I absolutely loved my stay at Blancos, so much that I ended up extending twice! The location is amazing, just a 2 minute walk from the beach, and pretty much everything you could ask from a hostel. A nice pool, so many hammocks all over the place and a really nice social area with games. The food is also very nice and at a very good price. The staff are all awesome, making such an effort to make everyone feel welcome. Met so many amazing people through the daily evening activities organised through the hostel.

The only thing that would make the hostel even better, is curtains on the beds.

Amazing hostel if you want to chill out, meet people and/or party! It's got loads of stuff to do, cheap scooter rental and is only a two minute walk from the beach. Both the local staff and reps are friendly and helpful, and they organise great social events. The dorms are also very clean, comfortable and secure. The shared toilets outside the 6-bed dorms smelt a little bit at points but this was likely just due to the heat and high use during peak season. They were otherwise very clean.

Perfect location right next to the beach, with bike rental as well so super easy to get around the island - don’t worry if you’ve never ridden a bike before, the lovely staff teach you! The rooms are incredibly clean and comfortable with plenty of space, hot & cold shower options, large lockers and AC. The bar serves great food and there are events every night! All the staff are so incredibly friendly and make Blanco a special place to stay! Can’t recommend this hostel enough, I stayed here several times and would go back in a heartbeat!

That I had to leave x

Loved Koh Lanta and this hostel made it much better. The vibes were impeccable and I definitely feel like I underpaid for this place. It’s a perfect oasis only a 2 minute walk to the best sunset spot on the beach. They offer bike rentals, day trips or you could just chill by the pool with a good book. I never found it too loud and the beds were very comfortable.

If you don’t drive a bike then this might be a difficult stay. The bathrooms were nearly infested with flies so showering didn’t feel so clean. No curtains on the bed was a bit tough for privacy. You also have to pay to refill your water bottle which is a first for me to see.

Amazing hostel, probably our favourite we’ve stayed in so far on our travels. Staff incredibly friendly, rooms clean, and 2 bathrooms to 8 people is great. The hostel was really nice and chill in the day but also had nightly activities and events. The hostel staff weren’t pushy with signing up to go out after the hostel bar closed which is great as this can sometimes be quite common in Thailand. Lots of space to chill out and relax by yourself as well as socialise with other travellers. This is the hostel that has felt the least cliquey in Thailand and I think that’s also down to the staff as well as the people. The blanco boat trip is also great and 100% worth it!

Very social, always evening activities. Staff super friendly and helpful! Even though there was a party going on, you could sleep quietly in your dorm. Dorms got cleaned every day. Very cozy outdoor area with hammocks. Close to the beach. Big lockers below the beds.

I would have appreciated some curtains around the bed, also, as the curtains of the big windows weren’t always closed by everyone. The „hot“ shower was also cold. More hooks to hang things in bathroom + shower would be nice. Didn’t like that fresh drinking water wasn’t for free.

Very close to the beach. A relaxed and more intimate party hostel. Can hire bikes and drive straight out to explore the island. Food is pretty good there as well if you didn’t want to leave the hostel

Things such as happy hour started was not announced, along with starting of the open bar. I think the reps need to be a little more active in terms of speaking with guests in the evenings and mingling to keep up the social vibes

Nice with the option of both pool and beach, there was not much else around so it was great to have a restaurant in the hostel which had good food at fair prices. It had very nice common areas, and a very social atmosphere, great fun social event.

They ask for your passport as a security deposit, which i do not trust to keep safe, so I had to give a 2000 baht deposit instead which seems quite large. Aircon is turned off from 11am to 6pm which was not to much of a problem but would still be nice to have the option to turn it on to cool off.

Staff was friendly, the room was quiet, and the bathroom clean. The scooters are cheap and old so you are not stressed to get more damages. Évents every nights but if you want to sleep you can, not to noisy. The restaurant is good and not too expensive

People leaving lights on and openned doors with AC on. Please, carbon footprint is already huge when travelling. Energy is not carbon neutral

I liked the social area with the pool, the dining/party area, where people gathered and socialized. Super chill music and very relaxing atmosphere during the day.

I wish they had curtains on the bunk beds and more hangers to hang your stuff in the room (even if you also can use the space outside in the common area). It’s too loud to work with a laptop during the day. Some staff seemed not that friendly, but all expat workers were amazing!!!