Rising
popularity and rapid expansion means that Lonely Beach is
lonely no more and traditional bamboo beach huts sit flush
with expensive resorts. Like the rest of Koh Chang, Lonely
Beach has gone ahead in leaps and bounds in the past few years,
but it's still a chilled-out, laid-back little place with
a village atmosphere - by day at least.
By
night is a different matter - things get pretty raucous with
parties tend to spring up randomly on any given day; so bear
this in mind when choosing the location of your accommodation.
Some people have started to call this place the Haad Rin of
the East, (Haad Rin being the home of the Full Moon Party
and related hedonism).
With
the ever more frequent party scene developing fast, the emergence
of some very funky parties as well as the newly opened Vitamin
Club, it certainly looks to be following in Haad Rin's footsteps.
Light sleepers beware!
A
collection of shops along the main road are set in a scenic
spot between the steep, jungle-decked hills and the mostly
rocky coastline. The road veers upwards and away from the
beach as you head south through the town, so it's a downhill
walk to go for a swim. Just north of the ever-popular backpacker
hangout Treehouse is where the real beach begins, already
taken up with several expensive resorts.
