🏖️ Why stay on Long Beach (Phra Ae) on Koh Lanta?
Long Beach, or Phra Ae, is the second beach down from the island's northern tip and the longest beach on Koh Lanta — kilometres of white sand running south. What makes people choose it is that it has more beach bars and restaurants than any other beach on Lanta — Mad Bull, Sanctuary Bar, Insea, Pangea, San Sunset — so you can walk the shore at dusk and find somewhere to eat and drink (though the venues are spread out along the strip rather than packed into a single walking street). It's also only about 10 minutes by road from Saladan, so it's handier than the southern beaches. This article gathers 8 places that are genuinely on Long Beach, across every budget — a boutique stay with a pool, beachfront resorts, and simple wooden bungalows on the sand — with prices compared across 3 sites and direct booking links.
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Koh Lanta has no train, no BTS/MRT, and no airport on the island — these days you reach it entirely by road over two bridges (the Lanta Bridge from the mainland to Ko Lanta Noi, then the Siri Lanta Bridge to Ko Lanta Yai; the old car ferries closed in 2016): drive or minivan from Krabi Airport (KBV) about 1.5–2 hours, or from Krabi Town / Ao Nang about 2 hours. In high season there are also passenger ferries from Krabi, Phi Phi and Phuket to Saladan pier. On the island there is no Grab and only a limited songthaew, so rent a scooter or car — the island is long and the beaches are spread north to south. Long Beach (Phra Ae) sits in the north–central part of the island, about 10 minutes by road from Saladan, and from many of these stays you can walk straight onto the sand and along to the beach bars.
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All 8 Long Beach stays — let's go!
Starting price
฿2,600
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Deluxe Double Room · garden view฿2,600/night
Deluxe Twin Room · two single beds฿2,900/night
Family Room · sleeps 3–4฿4,200/night
aBook via Agoda B.Booking.com tTrip.com 🏊 Swimming pool + pool bar🛏️ Clean, modern rooms🏖️ 50 m to the end of Long Beach☕ On-site coffee cafe
📍 Phra Ae (Long Beach), Saladan, Ko Lanta, Krabi
Treeya Lanta is a fairly new boutique resort just about 50 m from the southern end of Long Beach, scoring 9.1 on Booking — guests repeatedly call the rooms new, very clean and stylishly simple, with a quiet, leafy garden. It has a swimming pool with a pool bar and a coffee cafe, the pool open roughly 7 am to 9 pm. The resort is small, so service feels attentive, and there's car hire, a tour desk and free parking. A good pick if you want a fresh, modern room with a pool but still want to walk to the beach and the bars along the shore.
💡 Tip: Walk south along Long Beach from the resort and you'll find several beach bars for the sunset. Ask for a room deeper in the garden if you want it quietest, away from the main road.
👍 Pros
- ✓ New, clean, modern rooms — singled out in many reviews
- ✓ Has a pool and pool bar, uncommon at this price on Long Beach
- ✓ 50 m to the end of Long Beach, then a stroll to the beach bars
- ✓ Attentive staff, on-site coffee cafe, easy car hire and tours
👎 Things to note
- ✗ Not directly on the sand — a short walk to the beach
- ✗ At the southern end of Long Beach, a bit away from the busier cluster
- ✗ Small property, limited rooms — books up fast in high season
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Starting price
฿1,500
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Tropical Daze Room (28 sqm) · garden฿1,500/night
Cozy Casa Bungalow (28 sqm)฿1,900/night
Sea Breeze Bungalow (36 sqm) · near the beach฿2,600/night
Beachcomber Bungalow (39 sqm) · on the sand฿3,200/night
aBook via Agoda B.Booking.com tTrip.com 🏖️ Bungalows on the sand, south Long Beach🍹 Mad Bull Beach Bar by the water🍔 Beachcomber restaurant, Tex-Mex + seafood💆 Beachside massage
📍 Phra Ae (Long Beach), Saladan, Ko Lanta, Krabi
Lanta Castaway is a boutique resort of 22 bungalows at the southern end of Long Beach, right on the sand, scoring 9.3 from 64 reviews — guests praise the beachfront spot, spacious rooms, lovely gardens and helpful staff. The draw is the Mad Bull Beach Bar by the water, open to non-guests too, alongside the Beachcomber restaurant doing Tex-Mex, Thai and a seafood BBQ on the beach. There's beachside massage, scooter hire and tours. Worth knowing: there's no swimming pool here — the sea and the beach bar are the point.
💡 Tip: If your budget stretches, take a Beachcomber Bungalow on the sand — step off the deck onto the beach. Get to Mad Bull before sunset, as the front-row tables go fast.
👍 Pros
- ✓ Bungalows on the sand at the south end of Long Beach, scoring a high 9.3
- ✓ Mad Bull Beach Bar and the Beachcomber restaurant by the water
- ✓ Spacious rooms, leafy gardens, helpful staff
- ✓ Beachside massage, scooter hire and tours on hand
👎 Things to note
- ✗ No swimming pool — it's about the sea and the bar
- ✗ Southern end of Long Beach, so you need a scooter for Saladan
- ✗ Some bungalows sit in the garden without a sea view — ask for one near the beach
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Starting price
฿1,200
from / night
Double Room Garden View · balcony฿1,200/night
Standard Twin Room · two single beds฿1,400/night
aBook via Agoda B.Booking.com tTrip.com 🛏️ About 10 rooms, quiet and friendly🌿 Hammock on the porch, garden view🏖️ 3 min walk to Long Beach🛵 Owners help with tours and hire
📍 Phra Ae (Long Beach), Saladan, Ko Lanta, Krabi
Raven Blue is a small guesthouse of about 10 rooms on Long Beach, on a quieter, less developed stretch, scoring 9.1 from 27 reviews with service rated 9.2 — guests say the owners and staff are wonderfully friendly, helping with tours, scooter hire and local tips. Rooms are clean, with a hammock on the porch looking onto the garden, and it's a 3-minute walk to the sand, from where you can stroll the beach to the bars and restaurants. A good fit if you want somewhere quiet and personal near the beach at a mid-range rate.
💡 Tip: With so few rooms it fills early in high season, so book ahead. There's no pool, but the beach is an easy walk — just take your swimsuit straight to the sea.
👍 Pros
- ✓ Small, quiet and personal, owner-run, with service rated 9.2
- ✓ Clean rooms, a porch hammock and a leafy garden view
- ✓ 3-minute walk to Long Beach and on to the bars and restaurants
- ✓ Reachable rate; owners help with tours and scooter hire
👎 Things to note
- ✗ No swimming pool, and not a room on the sand
- ✗ Very few rooms — hard to get in high season
- ✗ It's a small guesthouse, so fewer facilities than a big resort
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Starting price
฿1,800
from / night
Superior Room · garden, balcony฿1,800/night
Deluxe Room · near the pool฿2,400/night
Beach Bungalow · on the sand฿3,500/night
Family Room · sleeps 3–4฿3,800/night
aBook via Agoda B.Booking.com tTrip.com 🏊 Two swimming pools🏖️ Beachfront bungalows at the start of Long Beach🍽️ Barringtonia restaurant on the beach🚗 About 5 min by road from Saladan
📍 Phra Ae (Long Beach), Saladan, Ko Lanta, Krabi
Lanta Resort is a large 182-room resort whose gates are taken as the start of Long Beach, scoring 8.2 on Trip.com (TripAdvisor 3.4/5 from 463 reviews). It has two swimming pools and beachfront bungalows you can step off onto the sand, plus the Barringtonia restaurant on the beach, and it's only about 5 minutes by road from Saladan — handier than most. Worth knowing: the resort splits into two parts — the newer beachfront bungalows, and an older pool-side hotel block, part of which was under renovation in early 2026 — so aim for the beachfront bungalow zone.
💡 Tip: Ask specifically for a Beach Bungalow in the beachfront zone — newer, and you step straight onto the sand. Check with the resort before booking which area is being renovated.
👍 Pros
- ✓ At the start of Long Beach, on the sand, step onto the beach
- ✓ Two swimming pools and a restaurant on the beach
- ✓ Only about 5 minutes by road from Saladan
- ✓ Beachfront bungalows and family rooms among the options
👎 Things to note
- ✗ Parts of the resort are older and under renovation — choose the zone carefully
- ✗ It's a big resort, so service is less personal than the small stays
- ✗ Some garden rooms have no sea view
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Starting price
฿1,300
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Standard Bungalow · double or twin฿1,300/night
Deluxe Bungalow · garden, balcony฿1,800/night
Beach Front Room · near the sand฿2,400/night
Beach Front Suite · on the sand, king bed฿3,200/night
aBook via Agoda B.Booking.com tTrip.com 🏖️ Beachfront bungalows, mid Long Beach🏊 Outdoor swimming pool🌊 Sandy, rock-free at low tide here🚗 About 10 min from Saladan pier
📍 Phra Ae (Long Beach), Saladan, Ko Lanta, Krabi
Nakara Long Beach sits in the middle of Long Beach, directly on the sand, on the rock-free, sandy stretch, scoring 8.2 on Trip.com from 55 reviews and renovated in 2022 — guests praise the staff for check-in and help with tours. It has an outdoor swimming pool and beachfront bungalows you can step off onto the sand, and it's about 10 minutes by road from Saladan pier. The appeal is the central spot on Long Beach — you can walk the shore to bars and restaurants in either direction — at a reachable rate.
💡 Tip: Pick a Beach Front Room or Suite for the sea view and the shortest walk to the sand. In the evening, stroll Long Beach in either direction to find a beach bar.
👍 Pros
- ✓ On the sand in the middle of Long Beach, step onto the beach
- ✓ Has an outdoor pool — a beachfront option with a pool at a fair rate
- ✓ Central spot, so you can walk the shore to bars both ways
- ✓ Helpful staff for check-in and tours, renovated in 2022
👎 Things to note
- ✗ Some garden bungalows are older — choose the room type carefully
- ✗ About 10 minutes from Saladan, so you need a scooter
- ✗ The sea pulls back a fair way at low tide, so a longer walk to swim
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Starting price
฿900
from / night
Bungalow with Fan · garden฿900/night
Bungalow with Air-Con฿1,400/night
Standard Room Sea View฿1,900/night
aBook via Agoda B.Booking.com tTrip.com 🏊 Beachfront pool with toys to borrow🍽️ Restaurant by the sea🏖️ On the sand at Long Beach🚲 Bike & car hire, tours
📍 183 Moo 2, Phra Ae (Long Beach), Saladan, Ko Lanta, Krabi
Good Days sits on the sand at Long Beach, with a beachfront pool and a restaurant looking out to sea, scoring 8.0 on Trip.com from 30 reviews — Booking rates its cleanliness and staff highly, and guests note a clean pool with showers, toilets, loungers, parasols and toys for children to borrow, so it suits families and retirees. There are simple fan bungalows at a low rate and air-con sea-view rooms, and you can walk the shore to the beach bars. It's the cheapest entry rate among the picks with a pool.
💡 Tip: With kids, pick a room near the pool — the toys and the shallow water help. The fan bungalow is cheapest but hot midday, so take an air-con room if temperature keeps you up.
👍 Pros
- ✓ Beachfront pool with toys for kids — family-friendly
- ✓ On the sand at Long Beach with a restaurant by the sea
- ✓ Cheapest entry rate among the picks with a pool; fan and air-con rooms
- ✓ Cleanliness and staff well rated; bike/car hire and tours
👎 Things to note
- ✗ Fan bungalows are hot in the middle of the day
- ✗ Small, simple resort — not luxurious, basic facilities
- ✗ Away from Saladan, you need a scooter; sea pulls back at low tide
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Starting price
฿800
from / night
Bungalow with Sea View฿800/night
Superior Bungalow · garden, balcony฿1,100/night
Deluxe King Room฿1,500/night
aBook via Agoda B.Booking.com tTrip.com 🏖️ Bungalows on the sand at Long Beach🛒 Walk to restaurants, mini-marts and bakeries🌿 Balcony with garden or sea view⭐ Location scores 9.6
📍 46/1 Moo 3, Phra Ae (Long Beach), Saladan, Ko Lanta, Krabi
Lanta L.D. is a budget bungalow place directly on the sand at Long Beach, scoring 8.2 on Trip.com but with a location score of 9.6 from 424 reviews — guests highlight the beachfront spot, clean rooms, helpful staff, and the restaurants, mini-marts and bakeries you can walk to nearby. The bungalows have a balcony with a garden or sea view, and there's a small mini-mart on site. Worth knowing: there's no swimming pool — the draw is being on the sand with everything within a walk, at a very low entry rate.
💡 Tip: Ask for a Bungalow with Sea View for a balcony facing the water. There's no pool, but it's a few steps to the sand — just take your swimsuit to the sea.
👍 Pros
- ✓ Genuinely on the sand at Long Beach, with a high 9.6 location score
- ✓ Walk to restaurants, mini-marts and bakeries
- ✓ Clean rooms, helpful staff, very low entry rate
- ✓ Bungalows have a garden or sea-view balcony; mini-mart on site
👎 Things to note
- ✗ No swimming pool
- ✗ Simple 2-star bungalows, not luxurious
- ✗ Sea pulls back at low tide, and rooms fill fast in high season
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Starting price
฿600
from / night
Bamboo Bungalow Fan · mosquito net, garden bathroom฿600/night
Standard Bungalow · fan, porch hammock฿900/night
Larger Bungalow · closer to the beach฿1,400/night
aBook via Agoda B.Booking.com tTrip.com 🛖 Woven-bamboo bungalows on the sand🍹 Sanctuary Beach Bar by the water🧘 Beach yoga classes🥖 Restaurant baking its own bread
📍 186 Moo 2, Phra Ae (Long Beach), Saladan, Ko Lanta, Krabi
Sanctuary was one of the first places to open on Long Beach — about 23 wood-and-woven-bamboo bungalows at the southern end of Long Beach, on the sand, scoring 8.0 on Booking from 98 reviews (TripAdvisor 3.4/5). The draw is the eco vibe and the Sanctuary Beach Bar by the water, with a sunset show, a restaurant that bakes its own bread, and beach yoga classes. Worth knowing: the bungalows are genuinely basic — fan-cooled, with mosquito nets and open-air garden bathrooms with cold water — so it suits anyone happy with a rough-and-ready style on the sand, at the lowest entry rate in this article.
💡 Tip: Take a drink at the Sanctuary Beach Bar for the sunset. The rooms are fan-cooled with cold water, so if heat or full comforts matter to you this may not fit — a larger bungalow nearer the beach is airier.
👍 Pros
- ✓ Bamboo bungalows on the sand at the south end of Long Beach — lowest entry rate here
- ✓ Sanctuary Beach Bar by the water with a sunset show
- ✓ Restaurant baking its own bread, plus beach yoga classes
- ✓ Easygoing eco vibe, good for backpackers and lovers of the simple
👎 Things to note
- ✗ Bungalows are fan-cooled with mosquito nets and open-air garden bathrooms with cold water — very basic
- ✗ No pool and no air-con in the cheapest rooms; basic facilities
- ✗ Some reviews note cleanliness and upkeep could be better
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Comparison table — 8 Long Beach (Phra Ae) stays, Koh Lanta 2026
| # | Stay | Stars | Score | Price/night | Location | Highlight |
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| 1 | Treeya Lanta | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 9.1 | ฿2,600 | 📍 End of Long Beach · pool | Modern boutique, top score |
| 2 | Lanta Castaway Beach Resort | ⭐⭐⭐ | 9.3 | ฿1,500 | 📍 South Long Beach · on the sand | Mad Bull beach bar |
| 3 | Raven Blue | ⭐⭐ | 9.1 | ฿1,200 | 📍 Long Beach, quiet stretch | Small, quiet, owner-run |
| 4 | Lanta Resort | ⭐⭐⭐ | 8.2 | ฿1,800 | 📍 Start of Long Beach · on the sand | 2 pools + beachfront bungalows |
| 5 | Nakara Long Beach Resort | ⭐⭐⭐ | 8.2 | ฿1,300 | 📍 Middle of Long Beach · on the sand | Beachfront bungalows + pool |
| 6 | Gooddays Lanta Beach Resort | ⭐⭐⭐ | 8.0 | ฿900 | 📍 Long Beach · on the sand | Beachfront pool, family |
| 7 | Lanta L.D. Beach Bungalows | ⭐⭐ | 8.2 | ฿800 | 📍 Long Beach · on the sand | Walk to shops & food, location 9.6 |
| 8 | Sanctuary Lanta | ⭐⭐ | 8.0 | ฿600 | 📍 South Long Beach · on the sand | Bamboo bungalows + beach bar |
How to pick the right Long Beach (Phra Ae) stay for you?
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Want a fresh room with a pool
→ Treeya Lanta ฿2,600 new boutique with a pool + pool bar, 50 m to the beach · or Nakara Long Beach ฿1,300 beachfront bungalows with a pool, mid Long Beach
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Want to stay by a beach bar
→ Lanta Castaway ฿1,500 on the sand with Mad Bull Beach Bar · or Sanctuary Lanta ฿600 bamboo bungalows + Sanctuary Beach Bar for the sunset
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Travelling as a family with kids
→ Gooddays Lanta ฿900 beachfront pool with toys for kids · or Lanta Resort ฿1,800 at the start of Long Beach, 2 pools, family rooms
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On a budget but want to be on the sand
→ Lanta L.D. Beach Bungalows ฿800 on the sand, walk to shops & food · or Sanctuary Lanta ฿600 bamboo bungalows, the cheapest here
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Want somewhere quiet and personal
→ Raven Blue ฿1,200 a small guesthouse of about 10 rooms on a quiet stretch of Long Beach, owner-run
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Want to step straight onto the sand
→ Lanta Castaway ฿1,500 bungalows on the sand · or Nakara Long Beach ฿1,300 on the sand mid-beach, step off the deck onto the beach
📌 Note: All prices are approximate and may change by date and season — always check the live rate and compare 3 sites before booking · Koh Lanta is on the Andaman coast, so the best time is November–April (dry, calm, clear water), while May–October is the southwest monsoon with rain, bigger surf and some boat trips cancelled · Unlike Phuket, in low season many of Lanta's resorts, restaurants and beach bars close and the island goes very quiet — if you visit then, check the hotel is actually open · At Long Beach (Phra Ae) the sea pulls back a fair way at low tide but stays sandy and swimmable (the bottom drops away more steeply than at Klong Dao) · Koh Lanta has no train and no Grab; you reach it by road over the bridges, about 1.5–2 hours from Krabi Airport · Article by Wherebest.com
