HOTEL HUNTING in Koh Lipe, Thailand (Resort Tours w Prices) (Part 2)

Let's go Hotel Hunting in Koh Lipe, Thailand, as I tour you through 3 options with prices and then choose one to stay in.
Koh Lipe is often referred to as The Maldives of Thailand and this is Part 2 in a series of videos where I show you everything about this place, from how to get there, where to stay, an island tour and all the best snorkeling spots around the area.
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[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

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[@IdeaStudioBKK]

That fruit is super sour for sure, but really wakes you up... almost as good as a fresh cup of coffee first thing in the morning.

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

So true!

[@canlale5733]

@@RetiredWorkingForYou no "cheap, cheap" in ko lipe? )

[@ptanisaro]

This type of mango can only be found in the south. Super sour indeed.

[@canlale5733]

@@ptanisaro are you from southern thailand also?

[@patrickverschuren2879]

Put a pinch of salt on it, maybe it taste better.

[@darcytuscano9327]

Stayed on Ko Lipe for one month in 2004. Bungalow at the far end for only $5 a night. Simple, but with a hammock on the deck and a full view of the ocean, one I'll never forget. Back then, there was no electricity on Lipe, no walking street, no motos. Only a sandy path connecting one side to the other, which you could walk barefoot with a full moon to light the way. Unforgettable. This Lipe, it's still beautiful, but nothing like I remember!

[@NigelMills]

Option 1 looked the best to me. I liked the layout of the pool and the ease access. Option 2 was right out with all the stairs. :) Looks like you're having a great time :)

[@qikindi]

Thanks Chris for sharing with us your fabulis trips around Thailand. I've visited Koh Lipe back in 2019 before the pandamic and stayed in Akira. it was the best 3 nights in my life.

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

Sounds great!

[@marinaleclair123]

We spent a week there over 5 years ago. How nostalgic!! We rented a boat and went to a near by island that has a short hike to the top which gives you a gorgeous birds eye view of Koh lipe ! Worth the morning hike! We can’t wait to see more of this island through your eyes Chris! Cheers 🍻 from Vancouver Canada!! 🇨🇦

[@620EDA]

Yes, it is interesting to see hotel hunting and options. I know you mentioned that beach front properties were expensive there on Koh Lipe. That in itself was good information. We like more mid range properties, but beach front. Let's see where else you go and what you find! Thanks for sharing.

[@ThailandThomas]

Koh Lipe looks incredibility beautiful. I am sure well worth the trip. Everyone is so friendly, love that about Thailand. Great to see Thailand springing back to life. Thanks for the pro tips on hotels. Another great video Chris. Just waiting for you to pick my name for the next giveaway and I will be there! Save me a Leo! Hahaha

[@HunterTalks]

Another epic video. Love all 3 options though Option #1 looked the absolute best. All three surprisingly expensive but stunning.

[@Villamartin26]

Stayed in Akira Lipe in March for 6 nights for an early 10year anniversary. The island was just beginning to get ready again for tourism and most visitors were Thai’s who were getting a 50% discount to encourage a return. The place was so idyllic and peaceful though once visitors return in numbers it will have a completely different feel. I’d like to visit again to get the vibes when the place is up and pumping with no curfews or bars closing at 11pm. Keep the videos coming Chris. Love seeing them even if I’ve already visited. Enjoyed the ones from Toronto as I occasionally visit there and has given me a couple of ideas of somewhere different to go when in town.

[@mariettathornton5924]

Love this hotel tours!!! I would have chosen option #1 as well! The location and size of the room looks great, not to mention the pool & the sunset Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful video and will definitely be checking it out when we get a chance to head over there:)

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

Good choice!

[@dao_mutita3663]

I stayed in Lipe for 2 months in 2021. changing several accommodation from cheap to expensive and mid price just to explore what they have there. and I kept coming back many times to the island as it is the best place I've ever visit as a Thai : )

[@kevinthailand2567]

Crazy prices for sure. Better budget options wanted than three hiso hotels for this solo traveler. Thanks eh Chris

[@Hard_7_Iron]

Option one rocks! Enjoy the stay.

[@Xylo58]

Thanks for the tour. We will be in Koh Lipe next winter. Option #1 was, as you said, a no brainer. Love your videos 👍

[@milenathorburn836]

Koh Lipe is definitely on the list of places to stay soon! I am always attracted to places with good landscaping and greenery. Makes it feel more peaceful and private. Good choice!

[@tkfg331]

I love your hotel tours...and I like even more when you show us potential properties to buy when considering to retire in Thailand.

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

More to come!

[@tkfg331]

@@RetiredWorkingForYou : We live in Pasadena, CA, but wifey is from Chang Rai. We appreciate your videos, as they are so helpful and informative. Cheers.

[@brianhammond2832]

#1 for sure. Beautiful ceiling! More hotel tours would be great. Never been to that island but looks pretty. Have fun!

[@neilchesworth9340]

You picked the one i would have picked. It just felt more cozy, relaxed and looked easier to get around the property.

[@seanrrichards]

This was great!! I loved seeing inside the hotels and where they were. When I was on Koh Lipe in October 2016 (lower tourist season, awesome unless you really want the people and crowds) we stayed at 10 moons. They were in construction for their new rooms up the hill. We were about 1/2 way up and had the most awesome view of the Ocean(rooms much more basic than what you showed). The beers on sunrise beach are much cheaper than sunset beach. We had them for 20 baht opposed to 80 on Sunset. Is that a big difference, well no, but you can get 3 more beers for that price. I can not wait to see more.

[@aggiet4545]

Enjoyed the hotel tours. Option 1 was the best out of the 3. A little out of my price range but still loved seeing what's on offer close to the beach on Koh Lipe.

[@anabelacarvalho7668]

Cris very good choice.. I liked this wonderful place, too. Yes can you show more places to stay a little cheaper? Simpler not so expensive and with sea views🙏Grateful for providing with these videos are very good.. I love Thailand and as I'm so far away I'm dreaming a little with one day come back to that Grateful for providing with these videos are very good.. I love Thailand and as I'm so far away I'm dreaming a little bit about one day going back to this paraiso💖💖🤩🤩🤩

[@GregorBrown]

Yes buddy, do more of these. Also, what a charming experience with the sour mango.

[@user-rj7mu2hy2i]

Stayed on Koh Lipe 30 years ago. One restaurant, 1 long House and 3 beach huts. The menu was fried rice and pineapple or watermelon for breakfast. Dinner:small,medium or large fish. Large colony of Water gypsies. Wanted to learn diving after snorkelling there. Amazing how it changed. Wonder if i want to go back....

[@eldeluxo]

You're clearly in a different world than I've experienced in my many trips to Thailand in which my main goal is too stay away from expensive and very touristy places like Koh Lipe.

[@BradSabako]

Well then you are missing out. Lipe is one of the best islands, and the coral isn’t totally destroyed yet by tourists.

[@mrdarcy9158]

We paid Mr Eung’s a visit last night for dinner, solid recommendations as always Chris, thank you 🙏🏼

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

Fantastic!

[@mrdarcy9158]

Any chance you’ll be around in bkk this week Chris? My wife is also Korean and we’d love to say hi if you’re out & about

[@plaontour429]

I stayed at Mali Sunrise too. Love, Love, Love it there. The room is spacious and clean, no bugs, no mosquito, no smell and no bed bugs.

[@cryptogreen6750]

Love it been waiting 2 years to get back Can wee get back to chai mhai or do wee have to go to Phuket

[@arykesdeminno4389]

Love Koh Lipe. Been there 3 times. Last visit in May 2022. Still lots of plastic bottles on the beach unfortunately. Beautiful regardless. Can't wait to go back 😍 🇹🇭 ☀ 🌴

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

A special Island for sure

[@TheOverseasExile]

Hey from Greece. Hoping to be there in early May. Love the content.

[@cryptogreen6750]

Keep up good work Chris from Glasgow Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@geckodesigner]

Yes, more videos like this one, please! If I were going to spend over $100 a night, I'd definitely have picked Akira, too. Beautiful!

[@derekh5340]

I love all of the hotel tours; I love to know the prices on everything, which makes it easy to estimate budgets. We are coming in 2024 🙏🙏🙏

[@zoe9632]

Wowza... beyond gorgeous. That was fun hotel hunt.Option 1 was the hands down winner.

[@connielinz879]

I definitely would have chosen option 1. Not just because of the price, I think the Mali Sunrise was the cutest by far. I really enjoy hotel hunting and seeing what you get for your money.

[@Gary_and_Linda]

You should have tried Adang Resort just north of Koh Lipe on the super quiet and beautiful Koh Adang. They’ll pick you up and take you back to Koh Lipe for free. It’s like being on a deserted beach with a pool, restaurant and attentive caring staff.

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

Thanks for the tips!

[@david-reason]

Visited Koh Lipe 3 years ago. Stayed initially in the enter of town near the only 7/11, but then splashed out on several night at Idyllic Concept Resort - An excellent hotel (not sponsored) It is built from the beach - up a hill, so lots of steps and small break away areas. Great video Chris & Hayley!

[@premsiripupipat5381]

Thanks for sharing hotels and prices at Lipeh Island. I am a Thai but never been there. A couple of years ago before pandemic, my daughter took us (my mom, my husband, my another daughter, and me) to an island near Lipeh named Bulone. It was a small island and there were no nice resorts but bungalows. I found out later that although we booked for air-conditioned room, the electricity would turn on after 6 pm and off at 6 or 7 am. However, the sea was so beautiful and it was a quiet place. It was a memorable trip. Hope you can visit this island too.

[@jatw3721]

Yes, more hotel, condo and housing option videos please.

[@Mozzermarr10]

Never been to Lipe but I hear great things about it. Looking forward to learning more about it from you guys :).

[@buadee3390]

Option 1 was my choice too, well done to you both. 🙏❤️

[@eleanorclarke2055]

Thanks, loved it, yes that was my choice too. Nice to see you and the beautiful Haley, so envious of your life ..Enjoy Always love your videos, keep showing the hotels very informative

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

Thank you! 😃

[@lawrencehockett8179]

That was a great video. Nice people fixing the sour mangoes. Thai people are just terrific. Very friendly. Yes, yes- more travel videos on resorts and prices. Very helpful. Thank you so much for the information. That Leo looked delicious as well. 😎🍺

[@eriktorne1350]

We really loved staying at idyllic. Fantastic staff, top notch kitchen. Stayed there for 1 week in 2019

[@burgesspark685]

wow - you guys must be getting some great kickbacks from these resorts Just go onto ANY hotel booking platform to find much cheaper options of equivalent standard I mean these prices are EXPENSIVE

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

Zero kickbacks. Could you post a link to one of those resorts with better prices?

[@elitsabeyska6244]

Love the hotel tours! Thanks Chris

[@MrTobbo]

I seen you bumped into another youtuber (backpacking bannas) at the bar, had me in stitches! You should make a video on a night out, would be really entertaining as that tiny clip alone was!

[@FINEURBANART]

best Hotel choice ... also for me. Looking forward to see some Koh Like Vlogs from you, Chris!

[@cryptotrader2779]

Same here. Money doesn't even come into it. The first option was by far the nicest room and the resort looks lovely too. I'd have also taken that no questions.

[@luvablesweetnsassy]

I saw you on Backpacking Bananas KZbin video at the bar! So here I am, a new subscriber. Christianne’s an awesome person too, and has a great playlist on her recent trip there.

[@veravirabutsady1158]

Love #1 as well. I love everything about it. Thanks for sharing.

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

Thanks for watching!

[@WanderlustReports]

Hi Chris, I would have also selected option 1. The Idyllic is clearly overpriced, even for Koh Lipe, which is also procier than other places in the Phuket/Krabi area. The one you finally stayed in for the first night looked very authentic, much more than the "concrete-monster" of option 2, thet does not give atropical island feeling at all...

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

Great point!

[@thekoshertourist]

#1 looked the best for sure. The price was just icing on the cake 🎂

[@yorkf.1421]

Thanks a lot for your hotel tours! We're staying at the Mali Resort right now and really enjoy our vacation here. For us it has the perfect location, because it's at the beach, quiet and just 5 min. to Walking Street. Last year we had a great time at The Pavilions Phuket, which you also reviewed and recommended. So let's see where your next tour will bring us...

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

awesome to read this comment, makes it all worth while!

[@TheLungNuad]

Koh Lepe looks great.Have a nice trip Chris.

[@Silverwidows]

Option 4 looked nice for the price.

[@roadwarriorreviews9136]

Great video! Would love to see more of these hotel videos.

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

More to come!

[@nickn146]

Expensive digs around the island. Hey it snowed in YYZ April 19. Happy Easter. Nick Oakville

[@stoofaontour]

Bro ! Loved this video my man . So many great one liners haha and how beautiful was the little family giving you the sample of sour mangoes. Option 1 for me if I’m entertaining . A small clean Bed n Breakfast on the bar street rolling solo and crash in random resort pools . It’s actually my favourite thing to do in beach towns . Solo resort pool swims . I did 19 in one day around Khao Lak areas with my cousin a few years back . ( might make a fun video) Hope to share Leo’s soon !

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

pool hopping!

[@clon29]

im happy to been there before all this huge hotel....it's changing so much that i think is not a nice island anymore

[@thomashamilton9779]

Thawee and I will be there for the 3rd time...this time in Feb 2023...staying at Chareena Hill Beach Resort for the first time...much better then what you were looking at...but to each their own.

[@jamesdel2324]

For me, you had a good option. Even me, if I was there I will choose option no. 1. Thank you for sharing.

[@thammaratsena4094]

Amazing Lipe island please every one to join this Thanks retired working for you💕💖🤞

[@jasonwilkinson3887]

Nice place buddy. Looks like prices have risen again but still way cheaper than what you'd get back in Canada. Love the tours. Cool to see what's what over there these days.

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

cheers bird-ouayza

[@mahakea]

Love this island

[@stangoodvibes]

Pooh Bar. Nothing beats Pooh and Soi's place for cruisy and friendly and a super handy spot. Pooh Bar was the very first bar on the island 20 years or so ago. The island has a rich history

[@matthewbroomfield5239]

Dam I've just booked up my trip for later in the year to ao nang and koh lanta. Wish I had watched your video first. Koh lipi looks amazing. Always the next time

[@judykekesi5174]

Great content and fabulous choice!

[@davidheyes4771]

Thanks for sharing Chris, looks like a very nice place indeed, kind regards from England 🍺🍺👍

[@broti]

yeah, was great to see! do more! :-) thank you!

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

Thanks, will do!

[@stevestf]

My mate's family are staying at the Akira now, English and Thai couple with 2 kids, say hello.

[@_onesimpleidea]

Options 1, 2, and 3 -- Yikes!! However, forced to choose, I would also choose Option 1. Option 4 was much better. At one point you said classical Thai style. That made me think of what is actually classical Thai -- a little hut on the beach with a palm frond roof for about $600-800 Bhat per night. The last one of those I stayed in several years ago also had a really nice pool. Fantastic time without paying exorbitant prices. Plus, the way to enjoy the nice hotels is to walk down the beach from your more reasonable hotel to have a meal there.

[@thaireetired75]

Nice places Chris.. paradise actually oh yeh..you n hayley really living a good one..keep up the great work Chris 👏 🇹🇭💯❤️

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

Thanks! 😃

[@thaireetired75]

@@RetiredWorkingForYou keep em coming bro 💯

[@jonklause5130]

Great videos, would love to see more like this.

[@davidmccann3929]

You chose the best option 👍👍to expensive for me lol but looks fab loved Ko lipe

[@ThaiMyShoose]

Worth checking out the new resort on the corner of the island, Zodiac, fairly secluded and recently built. Andaman resort next to it has nice beach chairs / umbrellas but the rooms and staff are not pleasant. We've also had great experiences at LongBay, you get a whole cabin for under 2500 thb, and a private beach. The box was a good spot for food but i think its gone now? RockStones bar is by far the best bar on the island but I believe they moved to a new spot on the island. Alright - that's all i got for Lipe.

[@bluecrab4167]

Option 1 looked great for the price! It looks perfect!!

[@PosPsycho88]

Love such vlog, hotel hunting. Love doing hotel.hunting too, picking a good one with a right price

[@larsstougaard7097]

Great song choice at 7.12 min and forward, who is singing that song 🎵, is it Haylie?? 🤔

[@PJ33333]

Koh Lipe is one of the last true tropical paradises. It is what Koh Phi Phi used to be before it became a frat house with a new McDonalds on it! I took a ferry from Langkawi Malaysia to Koh Lipe and the best part was having to jump in the water and walk to shore with luggage over our heads. I stayed in the center of Walking Street near all the restaurants for very cheap. It was about a 5 minute walk to the beach.

[@BradSabako]

That’s what I do too. A nice moderate price hotel, A plus, walk to either beach quickly…restaurants outside your door. Paradise. I haven’t been in 4 years, and they had issues with dumping trash in a small watershed area. Hope that’s cleaned up.

[@lauralee9041]

Great idea with the hotel tours.

[@Poppers131]

You should go make your way up north and stay or visit Pai! Or hangout with the elephants at the Happy elephant sanctuary in Chiang Mai

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

later this year when the weather is perfect up there!

[@mikecanadian74]

Hey Chris, there are probably a few of us that are thinking about a less traditional and more 'nomadic' lifestyle in retirement like you. I'd be interested in your thoughts about things like; how long do you stay in one place, which parts have the better weather at certain times, how much luggage do you drag around, what are some of the essential items your guys pack with you (other than the ton of camera gear i imagine you have,lol)...things like that.

[@nixferguson7323]

What an awesome video so cool thanks 😊

[@mericksonw1]

Mr. CEO - more, more!!

[@gamersoulcloud2117]

i have been there once , i stayed at the motel in the middle of the island and the price is cheap (35$ per day include breakfast). Koh Lipe beach is beautiful island with crystal clear water but the best thing there is Snorkel Tour to see the coral.

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

Thanks for sharing

[@AZD2169]

❤ Very cool, can’t wait to go there in May.

[@lizzyriley8490]

The best beach for the sunset is sunrise beach. Koh Lipe is beautiful it’s my favourite Thai island.

[@0T7VK]

Love the hotel tours! Koh lipe on my list :P

[@attlee1945]

Definitely more hotel tours and we both agreed hotel 1 was the best.

[@leeanneNZ]

Loved the vlog. More like this please!

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

You got it!

[@larry-notthecableguy]

Awesome pick and love your hotel tour!

[@2kkto2]

Enjoyed the video - - good job

[@zannybc]

I like option number one best also definitely not option number two with all those stairs. Would be nice if you included Canadian prices too 🙂

[@truckn]

You guys chose the same one I would've preferred. 👍 Koh Lipe looks stunning. Be well

[@RetiredWorkingForYou]

Thank you! You too!

[@lazerlabmusic]

Good choice. I liked the room you ended up booking.

[@incredibleindia7365]

FIRST ONE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY.

[@YeboSa]

Option number 1 all day

[@thailandbackstagetv5968]

Always with Thair Lyrics 👍 good job go he'd

[@metahduh4003]

Option 1 - definitely.