Bamboo Bungalows KOH PHAYAM Resort

  Bamboo Bungalow is my favorite resort in Koh Phayam, great spot on Ao Yai, great staff, beautiful comfortable rooms under the canopy of some trees which give natural cooling,… read more great food, many surfboards to use,,, small Paradise, I highly recomend it ! You won’t want to leave ;)))

  Bamboo Bungalows is right on Ao Yai beach. Rooms are nice and clean. Staff is really friendly and helpful. Food at the restaurant is great. You can also rent surf… read more boards and Ao Yai is great for surfing when there’s waves.

  For the 2nd year we stayed at Bamboo Bungalows Resort. We came back here because we where already happy here last year. Now today we are going home again. End… read more of Holliday. But we had again a fantastic stay at Bamboo. We love the bungalows. The quality and comfort is very good. We choose to have the hot shower possibility, which is rare on Koh Phayam to have. But at Bamboo you can, if you want. The restaurant is very good with lots of Thai and Western food on the menu. And the staff and atmosphere is absolutely familiar. Always very friendly and always in a honestly good mood. The location is central on one of the most beautiful beaches of Thailand. We absolutely plan to come back next year.

  Came solo to surf and met the stand in manager who was nice enough. I opted for the best room with AC.

Let me clear shack/bungalows are what… read more they are but there are those that are well kept and those not. I would grade the room itself 6/10 for shack standards. The safety box was so rusted the whole thing broke and needed to be drilled. Bathroom and rooms were not dirty but not clean.

The worst part of the trip were the staff. The owner Avi is nice enough but he doesnt have the ability to run a tight ship. His staff are indifferent at best and rude at worst. When I told them the safety box was broken, they all spoke in Thai behind my back (not knowing I am Thai) saying they didn’t want to address the issue. Shocking and appalling.

The top of the line room which I paid extra for AC, yet the AC was also broken. I had to follow up with them 3 times and only got it fixed at 9PM when the problem was first reported at 11AM. The staff also had a litany of excuses: “I don’t work here” “we needed you here to fix it” etc.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t the only unhappy guest. I met two other Europeans who left after the first day and went to Flower Power – also an amazing establishment to eat and stay.

The waves and location are immaculate but Bamboo needs a 100% overhaul. Let the professionals do the job and leave the amateurs out of the picture. Let this be a wake up call – in no way do I want to harm a business but if they want to be sustainable it is time to face reality.

Nearby I rented a surfboard from a Swiss man who looks to be running a clean operation, the name I can’t recall but it’s part of phayam surfers.

  This is a very nice place in front if Aow Yai, very big wild garden. The plave is pretty clean… Thai style. Unfortunately the beach is very dirty and nobody… read more take care of it. We are considering to move to Aow Khao Kwai… There the beach is so much better

  The property, right in front of the beach is very quiet and well managed. Peaceful vibes, nice staff and good food. You can also rent surfboards and enjoy the big… read more waves from the beach. One of the best hotel in the island considering the limited offer in Koh Phayam.