So you're going to Krabi! Now, where should you stay? There are several beaches and islands where you can stay in Krabi Province in Thailand. One of them is Krabi Town. See Krabi Town Map below.
Krabi Town is not the main tourist village. There is no beach in Krabi Town, but there is a river and waterfront with a night market with lots of really good food. There's also a day market and night market on the north part of downtown.
TIP If you book tours while staying in Krabi Town, you will be on a minibus for an extra hour for the trip to and from Ao Nang where tours start.
We stayed next door to O'Malley's Irish Pub, near the post office. It's a quiet area away from the congested downtown, but still within walking distance. There are bars, restaurants and tour agencies. Down the street about a block is the waterfront on the Krabi River where they set up night food stalls with whole, grilled fish caught that day, Thai pastries, chicken satay, and many other choices.
Krabi Town Night Market:
After a couple of days we moved to Ao Nang which is a 30-minute drive by taxi. Most tours operate out of Ao Nang, which is the main tourist village.
Krabi Town Map
On this map:
1 Vogue Department Store 2 Day Market 3 Night market 4 Thalat Kao MarketMini-buses to Ao Nang 6 Immigration 7 Krabi Police 8 O'Malley's Irish pub 9 Viva Italian Restaurant 10 Crazy Pub
