To help you with those practical requirements of your holiday, we have pulled together useful Koh Kood information and FAQs on hospitals, police, post, phones, money, internet and shopping.
In brief, the island does have a central local hospital with a central main police station nearby. It also now has a bank and four ATMs, as well as currency exchanges.
Mobile phone and internet coverage is very good, both in connections and speeds.
Is there a hospital on Koh Kood?
Koh Kood has a small hospital on the main inland road near Ao Tapao Beach (Hin Dam), north from Klong Chao Beach. This can deal adequately with the usual day to day problems.
There is also a service run by the private Bangkok Trat Hospital, known as Koh Kood Medical Link. Based in Ao Salat, it has full time nurse on site (24 hours) and medical boat with equipment. They can provide teleconsultations with the physicians over in Trat as needed.
More serious cases will involve transfer to Trat on the mainland for either the public hospital or the private one, Bangkok Trat. You will of course pick-up the billl for the boat.
Although the area has not 100% eradicated malaria, cases are extremely rare and anti-malarials should not be required. The local hospital carries rabies shots and will give them as a precaution if bitten by a dog.
There is a good pharmacy in Klong Chao, around the corner from from the bridge heading north, with a 2nd one in the central Hin Dam area, soon after the Italian Pizza and Pasta restaurant. Ao Phrao has one too on the junction with the main road.
***We strongly advise you to take out health insurance before travel. If you take medication daily, bring it with you – and a back-up supply extra just in case – do not assume the island will have it.***
- Koh Kood Hospital (Public) – 039 521 852, 039 525 747, Emergency 1669, 089 603 8685
- Kok Kood Medical Link (with Bangkok Trat Hospital) – 063 221 9911, 081 377 6541 or Emergency Medical Hotline – 1719
- Bangkok Trat Hospital (Private) – 039 612 000
- Trat Hospital (Public) – 039 511 555
- Koh Kood Rescue – 081 762 4360
Where do I go if I need the Police?
Crime is hardly a factor on Koh Kood, but you may need to consult with the police in the event of accidents or to obtain a report for insurance purposes on lost items.
You can find the police station a few hundred metres before the hospital.
- Koh Kood Police – 087 958 1991, 039 525 745 or Emergency 191 or 1155
- Tourist Police – 1155
Is there a bank on Koh Kood? Can I change money?
In the same area as the hospital and police station, opposite the main government buildings, you’ll find a bank and ATM (pink. GSB).
Other ATMs (yellow, Krungsri) are at the big general store (and ice cream shop) along the road past Pizza and Pasta on the right hand side (if heading north). In Klong Chao, there is one between Sea Dog restaurant and BB Divers and one just inside Mark House by the bridge (pink, GSB)
Many of the resorts will accept credit cards, exchange money (dollars/euros/pounds) or indeed allow cash withdrawal against a credit card, at a surcharge of 2% to 5%.
How is the internet coverage on Koh Kood?
Resorts have internet access with Wi-Fi in the common areas and rooms. This comes from the telephone companies’ towers, which dot the landscape, surprisingly good speeds if using a local carrier, less so of course from the resorts’ over burdened in-house modems.
Mobile coverage is 4G/5G.
Since the laying of the major cable from the mainland 3 years ago, electricity is 24 hours across the island, with just the odd exception.
Where is the Post Office?
The island post office is found behind Chor Chaba and Happy Days Guesthouse at the northern end of Ngamkho Beach
Can I buy most things I will need on Koh Kood?
The island does not have 7-11s or any of the large super stores such as Tesco and Makro. Instead, you can find most essential items at the selection of stores along the central main road leading up to the hospital.
You’ll also find small minimarts around the beaches – Klong Chao Beach just after the bridge and along the main road as you head south down the island; Ngamkho Beach in the village area; Bang Bao Beach on the main road; by the turning into Ao Takian Beach (Ajinta) and Klong Hin Beach (Hideout, Mint Lotus); at the start of the lane down to Ao Jak; behind Rest Sea Resort on Ao Phrao; on the lane behind the beach at Klong Rahan (Secret Beach).
At Ao Tapao near the old pier and Shantaa, the modern local store stocks a few more western items than others.
For souvenirs and clothes, again try those central stores on the main road but don’t expect anything like the choice found in Koh Chang, where there are numerous stalls around all the beaches and on Bang Bao Pier.
For phone issues, Fix 25 is near the crossroads for Ao Tapao Pier/Klong Mad – if coming from the central area (police, hospital), it is on the left hand side shortly after the petrol station and Aow Thai Homestay. Or next door to the pharmacy above near Pizza and Pasta, It-Zone is the other recommended choice.
If you know you need something and are unsure if the island will have it, bring it with you to avoid the frustration of it not being available.
UPDATED May 26
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