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Hi Mike
I am also looking for contact details for kalume resort, have you had any luck with the phone number or another website?
Thanks

I see kalume web site is back on the web

Mike

Hi Kylie
Yes I think the prices are high for what you get,but what are the other options
If you want to stay on kradan.we have have looked at kradan beach resort
But they have very bad reports on tripadvisor what do you think?
We are also looking at coral garden resort I think it is owned by kalume
But we are not sure as it is very expensive. My wife doesent fancy paradice lost
And we did want to stay on the beach, do you have any other ideas?
Regards Mike

There's a newish budget/flashpacker place on the south-eastern beach (the one with the good coral) called Ao Niang Beach Resort. Google might find contact numbers and it could be a good one walk in.

Moon, the guy who originally ran Kradan Beach Resort, has a new place a bit south called Paradise or just Moon's.

A lot of people confuse Kradan Beach Resort with Kradan Island Resort - the latter is in the far north of the main beach, past Kalume. And a contact told me that there was a new resort under construction between Kalume and Kradan Island Resort late last year- looked a bit upmarket. Maybe one of the booking sites like sawadee.com or Agoda can find it.

So Mike, you have no shortage of alternatives. In the case the island is booked out, National Parks at the southern end of the main beach has tents.

Kylie, any chance of some feedback here after your visit? - I've wondered about Kalume for some time.

A friend of mine just sent me a link to his great Kradan snorkelling page - lotsa info, pix and maps.
http://whatsthesnorkellinglike.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/thailand_kradan/

I'll be able to give some feedback myself before you guys go - I just booked 3 nights at Kradan Island Resort thru Agoda - prices seemed reasonable. I think Travelfish's booking engine may be affiliated with Agoda so this is one way to make sure our favourite travel info site gets a cut (sorry Somtan, I forgot and just used Google to find Agoda).

I didn't try to book Paradise Lost on account it's often hard to contact and I like tying new accommodation - my old mate Wally may be cut if in fact he is not at capacity, but I will make sure to call in for a meal or three for what I've found is the best grub on the island (a bit more exxy than budget bungalow restaurants but worth it in portion size alone - forget about the superior taste).


Some of you long-termers might be thinking I'm going a bit soft booking ahead rather than the traditional buget travellers' walk-in - but Lady Tezza is coming and she don't like hiking around looking for a vacancy, particularly when one mightn't exist outside the NP tents. And a tenter she aint