Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 25 of 41
  1. #1
    I am in Jail
    leemo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Last Online
    07-10-2015 @ 02:27 PM
    Location
    pty
    Posts
    2,607

    Koh Chang, anyone?

    Am thinking to take the wife and 2-yr old to Koh Chang for 3-4 days, next week.

    Any tips/advice on accommodation? Looking for a clean, safe and fun place for the kid, car friendly, aircon, for around 1000-1500 / night.

    Somebody mentioned Cocos elsewhere, and also White Sand Beach.

    tia

  2. #2
    Fuck it
    Satonic's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Last Online
    @
    Location
    The city of angels, the great city, the eternal jewel city, the impregnable city of God Indra, etc..
    Posts
    3,105
    I've stayed at Paddy's Palms and was quite happy with it, check it out on google.

  3. #3
    Thailand Expat
    astasinim's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Last Online
    21-07-2019 @ 04:40 PM
    Location
    Yorkshire
    Posts
    4,067
    White sands is a bit too in your face for me (you might as well go to Pattaya).
    I went to Klong Prao the other month and stayed at the Chai Chet resort. No complaints about the place at all. Decent enough rooms for around 1600 with friendly staff and right on the beach.
    Enjoy
    I aint superstitious, but I know when somethings wrong
    I`ve been dragging my heels with a bitch called hope
    Let the undercurrent drag me along.

  4. #4
    Member
    pescator's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Last Online
    07-02-2020 @ 10:49 PM
    Location
    Scandia
    Posts
    524
    ^ I agree when it comes to White Sand Beach, especially if you are travelling with kids.

    I have stayed with my kids several times at the Thai Garden Hill Resort in Ao Prao. They loved it.
    The cost is within your price frame, spacious parking etc.

    Thai Garden Hill Resort Koh Chang




  5. #5
    I am in Jail
    leemo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Last Online
    07-10-2015 @ 02:27 PM
    Location
    pty
    Posts
    2,607
    Thanks all, travels on hold till early next month. Lots of time to do some research, will probably have the inlaws to help with the kid, and may end up visiting a couple of resorts instead of just one.

  6. #6
    Thailand Expat
    aging one's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    22,635
    Not if you have a family as the OP does.

  7. #7
    I am in Jail
    leemo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Last Online
    07-10-2015 @ 02:27 PM
    Location
    pty
    Posts
    2,607
    Done, great all round, friendlier people which makes a change from the morose and indifferent in Pattaya, pegged the hotel just right (Thai Garden Hill Resort, 1200) breakfast incl with friendly staff and service, White Sand beach and one other I can't remember which. Pleasantly surprised that reasonable to good food was available on and off the beach and mostly about the same or slightly cheaper than the Pattaya equivalent.

    A bummer start having to wait 5.5 hours for the outgoing ferry, but we left on a national holiday so my fault for getting it wrong. Coming back was a brief 20 min wait.

    Thanks all for your advice, next trip will probably be to Koh Samet if an island, otherwise Chiang Mai.

  8. #8
    Member
    Bettyboo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Last Online
    Yesterday @ 05:39 PM
    Location
    Bangkok
    Posts
    34,272
    ^ pictures, PICTURES!!!

  9. #9
    Thailand Expat
    aging one's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    22,635
    Quote Originally Posted by leemo
    Thanks all for your advice, next trip will probably be to Koh Samet if an island, otherwise Chiang Mai.
    Dont do it after Chang. Much smaller, much much more expensive, plus the food is very limited compared to Chang.

  10. #10
    Thailand Expat
    Albert Shagnastier's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Last Online
    22-03-2015 @ 09:09 PM
    Location
    City of Angels
    Posts
    7,164
    Stayed here a few months ago.

    Penny's Resort Koh Chang, Thailand: Agoda.com

    Cheap and the kids loved it.

    Nice staff, mellow, great rooms and crystal clear HBO channels.

    Would recommend it to everybody

  11. #11
    Thailand Expat
    Scottish Gary's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Last Online
    01-03-2023 @ 03:15 AM
    Location
    Flying in and flying out
    Posts
    1,355
    I always stay at the Rock Sand Resort. Its on White Sand Beach but its at the extreme end so its very quiet. Its owned by a Dutch couple and a standard air con room will cost around 1500 a night. They have a website.

  12. #12
    Thailand Expat
    barrylad66's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2013
    Last Online
    21-08-2022 @ 01:43 AM
    Location
    ยังอยู่ที่นี่
    Posts
    1,369
    stayed at white sands beach about 6 years ago, and it was really laid back and quiet, although there was a little bit of construction going on here and there had a great week there. sounds like i wont be returning

  13. #13
    Thailand Expat terry57's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Last Online
    07-12-2022 @ 03:12 PM
    Posts
    26,746
    I was on Koh Chang last year and 10 years before that.

    Koh Chang is easy to bring your own car over from the main land. This was a huge asset to us as we just checked places out until we found a bay we liked.

    Consider taking your own motor and then your free to pick your spot but yes Freedom Beach aint the go.

  14. #14
    I'm a pain in the arse
    Immigrunt's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2016
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    1,319
    Any updates on good places to stay? Some new places must have been built recently.

  15. #15
    R.I.P. Luigi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2014
    Last Online
    @
    Location
    Abuja
    Posts
    26,213
    Went to the Sea View Resort with the main mrs.

    Picture thread here:

    https://teakdoor.com/thailands-travel...rs-luigio.html

    Was okay.

  16. #16
    R.I.P.

    Join Date
    Jul 2015
    Last Online
    02-09-2018 @ 07:55 PM
    Posts
    2,532
    If you want something different away from the tourists try the other Kho Chang in Ranong.

    https://www.google.co.nz/webhp?sourc...chang+ranong&*

  17. #17
    Thailand Expat CaptainNemo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Last Online
    18-07-2020 @ 11:25 PM
    Location
    in t' naughty lass
    Posts
    5,525
    Quote Originally Posted by leemo View Post
    Am thinking to take the wife and 2-yr old to Koh Chang for 3-4 days, next week.

    Any tips/advice on accommodation? Looking for a clean, safe and fun place for the kid, car friendly, aircon, for around 1000-1500 / night.

    Somebody mentioned Cocos elsewhere, and also White Sand Beach.

    tia
    ...be careful of the currents... I've been there when people have died in the sea. Never mind fuckin' box jellyfish and nasty ants. Oh and the motorbikes - how many fuckers rent a bike and then zoom off in a vest and flip flops, skid on the poorly surfaced road and scrape the skin off their limbs within seconds of renting the bike, ruining their holiday - again, something I witnessed. Apart from that, and usual sensible precautions, it's nice.

  18. #18
    Thailand Expat

    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Last Online
    14-05-2017 @ 03:18 AM
    Posts
    1,031
    Quote Originally Posted by aging one View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by leemo
    Thanks all for your advice, next trip will probably be to Koh Samet if an island, otherwise Chiang Mai.
    Dont do it after Chang. Much smaller, much much more expensive, plus the food is very limited compared to Chang.
    Agreed. I really like Ko Chang and even road my Honda Wave there. But that was 2010ish and even then it was developing rapidly...

  19. #19
    Thailand Expat
    redhaze's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Last Online
    @
    Location
    Just south of Uranus
    Posts
    3,167
    If you want somewhere new to try in the same area I'd humbly suggest Ko Kood. Big island, nust developed enough to be pleasant. Many places to stay in all price ranges. Cheap food. Friendly people and an overall nice place.

    Ko Mak is also in the area and a nice place. Small, pleasant island. Nice people, again. Beaches are jind of shit there though, primarily due to sand flies. Still well worth a visit.

  20. #20
    I'm a pain in the arse
    Immigrunt's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2016
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    1,319
    But more difficult to get to than Chang? I hate negotiating with boat toats nearly as much as I hate the toerags that hang around bus stations.

  21. #21
    Thailand Expat
    redhaze's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Last Online
    @
    Location
    Just south of Uranus
    Posts
    3,167
    Very easy to get to. Set prices, regular schedules, no problems.

  22. #22
    Hangin' Around cyrille's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Last Online
    @
    Location
    Home
    Posts
    33,534
    Quote Originally Posted by redhaze
    If you want somewhere new to try in the same area I'd humbly suggest Ko Kood.
    We were there about 12 years ago. Now based up North and my wife echoed my feelings last night...we fancy a trip back to ko kut.

    And yes, it's way easier to get to than Ko Chang if you go for an 'all in' deal.

    As I remember though, it's not cheap.

  23. #23
    Thailand Expat
    redhaze's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Last Online
    @
    Location
    Just south of Uranus
    Posts
    3,167
    Everything on the island is pretty well spaced apart. I think there are cheap sections. We stayed at a bamboo hut style "resort" (not complete crap by any stretch, but rustic enough) and I think it was around 500-600 baht. Hammocks, wood huts, shared bath, but private beach and incredibly relaxing. Only a few other people staying there if memory serves.

    There was a very cheap place to get local food just down the road. Again, rustic and local. We didn't spend much there as I recall, but I'm sure you easily could and a drive just down the road could feel way more expensive I'm sure.

    One of those places where a good look around the island really helps. Not a "reserve in advance" type of place either. Kind of a throwback considering the size and sheer beauty of the island. Underrated and not on the tourist track. Very nice place.

  24. #24
    I'm a pain in the arse
    Immigrunt's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2016
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    1,319
    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    And yes, it's way easier to get to than Ko Chang if you go for an 'all in' deal.
    What's that?

  25. #25
    R.I.P. Luigi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2014
    Last Online
    @
    Location
    Abuja
    Posts
    26,213
    Transport and accommodation.

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •