Koh Lipe Castaway Resort Centre: Koh Lipe Restaurant, Ko Lipe Bar, and chill out deck.
Resort Centre
Castaway Resorts
Low Season
From May to October our restaurant runs on low season opening hours.
Speed Boat Schedules
During the low season there are fewer boats. Please check the boat schedules before you come.
Our resort is on the east side of Koh Lipe towards the Southern end of Sunrise Beach. You will arrive on Koh Lipe by sea. Most of the year the speed boats stop outside the reef and are met either on a pontoon or at sea by local long tail boats which for 50 baht per person will bring you to Castaway.
All around the resort there are spaces to chill out and relax. Each bungalow has a shaded balcony with cushions and hammocks. The front of the restaurant and bar is a large covered deck with cushions and low tables where you can sit and look out over the sea. On the beach we have salas where you can sit in the shade and be part of the beach life. Our house coral reef is right in front of the beach and can be explored by snorkelling and diving.
In the resort we have a little massage centre where our masseuse who are all trained in Wat Pho traditional Thai massage, can massage away your aches and pains and help you to truly relax into your holiday.
Downstairs from the deck, right on the beach we have our very own Dive Centre, Castaway Divers. Here we run adventure trips to visit the surrounding islands, snorkelling trips and of course scuba diving. We also rent kayaks and snorkel sets.
Internet
We have our own internet satellite dish and our wifi covers the restaurant, bar and the beach. Perfect for just checking your e-mail with your iPhone or doing a spot of work with your laptop. We also have a couple of desktop computers you can use too. Pre-paid internet cards come in 100, 200 and 500 baht cards.
Banks & Money
You need to plan ahead and bring enough cash to the island because on Koh Lipe there are no banks, money exchanges or ATMs. This is because there are still no official addresses on the island yet! There is no ATM on the pier in Pak Bara. The nearest ATM is a few kilometres up the road in La Ngu. We accept most major credit cards but with a 5% charge. Most major places on the island such as Pooh's Bar and Bundhaya do the same. If you are coming via Hat Yai there are ATMs and a money changer in the airport.
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When we started thinking about building a resort the first thought we had was that it had to be eco friendly. We wanted to blend with the environment and not use lots of diesel generating electricity.
Our designs have been heavily influenced by traditional Thai building methods. All our buildings are made of natural hard woods built on posts buried in the ground eliminating the need for concrete foundations. The roofs are made from local thatch. The combination of natural materials keeps the bungalows cooler as they don't retain the heat. The bungalows themselves catch the winds that come in off the beach and channel them inside, keeping you cool as you sleep, even without air conditioning.
Low energy bulbs are used everywhere for our lighting to save power. For now our electricity still comes from diesel generators, but we are working with Solution Carbon, a French company specialising in carbon credits and carbon offsets, to replace our generators with clean sources of power.
Koh Lipe is a beautiful little island and if we are all to enjoy it for a long time to come we need to look after it and the environment.