Maenam beach generally attracts local expats, long-term visitors and backpackers, but there are also many nice residential villa projects. The beach is nice and soft, the water is deep and good for swimming, and there are many basic Thai restaurants on the beach and on the road. Maenam Village is very quiet, has two main streets with several restaurants and shops and has an old pier where you can take a long-tail boat to Koh Phangan every day at 12 PM. Lomprayah pier is located further down, towards the west Maenam, which has daily boats to Koh Phangan, Koh Tao and Bangkok. There is a Golf Course in Maenam hills for those who like to play golf.