Xailuedy Hotel (also written Xayluedy) is an excellent pick
for flashpackers in need of new modern rooms.
A bunch of smiling staff will greet you as you walk into Tulamben Dive Resort — it was newly opened in April when we visited in May 2016, and they were all very keen to please, which they do — this is one of the better
flashpacker options in the area.
For the upper - budget to
flashpacker price range, the value on offer here is difficult to beat.
Balangan has a handful
of flashpacker through to high end places up on the cliff behind the beach.
Flashpacker HQ initially came into being as a way to keep everyone back home up - to - date with what I was up to while teaching English in Japan.
But times they are a-changing and there are a growing number of small
flashpacker resorts in the area plus one 4 star option in the Mercure Hideaway.
Otres Orchid successfully covers the budget to
flashpacker range with a choice of rooms or chalets in a pleasant garden setting and a good location on one of the prettier sections of Otres 1 directly opposite the ocean.
There's little in the rock - bottom budget price range but for moderately cheap to
flashpacker budgets, Yao Noi offers many solid choices.
The impressive old teak - fronted Phuka Nanfa used to be a slightly rundown
flashpacker spot but is another Nan hotel that's seen a total makeover of late.
Five kilometres southwest of Amlapura, accommodation at Jasri Beach ranges from affordable
flashpacker through to amazing luxury.
This is especially true for backpackers and
flashpackers who spend more time at a local level and having local experiences.
Independent travellers could check out one
small flashpacker resort overlooking an estuary at the eastern end of the beach, which also places you around the corner from Ao Jak via an easy headland trail.
«New hotel options to suit all budgets, including «
Flashpacker hostels», have added to the city's sophisticated infrastructure with well over 100 hotel offerings, many celebrity chef restaurants, world - class entertainment venues and a plethora of retail outlets.
Flashpacker Double Room — Bath (Sleeps 2): Bedroom with 1 x double bed and en - suite bath, shower and toilet.
Starting at just over 5,000 baht a night and reaching up to a staggering 70,000 baht for the priciest suite, The Sukhothai aims to accomodate everyone
from flashpackers seeking a splurge up to the all - out rich and famous.
The Nan Lanna Hotel falls somewhere between a hotel and guesthouse and is the
best flashpacker option we found in town.
Flashpacker Geert travels the world to experience the best that each destination has to offer and shares his crazy adventures.
The choice of small or large wooden fan - cooled bungalows or concrete air - con bungalows with TVs and a mini-fridge will satisfy budget - to -
flashpacker tastes, though none have hot water showers.
While the bungalows are decidedly midrange in their pricing, there are also far more simple bamboo shacks (with very bouncy floors) on - site at a
more flashpacker friendly price.
Nestled among a huddle of overpriced
flashpacker bungalows, Italian - managed Danima Resort is a breath of fresh air with cleverly designed and spacious rooms and bungalows in a couple of configurations back from the pool.
Hostels have been popping up all over the world for the past 5 or 10 years with hotel - standard facilities at backpacker prices and these places seem to know
what flashpackers want and are providing spotless hostels, comfy beds, and loads of facilities like bars, swimming pools, spas and all that good stuff.
If you can afford to spend a little more, this place up the hill behind Made in Italy restaurant is worth the extra money, offering clean, almost sparkling rooms in a longhouse setup
at flashpacker prices.
As one of Australia's largest tourist destinations, the accommodation options in the Gold Coast allow backpackers and
flashpackers alike to choose the style of accommodation best suited to them.
We think the economy rooms here are great
flashpacker value and if a seaview is for for you, Coco Huts gives you the best bang for your buck.
My itinerary will look like this: Bangkok > Krabi > Railay > Koh Lanta > Khao Sok > Chiang Mai > Bangkok I plan to stay in
flashpacker style hotels and guest houses for most of the trip.
Another top
flashpacker pick, Pany is a two - storey block guesthouse set back less than 100 metres off the main road near the old runway.
The placid waters of Maroochy River in Cotton Tree and Noosa Sound are ideal for learning and most of the hostels, including
Flashpackers Noosa, Mooloolaba Beach Backpackers and Halse Lodge, even offer free surfboards and SUP boards to their guests!
Cleanliness extends to the pristine bathrooms which could grace many mid-range, let alone
flashpacker hotels.
This is Trawangan's
flashpacker scene: overpriced mostly, but with good beach out front.
The district has perhaps stagnated slightly of late as budget travellers and
increasingly flashpackers go directly to the islands without passing «Go» and it does quieten down during the area's ferocious rainy season but it is still immensely popular with Phnom Penh expats and local holiday - makers any weekend of the year.
We've covered some of our favourite places to stay in Georgetown here and Langkawi has plenty of
comfortable flashpacker options.
The beach is lined with cafes, albeit less aimed at locals, while the beach road sees non-stop dive shops, tour agents, minimarts etcetera squeezed between the backpacker A-frames and
flashpacker poolside resorts.
I stumbled upon the
term Flashpacker and instantly knew that described me — a traveler in his early 30s who loved traveling with the mentality of a backpacker but without the dorm rooms or self - made dinners in the hostel kitchen.
Otres Lodge is a
fine flashpacker selection with an attractive pool and well - designed chalets in a garden setting plus a convenient mid-Otres location.
The peninsula is notable for its luxury and top - range hotels, but there is also a good selection of backpacker and
flashpacker guesthouses to choose from.
If Lazy Beach is full you might like to look to Nomads Cambodia on a completely different island, Koh Totang, which ticks many of the
same flashpacker boxes as Lazy Beach, if not more, though it isn't sunset facing.