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Takin' it Nice 'n Easy on Koh Lanta

Where: Klong Khong Beach, Koh Lanta, Krabi, Thailand

by ced138 | January 5, 2009 at 9:30 AM | 0 Comments

All this week, HotelChatter's roving correspondent Claire Duffett will be reviewing several beach hotels that she visited during her trip through Thailand. Got questions or suggestions? Send them to us and we'll have Claire answer them for you.

At first we were skeptical about a boutique hotel named after a brand of do-it-yourself hair dye, but Nice n' Easy, set along Klong Khong Beach on the island of Koh Lanta, delivers a lot more customer satisfaction than a brassy new hairdo.

The place has a mod, art-deco feel that reminded us of the cartoonish, other-wordly house where the Dodo family lived in one of our favorite childhood (ok, adulthood, too) movies: “Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird.”

A round, white cabana curves around the ocean-side swimming pool. The eight bungalows tucked behind tall palms farther away from the beach are made of Teak, a strong, dark wood that also takes ages to grow and is usually banned in new construction. Each bungalow has hot water and air-conditioning, which are rare amenities in this backpacker-heavy section of the island.

Several other bohemian, chill-out bungalows line the same stretch of beach, but Nice n' Easy stands out to passerbys as the most upscale resort in the area, while still maintaining the intimate, laid-back feel as its competitors.

Nice n' Easy also owns a wider stretch of land, so the beach in front of the property is virtually empty on any given day, and the forested area around it protects bungalows from the sounds of revelers enjoying an extra bottle or two of Singha.

Room rates here begin at 1,500 Baht or $43 in the peak season which is Jan. 16 through April 30.