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2 out of 5
Tapear Resort
143/1-5 Moo 7, Ko Phi Phi, Krabi

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 97 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

6.2/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cheap place 👍
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karley

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Little bit of a trek to get to but if you know where you’re going it’s all good.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid this place
Place is rundown. quite far from the action which is fine as we didn’t want too hear noise of the clubs. It states it has a view of the ocean/water but doesn’t. Only a view of a green waste water reservoir that looks disgusting. There was a used condom wrapper under our bed. I found hairs of other people on our pillow case that leads me to believe the room wasn’t cleaned only litter picked (badly) The room stank of mould/ mildew. The door had holes in it. The shower head was barely connected and water strayed out the back meaning there was no pressure left for a proper shower. The bidet hose has toilet paper stuck too it and was stained brown Bed was hard and uncomfortable. This was the deluxe room we stayed in so I hate to think what a standard one is like!
Used condom wrapper under the bed
View after being told ocean
Door with hole and doesn’t seal. Allows insects and mosquitoes to enter
Broken shower head
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Jah on 30 Dec 2022
Thank you for your feedback. We will improve even further.

2/10 Terrible

Sherese, Alaska

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pictures misrepresent the “resort” greatly. The ocean view is only from the very top floor, and you’ve got your work cut out for you to get there. 10 minutes from the pier is a stretch, and a good chunk of it is uphill. It’s not a safe walk for anyone unsure of their footing. The rooms were on the very low end of ok, and the bathroom was equivalent to a truck stop with a hose for a shower. We booked somewhere else and left almost immediately. The staff seemed annoyed that I had the audacity to check out, as if I was inconveniencing them for not staying (knowing full and well they weren’t going to refund my money). 60$ mistake I won’t make again. Hopefully you won’t either.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Location was okay, is quite far out and up a high hill with lots of steps - not easy with luggage - but then if you want to be out of the main busy part of phi phi it is good. Still only 10-15 mins walk from the pier. Staff weren’t particularly friendly but then they couldn’t speak much English. You had to ask to have your room cleaned but even after asking, they didn’t clean our room. Room itself was okay but no fridge or safe. Was a good size though. Beds were really hard and uncomfortable. Overall was okay, not great, but not bad
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lukasz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money
Great place, lovely view
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Kirsty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

Daniel

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Discounted price = still not worth it
Stayed here at a discounted price and still not worth it. Far away from it all but the jungle. Couldn't enjoy the porch because monkeys were too aggressive; owner gave us broomsticks as protection to and from room. Ants were the worst I've ever seen. Came back from the beach to find ants by the thousands, including in our bags and bed. Owner just gave us a smile and bug spray - that's not my job. We switched rooms 3 times for a 2 night stay for various issues (windows wouldn't open / ants). Better and cheaper places elsewhere. Also, no free breakfast or water here. Beds were more comfortable than next place though and decent views of waste water ditch (right next door) and beaches.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from JAH on 7 Oct 2018
Be aware of the problem. Occurs and expresses intentions.solving problems.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor service and worst location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from JAH on 7 Oct 2018
Be aware of the problem. Occurs and expresses intentions. solving problems.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Meh
This was a horrible place. The beds were actually box springs making it hard to sleep. The place is uphill deep into the island so it was always a mission to get there. It was difficult to communicate with the host/owner. Especially when we arrived he had no idea that we were arriving and I spent 30 mins trying to prove to him that we booked online... overall do not recommend

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Best stay in Phi phi
Hotel is slightly secluded which is great because it is away from all the noise of the bars but still only a 5 minute walk to the bars and beach.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

MARK

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good, would recommend.
Good place to stay on the island. Great view out over the main area and a short walk up the hill. One of the further places away from the music at night, we could still hear it but not a problem. Just watch out for the monkeys that roam around, don't leave anything outside or they will take it. Good price for the island as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is a little tricky to find! Involves a bit of walking but gets easier every day :) simple breakfast, friendly staff. Basic accommodation with good a/c, no tv good Wi-Fi.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

jon, boston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cool hotel with good views, gym, staff & breakfast
Rooms were very clean and comfortable. Staff were very nice and hospitable. Hotel comes with free gym use and a great complimentary breakfast which in fact turned out to be better than breakfasts I was originally paying for at cafés around the area.

4/10 Poor

Anna-Maria, Stockholm

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't stay here!
Dont stay here. Highly overated. The wifi only works in the "reception". They don't clean or change the sheets.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Backpackers and light lugguage only
It must be one of the furtherest hotels from the ferry. There is a bit of a hill to climb with a number of stairs so not good if you have a pull suitcase.

8/10 Good

Ryan

Liked: Staff & service
An experience
The staff were really friendly and the room wasn't that bad we did have a lot of bugs in the room but that was unstoppable as your in a tree hut made of wood. Breakfast was good and it's 2mins into town and 15mins to the view point would go again

2/10 Terrible

Saoirse, Dublin

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay away!!
DO NOT STAY HERE!!! Phi Phi is probably the most scenic island you are going to see and this will just ruin your experience of it. Hotel rooms feel so unsafe when you walk the whole room shakes. Your view is of a sewage hole and the smell of it also carries to your room. There is broken bottles and thrown away rubbish every where. We stayed about two hours and then moved to P.P Castita, defiantly stay there great hotel!

4/10 Poor

Lynn, Bonnyville Canada

Disliked: Staff & service
Maya bay trip
No fridge or TV wifi was terrible price to high with few amenities

6/10 Okay

Kyriakos, Hobart

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice views, good budget stay
Nice budget stay, good views, room clean and tidy. A bit of distance to walk with luggage. Frogs from nearby large water deposit can be noisy at night.

6/10 Okay

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Ray, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness
This is a "remote area" in the island
It's on the hill, therefore, far away from shops, foods, beaches. Room is reasonable clean and tidy. They used rain water for shower and washing.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good value
This hotel is on the edge of town about 20 mins walk from the port (slightly uphill) so not recommended for heavy luggage. However, it is very well priced and the rooms are clean and very quiet because the centre of town is very noisy.

4/10 Poor

Lynn, Bonnyville alberta canada

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
My stay on ko phi phi don
Well I was a little shocked to find out I wass double booked when I got there.The owners didn't speak English very well so it didn't get straightened out for six days it was a little stressful and I went there to relax communicated with several hotel dot com to many in fact one would say no refund that's the email I got today the last girl I talked to in customer service said it was all taken care of see today before the latest email the fundamental were returned to my credit card the room had no fridge or tv a little over priced for that reason I thought found cheaper nicer places while walking around but it was ok I wasent there much so live and learn I guess

2/10 Terrible

Stanya, Boston, MA

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mouse in the bed, lizards and bugs in the bathroom
I had a mouse in my bed the first night. Very awkward. After we change the bedroom, we found more mice droppings and lizards in our bathroom. The beds were so hard, I woke up with a backache every morning. The worst was the horrible noise from music and neighborhood every night. We left earlier because we couldn't get any sleep. I wouldn't get this resort even one star. So much trash all around the property.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
4 nights at tapear
Stayed for 4 nights. Clean, but the daily cleaning requires you to ask the staff for it. Location was good since it abit away from all the party noise but still in range of all activities with a 3 min walk. Decent price. And don't worry, the 30 steps to the hotel aint bad at all unless you're really out of shape!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Ehh ok for a bungalow
$24 a night was about right. The best thing about this bungalow is that it was away from the night scene. I could not imagine staying closer to the bars as the music goes all night. Hotel really offers nothing but a room, towels, and bar soap. There is no cleaning so if you are messy probably should look elsewhere. Also the one night felt something poking my arm and lifted up the bed sheet to find a part of a condom wrapper. Pretty gross. Although we did not get bit up as we kept the fan directly on us I would have felt better with some mosquito netting. Also reception was a little cold. The guy didn't say one word to me from check in to check out. If you don't want to be in the middle of the loud music and it is insanely loud all night I would recommend this place.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Average...
As another reviewer has stated, 30 steps to the hotel, 5 mins or so from main town. Not an issue unless you are particularly lazy (which the heat can cause) however... If you are in the furthest (d block) which is up a steep hill from reception it can become a bit tiresome BUT that's the nature of the beast - if you want to be far enough away from the serious noise of town, and not pay loads it might well be a bit up a hill on this island. The room I stayed in was clean, and an OK size. Sound insulation is poor from neighbours, the construction of the room I stayed in reminded me of a portacabin. If a couple a few doors down gets amourous or has a few beers and a chat, you may well hear it. But, if you want peace and quiet, I would say cheaper places on Ko Phi Phi probably aren't your best bet anyway.I would advise ear plugs as a precaution if you aren't going to join the party or are a light sleeper. Shower cut out a couple times, but started working again without needing to complain. Staff were pleasant but my interactions were limited. Oh and watch out for monkeys! Do not leave beer (or anything that you value) unattended on the balcony as they may appear (as we experenced) Overall not great not terrible. Note; ko phi phi can be expensive, for example, 1.5l bottled water is 30 baht, whereas is 14 baht on ko samui / phuket / krabi

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
AC didn't work. The room was too small to move. The staff didn't understand anything we asked for. Also it smells terrible around the entire area. To top things off it was not that inexpensive for Thailand.

6/10 Okay

James, London

Liked: Staff & service
Quiet place away from the crowds but up many steps
A newer place so the air con room condition was good and clean. The only bad part is the fact that it is up the hill and many stairs need to be climbed to get to the room. But because of it, there is quiet for the most part outside of the animals that live nearby. Internet needs to be a lot better as it gets worse than the already slow speed further up the hill and can barely send text messages.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
Nice simple accomodations; far enough away from town to minimize party noise, close enough to the beaches. Good place to rest for the night after a day of adventure.

4/10 Poor

chris, thaiand

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Change of room helped
We booked an room which stated it had a view of the water - which technically it did however the water was just a murky drain water infront of it. We then moved after two days to a fan room which was right on top of the hill with excellent views - although they made us pay 100 baht more for this privelidge. The first room was small and crampt so when we moved it was much better. they also dont seem to clean the rooms so the move at least allowed us to get a fresh change too. If you book a room on the hill it is nice..if not it isnt.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tiny room, poor service, great AC
We arrived on the early ferry and made our way to the hotel just before noon. They gave us our room right away, which was nice. But, we were shocked to see how small the room was. Enough room for the bed and not much else. The bathroom was a bit grungy, even for Southeast Asia standards, but we didn't mind too much. The wifi was mediocre. The hotel is a bit outside the main area, which we usually like...but, it was a little farther than we anticipated, a bit of a walk and up some steps. Again, we would rather be farther away from the noise, but the map isn't accurate - it is farther than it says on the map. Google maps is completely wrong. The WORST part of our stay came on our last day, we tried to check out at 8:45am to get to our 9:30am ferry. No one was around and the doors to the kiosk where we had checked in were closed and locked. We frantically looked around and asked other hotels if they knew where the the owners were. No one knew. Called the hotel phone number...got nothing. We needed to check out to get our hefty key deposit back - I suspect some people just leave and the hotel makes some extra cash. Finally, at 9:15am, someone showed up. We grabbed our deposit and ran with all our stuff to the ferry and barely made it.

10/10 Excellent

Michael and JJ, Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet Clean and Friendly
Hey it is a bit of a walk and not a hike but we stayed in the very top tier new rooms and loved the view and the very quiet nighttime away from the clubs... would stay again in a heartbeat... great for a view of both bays and a nice sleep...

6/10 Okay

Dustin, Canda

Disliked: Staff & service
Not bad if you don't mind the hike, but away from all the party sounds

6/10 Okay

Madeleine

Tapear
The main problem is that on the bookingsite map it shows the hotel close to the beach etc, like 1 min walk...but in reality its up in the mountain by the reservour. 15min walk.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Jesper A

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hyggeligt sted med en dejlig brise :) sengene var lige hårde nok. :)
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Céline

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel situé dans les hauteurs de l'île. Chambre très spartiate (équipement très succinct et literie trop ferme sur planche en bois). Les lieux étaient peu entretenus et le service d'accueil fermé le matin à 7H30 alors que c'était les horaires affichés..
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Inte värt det!
Mycket dåligt ställe! Hade bokat fyra nätter men checkade ut efter en natt. Låg för långt bort från stranden. Tråkigt och skitigt rum. Var svårt att hitta och innebär en hel del trappor. Utsikten var mot en stor grop av nån form av dräneringshål eller liknande. Överlag sjaskigt och skräpig omgivning.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Skönt att bo uphill lite lugnare, hjälpsamma pojkar som skötte boendet
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

FABIANA

Travelled with group
razoável
Caro para o tipo de hotel. Nem de perto seria um resort. Pedimos para limpar o quarto o rapaz da recepção disse que não tinha ninguém, somente no dia seguinte que iríamos embora. Papel higiênico é controlado. Estavamos em 3 mulheres no quarto e tínhamos que implorar papel. Não podem usar o termo RESORT é um absurdo!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do not stay here
The beds are really hard, the same as you sleep on the floor. They daclare that reception opens 7:30am, i had to leave early and at 8am there was nothing. Rooms are not clean or hygienic. Would not recommend to anynone
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

fredrik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Insane view
Best place ever, lots of animal life! Watch out for the monkeys, they are psycho
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Asmira

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Inte värt pengarna!
Inte värt pengarna, fastän att det är rätt lågt prissatt. Man kan få ett mycket bättre hotell för motsvarande pris.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Tapear resort on 10 Nov 2018
Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review. We will improve to improve the service.

10/10 Excellent

Jakub

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
cichy, czysty, minus dużo schodów do pokonania
Spokojna okolica, bungalow z widokiem na morze, śniadanie angielskie w cenie- świeżo robione dla gości, jedyny minus- dużo schodów, żeby się dostać do resortu :P

10/10 Excellent

Tomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Way to the hotel can be for somebody little bit difficult because of way up to hill and stairs on the other hand it is very quiet location what I really enjoyed on this ,,noisy island,,. About 10 minutes walk from pier, about 5 minutes from beaches. I was surprised by simple reception but I can say it works perfect. Very nice and helpfull hotel staff. I like them. Hotel rooms was really clean, cozy and comfortable. Large balcony with nice view on island. Included breakfast was incredibly amazing large and very tasty. We stayed there 3 fantastic night and if I will visit PhiPhi again it will be clear choice to stay in this hotel. Thank you.