Vimarn Samut Resort

About the hotel:
Due to the lack of reviews available for Pimolsuph House, I vowed to post a detailed review regardless of what we thought of it, so forgive me if it s too long. Firstly, the only other review available was mainly about the taxi driver not being able to find it. To avoid having the same problem, we thought we arrived prepared with the name, street address, phone and fax numbers and a printout from Google Maps. However, it seems that the taxi and minibus drivers go by the resort name alone and the street address is inconsequential. No one seemed to have ever heard of it which now makes sense as although it is on the main road there is no sign on that road, only a sign saying House for Rent and the phone number. The most important information to remember in order to find it, is that it is across the road from Milky Bay Resort, a place that every taxi driver will know. Pimolsuph House is actually 4 completely separate and private houses built on a hill 200mtrs down the driveway behind the owners own home. We stayed in the highest house on the hill which we referred to as the tree house as it is surrounded by lush vegetation and lots of trees as they all are. Firstly, be prepared to climb lots of steep steps to get up there. Each house is extremely private. The lower level consists of one double bedroom with ensuite with cold water shower and a kitchen with a large fridge and a few basic appliances and utensils. Floors are tiled.Access to the top floor is by external stairs which are also very steep.Upstairs is a large balcony verandah with sea views, 2 double bedrooms with a large 2 way bathroom and a living area. As we had 7 people the owners supplied an extra double mattress on the living room floor and there was a timber table and chairs for 6 on the verandah. The only air conditioning is in one of the upstairs bedrooms with an extraction fan that sucks the air into the 2nd bedroom. All floors upstairs are polished timber. The houses seem quite new.The first thing we noticed was that the house was immaculately clean. The owner is very pedantic. Thick new towels were supplied but only 6 and when we asked for clean towels after a couple of days the owners had trouble finding any replacements other than their own from their house.All of the beds had a bottom sheet and lightweight throw only but as the weather was hot this was only a problem in the downstairs where the only cooling is a wall fan directly over the bed. You need to take your own soap, toiletries and toilet paper. The one drawback about the house was the distance out of town. All the action is in Haad Rin which is about a 10-12 minute motorbike ride over some quite challenging hills. I would recommend this place for a group of friends or family wanting to stay together for a small price but don t expect resort quality. A motorbike is best value transport although taxis drive past constantly to and from Haad Rin or Thongsala which is only a 5 minute drive away. Taxi fare to or from the house is 100 baht although some drivers will try getting more. The owners also take care of any laundry you would like done while there. There is a convenience store, several massage places restaurants etc right on the street outside. Remember most important thing is OPPOSITE MILKY BAY RESORT

About the hotel:
The resort is nice and the location is close enough to all the action but quite quiet being about 15 min walk from the party beach in Haad Rin. The resort is family run and they seem to be very nice, however not everyone know what they are doing...We bought ferry tickets that were no good upon arriving at the pier. We were also promissed to be picked up by a taxi that never showed at 6am. Oh, and if you want your room cleaned you must ask LOL.

About the reservation service:
Bookisng service was great.

About the hotel:
What an aweful place. First off the standard room means standard - no kettle, no fridge, no tv, no safe, no make up mirror, no hairdryer, no telephone and only occasionaly water! You get one towel each. You have to ask for your room to be cleaned. It is about a 15 minute walk to the full moon party beach and right on sunrise beach. We also had money stolen from our room on the night of the full moon. One of the staff walked into our room without knocking after I had asked for new towels. Breakfast is poor - you are given a tick box sheet to fill out. And the worst thing ... it cost us 2,800 baht a night (we had to stay for 3 nights as it was full moon and we had the full moon rate and this was in low season - November). Basically do not stay here we were so disappointed.

About the hotel:
Would not be recommending this resort to anyone! I had several items stolen from my locked room and the staff were less than helpful when I reported this issue, in fact they were rude and hostile. Furthermore the room was not serviced on a daily basis and it should be noted that the resort does not come with a pool or bar fridge in the room as advertised. Nor can any taxi s be arranged by the hotel staff instead you are left to your own devices to wave one down on the road and for those who are not familiar with Koh Phangan, this is no easy feat as taxi s are far and few between. The room is extremely basic with a towel for a sheet. Would definately not stay here again and for those who are game, I hope your experience is more pleasant than mine. Good luck.

About the reservation service:
Quick and easy, very efficient.

About the hotel:
The hotel itself was ok - quite basic. Didn t like the fact that you had to actually request the room be cleaned, rather than it being done automatically. When it was cleaned, the beds weren t changed. Was right on the beach, but the beach wasn t that great - quite dirty. Also there s not much going on on that part of the beach. Are a few more resorts further along the beach, but that s about it. We were there in low season and it was really quiet - the staff tended to shut the bar by about 9pm. It wasn t a very well stocked bar in any case, as is only a hut on the beach! Although the staff did reopen the bar one night when we wanted to use it - was only about 9:30pm! There are nicer bars to go to further along the beach anyway. The staff were ok, but very pushy when it came to booking taxi s, trips round the island etc. In fact, I mntioned wewere thinking of doing one and one of the members of staff knocked on my door the next morning to say she d booked us on one, then got a bit stroppy when i pointed out I hadn t actually said I definitely wanted to go on one. If you are looking for cheap, fairly basic accommodation though it s fine. We stayed there during the full moon party and it s fairly close to sunset beach, but away fro all the noise. The staff will ferry you down on a scooter if needs be! No good if there s more than a couple of you!

About the reservation service:
Good - easy and quick to use!

About the hotel:
I would rate the hotel alone as 7/10 (average) and it is just steps away from the beach. What made the whole experience different was how friendly and courteous the staff members were. Service is definitely 10/10. They were also very accommodating; special breakfasts could be ordered without any extra costs, ferry ticket and taxi services were done with lightning speed. It was definitely the extra steps that the staff member had taken to make the whole experience very pleasant!

About the reservation service:
annoying slow with long wait time for e-mail.

About the hotel:
We had a great time. Neal is awesome and the staff are really cool. They ll even write the hotel name and room number on your arm if you stay during a full moon party to make sure you can remember where to come back to that night. Definitely recommend!

About the hotel:
hi i stayed at this resort with 2 friends it is a beautiful place and good value for money. Staff are very kind and graceful i would reccomend this resort to all travellers planning a trip to koh phangan. the resort is ideally located from haad rin the resort itself is on sunset beach. again ***** star quality.

About the hotel:
during the full moon party everyplace is a bit overpriced thus overall the price is relatively reasonable. the rooms are big, clean, aircon, but no TV or fridge, curtains, linen etc are basic but clean. the safety deposit at reception is a shared safe ie every rooms valuables put in one safe with key held by hotel - i left a lot of cash which i was worried about but it was all fine. the staff are v helpful and friendly. the other guests tended to be student types. on the road its a long walk to the party but by walking to the beach its only 5 to 7 minutes walk. its a good place to stay if you want value for money, and want to be close to full moon party but still far enough away to have a bit of peace and quiet.

About the reservation service:
very good, efficient, i was impressed

About the hotel:
We were looking forward to this little piece of paradise after reading reviews online. We have strong suspicions that the positive reviews written about this hotel are the work of an english speaking owner or a tourist who was paid to post them. This place is beyond terrible. Located on a far and deserted part of Haad Rin, dirty and worst of all- overpriced. They misrepresent themselves online and charge prices that are exhuberant for this island. You will be sorely disappointed upon arrival (as we were) but will be forced to stay 3 nights around the full moon party (the only time this hotel has any guests... I saw their booking calendar during our stay). For the amount they charged (about 70USD, very expensive for Haad Rin), we expected a nice room with all ameneties. Instead, we got a dirty room with an airconditioner that we could not control, a large towel for a blanket ( I kid you not!) and no tv. The only toiletries offered were dingy towels and rolls of toilet paper. The room was reachable by 3 staircases, and there was no one to help carry the luggage. Upon arrival, our toilet seat had pee stains on it . The beach is dirty and unswimmable (large coral reef) and the distance to the busy sunrise beach is way more than the 10 minutes posted in the hotel description.