Our top 10 places to stay in and around Bang Saphan Yai
Lovely beach, average accommodation
Ko Talu Island Resort sprawls along the western edge of Ko Talu offering a variety of midrange accommodation options for those who prefer to visit for longer than a few hours.
The island, and especially the main beach, are quite lovely, with gleamingly white sand, hammocks strewn here and there, a beach bar and a restaurant perched overlooking the bay. The accommodation itself though isn’t quite so hot and while the rooms are very spacious and mostly well appointed, they’re in need of a solid refurbishment and were they anywhere other than this beach we’d say they were totally overpriced. Given the setting however, they’re barely average value. There are a few varieties of rooms, and if you’re travelling with the family, plenty of space for a space bed helps as a sweetener. Food is good and, unlike the coastline, you’re perfectly placed to take in the sunset. Overall, we’d say you’re better off staying on the mainland and visiting on a daytrip, but other guests we spoke to were extremely positive about the resort.
Address: Ko Talu Island
T: (089) 744 5639; F: (089) 919 2776
Email: pow@taluisland.com
Web: http://www.taluisland.com/
Coordinates (for GPS): 99º33'34.74" E, 11º4'46.31" N
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Room rates: 4,000B to 8,000B
What we were quoted as a walk-in.
| Deluxe double room | 6,600 baht | 6,600 baht |
Reviewed by
Stuart McDonald
Stuart McDonald co-founded Travelfish.org with Samantha Brown in 2004. He has lived in Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia, where he worked as an under-paid, under-skilled language teacher, an embassy staffer, a newspaper web-site developer, freelancing and various other stuff. His favourite read is The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton.
Our top 10 places to stay in and around Bang Saphan Yai
