The accommodations were reasonable!

I payed in Pattaya, for a 3 bedroom (but used 2), house at Talay, directly from the owner, 600 € a week. If you are two couples, of even two guys, sharing, this was not excessive!

For Phuket, we stayed at Boomerang cottage. Very intimate and cosy! Friendly Italian management, who gave us a dvd, with pictures of the rooms, and Phuket!

We payed for the room on the pictures, 40 € at night begin December! Breakfast included! The only less thing was, but not for us, that it is on the other side of busy Patrak road (that we could hardly hear!). You had to cross it, and then the beach was still a good walk. Harder was the steep climb back!

But not for me, I am used to drive a bike in Thailand, and the owners have automatic one's in good condition for 200 BHT a day!