Salad Beach
Salad Beach
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Vanity_han_explores
Nottingham, UK55 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
The beach is stunning, soft powder sand and the most beautiful sunsets!
It appears to attract a lot of families and everywhere is pretty much shut up by 11pm.
We loved Spicy Salad bar for sunset and reasonable prices for cocktails.
We ate at Crystal bar on the first night and they had a live singer on which was a great touch, but he finished at 9.30 (we often didn’t head out for food until 9pm)
We then ate at Haad Salad Villas for a BBQ the next night which was incredible.
Jacks bar behind Salad Hut plays live music on a Thursday till late which suited us great.
It’s a stunning spot however it’s a bit on the quiet side for us with A LOT of children…!
From visiting for the day, I feel like Haad Yao would have been a better option for us.
If you’re travelling with children, I imagine it’s great. If you’re a couple who like something a little livelier then a night or two would be enough, or even stay elsewhere.
There’s not a huge amount to do here in all honesty so it depends on what you’re looking for out of an area.
It appears to attract a lot of families and everywhere is pretty much shut up by 11pm.
We loved Spicy Salad bar for sunset and reasonable prices for cocktails.
We ate at Crystal bar on the first night and they had a live singer on which was a great touch, but he finished at 9.30 (we often didn’t head out for food until 9pm)
We then ate at Haad Salad Villas for a BBQ the next night which was incredible.
Jacks bar behind Salad Hut plays live music on a Thursday till late which suited us great.
It’s a stunning spot however it’s a bit on the quiet side for us with A LOT of children…!
From visiting for the day, I feel like Haad Yao would have been a better option for us.
If you’re travelling with children, I imagine it’s great. If you’re a couple who like something a little livelier then a night or two would be enough, or even stay elsewhere.
There’s not a huge amount to do here in all honesty so it depends on what you’re looking for out of an area.
Written February 25, 2023
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Valerie
Mukilteo, WA34 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
This is one of our favorite beaches, we have stayed here in a bungalow on the beach for several weeks, and we also just go here to eat dinner or breakfast and swim. It’s a beautiful little beach. if you want to snorkel swim way out to the middle past the buoys and a little to the left as you look out from the beach. You’ll find big corals and lots of fish. I hope you get it on clear day because it is variable.
Written April 2, 2024
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Chelle
Rugeley, UK268 contributions
Jan 2023 • Couples
A gorgeous beach with powdery soft sand, calm sea and half a dozen restaurants/bars. We went to Crystal Day and Salad Hut for cocktails and food ... the staff in both are amazing, so friendly and happy.
Written January 2, 2023
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S B
Basel, Switzerland7 contributions
Feb 2025 • Couples
This is the last time I spend my holidays after being in this area for 15 years. Invasion of people (Germans) with very early ages. The whole beach area was taken as a playground. Crowded and dirty. In the evening until 10.00 pm still playing continue. The water wasn’t clear anymore on the end. It looks like they found a cheap spot to spend holidays no matter how far to travel with little ones.
Written February 16, 2025
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Rederic2
Tirol, Austria388 contributions
Jan 2025 • Couples
Slightly quieter beach, suitable for families. However, you should first look at the tide map on the Internet. At high tide it can get tight there. Largely clear water, goes very shallow into the sea. Few restaurants and bars (preferably Coral Beach). One of our favorite beaches here...
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Written January 8, 2025
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Cathrina93
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain8 contributions
Nov 2012 • Family
This was our second stay at Had Salad and surely the last! We had to witness an old, friendly labrador dying slowly over 5 days, getting fits and foaming at the mouth. We were extremely upset that no one bothered to help the dog. A resort staff member told us the dog is being poisoned by order by the resort owner of Had Salad Villa. We called Phangan Info after the animal rescue people just left the dog on the beach as they could not help him, a very helpfull lady at Phangan info called back to say it was not the owner of Had Salad Villa that ordered the poisening but the owner of two resorts down the beach. She would not name the resort but I can count to two. We were told by the resort staff that this happens all the time! it was a very distressful experience for my daughter and I wish it on no one to experience such agony in a animal. Surely these resorts make enough money to have these unwanted animals put down in a more humane way and definitely not let us, visitors with small children witness this cruelty. I will go to Koh Toa or Samui for my next visit where there is proper care for animals!
Written November 12, 2012
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MerijnG
Eindhoven, The Netherlands28 contributions
Jun 2019 • Family
In our opinion one of the best beaches on Koh Phangan. Good balance between liveliness and rest/relaxation. Not overcrowded. Good massage on the beach. We once stayed here at Salad Hut, which was a wonderful place. This time we stayed on another beach, but had to come back to haad salad. Beautiful sunsets and one of the best beaches for snorkelling (get a canoe to get a bit further away from the beach).
Written June 5, 2019
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Helen Durant
Nottingham, UK81 contributions
Mar 2018 • Couples
Some 20 mins from Thongsala is Haad Salad. 600m white sand beach. Coral Reef is 300m from the shore and the bay can be shallow in places. So the water level is at its best for swimming in high season between December and April. Lots of coral and fish. Some of the best on Koh Phangan. Will see the usual suspects. Best time for Fish i have found is late afternoon before sunset when the fish tend to be feeding and any visiting boats or divers have left and the reef is quiter. You may even see Turtles if you are lucky.
The sunsets are amazing here as it is on the West Coast. So Beautiful.
There a numerous hotels along the beachfront. All reasonably priced. Food is excellent at Villa Cha Cha and Haad Salad Villa hotels. Food prices are more on expensive side but in line with all hotels on the beach 150 THB for green curry etc.
There are always cheaper places to eat on the roadsides in the villages. We enjoyed some really great food in Baan Tai (Ann Restaurant) and Haad Rin area. And also street food is a must at one of the markets in Thongsala or Chaloklum. So if you have a scooter you can enjoy these where food typically about 50 to 60 THB per dish. Thongsala also has a Saturday Night Market.
OK Massage is on the beach and is very very good. We had Thai Massage and Deep Tissue Massage with Suu and Alin. Both exceptional and would recommend them both. Very talented ladies. Best massage ever had. And have had loads in and around Thailand. They also do oil massages, beauty, pedicures, head massage, and run a masseurs training programme. Average cost of massage 300thb per hour. We often paid for 2 hours to get the most out of deep tissue massage.
We rented a scooter from out hotel Villa Cha Cha for 250thb per day which is going rate for the island for 125i Click Honda scooter. Mr Pon rental. We did not need to leave a deposit and did not need to leave passport with rental company as the hotel had arranged it and they had our passport details. Roads on Koh Phangan are very good with road signs and speed limits. Better than roads on Koh Tao. Care is needed if you have never ridden scooter before or if you are a novice rider. Experienced riders will have no problems on the roads and even the dreaded Haad Rin road is not as bad as everyone makes out, you just have to be careful and watch for traffic as you would on any road. Good drive is the road to Thong Nai Pan. This is more dangerous than Haad Rin road as it is full of steep roads and lots of twists and turns, but you will be rewarded with the jungle scenery. My bf said it is a great "bikers" road.
If you use taxi on island, prices are fixed at approxiamtely 200thb per person each way from Thongsala depending on destination and can be as low as 150 or as high as 400 if you are going to full moon party. For example, taxi from Thongsala Pier to Haad Salad will be 200 per person. But from Haad Salad to Mae Head/Koh Ma is 150.
The sunsets are amazing here as it is on the West Coast. So Beautiful.
There a numerous hotels along the beachfront. All reasonably priced. Food is excellent at Villa Cha Cha and Haad Salad Villa hotels. Food prices are more on expensive side but in line with all hotels on the beach 150 THB for green curry etc.
There are always cheaper places to eat on the roadsides in the villages. We enjoyed some really great food in Baan Tai (Ann Restaurant) and Haad Rin area. And also street food is a must at one of the markets in Thongsala or Chaloklum. So if you have a scooter you can enjoy these where food typically about 50 to 60 THB per dish. Thongsala also has a Saturday Night Market.
OK Massage is on the beach and is very very good. We had Thai Massage and Deep Tissue Massage with Suu and Alin. Both exceptional and would recommend them both. Very talented ladies. Best massage ever had. And have had loads in and around Thailand. They also do oil massages, beauty, pedicures, head massage, and run a masseurs training programme. Average cost of massage 300thb per hour. We often paid for 2 hours to get the most out of deep tissue massage.
We rented a scooter from out hotel Villa Cha Cha for 250thb per day which is going rate for the island for 125i Click Honda scooter. Mr Pon rental. We did not need to leave a deposit and did not need to leave passport with rental company as the hotel had arranged it and they had our passport details. Roads on Koh Phangan are very good with road signs and speed limits. Better than roads on Koh Tao. Care is needed if you have never ridden scooter before or if you are a novice rider. Experienced riders will have no problems on the roads and even the dreaded Haad Rin road is not as bad as everyone makes out, you just have to be careful and watch for traffic as you would on any road. Good drive is the road to Thong Nai Pan. This is more dangerous than Haad Rin road as it is full of steep roads and lots of twists and turns, but you will be rewarded with the jungle scenery. My bf said it is a great "bikers" road.
If you use taxi on island, prices are fixed at approxiamtely 200thb per person each way from Thongsala depending on destination and can be as low as 150 or as high as 400 if you are going to full moon party. For example, taxi from Thongsala Pier to Haad Salad will be 200 per person. But from Haad Salad to Mae Head/Koh Ma is 150.
Written March 27, 2018
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Xanthe L
25 contributions
Jan 2018
We spent a long time deciding where to stay on the island as there are many options however since exploring every beach we are 100% happy with our choice.
The beach is beautiful with a mis of sand and small corals. There are many restaurants so great to be able to eat out somewhere different every night. The water is shallow and never really goes beyond waist deep which was perfect for out family with two small children.
The beach is kept very clean and the sunsets are perfect.
The beach is beautiful with a mis of sand and small corals. There are many restaurants so great to be able to eat out somewhere different every night. The water is shallow and never really goes beyond waist deep which was perfect for out family with two small children.
The beach is kept very clean and the sunsets are perfect.
Written January 5, 2018
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Kristijonas_K
Vilnius, Lithuania56 contributions
Jan 2012
We spent four weeks at Awe Resort villas on Baan Tai beach, but visited Salad beach for five times because this is great location for snorkeling and diving. Worth spending the whole day, including lunch and/or dinner at one of the restaurants on the beach. And massage!
Written February 15, 2012
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Hi, is Salad beach ok to swim and paddleboard in July /August
kind regards
Suzanne
Written June 14, 2023
Hallo,brauche mal eure Hilfe
Wir lieben Thailand und waren schon sehr oft dort,aber eben noch nie auf Koh Samui oder Koh Phangan.Das soll nun dieses Jahr im Mai passsieren und wir freuen uns schon riesig darauf.Nach mehreren Jahren in der Karibik,endlich mal wieder nur Frühstück,kleines Hotel am Strand,Seele baumeln lassen,Roller mieten,oder einfach mal nichts tun.
Flug ist gebucht 3 Tage Bangkok auch ,Transfer mit Bus und Fähre nach Koh Samui an den Menam Strand,Dort 1 Woche und dann wollen wir für 1 Woche mit der Fähre nach Koh Phangan.Nun hab ich gelesen das auf der Westseite das Wasser im Mai an manchen Stränden nicht oder wenig vorhanden sei.Wir haben uns das Cookis Hotel am Salad Beach rausgesucht.Nun meine Frage : kann man dort nun baden und schnorcheln oder lieber einen anderen Strand,wenn ja,dann welchen ???Wir sind da leicht überfordert.Wir möchten einen ruhigen Strand,wo man abends auch mal noch raus kann und lecker essen kann.Ne kleine schnucklige Unterkunft mit Frühstück wäre auch toll.
Kann uns jemand helfen????
Liebe grüße Manuela und Dieter
Written March 5, 2019
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Written March 6, 2019
Hi, we are going as a family to Phangan in August. Want to paddle with kids and snorkel from the beach, nothing too professional, just relaxing snorkelling to show 6 years old boy something more exciting than a swimming pool. Is Salad Beach acceptable during low tide? We are coming from Crystal bay (Samui) and will leave to Koh Tao to do more or less the same, but is there any good spot in Phangan these days? Thanks for any pointers.
Written March 25, 2016
Check tide tables. But seas fine for 6 hours a day.
Written March 28, 2018
Bonjour,
votre avis m'intéresse beaucoup car je recherche des cours de yoga dans ce secteur, pourriez vous me donner l'adresse de ce cours et m'indiquer s'il faut réserver à l'avance ? Je vous en remercie par avance.
Cordialement.
Maryse
Written June 15, 2015
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