Chaloklum hotel guide. Independent hotel in Chaloklum, Ko Pha-ngan

"De accommodatie ziet er goed uit op de foto’s, maar in werkelijkheid is er een groot verschil tussen de kamers. In onze kamer liepen een hoop mieren toen we binnen kwamen en het bed was erg krakkemikkig. Het padelcourt is een leuke toevoeging, maar daar blijft het wel bij. Geen mogelijkheid om ter plekke te eten en alle andere eetgelegenheden moet je eigenlijk met een scooter of auto doen. Overall het geld helaas niet waard. "

"Will never stay again!"

"The wooden huts are pretty and well situated on a very quiet and beautiful beach. The place was generally clean but could do with some renovation, and some furniture to put stuff on (no bedside table, we had to put the kettle on the bed headboard to boil as cord was too sort to put anywhere else) However the place is good value for money. Don’t expect to have any help from the staff who didn’t understand much at all, and any question asked seem to bother them."

"Wow this place is just as amazing as show in pictures- the rooms are spectacular and so affordable. Good restaurants around and perfect for post full moon party recovery. We came here to take a break from the party and it didnt disappoint. The staff is so helpful and we did laundry here. They helped us rent a motorbike too. The room was clean, the beds were so comfortable and the AC was excellent. They had a fridge, safe, robes and the pool was cleaned daily. Wifi worked great too!"

"I paid for the honeymoon suite, but when we got there we were told the aircon had broken. We were put in a lesser room with no discount. The pool didn't look clean. The tv didn't work properly and there were no English speaking channels. The beach was nice and was very sheltered- good for a young family. You are definitely paying for the location and not the run down resort. "

"I rented the least expensive bungalow. It had a nice view of the ocean but the private beach was terrific. Picture perfect; though it was shallow. Staff was very friendly and always wore a smile. What I didn't like was the needless long walk to the bridge to get on the beach. Easier access would be helpful and as simple as cutting away some undergrowth. All in all, it was good to stay at the Phangan Bungalows. Will be back someday. "

"The rooms were in terrible condition. Stains & holes in the bedding & towels, marks all over the walls and drapes. The toilette was so stained brown that it looked like it had never been cleaned. All the furniture was chipped and in poor condition. They did not clean our room once in 3 nights. When they did pop by they left towels and toilet paper outside the door. The breakfast was so terrible. In a month of travelling Thailand it was by far the worst. I stayed in hostels on this trip that were...

"We booked this on a friend's recommendation and we were booked for 5 nights here but we left after 2 nights. We were charged for all 5 nights by the hotel. First of all the location was the worst. It's on the north side of the island and was too far from all of the action, shopping and good beaches. There was something in our room at night making noise and we don't know what it was so we could not sleep. It rained and was cloudy the whole time we were there, yet when we got on our scooter the...