Phangan Cabana Resort

Rooms are tiny and, frankly, not clean. You’ll never be alone tho - cockroaches, gekkos and spiders will always be around.

I stayed in this accommodation 20 years ago and was keen to go back and see how it has changed. I loved it now as much as I did the first time. It is certainly not for party animals, but if you just want to relax and get away from it all, you cannot fault it for quiet times and relaxation. The reception staff were wonderful and smiley. A great welcome! When I had a problem with my door lock, it was sorted quickly. I had no issues with the room. Although not modern, the room was more than adequate - I loved the storage area and often enjoyed sitting outside reading. There is no TV but no issue as I had programmes downloaded and books. My only request for the room would be a bedside lamp. The public areas were well maintained (although I think some work was going on with some of the units). The restaurant was wonderful in terms of location and food- overlooking the sea - see pictures. All food I ate there was very tasty and reasonably priced. Getting there was easy on the public taxi service and was only a few minutes wait for a taxi to get back to the port. I explored a couple of other bars and restaurants nearby - nothing beats this place, in my opinion. I already want to come back. Thank you to everyone and see you soon.

*********** states there is a shuttle service. There is not. Also states that the small standard rooms have a TV. They do not. The manager Julie speaks good english, cheerful and very very helpful. Unfortunately for me, I had prebooked my Standard Middle room via *********** on 9 June only to be advised on 5 July my booking had been cancelled due to overbooking. I then prebooked a Standard Double room with TV only to discover upon check in no TV. Julie kindly explained how the overbooking occurred as well as providing me with her own TV with set box. Excellent service and much appreciated Julie. My room was aged but still provided decent aircon, standard Thai mattress, small fridge and shower with heater. The bathroom is a wet room but had excellent lighting. Lacking in storage space for clothes with a few hanging coat hangers. The common walls on either side are thin. I could hear people talking no problem. Room cleaning is just a matter of leaving your sign on the door. The restaurant overlooking the beach has an extensive menu. Staff were attentive most of the time.All the meals I had were okay for me with reasonable island prices. The pool though not large is more than adequate. The water was clean and well maintained. There were fewer tourists along the the north west coast. I think most tourists, particularly backpackers, stay around the southern area of the island. Overall, I enjoyed my 5 night stay here.