Anantara-Phangan beach

Anantara-Phangan is the most upscale beach in Phangan island, Thailand. It is beautiful and contains most all five-star resorts of the island. However, there are still many negative reviews in the Web. But you should understand, that all beaches are bad during the low season. As for complaints about the depth of sea water, quality of the sand and other problems. The beach is long and quite different. You may just walk to the left or to the right, and you'll find exactly what you need. Shore and seabed: sand. [edit]

Coordinates: 9.780149, 100.055619

Hotels [edit]

Anantara Rasananda Koh Phangan Villas is a 5-star resort with rooms' fares starting from US$300 per night. It is not cheap. But it is one of the best hotels on the island. In addition, this is one of the cheapest of Anantara resorts in the World. There are also some other hotels nearby. These are cheaper, but still very good.

How to get there [edit]

You may get from Bangkok to Phangan island by Lomprayah high-speed catamaran. But the best is to fly to Samui island, and next get by ferry from Maenam beach to Phangan island.

There are two options to fly from Bangkok to Samui:

1. Direct flight to Samui Airport (USM). This way is most convenient, but also the most expensive.

2. Fly to Surat Thani airport (URT) by AirAsia low-coster. Then get by taxi (1200 bahts) to Donsak Pier. Then get to Samui by any ferry (Raja ferry is the best, but other services are also good). It is the best value for money way of getting to Koh Samui, but takes a little longer time, as the road from Suratthani airport to Samui takes a few hours.

When to go [edit]

The best time for a beach holiday in Pha-ngan island is a dry season from January to April, as well as second dry season from June to September.

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