Klong Chao Beach – Koh Kood Resorts

Klong Chao Beach is home to some of the very best Koh Kood resorts, with 4 fabulous places at High Season Resort, Wendy The Pool, Peter Pan Resort and Tinkerbell Privacy, all right on the sand.

Pool, pool access, beachside villas and deluxe family suites are just some of the many options ast these resorts, with prices ranging from 6,500bt up to 23,000bt.

Tolani Resort, not on the main beach but a small one all to itself over on the headland, starts from 6,500bt a night in peak.

Budget Tips

Klong Chao also caters to more modest budgets in smaller bungalow resorts on the connecting street and along the river such as Mark Bungalows, Mermaid House, Klong Jao Homestay, Mangrove Bungalows, Ta Yai and Cozy House. Expect rates between 700bt and 1,150bt for a fan room, with a/c from 1,500bt upwards . Cheaper still is BB Dorm, 350bt for a bunk.

Inland near the waterfall, you’ll find a couple of cheaper guesthouses, the ever changing and expanding PD Guesthouse starting at 650bt or Mata Guesthouse, at 1,000bt. Beyond them deeper still into the forest, Coco Camping has moved across more to bungalows than tents, from 1,300bt a night or there’s an interesting homestay at Forestel, with 1,400bt rooms in a large open fronted wooden Thai house.

Nearer the waterfall itself, Baan Sangchan and Baan Penseng comprise standard bungalows from 1,300bt a night.

Ngamkho Beach – Bungalows

Ngamkho Beach, an area of 2 to 3 kilometes south from Klong Chao has just one 2 star resort, Analay Resort, which sits on a small cove at the southern end, offering multiple options from 2,500bt for its fan rooms to 3,500bt for a seaview villa.

On the Beach

Down on the beach itself, the bungalows in the perfectly kept garden at Dusita Resort start from 3,200bt a night. On one side of it, S-Beach is an older Thai affair, used mostly for packages with double or triple cabins at 1,700bt upwards. On its other side, the deservedly popular travellers’ favourite, The Ngam Kho Resort, has a nice range of wooden and brushed concrete styles, 2,500bt.

Inland

On the road to Khao Reurab (Battleship Mountain), Baan Suan Maprao is a popular choice with just a handful of bungalows in the garden from 1,500bt a night.

Guesthouses

At the northern end by the road, Paradise Divers’s in-house Happy Days Guesthouse (dorm, family and doubles) combines with Chor Chaba next door to offer a range of budget accommodation from 750bt a night.

Ao Tapao Beach – Koh Kood Resorts, Bungalows

Heading north from Klong Chao, Ao Tapao Beach offers up plenty of places to stay both on its excellent beach and in and around the main road, home to the central administration area.

At the northern end, perched up on the hillside above the pier, Shantaa comprises romantic villas and suites from 5700bt as night.

On the Beach

Next door, down on the sand, the much larger Paradise Beach has hotel rooms at the back from as low as 3,250bt, with villas, garden or sea view, ranging from 4,000bt to 5,000bt by the sea or near the pool.

Continue further along and after the older resort of Koh Kood Cabana (booked in Thai packages), Meedee Resort and Seafar Resort sit side by side, offering mid range modern bungalows from 3,200bt to 8,400bt.

Meedee Resort has an offshoot, Koh Kood Chalet next to The Lodge on the approach road at this end of the beach, where prices at both are slightly cheaper.

Hin Dam

Away from the beach in the central area (Hin Dam), Dara Homestay has a handful of a/c rooms opposite the hospital at 2,600bt

Meanwhile, tucked away at the end of a small forest shortcut road which leads from the electricity centre to the Ao Salad Road, you’ll find the guesthouse Kama Siri, where fan rooms go for 1,500bt. They also have doubles and family choices. At the other end down the track, Delight: Natural Bungalows, has bamboo old style bungalows at 1,000bt upwards.

On that Ao Salad road at this end, amongst a few Thai homestays, Koh Kood Little Hut stands out as the best of the options, 800bt for a fan bungalow in the garden, 1,500bt for a/c.

Klong Mad – Bungalows, Homestays

Further up the coast from Ao Tapao, the small local fishing village of Klong Mad serves up a couple of resorts alongside cheaper accommodation via bungalows and homestays.

Resorts

On the hill just as you leave the area, Koh Kood Beach Resort stands out as the premier choice, its huge stylish cabanas and swimming pool lined up a on lush green lawn which leads down towards the sea and a small private beach. Prices start from 4,400bt.

Suanya Resort, a much older Koh Kood resort, sits in the heart of the village, a mix of styles, popular with Thai weekenders, rooms from as low as 1,700bt.

Around the Jetty

Squeezed in amongst the local houses on the jetty around the inlet, Klongmad Hostel (in two separate houses) is a popular homestay option, 1,300bt with breakfast for a double room or try Rabieng Talay on the opposite side, 1,400bt a night. At the top end of the walkway, the more upmarket Canale Boutique has just two rooms from 3,800bt per night.

Heading In and Heading Out

On the way into the village, Wave-F Homestay and Ban Bua Cottage provide two decent options, bungalows at 1,500bt to 3,500bt upwards – both well worth a look.

Heading north out of Klong Mad on the back forest road, the house (4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms) at Kood Life might suit a family. Across the road, Koh Kood Garden rates at 1,000bt for a bungalow or you can rent their whole house, Good View, at 4,000bt.

Even further along this route, at Koh Kood Forest Camp , the aptly named Small Guesthouse or Good Times Resort, you’ll find a few fan rooms at 900bt a night.

Klong Yai Kee and Klong Rahan – Resorts

Accessed along a quiet forest road and perhaps the most remote area of the island, Klong Yai Kee and Klong Han have just a few secluded places to stay.

Downstream from the waterfall, tucked away in the mangroves, the charming boutique resort, Bann Makok, comprises just 8 rooms at 2,500bt to 3,500bt a night.

At the point where that same river meets the sea, the sumptuous 4 star Captain Hook Resort, sits on the cape, 6,500bt through 9,000bt for the mini-pool villa right up to 15,000bt for the pool suite. It has a swimming pool and its own beach too (also accessible from Bann Makok by kayak).

On Klong Rahan Beach – or Secret Beach as it is known locally – Seacret Resort opened for the 2023/24 season. Well appointed bungalows are laid out in several rows just back from the sand, with a good sized swimming pool and in-house restaurant. Expect prices from 5,500bt (2nd row) to 7,200bt (seafront),

Next door, a second resort, Moana, is nearing the end of construction so maybe ready for 2024/25 . Its cafe, MuEi, is already up and running.

Top-End Luxury

Lastly, at the far end of Klong Han and on the hillsides and coves further north still, Soneva Kiri, Koh Kood’s most deluxe 5 star resort, offers complete privacy and exclusivity from 48,000bt a night for the bayview pool villa (sleeps 2) to 457,000bt for the 5 bedroom villa (sleeps to ).

Ao Takian Beach – Koh Kood Resorts, Bungalows

Heading down the south west coast, the mostly undeveloped Ao Takian Beach, now play host to just 1 resort.

The 3/4 star Ajinta Resort (formerly Cham’s House) has accommodation in two sections. Housed in a hotel style block at the rear, standard rooms are priced from 3,400bt to 4,700bt. Leading down from the raised infinity pool with its superb ocean views, villas are dotted about the garden, some with private plunge pools, rates from 6,750bt to 9,750bt.

Road-side

Up at the road, there are 3 traveller options, Eve House, Wooden House and Kuba Bungalows. Fan rooms start at 700bt to 800bt in high season. You can walk to the beach in around 10 minutes but there are motorbike for rent as needed. 

Klong Hin Beach – Resorts, Bungalows

The pretty coves of Klong Hin Beach are home to just a handful of places to stay.

At the northern end in the adjacent bay, the stylish Hideout Koh Kood sits on its own private beach, offering around 25 villas including 10 or so beautiful pool villas added in 2024. There’s also a swimming pool, beach bar and restauarant. Prices for the twin rooms start at 2,800bt raising to 6,500bt for the pool villas. 

Used almost exclusively by tour groups, the older Klong Hin Beach Resort has a prime spot on Klong Beach itself but it bookings are usually only available via packages.

Southern End

A La Kood has 10 rooms in two converted fisherman houses, which sit on stilts over the lagoon at the southern end, with rooms from 4,000bt. It also took over the old Montana Huts which lines the other bank of the same lagoon – whole bungalows there for 4,400bt.

New in 2024, Gecko House offers a 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom house for rent on the way down to the beach, whilst the cheap guesthouse hyperLu Space has shared bathroom, fan rooms on the access road to A La Kood.

Ao Jak Beach – Bungalows

Continuing on further down the south west coast, there are just two resorts on Ao Jak Beach.

The long established Neverland Resort has downsized since the pandemic, losing its bungalows and restaurant on the river. Instead, they now have  around 10 bungalows in the garden running down towards the cafe in its great location on the beach. Prices start at 2,650bt a night.

Koh Kood Club has sprung up in the space vacated by Neverland – 8 cube style bungalows from 3,300bt.

At the northern end, Rim Talay has expanded with several rows now of brushed concrete bungalows by the sand with the beachfront ones at 2,400bt a night. Behind on the river, fan rooms at 900bt are also available in a lovely old Thai house, homestay style, at Ao Jark Homestay.

On the way down the track towards the beach, Walk In Homestay gives you another excellent choice too – wooden and bamboo style bungalows from 1,800bt a night, just a short walk to the sea itself. 

Ao Phrao Beach – Koh Kood Resorts, Bungalows

The stunning Ao Phrao Beach, the last one at the end of the south west coast, offers up 4 resorts along the sand and a further two options overlooking the mangroves on the river behind.

At the northern end, the boutique Rest Sea, complete with its ocean facing swimming pool, has a selection of villas, including some with their own private pools. Prices start at 5,800bt a night.

Sunshine Resort and its offshoot Sunshine on the Rock sit at the opposite end of the sand, cottages, bungalows and family rooms from 2,500bt a night.

I-Lay House, two rows of bungalows at around2,250bt.  I-Lay Glamping sits next door, tents on raised and roofed platforms. Ao Phrao Beach Resort, mainly booked by Thai packages, completes the set.

On the River

Back on the river, the 4 rooms at the artistic homestay Gumm Lonely Club range from 1,500bt upwards. Meanwhile, Escape Life,  the boutique guesthouse, offers 2 styles of deluxe rooms off a central corridor overlooking the mangroves, assume 1,950bt upwards.

On the Way

Kohkood Farmstay gives you a different option before you reach the turning to the beach – handful of large wooden bungalows at 1,500bt a night.

Ao Salad – Resorts, Guesthouses

The fishing village of Ao Salad up on the north east coast of the island has a couple of places to stay.

About a kilometre from the pier, Ao Salat View offers a selection of standard bungalows, pool and restaurant, prices between 750bt and 850bt a night.

Down in the heart of the action on the jetty, you can also take a room at the back of Dutchman Homestay for 800bt, a/c and shared bathroom (check ahead if open or not?) or under the restaurant Captain Nhong, similary price, a/c and ensuite.