묵 잉 라이(Mook Ing Lay)

We have visited Ko mook before and stayed at the mook lamai which has a small swimming pool which was 4 times the price, and I can honestly say this property was overall nicer.We were too late booking mook lamai so took a chance with this property.We had a room with air con, a fridge, a comfy clean bed with new blue sheets and a lightweight duvet.It had a tiled clean bathroom with hot shower.It had a little patio with two wooden chairs and a table in a pretty garden where you could relax watching the visiting birds and butterflies.There was a clothes rail outside handy to hang costumes or to wash tops etc. The room inside was white with blue pictures and concrete bungalows painted in various pastel colours( very pretty).It was run by a lovely lady Mai and her friendly staff.The location was two mins off the pier, 2 mins to walking street ( with lots of restaurants) and a ten minute tuk til ride away to Charlie beach( 50 bhatt per person). We hired a motor bike for 200 bhatt a day from Mai so we could explore the small island. .We stayed in 4 star resorts on other islands and came to the conclusion that this property was extremely great value.If we returned to mook id ditch the expensive resorts and stay here.Extremely clean, new, great base …all one can ask for

Nice budget friendly room with basic accommodations. Although close to the pier and merchant shops, it’s not close to a nice relaxing beach. For that you’ll need to take a :10 min taxi ride to Charlie Beach ( 50 thb per person) which was doable. Friendly staff on property that brings fresh fruit to your room each afternoon and makes up your room on time. No pool, weight room, or massage offerings, you’ll need to go to the other resort down the road for those services ( Savalai). One word about Ko Mook island (and not a reflection of moo king lay), there is trash everywhere ( including the beaches and near the pier), not sure why the locals allow it to get this bad. It took away from the beauty of this island. Overall, a nice budget friendly, no frills, property.