Cheap quiet beach town in Thailand?

Yes. I agree abt Phuket and most of the resort areas - - one of my favorite areas of Thailand for all the reasons you mention is the West Coast of The Gulf of Siam -

If you go south of Hua Hin, the tourism narrows out as it becomes too far for weekenders from Bkk -

So from Pranburi south to Chumporn is pretty much what you describe - there are a series of coves with usually one or two small resorts that are near desolate during weekdays. Dolphin Bay Resort should be pretty reasonable and has beach in front and mtns in the back - I think it is Sam Roi Yod National Park there - - further south, there is Baan Sappan - - the only issue you might have is transportation once you are settled in - you can take busses to the towns and then usually they will have a taxi service from the hotel - but there might not be much to do or ways to get around in the off the beaten track areas... as you might expect.

You can try Hua Hin. My wife and I stayed at the Thipurai Hotel. About a ten minute walk to the beach. The rooms were very clean and the hotel was quiet and there were some nice little restaurants and bars in the neighborhood that didn't have a bunch of craziness going on. In fact they were very quiet. It was september and they were empty for the most part. It seems to me, we paid about $30 a night. I don't recall if they had internet. The beach at that time had silt from run off on the sand, so we took a taxi to a beach called Suan Son (or Son Suan) but there is no public transportation out there so you have to make a deal with the taxi driver to pick you up at a certain time, or it's a bit of a hike along the beach back to town. It was about 10:30 in the morning and the beach was empty except for an old lady that rented out beach chairs and sold beer. Later there were a few Thais with their families. We went to the evening market and had some very good seafood. There were a number of small restaurants along the streets that had just Thais eating there. Went to a place called monkey mountain and saw the monkeys and looked out over the ocean and the bay there. All very nice. I only remember going past one meat market type bar that had some 40ish year old women hanging on some 350 lb. 70 year old men, and everybody looked happy.

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Maybe Koh Sukorn.

http://circleourearth.com/ko-sukorn/

Lots of tourists around keep the prices down. Also they keep the cost of transportation to a reasonable amount and tourist money helps maintain the beaches too. So, there is an upside of having tourists around. Not to mention being around other tourists gives you some additional security.

Some possible suggestions on these links:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/SearchForums?scope=2&ff...

If you want authentic Thai food don't go to places that have a lot of tourists eating there. Go to where the local working Thais go for food. You may find that you don't like real Thai food.

I don't know why you are complaining that Bangkok is not affordable. You can get a hotel room with air, private toilet, TV, maid clean up and safety box starting around $20 or 600 baht. But these places with low prices are because of having many tourists available.

Just because a city or town has tourists around doesn't mean you should write that place off. Maybe Maldives would be better.

Good luck.

Bangkok, the capital of Thailand has equally old-world appeal and contemporary comfort served up in a seemingly disorderly manner, but always with a gracious smile, see more with Hotelbye . At 1,600 square kilometres and counting, Bangkok is huge, and the countless various places can be bewildering. In Bangkok you are able to visit the Grand Palace, one of the must-see with this city. The Grand Palace was integrated 1782 and for 150 years the home of the Thai King, the Royal court and the administrative seat of government. The Grand Palace of Bangkok is just a Grand old dame that remains to possess readers in awe with its wonderful architecture and elaborate detail, all of which really is a pleased salute to the imagination and craftsmanship of Thai people.

Few islands can boast of such an abundance of sandy beaches and clear waters as Phuket. The winding coastal roads along the west coast of this 540-square-km island offer stunning views and easy access to some of the world's finest beaches. Whether one wants to sample the frenetic pace of Patong or find solitude on a remote stretch of sand in the north, Phuket's beaches have it all for the sun seeker. The monsoon rains of May-October can bring unpredictable swimming conditions, so heed the posted flag warnings.

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Pattaya only 2hrs by aircon bus from Bangkok cost about 120baht one way. In Pattaya there are numerous guest houses from about 500baht. Many local eateries, avoid the western ones more expensive.

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