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Kinnaree House

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Located on a sidestreet as you meander down to Ao Lo Dalam beach, this is one of only a handful of places that's actually located in the streets of Ton Sai village itself. Kinnaree bills itself as a boutique guesthouse and it makes a great first impression. Ceramic frangipanis stud the reception's concrete floor, and its blue-painted wooden facade stands out from surrounding monochromatic shophouses. Rooms are painted in eye-catching (or -shocking) hues of purple, turquoise, tangerine, pink and lime green. Their decor is sleek and sophisticated contemporary Thai, with paintings and wood carvings in every room. Though very clean, most rooms are smallish, some made more so by walls painted in darker shades, and none of them have views of anything but the walls of surrounding buildings. All come with international cable TV air-con, hot water and minibar. Breakfast is also included. Kinnaree is a short walk to the beach and metres from shops and restaurants. They also have a second outfit just around the corner which has similar offerings, down the small lane directly opposite the Irish Pub. The largest beach bars on Phi Phi are just around the corner, so some rooms may get noisy at night. Staff are great. They're usually booked solid through high season.

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Ton Sai village, Ko Phi Phi. T: (081) 899 1691, (081) 854 5187 F: (075) 601 138
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What we were quoted*

Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Sgl air-con private b'room	1,100 THB	1,600 THB
Dbl air-con private b'room	1,600 THB	2,000 THB
Triple air-con private b'room	2,000 THB	2,400 THB

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Added to Travelfish on: 19th March, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 7th February, 2010

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Small rooms, lots of mozzies - 24th April, 2008
Rooms here were 1400B and small. Good bed and TV but the bathroom was full of mozzies and the rooms are small and not soundproof. Woken up by noisy drunks. Poor value but Phi Phi has lots of overpriced resorts. I wouldn't stay here again.

Kinnaree House reviewed by travelrock on 24th April, 2008, rated 3 out of 5.
Stayed here 11/2005
Total reviews submitted: 22.
travelrock also reviewed: Boonsiri Guest House, Chai Chet Bungalows, Coral Bay Resort and Spa, K.B. Resort, K.B. Resort, Koh Wai Paradise, Lanta Ilmare Beach Resort, Long Bay Resort, Mangkhon Guesthouse, New Siam II Guest House, O.T's High Life Resort, Phimai Hotel, Phimai Inn, SP Hotel, Tharn Thong Hotel, The Sun Hut, Thong Tarin Hotel, Tipa Resort, Tubtim resort, Vong Deuan Resort.

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