Sunset Cottages

... different types of fish and there were less places for them to hide so you could watch them for longer. The trip back to Sunset cottages was interesting! The wind had picked up since we had left in the morning and this meant that the sea was quite ...

... , but ironically the beach and rock arch slightly to the north were much more interesting, and we watched a bit of the sunset from there instead. Disappointingly though the clouds had massed on the horizon, blocking out much of the sunset. Back in town we ...

... as scenes from Harry Potter, the tiny village of Lacock brings its visitor's back to a simpler time. Thatched and stone cottages along with half-timbered black and white Tudor-styled buildings make you think you stepped back into Saxon times when Lacock, ...

... from gothic revival style to copies of Versailles, built by the Vanderbilts etc at the end of the 19th century.  We went for another drive around sunset and watched the racing yachts coming home for the evening – it’s a surreal place. ...

... out of the front basket. Saw the horse riding place - proper horses, not the little cidomo ponies that pull the carts. Sunset Cottages mentioned in the Lonely Planet looked very run down and/or closed. Also looking like it was closed or still being built ...

... and we soon arrived in Port Barton, where we waded ashore and walked a short distance down the beach to the ‘El Dorado Sunset Cottages’. We paid PhP 600 ($12) for the night and were shown to a clean, quaint and tidy cottage with a nice ...

... more like this. 'Do you want to stay in " Air Bungalows"? ... " No we've booked somewhere else" ... "Whereabouts"? ... "Coconut Cottages" .... "Great. Enjoy island life. I'll see you around". That was it. No why are you staying there. No we have a better ...

... ;     14/01/11     So we arrived in Koh Tao and walked the short distance to sairee cottages rather than pay the extortionate taxi fare. Unfortunately there were no cheap cottages left so we had a look around the 1200Baht ...

... was a good drive down the coast, the mountainous ranges now getting snow capped and more and more stunning. Arrived at the Glow Worm Cottages, another of the best hostels i've stayed in. Very plush dorms of four and only $18 i think. Checked into our ...

... it was still only $42 per night.  The bar and restaurant was right next to us and the guys who worked at the cottages were very nice.  Eddie and Paul. They were hippie looking Thai guys with long hair and lots of tattoos.  (Eddie and Paul ...

... in the dark. A 40 minute drive through the mountains in pitch black conditions followed, before we eventually arrived at Glow Worm Cottages at 9.30pm. Charlotte had booked a studio unit for herself as she isn't a fan of dormitories, so I was hoping to ...

... and quiet - infact, after dark it's pretty hard to find much life at all. Apart from bats. Our hotel was a series of cottages set back from the beach in lovely coconut palms - really really georgous. We spent our 3 days here reading, swimming, ...

... to be along the coast. By the time I had walked around to the north eastern part of the island more and more cottages, guesthouses, bars and restaurants started to show up until they were basically side by side. While many these places all had little ...

... . The staff had arranged a shuttle for us to go to their spa which is located in the Adi Dharma hotel a short walk behind the cottages or a minute' drive. The hotel is a nice property as well, but in hindsight the cottages still delivers better due to the ...

... come to Koh Tao and not dive considering this is the cheapest place in the world to learn. We eventually settled on Sairee Cottages Diving package which was 8500BHT for a 4 day SSI open water course and also included 5 nights free accommodation in there ...

... stand at a certain place, you will hear the sound like a train whistling through a tunnel to come crashing to you Punakaiki Cottages We booked ourselves into these quaint cottages. It was very nice and cosy, with a kitchen and all. We ate homecooked ...

... didn’t bump into each other again until the morning Christine and I left El Nido. We stayed at a place called Rosanna’s Beach Cottages which was great. The room was big and clean, the water was hot (for an additional fee) and all we had to do ...

... in to this guesthouse, I was given a bungalow at the back of the property (which by the way was called "Uphill Cottages" for a reason.)  Hot, hungry, sweaty and crabby, I attempted fruitlessly to rub on some sunblock and headed straight out the door ...