Contacted the guesthouse directly cos I wanted to climb the mountain. Abdul gave me a price and promised me that I could do the mountain. So booked a return flight for four days in KK and reserved accom at the beach lodge and the climb with abdul's company.
Upon landing in KK, he told me that there was no room on the mountain and he couldn't guide me.
I was so angry about it, I had left my wife to do the climb, paid for an international flight and to be told it was off I was so upset.
Luckily I traveled the next day independently, took a bus to the mountain put my name on the waiting list and got a guide with a fellow indie traveller and did the mountain.
Got back to the beach lodge, very tired, slept in my air con room, woke up at 3am very hot and humid. They'd turned the aircon off!!! And there was no window or fan to open.
Unbelievable!!