After our wonderful stay at West Railay, Krabi, we headed to the Phi Phi islands for some additional coastal respite. We grabbed the morning ferry from East Railay to Phi Phi Don, the larger and inhabited island. As expected, as soon as we disembarked from the ferry, we were hoarded by crowds of hotel hocksters. We eventually chose to stay at "Phi Phi The Beach" hotel, which was about a 15 minute boat taxi ride from the main town. Phi Phi Don is shaped like a large H, with the town in the middle, and our location on the upper left hand side. The hotel was merely satisfactory. I'm convinced it's more for the staff than for the tourists, as we saw countless employees playing on the internet, plucking an off key guitar, or smoking
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