Ao Nang attracts the two-week jet-set ingroup to its showy resorts, which outshine the beaches. Sadly, the beach is null spectacular and the panoptic ‘European’–style esplanade that tourism-boosters boast near 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 adequate to construct the emplacement irrelevant.
Ao Nang serves equally the main jumping-off channelise for Railay, only a 20-minute long-tail ride away. For your money, Railay is a heaps nicer place to stay. Ao Nang is appealing, however, if you desire to partake in popular island-hopping tours or sea-kayaking adventures, equally near 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 buy beer at the local store and convey it into restaurants that don’t serve).
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