We visit.
We go to the beaches and ride the boats ourselves, as ordinary visitors. If we have not seen something first-hand, we say so plainly.
The Office
Editorial standards — Koh Larn Guide
The rules that make the ranking worth reading. Short, and non-negotiable.
Updated 16 June 2026 · We visit. We don't sell placement.
We pay our own way.
Every ferry, lounger and plate of seafood. No comped trips, no freebies in exchange for coverage.
No paid placements — ever.
No operator, resort or restaurant can buy a ranking, a star, or a kinder write-up. Businesses may pitch us to be visited; they can never pay for position.
Ranked, not rated.
We commit to a single order, best first, and explain the call. We re-rank every issue as things change.
We label uncertainty.
Prices and ferry times change. Where we cannot verify something, we mark it "approx." or "verify on arrival" rather than pretend.
We correct openly.
Got something wrong? Tell us and we fix it, and note it. Accuracy beats ego.
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Some outbound booking links may earn us a commission at no cost to you. They are marked, and they never affect our rankings or what we choose to cover.
How the ranking is built
The method
We weight the things that decide your actual day: the quality and clarity of the water, how good the swim is, the snorkeling, the crowd level, the food and facilities within reach, and how easy the beach is to get to. Amenities help a beach climb; heavy crowds pull it down. Convenience is a factor, not the deciding one — which is why the busiest beach is not automatically first.
Ratings are our editorial judgement on a 0–10 scale, not aggregated user reviews. Two reasonable people could order the middle of the list differently; that's fine. The point is that we make the call, show our reasoning, and own it.