L&S Kamala Bay Village
8/3 moo 6 Kamala Beach Road
+66(0)78973228
http://www.ls-kamalabay.com
silvio@ls-kamalabay.com
a five-minute walk up the hill from Kamala
stayed here in Dec.-Jan.
very nice -- run by Lek & Silvio (Italian, speaks good English)
open-air restaurant/bar (with very low drink prices)
bungalow with snooker table
rooms have SAT TV, A/C, fridge, private bath w/great shower
(the best rooms are on the second floor -- with common balcony)
prices are reasonable: 750-900 baht with Internet booking, discounts available
(in fact, tell them that "Mark from New Mexico" recommended the place and maybe they drop the price some more -- a friend of mine just stayed there for 600 baht per night)
they will arrange tours for you if that's your thing -- usually getting you a Thai price rather than farang price
the owner's nephew will give you very good motorbike taxi rates; you can call and he'll come to pick you up as well (lower prices than if you hail a motorbike or tuk-tuk up on the road)
good laundry service
oh, yes -- VERY guest-friendly;
took a girl back from Patong on my first night there and the next morning, the owner's wife doted all over her giving her a free breakfast and then gave us complimentary drinks to take back up to the room for another round!
(on NYE, the owner's wife introduced me to several girls; the one I picked stayed in my room for the rest of my stay -- no extra charge; she wasn't a BG so there was no charge for the sex either, we've fallen in love and I return to LOS in April to see if we're still good together; she wants me to stay at her apartment in Kathu but we may spend a night at L&S just for sentimental purposes..)