We stayed in Bophut, on the north side of the island and a short drive to both the airport and Chaweng. There isn’t a lot to Bophut but the beach is outstanding — perhaps one of the nicest beaches in all of Thailand. You can wander along the sand to find a number of places to eat and drink. As with much of our time in Thailand we would usually spend the morning at the beach and the afternoon at the pool, if our hotel had one. Though they seem very similar to an adult, to our kids they seemed to be wholly different activities. And when they had grown tired of one, the other one still seemed intriguing.