Pen's Bungalow Koh Phangan

Pen's is a great little bungalow resort on Thong Nai Pan Yai beach. We stayed for a week and had a bungalow right on the beach with a beautiful tropical almond tree out front giving heaps of shade for people wanting to relax on the beach. The views were stunning and it was a very quick walk up the road where there are plenty of local places to eat and drink, lots of really good and cheap Thai food as well as some places that offered a more 'western' style. There are also plenty of bars and restaurants along the beach. It's a really chilled out area. The beach dogs were a highlight also for us, keeping people company on the beach, and joining us for walks sometimes. The resort also has a few gorgeous cats that they look after extremely well. The staff were very helpful, attending to any issues promptly and organising transport into town or to the pier. We had some good food at Pen's as well as at other places, especially Dolphin bungalows down the eastern/southern end which does excellent Som Tum and soups.

Nice hotel. We rested for 6 nights. Almost all expectations have been fulfilled. There were almost no unpleasant surprises. The staff is helpful, even in the morning they warmed up the food they bought on 7/11 in the evening. They gave me water. We cleaned up every other day, but that's enough. There is a transfer to the pier, the price for two is 660 baht, but we were traveling alone in the car. The location is great, everything is within walking distance. It's not the first time we've vacationed on Ton Nai Pan Yai, so we knew where we were going. But we arrived when there was a cyclone, and Phangan was flooded with rain for 3 days. And therein lay the problem.

We had a room behind the swimming pool, but just a few steps and we were on the beach in a beautiful bay. I can understand why a lot of families choose to stay here because of the quiet location(no party scene) and you have to walk a while into the sea before it becomes deep. The room was simple, but had everything we needed. Good bed and the AC was great. We were pleased with the shuttle bus service to collect us from the boat, the driver was waiting for us on arrival. We found the older lady on reception Moo, to be very helpful, we always inquired after her before we got down to business! We rented a scooter from the hotel, which was great, but I found the hairpin bends on very steep roads to be quite hair raising! But it was a great way to see the other side of the island. There are plenty of nice places to eat on the beach, but the village is small and not a lot to do. I think next time I would stay on the other side of the island, although Thoh Nai Pang Yai has the most beautiful beach, I found the steep roads a bit of a problem, although everyone recommended renting a scooter! We only stayed 3 nights, but it would have been nicer to stay a night longer to enjoy the beach.

The bungalow was cosy, nicely decorated, with a nice outside patio. The location on the beach was very good. This beach/sea is good for swimming during the entire day, in August. On the west coast the tide is low until the afternoon during this month at least.

We had the room Right on the beach. Clean and comfortable.Great food at the restaurant. Some of the staff were clearly tired of tourists. The younger ones were polite.