Ko Lanta

Guests repeatedly return to the Layana for a real sense of pampering, understated luxury, and a relaxed, peaceful environment. — Fodor's

This trailblazing property recently added 39 airy, teak-floored villas set among trees on a hill overlooking a private beach. — Travel + Leisure

The luxurious Crown Lanta sits back from its own private strip of white sand past the northern end of Khlong Dao. — Lonely Planet

The 95-unit SriLanta Resort is a three-pearl option located right on the beach in Koh Lanta. — Oyster

These 15 gorgeous, Mexican-style, adobe-looking concrete studios are straight off the pages of an interiors magazine. — Lonely Planet

The Twin Lotus Resort & Spa is a large, adults-only beachfront resort with 76 rooms and bungalows on a property large enough that buggies are used to shuttle guests around. — Oyster

The 185-room Rawi Warin Resort & Spa is an upscale beachfront property in the middle of Koh Lanta. — Oyster

These Zen-like standalone abodes are nestled in a coconut-palm garden laced with tidal canals at the north end of Hat Khlong Dao. — Lonely Planet

The mid-range Narima Bungalow Resort is a somewhat rustic, back-to-nature-style resort that sits alone amid rain forest trees along tiny Klong Hin beach, toward the southern end of Koh Lanta. — Oyster

Located right on the beach in Kantiang Bay, Baan Laanta Resort & Spa is a small, mid-range property with 15 bungalows in the south of Koh Lanta. — Oyster

A boutique beach hotel on Koh Lanta's striking cliffs, with breakfast, plus a lunch for longer stays. — Jetsetter

Something of a self-contained world, this French-run place sprawls over a tree-covered headland by a small beach. — Lonely Planet

The Lanta Sand Resort and Spa is one of the larger resorts on Koh Lanta, with 78 rooms and villas spread out in a lovely garden in the middle of Long Beach, the island's biggest beach. — Oyster

In the laid-back and increasingly trendy Old Town, or Sri Raya, Mango House is a home away from home, with three seafront suites and three villas. — Fodor's

This is a terrific set of wood and bamboo bungalows with built-in platform beds, high palm-leaf ceilings, polished-wood floors, glass-bowl bathroom sinks and hammock-laden verandas. — Lonely Planet

Sleep in a simple but beautifully restored, thick-beamed Chinese shophouse with plenty of style and a friendly welcome. — Lonely Planet

Operated by a young English-speaking Thai-Vietnamese couple, this is one of the grooviest spots on Lanta. — Lonely Planet