last visited or updated on: 29th November, 2009

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Nice Beach, Bad Breakfast - 12th January, 2010
This place is way more than our accommodation budget, so we didn't stay here but we did stop by for breakfast and a swim. The rooms looked really nice, but weren't as close to the water as you'd expect in this price range. There were lots of families staying here. The beach was a nice, relatively wide stretch that was swept clean by the resort staff. The water was clean too, and the drop off into deeper water was not bad. There isn't much shade in this area, however, and we got really chewed up by sand flies here. Breakfast was a big disappointment, particularly the nescafe instead of real coffee and also since I was charged 80 baht for a tiny portion of museli and yoghurt, about half to a third as much as I'd got elsewhere on this trip. It felt like the inn-keeper was more interested in collecting our bill than delivering value to his customers.

Big Easy reviewed by exacto on 12th January, 2010, rated 3 out of 5.
Stayed here 12/2009
This is a Travelfish recommended reviewer
Total reviews submitted: 34.
exacto also reviewed: Anouxsa Guesthouse, Chiang Mai Thai House, CM Blue House, Dok Champa 1, Dok Champa 2, Esan Guesthouse, European Guesthouse, Island Huts, Kooh Mak Buri Hut Natural Resort, Lamai Wanta, LiThai Guesthouse, Malany Guesthouse, Mali Namphu, Malida Guesthouse, Mutmee Guesthouse, Narin Thachalern Hotel, Nett Hotel, Nong Soda Guesthouse, P.U. Guesthouse, Pop Guesthouse, PS Guest House, Refill Now, River Guest House, Sansabai House, SC Residence, Spa Samui Resort, Suchanaree, Thai Cozy House, Three J Guesthouse, Vong Pasued Guest House.

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