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General Info

www.kohchang.com - Don't bother clicking, nothing at all to read.

www.koh-chang.com - Run by a Bangkok based company, who also have a glossy free printed guide.  Tourist info designed solely to get you to book your hotel room using their online service.

www.koh-chang.info - A lot of photos here and very good source of practical info about the island, getting here, hotel booking, beaches etc.  Not may smiles to be had, as you'd expect from a site in German & English. 

www.koh-chang.ch - Info site created by the owner of a Klong Prao internet cafe. Lot of straightforward info and some paid ads from small bars & restaurants on the island, from a guy who's been here a while.

www.kohchangbookingandinformation.com - Winner of the longest URL award is this new, (late 2007) site with hotel, trip & tour bookings.

www.kohchangisland.com - Was a nice looking site but with limited info on everything except booking hotels.  Now pretty lifeless as of March 2006 and offline as of May 06.

www.kohchanginfo.com - Another site that was online but disappeared into the internet ether by May 06.

www.kohchangthailand.com - Online booking site - has some budget accommodation listed . . . but you'll pay 30-40% over the odds if choose convenience over a room search when you arrive.

www.kohchang-thailand.info - Another ultimate guide to Koh Chang, as of Jan 07 not fully complete, but a handy resource with more info and fewer ads than most sites of this type.

www.whitesandsthailand.com  - The best of the online touristy webguides, advertise with them and you get a mention online as well as in the guide, don't advertise and you don't exist - that's the message.  If my site has too many of my own opinions for your taste, try theirs for a more sensible, run of the mill, corporate approach.

www.thisiskohchang.com - Koh Chang Events and happenings.  There's more happening here than just the annual temple fair, or maybe not. Don't worry, Koh Chang isn't really as dull as the discussion board. ;-)

Accommodation

Koh Chang

www.3seasonsbungalow.com - 3 Seasons Bungalows, Klong Prao.  Half a dozen very nice bungalows, (they got their bamboo furniture from the same place we got ours) but by the road rather than the beach.  The owner has seen sense and is now renting the bungalows out on a monthly basis. 

www.aanaresort.com - Aana Resort and Spa, Klong Prao.  Not on the beach but near enough - your private boatman will ferry you along the estuary to the beach.  A very nicely designed 4 star which is well worth considering if you aren't on a budget.

www.alinaresort.com - Alina Resort, White Sand Beach.  Average 30+ room resort on the beach.  New extension opened in April 06.

www.aiyapura.com - Aiyapura Resort, Klong Son.  The first luxury resort on the island, owned by mates of a former Thai Prime Minister, nice place, nice views, but an out of the way location.

www.ashi-agency.com/thai/english.html - Baan Bo, Kai Bae.  Japanese run guesthouse & restaurant smack in the centre of Kai Bae.  Good choice if you want comfortable room but not at beachfront prices.

www.thailand-bungalow.com - Ban Nuna,White Sand Beach.  Long established, German owned restaurant and bungalows.  Good pizza.

www.bailanfamilybungalow.com - Small, newly built (late 2005) hut resort by the roadside in Bailan with more home comforts than usual - hot water and satellite TV for starters.

www.bailanhut.com - Collection of aging backpacker huts in a very peaceful shorefront location. More a place to get away from it all on a budget than party central.

www.bangbaoseahuts.com - Bungalows built into the sea at the end of Bangbao village.  Great views, very quiet and quite pricey at around 1500 -2000 baht/night. (Haggle you will get good deals as they're rarely busy.)

www.banpuresort.com - Banpu Resort.  Thai package tour Hotel smack in the centre of White Sand beach.  OK if you must stay on White Sand Beach.

www.bhumiyamabeachresort.com - Bhumiyama Resort. The only resort on Lonely Beach catering to those with credit cards, a love of clean bathrooms and an aversion to chipboard. Pretty nice place.

www.boutiqueresortandhealthspa.com - Boutique resort & Spa.  Bungalows and small spa by the roadside at northern end of Klong Prao beach.  Sea is 2 minutes walk away, a supermarket & bank are just over the road.  Pretty good bungalows for just under 2,000 baht/night, a bit dark inside though, but well appointed.

www.cliff-cottage.com - Cliff Cottages, Bangbao. Cheap hillside bungalows with great views of Bangbao bay from the rooms and of the sunset from the restaurant. 

www.changparkresort.com - Chang Park Resort. Large, well established resort in Kai Bae, owned by the Centrepoint ferry company.  The 8,000 baht/night teak wood Thai villas look the business, the older bungalows are showing their age.

www.webseiten.thai.li/Coconut - Coconut Beach Resort. Older bungalows by the sea plus a hideous modern hotel building which combines every style of architecture known to man, in a garden setting at the northern end of Klong Prao beach.

www.kohchangcoralresort.com - Coral Resort. Large, but uninspiring bungalows on a  quiet stretch of Kai Bae beach.  Pretty good value though.

www.funkyhut-thailand.com - Funky Hut, Dan Kao. A handful of recently built concrete bungalows around a small swimming pool in a quiet location.  But you'll need a motorbike and a love of riding up hairpin bends to reach the nearest worthwhile beach as no public transport passes the resort.  Very good bar next door though, called The Souk.

http://www.adventure-holiday-thailand.com/ - Island View resort, Salakphet.  The place to go if you are a sailor or enjoy being out on the water. 

www.gardenresortkohchang.com - Garden Resort, Kai Bae.  Rather nice bungalows hidden away behind the southernmost 7-eleven minimart in Kai Bae.  2 minutes walk to the beach & handy for restaurants etc. 

www.grandlagoona.com - Koh Chang Grand Lagoona.  Huge resort, stay in wooden boat chalets, regular rooms or onboard a ship that's been hauled inland.  Not a place for light walleted visitors or those who care that the entire resort was (allegedly) built illegally and at great expense to the environment.

www.i-nspiration.com - Inspiration Villa, Koh Chang. Koh Chang's only private beachfront villa that is available for holiday rentals.  Quiet convenient location with large gardens, private pool and 4 double bedrooms.

www.judokohchang.com - Judo Resort.  Overlooking Salakphet Bay, so you'll need your own wheels to get here.  Disappointingly no martial arts classes despite the name.

www.jungleway.com - Jungle Way is the only backpacker resort on the island where you can really get away from it all.  No bars, restaurants, shops or neighbours, other than a few elephants and local farmers, for a couple of kilometres. Good place to chill out.

www.kaibaebeach.com - Kai Bae Beach Bungalows, Kai Bae.  Nice place to stay, well worth considering with a good restaurant. Photos, bad English and prices on the site.

www.kaibaegrandvill.com  - Kai Bae Beach Grand Vill (not 'Ville') Hotel.  A new hotel at the southern end of Kai Bae beach.  Good views, quiet and accommodation in bungalows or hotel rooms.  The hotel rooms are OK and have great views.

www.kckohchang.com - Koh Chang Grande Resort.  Everything from dirt cheap backpacker huts to large villas, at the quiet, sandy end of White Sand beach. But as of late 2007 the old huts are buried under what will be new hotel rooms.

www.klongpraoresort.com - Klong Prao Resort.  One of the first large resorts on the island.  Mix of new and aging, cheaper, bungalows and a mecca for weekending Thai families.  If spending your holiday doing everything in large groups is your scene, stay here.

www.kohchangcasamarina.netfirms.com  - Casamarina Guesthouse, Kai Bae.  Cheap roadside rooms, good for longstayers, bar hoppers and anyone who can't bear to be more than 20 metres from a  7-11 minimart.

www.kohchangcliffbeach.com - Koh Chang Cliff Beach Resort.  Luxury accommodation in need of a lick of paint and refurbishment in a secluded area of north Kai Bae beach.  the clifftop pool is great though.

www.kohchanghillside.com  - Hillside Hotel. As the name suggests, it's on the hillside in White Sand  Beach. New, clean, comfortable and all the amenities your Mum would want if she came to Koh Chang. 

www.kohchangresort.20m.com - Aging resort on Klong Prao.  OK if Paradise is full but that's about as good a recommendation as it gets.

www.kohchanglagoon.com - Koh Chang Lagoon Resort.  Yet another mid-price White Sand  Beach hotel, no idea where the lagoon is though as the resort is on the beach.

www.kohchangmarina.com - Koh Chang Marina & Resort.  modern bungalows near the sea in Salakphet Bay, no beach here  - it's more for nautical types than beach bunnies.

www.kohchangparadise.com - Koh Chang Paradise.  Large, new, and,  despite being a pinkish colour, rather nice bungalows at the northern end of Klong Prao beach.  Worth checking out.

www.kohchangprivilege.com - Koh Chang Privilege Resort.  Uncrowded aircon bungalows on Pearl Beach.

www.kohchangsalakphet.com - Salakphet Seafood & Resort.  Good food and decent rooms built over the water in the bay.

www.kohchangtropicana.com - Tropicana Hotel. A very nicely Balinese designed upscale resort, I'd stay there if I had 5,000 baht/night to splash on a room.

www.logansthailand.com - Logan's Place. Swedish run, upmarket guesthouse and farang food restaurant in the centre of Whitesand.  Nice place to sit and watch the main road.

www.lonelybeachcottage.com - Paradise Cottages, Lonely Beach.  Mid-size backpacker bungalow resort.  Cleaner and better maintained than most.  On the stony section of Lonely Beach, so it's a 10 minute walk to the sand.

www.lonelybeach.net/ - Lonely Beach Resort.  Bungalows and internet cafe by the main road.  Cheap and within stumbling distance of bars, restaurants etc.

www.magicresort.info/home/eng/index.htm - Magic Resort, Klong Prao.  At the very south of the beach a few minutes walk from Kai Bae.  Traditionally one for Thai visitors but now has some new bungalows, brighter and more 'Western' in design and colour scheme.  Not bad, especially if you have a large group you need to house for a reasonable price.

www.magicgardenthailand.com - Magic Garden, Lonely Beach.  Bungalows, bar, restaurant, free wi-fi and an emphasis on 'Chillaxing' whatever that is.  Good if you like to party but want a bit more comfort than a basic 200 baht/night hut.

www.mamkaibae.com - Totally pointless website for Mam Kai Bae Bungalows, Kai Bae.  Flash intro and then three pages of photos with no text, no email, no info of any kind.

www.moosplace.se - Thai/Swedish run huts off the main road in Klong Prao.  Not for beach lovers or architecture buffs, but worth a look if you want to get more for your money and aren't too fussy about location.

www.nirvanakohchang.com - Nirvana Resort, Bangbao.  A bit remote but a good place to stay if you want seclusion and some spectacular views over Bangbao Bay.  Not one for beach lovers though - more for people wanting to get away from it all in comfort.

www.oasis-kohchang.com  - Oasis Bungalows, Lonely Beach.  New bungalows, opened Nov 05, in a great location on  hillside above Lonely Beach.  The tasteful, but basic, ensuite fan bungalows go for 300 baht/night. A good deal for anyone wanting  quiet place to hang out.

www.panviman.com - Panviman Hotel. Very posh, very expensive  and on a very quiet  stretch of Klong Prao beach, about 2 mins walk from my house.

www.penny-thailand.com - Penny's Bungalows. Aircon bungalows by the sea on Pearl Beach, no sand nearby but they have a swimming pool.

www.plaloma-cliff.thai.li - Plaloma Cliff Resort.  Large mid-price place at the southern end of White Sand  Beach which has been around in one form or another for 15 years or so.  Popular with Germans - so grab your sun lounger the moment you check in.

www.pornsbungalows-kohchang.com - Porns Bungalows, Kai Bae. Nicely photographed website for a popular budget bungalow resort in Kai Bae. No online booking though.

www.ramayana-kohchang.com - Ramayana Resort.  Looks the business, but it's roadside and the beach is a fair trek, i.e. outside walking distance.  A place to stay if you have your own wheels and aren't into watching the sunset over the sea from your verandah.

www.kohchangsalakphet.com/resort_e.html  - Salakphet Seafood, Salakphet Bay.  Great location for a restaurant. Very popular with Thai tour groups and attracts a lot of Thai dignitaries and politicians - see photos on the wall.  Also has huge rooms built over the water.  Not good for a beach holiday but good if you want a break from the west coast for a night or two.

www.seaviewkohchang.com - Seaview Resort and Spa, Kai Bae.  Secluded resort, good place for folks who have come here to relax and not to mingle too much.  Rooms vary in price from 'Reasonable' to 'How Much ??!!'

www.siambeachresort.in.th - Siam Beach Resort, Lonely Beach. Once  backpacker hut resort but now going upmarket.  On a very nice, quiet stretch of beach, with good value Deluxe hotel rooms and AC bungalows.  Take a look.

www.siambayresort.in.th - Siam Bay Resort, Kai Bae.  The same owner as the resort above.  Newer beachfront bungalows, older hillside bungalows  -some suitable for families.  Ok Beach, pool and 10 mins walk to the centre of Kai Bae.

www.siamhutkohchang.com  - Siam Hut, Lonely Beach.  Same owners as above but this is the slummiest place.  500 baht gets you a very old ensuite wooden hut on the beach. 

www.thalebungalow.com - Thalé Bungalows, Klong Prao, pronounced 'Talay' but the Thai owner studied in France.  A true backpacker place, over 15 years of no frills huts on a quiet beach, but looks like closing down in mid-2008.

www.tree-house.org - New (Dec '06) site for Treehouse backpackers huts on Lonely Beach & Long Beach Koh Chang.  Lots of day-glo Flash animation so not the sort of site to visit if you're epileptic.

www.topresort-kohchang.com  - Top Resort.  Top as in it's on the top of a cliff, not top as in the best place to stay.  Does the job if you want a sunset view on White Sand  Beach and a solid AC room takes precedence over a sandy beach.

www.whitesandbeachresort.com - White Sand Beach Resort, White Sand  Beach.  Very secluded, well-established resort with almost 100 bungalows.  But a bit of a trek if you want to get to the nearest 7-11 and don't have transport.

www.vjkohchang.com - V.J. Hotel & Health Spa. Recently opened (Nov. '05) hotel next door to the Amari on Klong Prao beach.  No frills but the 50 rooms have all you need to be comfortable and are  well under half the Amari price.  Worth a look.

Koh Kham

www.koh_kham.com - Koh Kham Resort. Info about the privately owned Koh Kham island and it's sole resort.

Koh Kood

www.captainhookresort.com - Captain Hook Resort

www.kohkoodcabana.com - Koh Kood Cabana

www.kohkood.com - Baikood Shambala Resort

www.siambeachkohkood.com - Siam Beach Resort

www.koodlaguna.com - Koh Kood Laguna Resort

www.kokut.com - Koh Kut Ao Prao Beach Resort

www.neverlandresort.com - Neverland Beach Resort

www.thebeachkohkood.com - The Beach Natural Resort

www.klongchao.com - Klong Chao Resort

Koh Mak

www.kohmak-island.com - Easily the best site about the island.  All the info you need to know on the people & places.

www.baan-koh-mak.com - Baan Koh Mak Resort, nice place by the beach with a good restaurant and new (2008) beach bar popular with resident expats

www.goodtime-resort.com - Goodtime Resort. A unique resort comprising teak villas on a hillside with panoramic views across the island to Koh Kood.

www.kohmak.com - Koh Mak Resort.  The largest resort on the island with a couple of kilometres of beach. Range of rooms from older bungalows to modern flat roof luxury.

www.kohmakcococape.com - Koh Mak Coco Cape Resort. Secluded, great pier for sunbathing on.  Not such a  good beach directly outside the resort, but walk 5 minutes and you'll find a deserted beach.

www.kohmakresort.com - Koh Mak Resort

www.kohmakvilla.com - Private villa with half a dozen large rooms for rent and spectacular views over the island and to Koh Kham and Koh Chang.

Koh Rayang

www.private-islander.com - Rayang Island Resort, basic wooden huts but clean and comfy enough.  1km off Koh Mak on a small private island, great if you want to escape from the outside world for a few days.

Diving

www.atlantisthailand.com - Diving and all manner of sea related activities in Salakphet.  (They've got a very nicely renovated fisherman's house.)

www.bbdivers.com  - No fancy graphics here, but a Picasso fan has been at the fish. Includes all the info you need about types of course available etc. One of the  few dive  schools I haven't heard a bad word about.

www.dolphinkohchang.com - Simple site with all the basics covered in the same format as most other dive sites. Useful but not worth bookmarking for posterity.

www.Eco-diver.com   - Course info + uninspiring photos all, for some unknown reason, in boxy framed pages. The English version was last updated in Feb 05 and includes such gems as 'come on and let yourself spoil in our paradise'.

www.ede.ch/seahorse/index.html - Knocked up with less time, effort and thought than it takes to boil an egg.

www.koh-chang-divers.com - Bangbao based dive school, who rather surprisingly, have put together the most useful and informative of all Koh Chang's dive schools' websites. 

www.changdiving.com - Scandinavian dive school based at Klong Prao resort. They employ the craziest speedboat driver I've seen, he nearly mowed me down when I was snorkelling near Koh Rang in Feb '06.  But they have a pretty site, which is light on any useful details.

www.ployscuba.com – Professionally done site.  Can tell it’s made in Thailand as it has a rather pointless but pretty opening splash page – no info but a nice big fish.  Other than that – info on dive sites on Koh Samet & Koh Chang, the company, the courses etc etc

www.tecevolution.com - Based in White Sand Beach & Kai Bae, dive operator that specialises in Tec diving

www.thedivekochang.com  - The usual dive photos and general blurb in several languages, pity there's no actual course details or prices. So, if you actually want useful info you'll need to look elsewhere.

www.waterworldkohchang.com  - still under construction - as it has been for well over a year. Only one page and someone has asked the web designer to cram as much as possible onto it.

www.wingdivingkohchang.com - The newest arrival on Koh Chang's scuba scene who's site is no longer online as of May 06.

Other

www.baanzen.com - "Baan Zen" is a place to practice gentle or more "technical" hatha yoga in a Thai traditional house, overlooking the lagoon.  Joy is an experienced sivanda yoga teacher.  Also treat yourself to a range of well being therapies such as reiki and bamboo massage.

www.cocodeebokohchang.com - Helpful tour agency located by the beach at Coconut Beach Resort, Chai Chet Bungalows. Check your email on the beach and check out the beach and weather on the island's only live webcam. 

www.curlykez.com - Aussie run art gallery in Bangbao that turn out some very nice postcards of the island, site has zero info other than a few photos in the Gallery.

www.hqhostelxian.moonfruit.com  HQ Hostel, Xian - Kiwi/Chinese owned guesthouse in Xian, China. (Home of the terracotta army)  Not the coolest or hippest place to stay in the city but certainly one of the friendliest and located in the old quarter of the city.

www.kcdarsana.com - Web hosting, design and general IT solutions based in Klong Prao KC. 

www.kohchangcookery.com  - Blue Lagoon Bungalows' small cookery school.  They've been running classes for the past few years, worth a look if you want to spend a day away from the beach learning to prepare your Thai favourites.

www.kohchanganimalfoundation.org - Koh Chang Animal Foundation, Lisa & Karla take care of all the animals on the island.  Existing entirely on donations they need your help.

www.kohchang.guidebook.in.th - Discussion and travel tip exchange for travellers by travellers. But not by many travellers yet as the site is new.

www.kohchanginterclinic.com - Koh Chang International Clinic.  Run by the Bangkok Hospital group it's the place to go if you like your doctor to have actually graduated in medicine but you'll need a credit card handy.

www.kohchangislands.com - Small Real Estate office in VJ Plaza, Klong Prao, but the website usually 'under construction'.

www.kohchangsailing.com - Worth looking at for anyone interested in yacht charter or sailing in general in this part of the world.  From Sam, an American yachtie based at Island View Pier, Salakphet.

www.kohchangrealestate.com - Koh Chang's first property website. The largest selection of Koh Chang  land and houses for sale that you'll find on the web.  Made by the guy who does the mediocre IaMKohChang site.

www.kohchangtv.com - Koh Chang's cable TV operator.  All the Indian & Philippine satellite channels you could wish for plus a few in English.

www.lonelybooksasia.com - Koh Chang's main second hand book store.  Order online and get your holiday reading delivered to your room.

www.sun_gallery.com - White Sand  Beach art gallery, specialising in 'genuine fakes'  - some nice Roy Lichtenstein's for sale.

www.splat-fields.com - Late 2006 - small time paintball has arrived on Koh Chang, but it's something to do other than laze on the beach or ride an elephant. Early 2007 - and barely a few months after arriving it closed and was up for sale.  Koh Chang won't be the same again.

Thailand Real Estate and Property Guide - The name says it all, run by John in Pattaya, it's the online version of the five year old 'Thailand Real Estate Magazine' which I occasionally write for . . . which is why it's listed here, plus it's a good read for anyone interested in property in Thailand.

Rosegate Consulting, Pattaya - Putting up your own house isn't something to be undertaken lightly in a foreign country, especially if you've got no experience and don't speak the language.  Richard, a Pattaya based expat, provides construction management services to make life far less stressful for buyers wanting a home in Thailand. 

www.rayonginfo.com - Rayong tourist information and hotels etc.  Not most people's choice of holiday destination,. but the beaches are OK, there's lots of good, inexpensive restaurants and it's a more laid back place to stop over than Pattaya. 

www.orientexpat.com/thailand  - Orient Expat, info and discussion board for expatriates ( and those planning the big move ) in Thailand and elsewhere in Asia