Pens is a little hidden oasis. It's away from the party scene ...but it's the old Thailand which unfortunately seems to be slowly eroding into every homogenised resort holiday . Don't come here for the glitz and glamour . Come here for one of the cleanest beaches and old school village feel. I don't think will last too long . The locals are lovely ...food is fresh and cheap and it's basic . But in a world that's slowly losing its authenticity ...Pens still holds its proud Thai roots . Thanks Mrs Pen..I hope you keep that mantle burning a little while longer .

The room was clean and had comfortable mattresses. It had a good shower in the bath and hot water. The air conditioning worked well and wasn't particularly noisy. The food at Pen's is outstanding and was the strongest feature of our stay. We loved the beach and area that it's located in. The staff were helpful and the cleaning team did a wonderful job keeping our bungalow spick and span every other day.

It was impossible to sleep after 8/8.30am due to banging noise and motorbikes or quad bikes. The swimming pool needs repairing (e.g. tiles have come off the floor of the pool) and the area around the pool wasn't kept very clean. Smoking is allowed around the pool so it's impossible to escape the smell in quite a small area. The ashtrays were often left overflowing, empty beer bottles and cans were strewn around along with other rubbish and old towels just left around this area.

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.

The staff was not always approaching us friendly. That made it a bit less comfortable. In general in Thailand the people are much more hospitable.

The beach that Pen’s Bungalows is on is one of the best on Koh Pha Ngan. And I’ve seen almost all of them. We opted for the cheapest room - fan only - which at a little over 1000 THB was fine, as the room covers all the basics. However, spend 2000 THB and you can get a great room, with bath etc. Our friend did and her pad was sweeet! Much better for a couple too.

Our fan only room was quite dark (only one light and one in the bathroom), and it heats up fast. The patio hammock is a nice touch but ours could have used a wash. For some the relative isolation of this particular beach might be a factor but if you rent a scooter - and you’re brave - you’re fine. Also there’s a shuttle to the main pier available which is cheap as long as you have a group of 3 or more. Restaurant is nothing to write home about but there are other options nearby.

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.

The bed covers. Sounds petty, but I would make a big difference if they had a cover over the blanket. It would have been nice if they could have turned on the aircon and fridge before our arrival. We had them collect us from the Pier and the driver didn’t speak, it would have been nice if there could have been some communication…like point out where the markets are and waterfalls ect.

Great hotel and restaurant, the room was clean and comfortable and exactly what we expected. The hotel staff were helpful when organising transport to and from the port as well as the full moon party. A great place to stay if you want a calm chill atmosphere for a reasonable price

It was quite far away from a lot of attractions, however we hired bikes which made everywhere more accessible Beach was not very clean, however there was people constantly clearing the rubbish and was clear by the evening each night

"Family" room on the beach had super nice beach view, strong aircon and WiFi, came with mat (appreciated) and broom and other essentials. We were there for about 20 hours starting about 4pm and didn't hear ANY music or other sounds, just lovely ocean waves (and occasional bark from many dogs that live on the beach). Contrast that with the northern Thong Nai Pan beach, which unfortunately has annoying loud live and recorded music. Soft white sand beach.

While the room has a balcony, the balcony floor is at beach-level, not raised, so there is not much privacy from random beachgoers looking in. The room is right alongside one of the public access paths to the beach, so there will be foot traffic during the day. We got permission to check out late, but the cleaning staff still barged in and interrupted us early at a very inopportune moment despite seeing all our things still spread out on the balcony.

The micro-location is simply amazing. Right on one of the nicest beaches in Ko Pha Ngan. You can have a decent breakfast right on the beach with the sand between your toes. The staff is extremely friendly. There is a neat "food court" in the little town just by the main road where you can get really good meals at a bargain price.

The bungalows could use a little update, especially the bathroom. The location is nice to relax, but it is quite a way from the west coast where most of the action is.

Great Value for money, I loved the location all though far from the "party scene" we still had the best time. Staff were friendly, food was good, rooms were comfortable. Very Happy with this stay.

The beachfront needed to be cleaned, they should consider hiring someone to focus on cleaning up the beach because then this would be beyond perfect

Bungalow was on an amazing beach. Beautiful to wake up to every morning. Really cute dogs too. The room was clean and had everything we needed. The pool was nice and looked out onto the beach. They were helpful with arranging a taxi at 4.30am so we could make our early ferry when we departed.

We only ate at the restaurant once and found the pizza was very average. However, we ate a lot at the food market a 3 min walk away and the food there was amazing and very reasonably priced. The location was stunning however was out of the way from everywhere. We visited bottle beach, but it was easy to rent a bike and im sure it would be easy to arrange a taxi or water taxi there if you want to go anywhere else.