Stayed here for four nights after the Full Moon Party. Upon arrival we were greeted by staff who helped us with our luggage to our room - the garden/sea view room.

The room had an efficient air-conditioning unit and hot water. The bins are emptied and room tidied every other day.

The resort is run by a Thai family who are all very welcoming. Only two staff speak good English but they are virtually always available. Everything can be paid for at the end of your stay - accommodation, food, drink, bike hire. You help yourself to drinks out of the fridge. The Thai food was all fantastic, and most of the western dishes were reasonably good.

We hired a moped from the resort for 300 baht per day (I think you can get smaller ones for 200 baht per day). These are the easiest way to get around the Island.

The guests were a variety of European families including English/French/German/Spanish. Whilst the resort is very relaxing and laid back, there were a lot of children around during our stay. This was not a problem as we asked to have our meals on our balcony. We ordered our food from the restaurant and they would bring it over to us. If you've got children then this would be a great place to stay.

If you're looking for a place to stay close to Haad Rin, there are many places a lot closer. It's a 20 minute taxi ride from this resort at around 150 baht.

My girlfriend and I stayed here in Feb 2010 during our RTWT. We stayed in a garden view bungalow. The accomodation was very nice although we did have some issues with huge ants every night. They would just appear from no where and run around! The bungalow itself was very big and the bathroom was fine.

We ate at the resort every night as well, the food was really good.

There is no pool but with the beach 10 steps away there isnt a need for one either...

We also hired a bike from the reort for 2 days which I would really recommend as without one you just wont get to see the island at all, it was 200 baht a day. You can easily get all the way around the island in one day on the bikes, just be careful and make sure you wear a helmet! you dont want to get a Thai tattoo! Take a trip to Haad Rin and make sure you go to the sunset bar literally about 5 mins walk away its awesome!

A Lovely Surprise:
it is about 5min north of Thongsala and we did not expect too much and booked this place for an overnight stay before moving on to Bottle Beach.

It turned out to be a great surprise. The bungalows were new, spotless clean and beautifully done. They lined along the beach with lovely sunset views from the porch. The beach, though not much sand left on high tide, was very tranquil and clean.

The food in the restaurant was excellent and we had by far the most extensive breakfast selection for a bungalow resort in this price category. The service was very fast and very friendly. We definitely can recommend Sabai to anyone who is not necessarily looking for a huge white sand beach, but a quiet and beautiful resort. It is very well accessible and the motorbikes rent for 200 Baht / day.

After having spent a night in an awful bungalow in Koh Samui, this lovely bungalow resort appeared like a true paradise to us. We had booked a beachfront bungalow which is really right next to the water - awesome.

The bungalows are almost brand new and look lovely with lots of wood on a concrete base. Part of our stay on Koh Phan Ngan we just chilled out on our lovely veranda, beach chairs are provided.

The personnel is very friendly and helpful and even book stuff like taxis and ferries for you. For going around on the island you can directly rent a motorcycle for just around 4 euros a day - cheap, convenient and fun. You have a huge choice for the included breakfast, but even for lunch or dinner you won't have to eat the same twice for several days.

As mentioned before, due to low tide, the water is not as close in the morning. But after lunch, it's back. I guess, this is basically the same on the whole island, so just postpone your bathing activities to the afternoon/evening.

Concluding: What you get here for little money is unbelievable!