8.9/10Very Good309 Reviews
Ton Sai Bay Phi Phi Islands|1.78km from city center
1. The room hygiene was good; every corner was clean, and the bedding, towels, bath towels, and beach towels were all spotless. However, the room itself was rundown. Some bath towels had torn edges but were still given to guests.
2. The room decor was worse than that of a roadside motel. But the mattress was quite comfortable, and I slept well for these three nights, so I didn't feel too unsettled.
3. I booked a partial sea-view room, and the view was great. Room 302.
4. Getting in and out of the room daily was difficult; either you waited for a car or walked up and down a super steep hill. If you needed a buggy for transport, it was common to wait 10-15 minutes during peak check-in or check-out times.
5. The hotel's included breakfast was incredibly bad. I mean, *incredibly* bad! My 8-year-old child was charged extra, and three breakfasts cost 1200 THB (approximately 270 CNY), so paying 90 CNY for such poor breakfast was unacceptable.
6. The hotel only accepted cash and credit cards. Alipay and WeChat Pay were not accepted. While WeChat and Alipay can usually scan Thai merchant QR codes, this hotel's Thai payment QR code was for a private account, so WeChat and Alipay couldn't be used, or it would require direct transfer to a private account.
7. Service was almost non-existent. Other hotels offered shuttle services to nearby beaches or Tonsai. This hotel offered nothing but one longtail boat transfer on arrival day and one on departure day.
8. The fire dance and light show mentioned on Trip.com were nowhere to be found.
9. The two swimming pools were very small. You could reach the end in half a breath.
10. Let me talk about the most disappointing aspect. The beach in front of the hotel was in terrible condition – coarse sand, many rocks, a steep slope, and a very short stretch of beach. During the day, it was packed with people sunbathing. You had to queue for the two swings. The coral bleaching was severe. It didn't offer the conditions for snorkeling right outside the door. The shark point was a certain distance from the shore and dangerous to swim to at low tide. At high tide, it was a longtail boat route, making it even more dangerous.
The Lomudi Beach behind the hotel was long and gentle, requiring a 5-10 minute uphill and downhill walk from the hotel. Similarly, the coral bleaching was very severe and heartbreaking to see. Our family of three all brought snorkeling gear, but only my dad used it. My child and I just wandered along the shore.
Summary: If this hotel cost 500 CNY, it would be okay to stay. But if it's 1500 CNY like I paid, definitely don't book it. It's completely overpriced and was the worst and most boring three days of my 8-day, 7-night Phuket trip.
I went to Long Beach on Koh Phi Phi specifically for snorkeling opportunities without needing to go out on a boat, like in Koh Lipe, where you find starfish, sea urchins, stingrays, clownfish, various colorful fish, sea dragons, giant clams, and countless jellyfish along the coast.
But Koh Phi Phi didn't have any of that. The same rocky and coral environment had very little marine life. The color of the sea also didn't justify the effort of coming here.
Furthermore, eating and shopping on Long Beach were very inconvenient. You either ate the bad hotel food or paid 200 THB per person round trip by boat to Tonsai. Eating and drinking in Tonsai were also very expensive! And it was just the same old stuff.
The most fun part of the entire Koh Phi Phi was the 7-Eleven complex!!!
