Private beach, sun-loungers, beach umbrellas, beach towels

Reviews of Phuwadee Resort & Spa

3 out of 5
Phuwadee Resort & Spa
22/6 Moo 5 Thong Nai Pan Noi Beach, Ko Pha-ngan, Surat Thani

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 31 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 84 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

4.0/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Jeffrey

Excellent location
Excellent location right on a beautiful beach. Huts are a little aged but good value overall. Wifi is terrible. Breakfast is basic. The photo is the view from the Deluxe Beach bungalow we stayed in
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Mediocre
The place doesn’t come with air conditioning, which I guess is expected since it doesn’t say so online, but for the price it is ridiculous that the AC didn’t work in our room. It was far from the pier, honestly probably the longest drive you could have on the island. A bit dirty. Overall though it was ok. The staff was nice and it was right on the beach which was pretty.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Mériterait d'être un peu mieux entretenu
Amazing Beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

drew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good room for a good price for april
Nice hotel nice staff nice beach good food quiet at night for april.

6/10 Okay

Helen, Leicester

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I've stayed here on numerous occasions. The location is great right on the beach. It is however starting to look a bit worn around the edges now. The pool is still great though.

6/10 Okay

Leanne

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Jill, Canaries

Tired place, cheap price but fab location
What can you say - you gets what you pay for - everything was OK but nothing was brilliant but what do you expect for such a great location when you are paying such a cheap price - about 14 pounds per night?! It was extremely quite - not sure if everybody else has the money to stay in the 5 stars instead or if the military problem has stopped people coming - so the staff had seemed to switch off - I do understand it is hard to whip yourself up into action if you have been sat on your proverbial all day but sometimes I found it quite odd to have to wait until they had finished playing with the baby, having a chat on the phone or playing volley ball or whatever - so service was a little lacking but then other issues were quite lovely - reception tried and the chap who walked my luggage down the beach to the boat I was getting on and then waited to wave me off was so kind. Just generally you make a comparison to most of the Thai people in the service industry and they are just so wonderful and happy and friendly, but this shouldn´t stop you from going to stay there but maybe they could have another look at a customer service course. The saving grace was the location on the beach and I found that the food from the kitchen was not 5 star but was excellent, again for what you paid - and it did the best Mango Lassi around!

8/10 Good

willwee, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
On The Beach
OK place on a great beach. Let down by dirty pool and unfriendly staff. Anantara next door is obviously the place to stay but at 5 times the price it makesPhuwdee good value

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was absolutely horrible. They said it was 15 minutes from the full moon party but it took an hour to get there.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Average
Good sized rooms, quiet area. Pool not the greatest, nor are the staff but the beach is lovely!

6/10 Okay

JR, Vancouver, Canada

Decent- you get what you pay for
My friends and I stayed here for one night during the full moon party. Hotel is decent, rooms are a good size, you get your own little bungalow. The shower is just a shower head that you can remove from the wall, right across from the toilet. My friends said their shower water was cold but mine was fine (maybe they warmed it up for me). The hotel has a pool which we didn't use and the beach it was on seemed quite beautiful, but again we didn't get the opportunity to explore it. They provide a ride to the full moon party and back for about 200 baht each way, takes about 30-40 mins to get there. We were taking a nap in the late afternoon and they showed someone else into our room while we were sleeping, the other guest was horrified and quickly closed the door and left. Restaurant makes decent food.. Nothing to boast about but definitely not terrible. I guess it's worth it if you're looking for a cheap place to stay for the night of the full moon party, but maybe not if you want to actually spend a few days in Koh Phagnon.

2/10 Terrible

Pain, Los Angeles

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible Experience, please don't waste your money
Where do I begin? Having traveled throughout Thailand now, I understand that accommodations are not always what they are cracked up to be, but you're in Thailand, so who cares? Well all the beauty in Thailand couldn't have made up for the shortcomings of Phuwadee. I couldn't have left there fast enough. Fortunately, it was only a two night stay. Phuwadee Resort & Spa is neither a resort nor a spa. The beds were like rocks, the showers were dingy, smelled disgusting and were obviously not cleaned well. The staff are rude, indifferent and unorganized. When I arrived with my friends, we thought the taxi driver was playing a joke on us. He dropped us off by a pile of trash on a dirt road near what appeared to be some run down shacks. On closer observation, we realized that these were the supposed "bungalows" that we had booked. The real slap in the face was that we paid almost as much for these awful shacks as we did for a 6 night stay at a beautiful, brand new resort on Koh Samui. Now before you brand me as some sort of spoiled and entitled westerner, please know that my travel group stayed at a wide range of accommodations: resorts, bungalows, beach shacks, sleeper trains, you name it. I just feel it is entirely necessary to help future travelers avoid wasting money in places that don't deserve it. I hope this review is enough to help you make your decision. I feel I was deceived by the pictures that were posted online. I could go on, but I think you get the point.

10/10 Excellent

O, Vancouver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comforts amidst luxury
The beach is beautiful and right outside our bungalow. Room was spacious, restaurant served good food and provided taxi service to haad rin.

10/10 Excellent

dea, australia melb

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
awsome i love thailand tip when ridding a scooter always ride slowly and wear a hellmet

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pros: Location and Cons: Hotel
If you want to stay in the nicest beach area, then it is worth the time to head to Thong Nai Pan Noi (the upper beach that looks like butt cheeks). Pan Noi was a nicer beach and town than Pan Yai (the lower butt cheek). So, if you have time, it is worth the hassle to get to the area on the island. And, the resort has excellent beach access. Nice breakfast as well. That's about it for pros of the hotel. The room itself, though nice that you have your own little bungalo, was extremely dated (I never care about this, but it was bad enough we did not even want to use the shower), and nothing special given the rate we were paying. I would not stay here again but would look for another place nearby.

6/10 Okay

Natalie D, canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
Nice quaint resort, nothing to fancy. Off the beaten path and quieter than the rest of Koh Phanang.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place nice people very good for money
Out of the way but hire a motorcycle loads to do bottle beach get to on jet ski top fun

8/10 Good

kainz93

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
overall okay
Its a basic hotel which provides what you need, but so much room for improvement. Which was a shame as the surroundings were beautiful with the beach at your doorstep.

6/10 Okay

Adam, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great for a backpacker but bad for flashpacker
Dated. Everything a bit knackered. Nothing luxurious about it. Small food portions. Great location by lovely beach. Basically, if you want a few nights on this beach in the middle of a big trip, then staying here is fine. If you have any kind of brochure image in your head of a Resort in Thailand, then don't stay here.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Erick, Austin,TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peace and Quiet in a party world
We decided to stay here instead of closer to Haad Rin and were not disappointed. It's about a 40 minute ride away and it's a VERY rough ride and quite expensive. Once you are there everything you need is walking distance. If quiet is what you want then this is the place. Very serene. Great beach and great rooms for the price especially. The Full Moon party was convenient to attend as we took a boat down for a very reasonable price and back. I highly recommend this property. One gripe is the wifi. It's TERRIBLE. Also several power outages of a couple hours over our three night stay.

8/10 Good

Manuel, Colombia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excelente value for money
Excelent experience, nice staff, Maybe a transport from pier to hotel would be the perfect touch

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Phuwadee hotel is a lovely place
Basic but lovely hotel,nice swimming pool, clean comfortable rooms, amazing location, friendly staff, especially at spa

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Phuwadee
Divine view from our beachfront bungalow food average and not very friendly staff however I would return due to location.

8/10 Good

acorus dwivedi

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
awesome location
Had a great stay.value for money . Highly recommend .

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
phuwadee resort and spa
beautiful beach, really quiet. Had arrived a day early and they let us change our booking with no extra cost and gave us a late check out. really nice staff, really nice location, really nice room, and a very cute dog there!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Erst mal das Positive: die Lage der Anlage ist toll, direkt am Strand, überall Bäume, mitten im Grünen. Der Pool ist ok, wird täglich gereinigt. Die Gärtner und Putzfrauen grüßen freundlich, dass war es aber schon. Das Negative: die Anlage und die Bungalows sind in die Jahre gekommen und machen einen ungepflegten Eindruck. Die Reinigung der Zimmer muss angekünfigt werden( Schild am Türgriff hängen), wobei nur mal kurz gekehrt wird und das Bett gemacht wird. Reinigung im Badezimmer / Toilette Fehlanzeige. Das Wasser sollte nan erst ein wenig laufen lassen, bis mal klares Wasser kommt und das Wasser riecht zeitweise seltsam.... Die Freundlichkeit des Managements ist für Thaiverhältnisse garnicht vorhanden. Ok, für den Preis war nicht mehr zu erwarten und es war halt auch nur zum schlafen. Das nächstemal gebe ich wieder mehr für das Zimmer aus, aber nicht in dieser Anlage.
Stayed 15 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Bert

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Toplocatie, geen topresort
Het strand is fantastisch, het resort wordt slecht onderhouden. Dit was de derde keer dat we bij Phuwadee verbleven en eigenlijk was er helemaal niets veranderd behalve dat alles verouderd was. Zwembadje was 7 van de 9 dagen gesloten omdat het filtersysteen niet werkte, er waren nog maar zes gehavende strandstoelen over. Kamers waren ruim en schoon als altijd maar wel basic ingericht. Wel een goede prijs/kwaliteit verhouding want je betaald ook niet veel.
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Ellen

Disliked: Room comfort
Udmærket til prisen, men ærgerligt der ikke er aircondition. Jeg havde gerne betalt mere for det. Underskøn beplantning om de mange bungalows og ved stranden.

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good location by the beach
The hotel was ok for the money we paid. Service could have been better, staff didn't speak/understand much English. Location is great, the beach was beautiful. Although there was only 6 sun beds and one bed at the pool area.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Claudia, germany

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Familienurlaub
Die Anlage liegt traumhaft direkt am Strand. Der Pool ist zwar gepflegt, aber leider wurden keine Liegen aufgestellt, die wir sahen waren alle aus Plastik und kaputt. Am Strand standen 3 Holzliegen mit Plastikauflagen die auch nicht mehr die jüngsten waren. Ich finde das preis leistungsverhältmis stimmt hier nicht mehr. Beim Frühstück konnte man zwischen 3 Nummern wählen., die nach 4 Nächten sehr eintönig waren.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Parfait en bord d'une très belle plage,très bien.
Bon séjour de 10 jours chambre confortable et propre. Le cadre est très agréable.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Christel , Nederland

Heerlijke ontspannen bai op koh Samui.
Goede prijs kwaliteit verhouding. Fijn zwembad. Wat verouderde Kan er maar prima voor ons. Zou er zo weer naar toe gaan
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Susanne, nürnberg

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Für den Preis ist es ok. Sehr ruhig aber abgelegen. Manchmal kein Strom und wenig Wasser. WLAN sporadisch

8/10 Good

Pekka

Liked: Cleanliness

2/10 Terrible

Mike

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Karine

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Plage super
Très beau environnement ,plage et piscine super, taxi cher pour aller en ville (horaire fixe si vous voulez des prix raisonnable ) restaurant ok mais le personnel de service un peu bizarre !!! Pas de spa, seulement des masseuses

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
War in Ordnung, aber nicht mehr
Das Hotel liegt an einem sehr schönen Strand in guter Lage. Die Bungalows sind sehr dicht gebaut, was uns allerdings nicht gestört hat, da wir eines der Strandbungalows in erster Reihe hatten. Das Bungalow an sich war absolut in Ordnung, die Lage war top. Das war aber auch das einzige. Wir sind nicht anspruchsvoll und waren auch als Backpacker unterwegs, dieses Hotel haben wir uns zum Schluss unserer Reise "gegönnt", aber im Endeffekt war es 3x so teuer wie alle anderen Hotels und 10x so schlecht. Das Hotelpersonal ist halt da, aber mehr auch nicht, man merkt es dann, wenn einem bei Regen die (wasserdichte) Matte auf der Liege kommentarlos unterm Allerwertesten weggerissen wird. Wir hatten das Gefühl, in einer gefühlskalten, anonymen Massenabfertigungsanlage zu sein. Hauptsache Geld kommt rein, der Rest ist egal. Da kann es schonmal extrem widerlich aus der Küche riechen (Hundescheiße?!), wahrscheinlich kostet ein Putzlappen zu viel. Da hatten wir sehr sehr viel herzlichere und angenehmere Hotels vorher! Und die hatten nicht angebliche 3 Sterne, sondern max 1 oder 2 und waren dafür aber sehr sauber, fair und herzlich. Das im Preis enthaltene "Frühstück" ist eine Frechheit. Ich esse normalerweise nicht viel, aber von einem halben Ei und zwei Scheiben Toast werde auch ich nicht satt. Eine Scheibe mehr kostet natürlich extra, wer hätte es gedacht. Wem die Profitgier der Besitzer und Anonymität nichts ausmacht, kann sich hier am sehr schönen Strand und der guten Lage erfreuen.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

4/10 Poor

Baard

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Andreas, Reichertshofen

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Einmal und nicht wieder
Obwohl wir für 10 Nächte bezahlt haben, sind wir nach 7 abgereist und haben das Geld verfallen lassen. Nie wieder würde ich dieses Hotel buchen.

4/10 Poor

Sonja, Österrreich

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bungalowanlage am Strand
Die Bungalows sind schon in die Jahre gekommen. Sehr gute Aircondition. Bad sehr unrein ( Schimmel),sowie nach jeder Dusche Überschwemmung im Bad. Frühstück war dem Preisniveau angepasst. Sehr schöner Strand. Wir hatten aber eine Woche sehr hohe Wellen ( rote Flagge). Nicht weit ins Dorf wo es Essmöglichkeit und Einkaufsmöglichkeit gibt.

6/10 Okay

Nour

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

4/10 Poor

hundm, karlsruhe

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
sehr schöne lage aber..........................
um es einmal auf den punkt zu bringen wie unterschiedlich die bewertungen hier ausfallen gibt es für mich folgendes über das resort zu berichten: die lage ist wunderbar!raus auf die terrasse und man kann von den strandbungalows fast in das meer hüpfen!wirklich wunderbar! die bungalows an sich sind äusserlich nett anzuschauen aber..................... vom kühlschrank bis zum tv funktioniert wirklich fast nichts darin!wir hatten im 1sten strandbungalow keinen kühlschrank und kein tv!auf letzteres kann ich auch gerne verzichten. es gibt nicht mal eine klobürste!!klopapier ist so dünn das es 5x gefaltet werden muss damit naja............die angebotenen sonnenliegen sind aus holz und es gibt keine auflagen dafür!klasse für einen fakir aber nicht für uns/mich.das frühstück:man bekommt eine eingeschweisste karte mit menue 1 2 und drei auf den tisch geknallt!nr 1 besteht aus der wahl von rühr/spiegelei/marmelade/butter/2 scheiben toast/c-frischsaft/bacon/und einer tasse kaffe! nr 2 ist einne schale mit obst und müsli mit joghurt/c frisch saft!nr 3 besteht aus einer thai reissuppe! mehr gibbet nicht.also nix für ausgiebige frühstücker!das personal an der bar(immer zu dritt),ist nicht sonderlich aufmerksam oder freundlich.man fühlt sich als gast wirklich nicht willkommen leider. es mag sein das ich vielleicht ein wenig arg jammer aber gewiss berechtigt!es muss jedenfalls so einiges an der anlage mal richtig in schuss gebracht werden.

10/10 Excellent

Gab

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tolle Lage, super Preis-Leistungsverhältnis
1A Lage, gute Zimmer zum Superpreis, ruhig trotz"Full-Moon-Time"! ! Bedenkenlos weiter zu empfehlen .

6/10 Okay

Marco, Milano

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotel spartano ma pulito
Se non si cerca un hotel lussuoso ma ci si accontenta di un hotel ben posizionato e pulito, questo è l'hotel giusto, con buon rapporto qualità prezzo.