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129 Moo 7, Ao Nang, Ko Phi Phi Don 81000, Thailand
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1 of 5 stars
KerryL99   8 contributions
London
Jan 2, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

The Banyan Villa was without doubt the worst hotel on Phi Phi, If you can class this place as a hotel, rather than a building site.

There is continuous building work taking place from 8 till 5, however this isn't always accurate as we were informed and the building work can take place later into the night.

Needless to say, we did not stick around for long and it was upon deciding to leave that we were treated in a manner that can only be described as absolutely disgusting by the rude and incompetent staff on the reception desk.

There are no words that can describe how badly we were treated by the reception staff when we chose to leave the resort, they refused to acknowledge that the building work was in fact their problem and not ours and refused to even deal with us, during a conversation with the head receptionist she picked up her handbag and walked out the resort, mid conversation.

When they finally agreed to let us move to one of the other resorts on the island, The Palm Tree we were charged an extra 500 bart a night (10 pounds per night) which is ridiculous considering we had already payed the phi phi hotel group and this was their problem, and not ours. Upon asking to see a manager in both the Banyan Villa and the Palm tree we were told there was no manager and there was no one to help us, we simply had to either lose the money we had already paid to the phi phi hotel group or pay more in order to stay somewhere that wasn't a building site.

understandably we were very angry about having to pay an extra ten pounds a night and whilst discussing whether we should opt for a refund from our booking agent or pay the extra money the receptionist looked up at us and said look, u want to stay here or not, you waste my time.

This is simply unacceptable and not the way to treat customers, who have been inconvenienced by matters that are out of their control.

The Banyan Villa should not be open to customers, the hotel is a building site, and the staff are incompetent, rude and and unpleasant.

  • Liked — Leaving
  • Disliked — Nothing
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay December 2008
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 18-24
  • Member since September 13, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun
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Never Again

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2 of 5 stars
john&pat   1 contribution
selkirk, mb.
Dec 8, 2008

If I hadn't prepaid I would have been out of there after the first night. Overpriced, to say the least and what a letdown from Salathai. Nothing major - just a lithany of little irritants. Pick a hostel or a backpackers room for one third the price

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay December 2008
  • Visit was for Other
  • Age group 50-64
  • Member since March 18, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Girlfriend getaway
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun
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Idially located, priced right

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3 of 5 stars
IvanFromSpb   4 contributions
St.Petersburg, Russia
Aug 27, 2008 | Trip type: Couples

Mixed feelings about this hotel. Room was nice but bathroom wasn't as clean as I would want it. Shower and toilet look old. Choice of satalite channels wasn t very good. Pool was nice but missing umbrellas. The best thing about this hotel is it s location: close the heart or Phi Phi partying but quiet.
Good value for the money, other hotels on the net were either much more expensive or looked terrible.
Breakfast was ok.

  • Liked — Location
  • Disliked — The bathroom
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay April 2008
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since August 27, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun
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The worst service staff ever.

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2 of 5 stars
razmetaz   1 contribution
Seoul
Aug 9, 2008 | Trip type: Friends getaway

It's been some years back since I have stayed at this resort and looking back at my experience there still makes me angry from the treatment we recieved. It has recently been brought up again by my sister who stayed at the same resort and had somewhat of a similar experience.

The resort in itself is quite OK, with a great location, clean rooms and nice facilities. The majority of the staff were quite friendly too, and I would have recommended this resort with an average rating if not for my experience on the last day at checkout.

We have stayed there for two nights and before the last day of stay, I have requested a morning call service and had the time checked about three times to make sure we have enough time for breakfast and check out to catch our ferry pre-reserved. It was all requested to the same lady at the front desk. The morning call never came.

Waking up 30minutes later then when we should have been up, we had just enough time to check out and head to the dock, I decided not to make any complaints on the matter when the same front desk lady who neglected the call service told us that one of the decorative cloth that was on our beds was missing and we have to pay for it. I remembered reading the notification in the room that the fine is about 1,200THB if it goes missing. I had put it aside on top of the TV to make sure it doesn't get mixed up with any of our stuff, and never bothered with it since. I asked the front desk lady to check again, offered her staff to check our luggage and she refused, saying that she just needs to recieve the fine fee. I asked to discuss the subject with the manager and that is when she started yelling at us. From then on we engaged in shouting combat with each other with me requesting to talk to the manager and her refusing and asking for the fine fee. When I realized the dispute is going nowhere and we need to catch our ferry, I slamed the money on her desk suggesting her where I think she should put the money. She elegantly replied to that by hurling the heavy "front desk" plaque in my direction. I still have the scar left on my right thigh to remind me of her and wonder if she still works there.

I still don't know what really happened to the cloth. Maybe one of the other two I traveled with took it and hid it in her luggage. Maybe it's how the front desk lady makes her extra earnings. Making the guests pay fine fees. I suspect the latter because first of all, I think my friends would never do such a thing. Secondly, when my sister went to this resort a couple of months ago, she had 1 new towel less in her room after the cleaning staff came and went. There were two in the room and they should have had 2 bath towels and 2 smaller towels but they only recieved 1 bath towel. She thought the staff just forgot to put in two and did not call attention to it. When she checked out, she had to pay a fine fee for the missing bath towel.

I have had the worst experience and memory of my stay in Koh PhiPhi Don, from one front desk lady who single handedly ruined all of my good memories there. We have been accused of stealing, have been called names and I have been mentally and physically violated from a front desk lady who's suppose to be the face of the hotel.

If you have plans to stay in this resort, I woudn't recommend it for the excellence in service. Just make extra sure that nothing in your room goes missing, even the hotel's, and call attention to it immediately.

  • Liked — location
  • Disliked — front desk service
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay November 2005
  • Visit was for Quality time with friends
  • Traveled with Friends
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since August 09, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
  • I do not recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun
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Worst hotel I stayed in!

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VancouverCDN_travlr   9 contributions
Vancouver
Jun 8, 2008

I was immediately put off by staff at this hotel. The front desk checkin lady was so incredibly rude and immediately offputting. Luckily I had just one night booked in Phi Phi. The room itself was mediocre at best. It was drab, old and the washroom was in need of upgrades. Overall, for the (lack of ) quality you get, you're better off booking at a much cheaper guesthouse, of which there are tons in Phi Phi. Better yet, skip PhiPhi altogether (it's totally over-commersialized and teeming with college aged backpackers) and spend your extra time in Lanta or Railay Beach.

  • Date of stay March 2008
  • Member since June 08, 2008
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Address: 129 Moo 7, Ao Nang, Ko Phi Phi Don 81000, Thailand