Originally Posted by
pickel
The west side has the beaches. White Sand Beach is the most commercial with more upscale resorts and night life. Chai Chet and Klong Prao are fairly quiet with nice resorts, but you need a car or bike to get to amenities. Taxi's are expensive at night. Kai Bae is cheaper than White Sand with nightlife and restaurants. Lonely Beach is the backpacker party zone with cheap accommodation and reggae bars. The girlie bars are mostly in Chai Chet and White Sand, but there are a few in the other areas. Both sides of the island get a lot of rain, Koh Chang is the rainiest place in Thailand after all.