Lipe Banyan Apartments

The rooms at Lipe Banyan Apartments are studios and apartments, several with a sea view or a garden view, plus a two-bedroom apartment for larger groups. Some rooms have a balcony, and the choice runs from a studio for two guests to an apartment with room for four.

Rooms can have a private bathroom with a walk-in shower, toiletries and towels, air conditioning, an electric kettle and a flat-screen TV, while some have a full kitchen, a microwave, a refrigerator and a dining table. Some also have outdoor furniture on a balcony or terrace.

The property has a private beach, a sauna, a library and an on-site bar, with restaurants and room service. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, WiFi is also available in public areas, and there is an airport transfer.

Guests can go diving, snorkelling, fishing, hiking and windsurfing, and tours are offered. Concierge, lockers, daily housekeeping, laundry service and private check-in and check-out are also provided.

For families there are a family room, kids' meals and a babysitting service. The kitchen, barbecue facilities and grocery delivery cover self-catering, so guests can cook or eat in when they prefer, and the bar and room service cover the evening in the same way.

Lipe Banyan Apartments stands on Sunset Beach, on Ko Lipe, a small island in the Andaman Sea off Satun province. The island's beaches and the slow pace of the village are the main draw, and the property suits guests who want the sea close at hand while staying in the middle of the island.

Pattaya Beach is 50 m away, and the Koh Lipe Ferry Terminal, where boats arrive from the mainland, is 500 m from the property. Walking Street, the pedestrian lane that runs through the village, is 650 m away, with its shops and eateries a short stroll from the rooms. Because the island has no bridge, the last part of any journey here is by boat, and Trang Airport, 119.1 km away on the mainland, is the nearest airport.

Koh Adang, 6.1 km away, belongs to the Tarutao National Park and is a natural destination for a day of snorkelling or diving. In the rainy months the sea can be rough, and boat trips to the outer islands are often cancelled, so it is worth checking conditions on the day. Back on the beach, the afternoon can be spent in the sand and the sea, and the evening stroll along Walking Street gives you the village's lights and food stalls.