Hotels Near Guan Yin Shine in Koh Phayam

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. Ziggy Stardust has been transformed from a beautiful paradisiacal location to a tacky gordy tourist trap. The new manager has decided that basically no Thai food on the menu and no Thai beer is a good idea. Gone are the days of some of the best food on the island coupled with well priced Thai beer cans, only to be replace with a disappointingly predominantly western menu with the only beer being a craft beer at THB180 per glass, served from a very tacky tuk-tuk on the deck. The renovations to the room were well overdue and credit where credit is due the rooms are massively improved. The bed is comfy and the pillows are nice, as is the inclusion of a safe and mini fridge. Unfortunately that’s where the positives end. “Assistant manager” is rude and unwelcoming, completely unlike what Ziggy Stardust was before. The new manager seems to have no clue of what this resort was and should be. It used to have the most amazing menu of Thai food with some western staples, only to be replaced by a western menu with an insulting three Thai dishes. To top that off it is now displayed on an extremely tacky light up menu display above the “bar”. Throughout our trip the restaurant was empty every night, except New Year’s Eve. There is also no breakfast menu at all for guests, which seems a weird choice as you are essentially asking an entire resorts worth of paying customers to spend there money elsewhere. The location is still amazing but I worry for the direction the new manager is taking this resort in. It breaks my heart to write this review, as someone who has been coming to Ziggy Stardust since 2016, but the new manager has taken something special and removed everything that made it so.

A calm and relaxing base to unwind, and to explore Ko Phayam. The resort is set beautifully in gardens overlooking a pond and forest, yet just a very short walk to the beach. The owner and host, Khun Lek, embraces the mood of the island with simple but comfortable huts, and the resort's cook must be one of the island's finest. Oh, and I had to ask Lek who supplies his coffee beans, the fantastic morning espresso, while listening to birds and contemplating the water lilies in the pond, was quite an unexpected treat. Lek is truly a host. He enjoys to be with his guests, and to share his love of the island, its beaches, bars, and sights. We will be back, and very much look forward to seeing Khun Lek and Rabbit Bungalows again soon.

We arrived to the hotel and there was no welcoming gesture. A rude and arrogant man in the reception made us feel unwelcome. Just ask us to pay extra for almost everything we asked for in a very unprofessional way. The Hotel property was not well kept. The garden needs a lot of attention. Some plastic around the beach. Standard bungalows with cold water. Swimming pool was nice. We checked out from the place. I will never return to this hotel.

The two-story lagoon view room, although the second floor balcony, felt that the room was too small, and later changed to the villa in the L area, although not facing the lake, but very comfortable, there is no mosquito bug, the last one Later, I added money to the Villa R area. The room and the L area are similar. It is against the lake, and the mosquitoes and bugs will be more. The hotel pick-up and drop-off machine is 300 baht, the big car, very comfortable, the ticket is 350 baht, the hotel service is very good, the luggage we have not moved, the breakfast is packed in the morning, eat at the hotel, I have eaten outside. A few are hard to eat, and the price is similar to the hotel, the hotel tastes good

There will be hot water in the villa shape, but it will not be very hot, or it will be very cold. It is difficult to use hot water at all. It can save some money. It is not a villa-shaped type without hot water. It has air conditioning, but it does not feel like air conditioning. Accepted, no air conditioning, no hot water, half of the room type, service attitude is general, but there is a dock transfer service, close to the pier, next to the island's most expensive blue sky, the hotel has a private beach, the price is better than on this island Be the best

Accommodation right on the beach, beautiful view, good service, clean rooms. But the web page price does not include the air fee again 500

Flower Power is located at the underveloped end of the island and you live with many birds, butterflies, animals in a lush green location just 100 metres from the island's best beach. The rooms and bungalows are well built and surrounded by flowers and trees. The beds are comfortable. Hot showers. With private verandahs. The restaurant serves excellent home style Italian food along with Thai and Burmese food for breakfast, lunch and dinner.. Not surprisingly the Flower Power coffee is top shelf and they have a range of wine and beer. Simona and Marco are great hosts who go out of their way to make you feel welcome. They are excellent problem solvers and genuine, kind people. Last but not least, Flower Power runs on solar electricity :) I can highly recommend Flower Power to thoughtful travellers.