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Region: Southern Thailand> Province: Phang Nga> Location: Ko Yao Noi
Sabai Corner
A perfect embodiment of all a bungalow should be
29/2 Moo 5, Ko Yao Noi Rd, Ko Yao Noi
Phang Nga Province
Tel: (081) 892 1827, (076) 597 497
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Description
This is the grandmother of accommodation on Ko Yao Noi -- 15 years on the same spot. But the old dame hasn't aged a bit -- in fact she she's still in her prime. Sabai Corner's run by an Italian expat who doesn't advertise, doesn't have a business card, and is perfectly happy to entertain the regulars that come year after year, who aren't really customers, so much as her friends. The bungalows here are exquisitely well-conceived. They are set on a hill amid rife, colorful tropical foliage, overlooking a bay. The rooms themselves, even the smaller ones, are a perfect embodiment of everything a bungalow should be -- wrought in pleasing, fragrant hard woods, comfy beds beneath banyans of mosquito netting, giving on to generous multi-tiered balconies hosting tables, benches and hammocks, ideal for lazing away the days and nights with your fellow voyagers. Don't even think about asking for air-con -- this is a fan-only joint, and proud of it. Italian food is available (naturally) at the restaurant on premises. It's telling that everywhere you go on the island, even the owners of the other accommodation admit, this is the best place to stay.
Total rooms: 11
Deluxe bungalow
800 THB (low season)
1,000 THB (high season)
Two bedrooms
Family room
1,000 THB (low season)
1,500 THB (high season)
Bungalow fan private b'room
400 THB (low season)
500 THB (high season)
Add 200B for a bigger bungalow
Added to Travelfish on: 4th August, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 10th June, 2007
Guest feedback
Excellent place to stay! - 
By LuceVS ( total comments: 1 
) Stayed here 3/2008
We stayed here four nights in March 2008. It was fantastic from start to finish... The island is very much untouched by tourism still, although this seems to be starting up. The bungalows were wonderful, very much back-to-nature though with basic bathrooms unless you were in the luxury bungalow. But the location could not be beaten, with the bungalows hidden up the hillside. We were made to feel very much at home, and entirely safe. The food and company was wonderful, plus there are a couple of bars down the road that were also lovely. Highly recommended!!
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The Bomb!! - 
By TylerB ( total comments: 1 )
This place is the Bomb! Cheap as blank and gorgeous as ****. I definetely recommend this island first off, and this place to stay at on it. My sister and I searched the whole island on a motorbike and this was the best. The lounge if relaxed, the food is good, and the bungalows are really cool.
Ricky reply - 
By rickard ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 12/2006
To Lela and others,
Lela, I did not spill any poison or said your place wasnīt any good. I just pointed out that it was not a place (in my opinion)that was suitable to bring children to. I can surely understand that people looking for peace and quiet and the genuine Thailand would love it here. If me and my wife went to the place w/o children we would probably (or surely) enjoy it more. Also, I did not say in my comment that most of the people run away after a day, where did you get that from?? I was told however that we werent the first ones to leave for the same reasons (the beach). I am truly sorry if you misunderstood the meaning of my preavious comment, I did point out that the people were friendly and I did not mean to discourage people from coming here.
A site like this is however made for future guests and I came to your place after reading the input here and thougt it needed some more information about the place. I hope you will understand my point of view and good luck.
Ok but had better - 
By Kananga ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 8/2007
I stayed here recently. It was ok, the bungalow was nice, although it was very hot at night as the fan wasn't able to penetrate the mosquito net. The bathroom required walking down two flights of stairs which isn't fun at night in the dark on the side of a hill, the walk up the hill to the room had no lights either (so take a torch) and the sheets and pillows smelled very musty. If you are going to stay here call ahead and book bungalow 1. Its on ground level and has a good view. I wouldnt stay here again unless one of the ground level bungalows was available. Also make sure that there is no one else booked in to your bungalow after you arrive or you will have to move.
perfect place... -
By Crevette ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 1/2007
I dont agree with Richard's comment...
Koh Yao wasn't probably what he was looking for.
True that you must have to wait for high tide if you want to swim around Sabai, but... you can walk a bit or rent a motorbike and try another beach !
Koh Yao is the perfect place for those looking for quietness, for a place where you can relax, hang around, meet people, live among thai people.
Let's say this place is just the opposite of what you can find on Patong beach !
As for Sabai corner's, we've stayed there for 4 nights, and we've just felt in love with the place.
Bungalows are lovely, you can have a rest in front of the see on one of those teak-made benches, and enjoy the most delicious thai/italian food in this region...
Colin and Leila were very helpful when we wanted to organize our boat trip. And thanks to our ''captains'' this trip is probably one of our best ''souvenirs'' !
We enjoyed it so much that we''ll try to come back next winter !
Alice & Xavier, France
low tide and high tide - 
By LelaRossi ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here /2007
I leave and work at sabai corner and i would like to answer to Ricky.
In our island we have a big difference between high and low tide; so we can swimm only during high tide, wich is fair enough to mention. What is not true is that he had to pay to reach a beach: what he actually did was to rent a boat to go and visit the bay of Phang nga! What is also totally untrue is the suugestion that most of our customers run away after a day; so often is exactly the opposite with people ending up by coming again year after year.
I was surprised and very much hurt by Rickard's comment: we have been nice and helpful to him: this was obviously not his kind of place (I think he decided to take his family and stay in a big hotel in one of the very touristic beaches in Phuket instead), so, no problem, but why all the poison against us?
Not a place to bring children to -
By Ricky ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 12/2006
No swimable beach and in order to reach one we had to jump on a long tail that cost us 1600 Baht. Itīs OK for one day but not every single day and if you travel with children you need a beach or a pool. Friendly people though but we changed the length of our stay from 5 nights to 2. According to the same people it happened all the time. Maybe they should add this info to their homepage instead of having some not so happy customers.
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