Phuwadee Resort

Ignore the old reviews- this place has had a makeover and for the price, it’s excellent. You can’t get closer to the beach, the area is quiet but still with enough shops/ cafes and restaurants. Good air con, hot shower with good temperature, clean bedding and room. We stayed here for two nights over new years to head to the FMP, it was about 300 baht ew pp for a taxi there and also about 300 baht pp to the pier - but it’s much nicer than staying in Haad Rin if you’re a couple. And the beach makes it also worth paying that bit extra for! Didn’t use the pool but plenty of people were, the temperature felt good (perhaps could’ve had a bit of a clean though)

Excellent location right on a beautiful beach. Huts are a little aged but good value overall. Wifi is terrible. Breakfast is basic. The photo is the view from the Deluxe Beach bungalow we stayed in

The place doesn’t come with air conditioning, which I guess is expected since it doesn’t say so online, but for the price it is ridiculous that the AC didn’t work in our room. It was far from the pier, honestly probably the longest drive you could have on the island. A bit dirty. Overall though it was ok. The staff was nice and it was right on the beach which was pretty.

Amazing Beach.

Nice hotel nice staff nice beach good food quiet at night for april.

I've stayed here on numerous occasions. The location is great right on the beach. It is however starting to look a bit worn around the edges now. The pool is still great though.

What can you say - you gets what you pay for - everything was OK but nothing was brilliant but what do you expect for such a great location when you are paying such a cheap price - about 14 pounds per night?! It was extremely quite - not sure if everybody else has the money to stay in the 5 stars instead or if the military problem has stopped people coming - so the staff had seemed to switch off - I do understand it is hard to whip yourself up into action if you have been sat on your proverbial all day but sometimes I found it quite odd to have to wait until they had finished playing with the baby, having a chat on the phone or playing volley ball or whatever - so service was a little lacking but then other issues were quite lovely - reception tried and the chap who walked my luggage down the beach to the boat I was getting on and then waited to wave me off was so kind. Just generally you make a comparison to most of the Thai people in the service industry and they are just so wonderful and happy and friendly, but this shouldn´t stop you from going to stay there but maybe they could have another look at a customer service course. The saving grace was the location on the beach and I found that the food from the kitchen was not 5 star but was excellent, again for what you paid - and it did the best Mango Lassi around!

OK place on a great beach. Let down by dirty pool and unfriendly staff. Anantara next door is obviously the place to stay but at 5 times the price it makesPhuwdee good value

It was absolutely horrible. They said it was 15 minutes from the full moon party but it took an hour to get there.

Good sized rooms, quiet area. Pool not the greatest, nor are the staff but the beach is lovely!

My friends and I stayed here for one night during the full moon party. Hotel is decent, rooms are a good size, you get your own little bungalow. The shower is just a shower head that you can remove from the wall, right across from the toilet. My friends said their shower water was cold but mine was fine (maybe they warmed it up for me). The hotel has a pool which we didn't use and the beach it was on seemed quite beautiful, but again we didn't get the opportunity to explore it. They provide a ride to the full moon party and back for about 200 baht each way, takes about 30-40 mins to get there. We were taking a nap in the late afternoon and they showed someone else into our room while we were sleeping, the other guest was horrified and quickly closed the door and left. Restaurant makes decent food.. Nothing to boast about but definitely not terrible. I guess it's worth it if you're looking for a cheap place to stay for the night of the full moon party, but maybe not if you want to actually spend a few days in Koh Phagnon.

Where do I begin? Having traveled throughout Thailand now, I understand that accommodations are not always what they are cracked up to be, but you're in Thailand, so who cares? Well all the beauty in Thailand couldn't have made up for the shortcomings of Phuwadee. I couldn't have left there fast enough. Fortunately, it was only a two night stay. Phuwadee Resort & Spa is neither a resort nor a spa. The beds were like rocks, the showers were dingy, smelled disgusting and were obviously not cleaned well. The staff are rude, indifferent and unorganized. When I arrived with my friends, we thought the taxi driver was playing a joke on us. He dropped us off by a pile of trash on a dirt road near what appeared to be some run down shacks. On closer observation, we realized that these were the supposed "bungalows" that we had booked. The real slap in the face was that we paid almost as much for these awful shacks as we did for a 6 night stay at a beautiful, brand new resort on Koh Samui. Now before you brand me as some sort of spoiled and entitled westerner, please know that my travel group stayed at a wide range of accommodations: resorts, bungalows, beach shacks, sleeper trains, you name it. I just feel it is entirely necessary to help future travelers avoid wasting money in places that don't deserve it. I hope this review is enough to help you make your decision. I feel I was deceived by the pictures that were posted online. I could go on, but I think you get the point.

The beach is beautiful and right outside our bungalow. Room was spacious, restaurant served good food and provided taxi service to haad rin.

awsome i love thailand tip when ridding a scooter always ride slowly and wear a hellmet

If you want to stay in the nicest beach area, then it is worth the time to head to Thong Nai Pan Noi (the upper beach that looks like butt cheeks). Pan Noi was a nicer beach and town than Pan Yai (the lower butt cheek). So, if you have time, it is worth the hassle to get to the area on the island. And, the resort has excellent beach access. Nice breakfast as well. That's about it for pros of the hotel. The room itself, though nice that you have your own little bungalo, was extremely dated (I never care about this, but it was bad enough we did not even want to use the shower), and nothing special given the rate we were paying. I would not stay here again but would look for another place nearby.

Nice quaint resort, nothing to fancy. Off the beaten path and quieter than the rest of Koh Phanang.

Out of the way but hire a motorcycle loads to do bottle beach get to on jet ski top fun

Its a basic hotel which provides what you need, but so much room for improvement. Which was a shame as the surroundings were beautiful with the beach at your doorstep.

Dated. Everything a bit knackered. Nothing luxurious about it. Small food portions. Great location by lovely beach. Basically, if you want a few nights on this beach in the middle of a big trip, then staying here is fine. If you have any kind of brochure image in your head of a Resort in Thailand, then don't stay here.

We decided to stay here instead of closer to Haad Rin and were not disappointed. It's about a 40 minute ride away and it's a VERY rough ride and quite expensive. Once you are there everything you need is walking distance. If quiet is what you want then this is the place. Very serene. Great beach and great rooms for the price especially. The Full Moon party was convenient to attend as we took a boat down for a very reasonable price and back. I highly recommend this property. One gripe is the wifi. It's TERRIBLE. Also several power outages of a couple hours over our three night stay.