1.99/5
169 reviews
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Ao Nang

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Ao Nang can be a convenient location for travelers looking to explore nearby beaches and islands. It provides access to essential services like restaurants, bars, laundry, small markets, and shops, which can cover most everyday needs. However, it is generally seen as underdeveloped, particularly from a digital nomad perspective.

Several reviewers noted slow and unreliable internet in different accommodations, making it difficult to get remote work done. There are also very few co-working spaces or cafes suitable for working, with some choosing to work from their villa rooms due to the lack of alternatives. The area does not appear to attract many digital nomads, which may contribute to the lack of work-friendly amenities.

If staying in Ao Nang, Nopparatthara beach is suggested as a better option than Ao Nang beach itself. While the town works as a travel hub, those who need stable internet or a remote work-friendly environment may find it frustrating.

AI-generated summary of reviews

Ao Nang is a Good Hub for jumping into other beaches and islands.
A few services are available for everyday use ( restaurants, bars, laundry, markets, shops, etc ).
Still, I consider it quite underdevelop.
Internet connectivity was quite intermittent on the two places I stayed. Also, not many places to get work done!
I always worked from my villa room.
Highly suggest staying by Nopparatthara beach rather than Ao Nang side.
No many nomads in here aswell

5 years ago

not a good place to get work done. limited cafes and slow internet speed

6 years ago

✅ Good base for exploring nearby beaches and islands

✅ Basic services like restaurants, bars, and shops available

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm all year round

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to make friends

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ Safe for women

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Slow and unreliable internet

❌ Few places to work remotely

❌ Underdeveloped infrastructure

❌ Not many digital nomads

❌ Freedom of speech is weak

❌ Not very democratic

❌ Not much to do

❌ Very sweaty and humid now

❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Quality of education is low

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ Roads are very dangerous

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not family friendly

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Feels (median)

31°C / 88°F hot

33°C / 91°F hot

34°C / 93°F hot

35°C / 95°F hot

34°C / 93°F hot

32°C / 90°F hot

Real (median)

28°C / 82°F
very warm

29°C / 84°F
very warm

28°C / 82°F
very warm

27°C / 81°F
warm

28°C / 82°F
very warm

Humidity

sweaty
77%

sweaty
75%

sweaty
76%

sweaty
80%

sweaty
82%

sweaty
78%

sweaty
82%

sweaty
84%

sweaty
87%

sweaty
80%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

dry
46mm

dry
18mm

rainy
68mm

rainy
129mm

rainy
269mm

rainy
225mm

rainy
280mm

rainy
277mm

rainy
285mm

rainy
304mm

rainy
177mm

rainy
86mm

Cloud

pockets
37%

pockets
24%

pockets
33%

cloudy
54%

cloudy
56%

cloudy
53%

cloudy
57%

cloudy
56%

cloudy
60%

pockets
39%

Air quality

clean
50 US AQI

clean
42* US AQI

clean
42 US AQI

clean
44 US AQI

clean
34 US AQI

clean
42 US AQI

clean
33 US AQI

clean
43 US AQI

okay
55 US AQI

Sun

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
11 UVI

avoid sun
10 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

Remote workers

727 people

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320 people

300 people

257 people

314 people

457 people

673 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	1.99/5 (Rank #1191) 169 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎2 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Bad
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,727 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 21Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Too hot: 30°C85°F (feels 37°C99°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	🥵 Sweaty: 77%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 41 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Bad
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Okay
💰 Income level*	Very low: $493 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
🚶 Walkability	Okay
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
😄 Happiness*	Good
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Okay
👩 Female friendly	Okay
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Asia
🚩 Country	Thailand
🗓️ Average trip length	5 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	21 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌦 30°C 85°F + 🥵 Sweaty (77%) = feels 37°C 99°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 42 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Grab
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 100 THB in USD	USD 3.03
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	THB 10,000 = USD 303
💸 Tipping	Yes, 5%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
☕️ Best coffee place	Smiling Dog Cafe
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👍10% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	7,900 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$5,911 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 83% 👱‍♀️ 17%
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Lazada
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Air Asia
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Air Asia

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,727 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,225 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$2,766 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$790 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$919 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,009 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$588 / month
🏠 Median home price	$212,314
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$43 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$66 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$271 / month
🍛 Dinner	$2
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$5
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$2 / trip