Most of the ferries arriving from Koh Samui dock at Haad Rin which adds to the influx of people coming through this town on a day-to-day basis. It has a myriad of shops, bars, restaurants, tattoo parlours and hair braiding stalls to choose from.
You’ll find a heady mix of bars and clubs here with music that bangs late into the night.
The town itself is sandwiched between the two parallel beaches and offers yet more accommodation options. As mentioned above, it can be quite noisy here, so if you are the kind of person who likes your sleep then you might want to pick somewhere else on Koh Phangan to stay.. you have been warned!
That said, this is a beautiful island and the Haad Rin beaches are breathtaking, especially when the big waves come rolling into shore from both sides of the peninsula. There is also Haad Leela to consider as a beach to stay on, which is just a little bit further down the coast from Haad Rin Nai (sunset).