Ko Lipe

Sunset beach and bila & sanom beaches

sunset beach and bila & sanom beaches
Porn Resort
(089) 464 5765
Fan bungalow: 400 to 700 baht; Tent: 150 baht
Sunset beach

Open from November to May. The only resort on Sunset Beach. One of the more quiet sleeping options on Ko Lipe. 29 fan bungalows in different sizes. Electricity from 18.00-10.00. All bungalows have thin mattresses on wooden platforms and a fan. Tent renters get use of bathrooms. Popular restaurant. Visa & Mastercard accepted for a 5% fee. Porn means "blessing" in Thai.

sunset beach and bila & sanom beaches
Bila Beach
0805392056
Fan bungalow: 1000 to 1500 baht;
Bila Beach, near Sunset Beach

Bila Beach is a secluded Boutique Bungalow Bar & Bistro nestled in the jungle on the sunset side of Ko Lipe. Accommodation includes 3 private bamboo bungalows and 1 dormitory. Free wifi and unlimited use of snorkeling gear is included in the bungalow tariff. Open year round.

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Fisheries Department Bungalows
(087) 478-7958
Fan bungalow: 250 to 500 baht
On the rocky end of Sunset beach

Open all year. Snorkelling masks and fins can be hired for 100B. Six bungalows right on the beach overlooking Ko Adang with attached bathrooms. Bungalow #1 has the most panoramic view. The bungalows are run by a talkative government employee who speaks good English. The restaurant operates only during the low season.

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Brothers Seaview Resort, Sanom Beach
Fan Seaview Rows 1 & 2: 900 to 1100 baht;
Up the hill at Sanom Beach, a short walk from Pattay Beach

Chao Ley owned and operated, and located on the hillside of Sanom Beach, with panoramic views of Pattaya Beach & The Andaman Sea. Brothers Seaview Resort is quickly becoming known as Ko Lipe's secret little gem. Open year round.

Pattaya beach

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Paradise Cottage Resort
Koh Lipe
Fan room: 500 to 1,800 baht
Located on Pattaya Beach

Open November to May. 15 spacious Bamboo Bungalows with private bathroom, some directly on the beach.

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Cafe Lipe
Bungalows: 500-1500 baht
Center of Pattaya Beach

5 cute all-Bamboo Bungalos with Fans, Mosquito nets and verandas. Run by Bee and Darius. Homely atmosphere friendly people. Restaurant features shaded tables right off the beach and serves healthy food like home made bread, musli, yogurt as well as thai food. and the best coffee and muesli/yogurt for breakfast with shaded tables right off the beach.

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Pattaya Song
Ko Lipe
(086) 960 0418
Fan bungalow: 300 baht
Set on the side of a cliff at the far western end of Pattaya Beach

Open November to May. Incredible views. The concrete bungalows are particularly unattractive -- musty and damp, with splotches of mold on the walls. The bamboo huts are quite a bit brighter and tidier. To get to your room, you'll have to clamber over a maze of steps, stairs, and muddy paths. Open during the high season only.

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Blue Tribes
Tarutao National Marine Park
Fan room: 1,000 to 1,500 baht; Fan cottage: 1,200 to 2,500 baht
Western end of Pattaya Beach

Open November to May. 13 spacious bungalows set around a garden. Some bungalows are right on the beach. There is a restaurant that serves Mediterranean “family style” cuisine and a nice reception / coffee lounge area that features chill music and serves fruit smoothies.

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Baan Kasirin 1
+66 84 396-3567
Fan room: 850 to 1,250 baht
on the path from Pattaya Beach to Sunrise Beach, 100 metres from the beach

Open November to May. Laundry service, Satellite TV, a mini mart.

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Bundhaya Resort
509 Moo.3
(074) 750 248
Fan room: 600 to 1,300 baht; Fan cottage: 900 to 1,900 baht; Air-con room: 750 to 1,700 baht; Air-con cottage: 1,800 to 9,000 baht
Southernmost resort on Pattaya Beach

Open all year. 80 bungalows. Fan rooms are in the back of the site and are grotty. Resort services include: snorkel and dive trips, minimart, internet and laundry. There is a large open air restaurant and bar with a fantastic view of the beach. Breakfast is included. Decent exchange rates for major currencies available.

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Bonus Resort
Fan room: 500 to 800 baht; Fan cottage family room 4 p : 1,000 to 1,500 baht
Located in the middle of the island, about 400 meters from Pattaya Beach and 200 meters from Sunrise Beach.

Open November to May.Cheap bangalows in middle of the island. There are about 20 Fan Bungalows and 3 familyroom set amongst the garden-like jungle.Balcony,mosquito nets,bed,bathroom in side.Electricity 24 h.

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Leepae Resort
(086) 940 7339
Fan bungalow: 700 to 900 baht; Air-con bungalow: 1400 to 1800 baht; Air-con beachfront: 2300 to 2900 baht; Air-con beachfront family: 2800 to 3600 baht
Located a few minutes walk West of the footpath to the center and East side of the island.

The sign out front says "Lee Pae Resort." Attractively designed, with wooden clap-board siding and glass doors. Fan rooms are cramped, basic, and pretty grimy. air-con rooms are more spacious. Most units shaded by trees, which helps with the heat. Room rates include breakfast for two. All air-con rooms have hot showers & cable TV.

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Brothers Seaview Resort
Fan room: 900 to 1,100 baht;
Located on a hill above it's own private beach on the Western end of Pattaya Beach.

Open November to May. 5 Fantastic Seaviews.

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Varin Beach Resort
(074) 728 080
Fan room: 600 to 700 baht; Fan cottage: 800 to 900 baht, Air-con room: 1300 to 1500 baht; air con cottage: 1500 to 1800 baht; air con villas: 2000 to 3500 baht, family 4-bed room: 5000 to 5500 baht
Located in the middle of Pattaya Beach, next to the path to Sunrise Beach and the village

From 2012 open all year. 100 bungalows in many different sizes. All rooms have 24 hour electricity, big windows, en-suite bathrooms, towels, and a private terrace with chairs. The beds are reasonably comfortable and the pillows are divine. Longhouse rooms are the cheapest, but there's no soundproofing whatsoever. The Aircon Villa has fridge and a TV with satellite channels. Resort services include internet, massage, bar and restaurant. Air con room rates include breakfast of fried rice, eggs, fried noodles, fruit. Villas have hot showers.

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Sita Beach Resort
Air-con cottage: 3,800 to 20,900 baht
Located on Pattaya Beach.

Open all year. Lots of bungalows around a pool and more going up the hillside, a huge luxury development that is quite flash compared with the others.

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Thai Hut Resort
(081) 608 1134
Fan room: 800 to 1,290 baht
300 meters from Pattaya Beach.

Open from November to May. 10 nicely kept bungalows with well sized rooms and small decks out front. No view. Air condition and Fan room. Restaurant on site.

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Handicraft Bar & Guesthouse
Fan bungalow: 500 baht
Pattaya Beach.

Open from November to May. Bungalows are covered with psychedelic shapes in bright neon colours. Roomy beds, and outdoor showers. Rooms are open to the elements, but there is mosquito netting.

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Baan Porn Guesthouse
(084) 396 3567
Fan room: 500 baht. Air-con room: 700 baht
Located behind Varin Resort

Open November to May. Two rows of concrete rooms looking onto an open dirt lot. Rooms are clean, with comfortable beds and wooden cupboards. The showers are cold water only.

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Daya Resort
(080) 508 2087
Fan room: 1,000 to 1,200 baht (low season price 350 baht); Fan cottage: 1,200 to 1,400 baht
Located at the Western end of Pattaya Beach

Open November to May. Several fan bungalows close to the beach. Exteriors are painted in bright, sunny colours and have verandahs looking out onto lovely gardens. Bathrooms have cold water only. There is a very popular seafood restaurant. It's run by a local family the Chao Ley fishermen who bring their daily catch up the beach and serve it in the evenings. Its quite a large resort with at least 20 bungalows or more and the family live at the top and bottom entrances so there is some security including the guard dogs. From this resort you can walk into the next one run by an Italian and have a great breakfast and pizza for lunch. One of the staff is called Bing and is a cool young guy, very helpful inspite of his laidback way.

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Barracuda Bar and Bungalows
(089) 654 4720, (074) 712 144
Fan bungalow: 300 baht; Tent: 200 baht

Open all year round. Cheapest bungalows on Pattaya Beach. Chao Ley run. Bare-bones bungalows right on Pattaya Beach. The bungalows are rustic with hard mattresses on the floor and grungy toilets. The management is friendly enough, with broken English spoken. Noisy.

Sunrise beach

sunrise beach
Zanom Sunrise
+66 8 7475-0494
Bungalows from 480 baht in mid-season
southern part of Sunrise Beach

Spacious and comfortable bungalows with fans no air-conditioning and private bathrooms cold water only. The friendly local owners are also running a restaurant there, that is only opened in high season mid November to mid May. They serve breakfast, coffee, drinks, seafood, and thai-style fried fish. A few plastic tables are set up on the sand.

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Adang Sea Divers
Bungalows 1200 baht
behind Sunrise Restaurant, next to Varin Village

Open all year. Brand new bungalows: 5 small cosy double fan rooms, decorate with taste. Private fully equiped bathroom with hot/cold shower, kettle for tea and coffee in the room, terrasse on the garden side. Bungalows are cleaned and towels are provided. The resort is recycling the grey water and most of its wastes. Packages for accomodation and dives.

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Tarutao Cabana
(074) 732 510
Fan bungalow: 300 to 750 baht; Air-con bungalow: 600 to 1,750 baht; Family room: 800 to 2,400 baht; Tent: 500 baht

Open all year round. Managed by by Tigerline Travel -- the operators of the ferry service between Lipe and Langkawi, Malaysia. The bungalows are well-constructed and there is 24 hour electricity and all bungalows have a private porch, all with daily towel service and Western breakfast at the restaurant. The air-con bungalows have hot water and satellite TV. The on-site Chao Lay Coffee Shop serves only halal food to accommodate Malaysian Muslim visitors.

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Gypsy Bungalows
(080) 597 6618
Half-concrete/half-bamboo bungalow: 550 baht, Concrete bungalow: 650 baht (Jan 2009)
Just next to the Forra dive resort

Open November to May. Two rows of thatched huts running off of the beach. Rooms are compact but attractive, with bamboo walls, big beds draped in mosquito netting, sunny open-air bathrooms. It can be a little difficult to track down management.

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Idyllic Resort
Bungalows 3,950-6,200 baht
Southern part of Sunrise Beach

Open all year. Contemporary concept resort. All rooms are nicely decorated and have a luxury finish. Resort services include a health spa, wireless internet, restaurant and bar.

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Castaway Resort & Restaurant
+66 831 387-472
Bungalows 1,000 to 5,000 baht; house: 2,000 to 6,000 baht
at the southern part of Sunrise Beach

Open all year, Castaway is a stylish and comfortable accommodation on Ko Lipe. It has 43 wooden stilt bungalows with large decks with hammocks, some directly on the beach. Hmong blankets drape over the roomy beds, and fabric lanterns hang in the corner of the rooms. Cold water showers only. The bar and restaurant serves BBQ, Thai & Western food. It's a nice place to chill out day or night with a cocktail. Also available are daily yoga sessions at 07:30 and 16:00.

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Forra Bamboo Resort & Restaurant
+66 089 673-1121
Bungalows: 800 to 1600 baht with a 25% discount available on the bungalow on the days that you dive with Forra.
Sunrise Beach

Open all year. 18 well-designed, spacious bungalows, built from natural materials. Every bungalow has one four-poster bamboo double bed or two platform-raised bunk beds with mosquito net and a large terrace and sea view. Some bungalows have a mezzanine floor with an upper window for a good view! and the option of a second bed. Each bungalow has a fan electricity 8.00-10.30 and 17.30-24.00. Bungalows to sleep 1-4 people available. Advance reservations only accepted from divers. Restaurant serves homemade pizzas and cool drinks. Staff were indifferent and weren't interested in doing their job.

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Viewpoint Resort
(083) 193 3362
Fan bungalow: 500 to 700 baht
Sunrise Beach

Open all year. one of the few Chao Lay-run resorts on Ko Lipe. Bungalows are built on a hill overlooking the bay, and some are a steep climb uphill and up stairs. The bungalows are pretty rustic and many have wide cracks between floorboards that can let in crawling creatures. Bungalows are outfitted with big beds with decent mattresses, fans, mosquito nets, and have western bathrooms.

Inland

inland
Baan Kasirin 2
Air-con room: 1,350 to 1,650 baht
Located in the middle of the island near the intersection, about 400 meters from Sunrise Beach and 600 meters from Pattaya Beach

Open November to May. Laundry service, Satellite TV, internet.

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Pooh's Bungalows
(074) 750 345
bungalows: 800 baht in low season; 1,400 baht in high season

Open all year. Features popular bar and restaurant. Only 6 bungalows available. Accepts Mastercard, Visa & AmEx for 3% fee. Wifi, internet 3 baht/minute, pool table, dive shop, massages available. 15% discount for divers on the day they dive.

inland
The Reef
Aircon Room : 1200 to 2100 baht
Center of the Island

Open November 1. until May 15. The Reef was opened in December 2009 and is located near Sunrise beach and is easy found on the hill in the center of the island. 12 modern rooms are set around a garden courtyard and have access to a terrace overlooking the mountains of Ko Adang, the Chao Ley village and Sunrise Beach. All rooms have aircon and hot showers.

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Chao Ley Resort
+66 74 728-111(-2)
Bungalows: 300 baht to 700 baht
In the Chao Ley Village

Dive center. Popular with Asian tour groups.

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Jack's Jungle Bar & Resort
fan bungalows: 1,200 to 1,500 baht

Open November thru April. Hidden in the forest, a tranquil alternative to some of the overdeveloped resorts on Ko Lipe. Bar, restaurants and just 10 bungalows blend in well with their natural surroundings. Bungalows are set in private jungle, just 120 meters from Sunset Beach and about the same to the very lovely Western side of Sunrise beach. Very quiet, tranquil place. Laundry service available. Bar & Restaurant.