Phangan Arena

500 characters is simply not enough. You couldn’t pay me to stay here again. Had 3 nights booked initially but ended up only staying the 1 night. It is as run down as you could imagine, the pool is virtually green and the hostel itself is filthy throughout, absolutely no TLC or care has gone into it. Ended up leaving there feeling dirty myself! Location isn’t bad but that’s about it. Not to mention the bedbugs as well.

Very nice hostel for very cheap price! We enjoyed the female only house for 2 nights until we were woken up the third day by the girls in the dorm under ours having found bedbugs!! We only got this info from the girls in that room because we happened to walk by when they just discovered it. The staff were checking in people as usual and did not tell us anything about the situation. Otherwise we had a nice time at the hostel. It’s quite social and lots of people stay here. There was only 2 bathrooms to share between around 20 people in the girls only house so sometimes you had to wait in line for a while. They cleaned the bathrooms multiple times a day but the rooms were not cleaned once the 2 nights we stayed there (except for the bin being emptied). There were loads of hair and trash on the floor etc.

Am Anfang dachten wir noch: „Okay, ganz nice – Zimmer ist zwar nicht wie auf den Bildern, aber passt schon.“ Tja… bis wir Bettwanzen entdeckt haben. 🫠 Runter zur Rezeption, Chef informiert – der hat zwar sofort reagiert, aber ganz ehrlich: der Typ war komplett drüber. Sah aus, als wär er ordentlich auf irgendwas, total neben der Spur. Dann ging das Chaos richtig los: Wir mussten fünfmal umziehen. Fünf! Erst in einen Schlafsaal mit acht Betten (wo schon Leute in unseren Betten lagen 🤯), dann wieder raus, wieder rein, bis wir am Ende endlich – wir vier Mädels – in einem eigenen Zimmer gelandet sind. Unsere Sachen wurden wegen der Bettwanzen gereinigt, sollten zwischen 12 und 14 Uhr zurück sein – kamen aber erst um 17 Uhr. Positiv war immerhin, dass wir alle jeweils zwei T-Shirts vom Hostel bekommen haben, solange unsere Kleidung gewaschen wurde – das war wirklich nett und hat die Situation ein kleines bisschen entschärft. Trotzdem: Einige Mitarbeiter waren richtig unfreundlich. Unser letztes Zimmer war dann direkt am Aufenthaltsraum – super laut und extrem hellhörig, Schlafen war fast unmöglich. Das Ganze soll wohl ein Party-Hostel sein, aber der Vibe war einfach nur unangenehm – laut, stressig und irgendwie drüber. Insgesamt: chaotisch, unorganisiert und absolut kein Ort, an dem man sich wohlfühlen kann. Würden wir definitiv nicht weiterempfehlen.

Not a fan of bed bugs and toilets overflooded with poop👎🏻

There are a lot of bedbugs. The toilets are large and dirty. I like that there is a swimming pool

Can’t be sure but strongly suspect that (at least the) female dorm has bedbugs. Unclean bathroom. There are equally cheap hostels around which are better quality.

One of the best party hostel there. Pretty commercial. The staff are friendly and caring. Great location. Unfortunately got infected by bed bug type of insects on the bed. Seen the same happened to other guests as well. Weirdly they don't provide hand washer or shampoos in the dorm ensuit bathrooms. You have to bring your own hand washer. locks and towels are rented there. They may unintentionally charge your card even after paying the rent in cash on arrival, happened to me & refunded.

AVOID THIS PLACE !!! Bugs in the beds !!! By far, the worse hostel I have been to ! Super noisy! Rooms, showers, toilets are disgusting Water coming out of the roof, the room was flooded... therefore our stuff as well. They rent scooters but they are not safe at all. And obviously the staff and the reception doesn't give a damn