Laem Sai Village Resort, Koh Yao Noi

Independant Review

Introduction During the cool months of December to March Lom Lae is a better if more expensive choice for families on a budget, but after Lom Lae closes down every May 1st for 6 months, the Laem Sai Village Resort is the best choice.
	Other Thai destinations such as Ao Nang, Koh Lanta and Phuket offer a considerably wider choice of budget air-con accommodation than does Koh Yao Noi, and people who really want air-con are advised to think twice about Koh Yao Noi as a destination. For most people holidaying during the cool months of December to March the absence of air-con rooms is not a issue. Small children arriving in the hotter months of April to July directly from a much colder climate, however, can find the absence of air-con a problem. If you need advice, contact us.
Amenities and Accommodation What this modest resort lacks in location, it makes us for in facilities – whilst it is located on a non-swimming beach, it offers a swimming pool and air-con rooms at a reasonable price. The downstairs family room offers almost direct pool access from the verandah, so parents can relax while their children cover the standard circuit from pool to restaurant to room. This convenience of child-minding more than makes up for the room’s rather uninspiring décor. The cheap prints on the walls lower rather than raise the tone, but for people who want air-con at a reasonable price this is a good choice of resort. Apart from the single decent air-con bungalow at Suntisook Resort, it is pretty much Koh Yao Noi’s only choice for affordable air-con.
	Restaurant The Laem Sai Village Hotel offers one of the best budget resort breakfasts on Koh Yao Noi. The bread is the factory-produced cheap stuff, but on this Muslim island at least the eggs are accompanied by sausages, albeit chicken ones. Children are provided with breakfast cereal, and muesli with fruit and yoghurt is also available.
All the breakfast here needs is quality bread in the toaster, but this is unavailable in the shops on Koh Yao Noi. It is a good idea, when arriving on the island, to bring your own quality bread purchased on the mainland. If you book your resort and transfer through us, we’ll give you a free loaf of quality bread on arrival, plus buy as many more loaves on your behalf as you wish to order.
	The resort’s restaurant is an adequate place to eat lunch and dinner, but nothing to compare with the fantastic Laem Sai seafood restaurant, located just a couple of minutes’ drive away.

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Prices

We offer a 5% discount on the hotel website's prices. In addition, we offer the following free benefits:

• Airport transfers from Phuket to Bang Rong pier (the access pier from Phuket to Koh Yao Noi) at only THB 500 for a taxi or THB 1,000 for a minivan.
• Transfers from Krabi to Ao Thalane pier at only THB 500 for a car and THB 1,000 for a minivan.
• Transfers from Ao Nang to Ao Thalane pier at only THB 500 for a car and THB 1,000 for a minivan.
• We’ll give you a free quality bakery loaf of bread on arrival.
• You will be able to take advantage of unlimited travel advice before arrival – we know southern Thailand intimately and so can organize all your accommodation, travel, sports and activities. This personalized and customized service comes at no extra cost to you – we get our commissions from hotels and activity/transport providers, not from you.

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