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The choi ce of accommodat i on i s vast , whi ch i s not sur pr i si ng consi der i ng how l ar ge t he i sl and i s. You wi l l be abl e t o f i nd anyt hi ng f r om l uxur y pr i vat e vi l l as, r i ght down t o budget beach hut s and ever yt hi ng i magi nabl e i n- bet ween t o sui t your needs and budget . The most popul ar ar eas ar e on t he West coast of Koh Chang i s Whi t e Sand beach and Lonel y beach. Whi t e Sand beach i s t he most popul ar on t he i sl and and so at t r act s t he hi ghest amount of t our i st s. Found t owar ds t he nor t h of t he i sl and, her e you wi l l f i nd some of t he i sl ands best r esor t s such as KC Gr ande Resor t , on of f er al ongsi de some good mi d- r ange beachf r ont accommodat i on such as t he popul ar Cooki es Hot el . Kl ong pr ao and Kai Bae beaches ar e gr eat opt i ons f or f ami l i es. They boast a mi x of l ar ge 4 st ar r esor t s and mi d r ange bungal ows. Some of t he sl ands best r esor t s, such as Emer al d Cove Resor t , Gaj apur i Resor t or The Chi l l ar e i n t hi s ar ea i n t he cent r e of t he west coast of t he i sl and. Lonel y beach can be f ound headi ng t owar ds t he sout h of t he i sl and. Thi s i s al so wher e you wi l l f i nd t he maj or i t y of backpacker s, at t r act ed t o t he many budget accommodat i on opt i ons and dai l y par t i es dur i ng t he hi gh season. Some of t he bet t er pl aces ar e Nat ur e Beach Resor t , War apur a Resor t and Oasi s Bungal ows. I f you’ r e on a budget but wan’ t somewher e qui et er t han l onel y beach, Bai l an i s a popul ar spot wi t h many smal l , mi d- r ange bungal ow r esor t s cl ust er ed i n t he cent r e of t he smal l vi l l age. Fi nal l y , way down on t he sout h coast of t he i sl and you’ l l f i nd t he chi l l ed, Kl ong Kl oi beach whi ch has gr eat vi ews t o t he i sl ands sout h of Koh Chang. Ther e’ s ever yt hi ng f r om budget hut s f or a f ew hundr ed Baht a ni ght t o 5 st ar l uxur y at Chi vapur i Beach Resor t . I f t he above t wo pl aces haven’ t t aken your f ancy t hen t wo ot her popul ar choi ces on Koh Chang ar e Kl ong Pr ao Beach and Kai Bae Beach. I f you head t o Kl ong Pr ao Beach you wi l l f i nd upmar ket l ar ge scal e r esor t s l i ke The Emer al d Cove and The Dewa, so a good pl ace t o be i f your on a f l exi bl e budget . I f your pocket s ar e not so deep, head up t owar ds t he Nor t her n end of t he beach, her e you wi l l f i nd cheaper beach f r ont accommodat i on t o sui t e smal l er budget s at Chai Chet Resor t or Koh Chang Resor t . So beauti f ul you wi l l never want to l eave!