went to chao lao in january and theres a bit of building going on, nothing less than 400 per night for a fan room when i was there,500 aircon tv, chao lao resort, right on the main road, place is run by a copper, got a resturant and a mini mart on site too, nice place, and opposite is a burger bar, not mac d's but close enough, run by an english speaking thai called dan