Nice location, very nice staf, but it is totally unsafe, specially for kids. Was there two weeks ago, my 6 years old son got super badly electrify from electric wire that were not buried, he just put his hand on it while he wanted to sit down on a little bench in the restaurant area. We spent two days in hospital! He can't write for at least a month and will need surgery in a couple of weeks. This is insane!

We stayed at this lovely, peaceful budget resort by accident as none of the flaky places on Haad Thien would take bookings for lower-cost rooms. The family-owned resort features a range of bungalows, ours for 1200 baht per night (around £24). It was clean, well kept with a cute bathroom with hot water. The bungalows are located at the end of this peaceful, sandy beach which is geared towards couples and families or single travellers looking for a quieter resort. They are set slightly uphill in a beautifully presented jungle garden. The beach front boasts a cheap and cheerful restaurant (local and western food for £2-3 a main) and a fun little cocktail bar. There is also an on-site massage hut and diving school. There are only a handful of resorts on the beach, two of which are 4 or 5* - but you can also eat and drink there if you want to mix it up, for only slightly more money. The beach itself is super quiet.
The staff are really nice and helpful - front of house is a sweet English couple Darren and Deborah, and a jolly Thai-Kiwi girl whose family own it. The restaurant and bar staff are really fun and speak at least some English.
Basically we had a great time on little money. We are now staying at a different beach for even less (£12) but while decent it's not nearly as nice. Highly recommended.

Great place to stay at Koh Phangan - provided tgat you're after a calm, beautiful place and a clean, but no-frills plays.
We stayed in one of the bungalows the furthest away fromthe beach. Would imagine the experience would be even better in one of the beach-view rooms.

The restaurant is in a simply stunning setting on the most fantastic beach. Tgere is nothing much to tge food, and the service is slow and unattentive (as well as unperceptive as to whether you are in a talking-sharing-mood or not), but it is warm and heart-felt, and not pushy in an annoying way. Provided that you have a good book and a lot of time, it diesn't really matter. (If you're travelling with small kids, however, it is better to order sooner rather than later).

Would happily go back if were travelling on a somewhat restricted budget.

All 4 English speaking staff were nice enough ( altho bearded kiwi dude needs taught some hospitality skills as he usually was to be found moping about the place aimlessly avoiding eye contact and generally being weird) . The whole place feels like it was designed by a blindfolded fool . please explain why the reception has been built back 100 m from the restaurant bar and therefore guests have to walk over there as that's the only place wifi is available ? If I'm having a beer at night At the bar i wouldn't mind being able to access wifi? Duh?
Barbecue heavily overpriced. Massages that are meant to last an hour last around 35 mins
Don't ask reception staff any questions about boat time tables or info on travel etc as they don't have a scooby doo what's going on outside of how to get to the airport on Saumi using only one tour company that i suspect they are in business with . bar staff were cool . food was dumbed down tourist scran . whole beach has gone to the dogs with rubbish all up and down it ( altho to there due this resort cleaned the beach daily in front , a pity the horror house hell home 5 star place next door didn't follow suit) Overpriced greedy Thais and boring wagamamma type westerners that don't even smile hello made me glad to leave altho having to pay 200 baht one way each person to the pier is just another money spinner ( free transfers guys would be appreciated when spending a fortune at your resort anyway )