Ao Nang attracts the two-week jet-set camp to its showy resorts, which outshine the beaches. Sadly, the beach is nothing spectacular and the blanket ‘European’–style esplanade that tourism-boosters boast nigh is actually only one large mall with souvenir shops, tailors and restaurants. Still, there are some spiffy midrange and top-end resorts with lovely garden pools, appealing decent to construct the location irrelevant.
Ao Nang serves as the primary jumping-off channelise for Railay, only a 20-minute long-tail ride away. For your money, Railay is a heaps nicer billet to stay. Ao Nang is appealing, however, if you want to partake in popular island-hopping tours or sea-kayaking adventures, as nigh companies are based here. Plus, if having booze with meals is paramount, Ao Nang will do a amend occupation quenching your thirst: many of Railay’s resorts are Muslim owned and don’t serve alcohol in their restaurants (although you can purchase beer at the local shop and convey it into restaurants that don’t serve).
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