This is the nicest beach I've seen in Thailand! Not very crowded, and there are plenty restaurants and shops to get a cold drink at so you dont necessarily have to stay put if you dont want too. The water is perfectly temperate for those 35+°C days. There is a restaurant called LYMs on the beach at the long beach chalet resort, the food is great and prices there are very reasonable, I would recommend that to anybody who finds them selves in the long beach area. I'll be coming back here garunteed!

My friend and I visited long beach for dinner, it was quiet...there were lights everywhere and the sound of water was so peaceful. We went off season, it was quiet but we loved it...places were open and the locals were just enjoying themselves. The food was good, there is a line of restaurants that has a beach side view. Make sure nothing but your hair flies here, the breeze is relaxing though. I am not gonna lie, it is creepy getting here. Don't turn back, finish at a reasonable time. It is deemed safe and make sure you finish up and head over to cannabis bar after! That place is surrounded my other tourists and backpackers, they have wifi, amazing prices for drinks. Not to mention, amazing staff too :) The guys here work as brothers, they have a cute treehouse at the top and wellll the name suits the place ;) You can party late here and take a cab safely back. Ladies... do not try to walk far without a man, be safe and get a cab. Overall, Koh Lanta feels like another world but it is beautiful in that corner of the world. Ou if you can, find the guy that makes the wraps and smoothies outside the variety store. He has benches to sit there and omg the wraps are delicious and cheap!

Long Beach is glorious! Several kilometres of golden sands perfect for that pre breakfast run breathing in the sea air and working up an appetite for a hearty breakfast. The only rocks are at either end of the beach and, when we were there, there wasn't much of a problem with litter other than what was washed in with the tide. Because of the entry restrictions into Thailand when we visited Koh Lanta, it was very quiet with a number of businesses either closed permanently or temporarily. In the evening, you can witness breathtaking sunsets form Long Beach. Well worth exploring.