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Phangan Arena Hostel

2.0 star property

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Bar (on property)
Fitness facility
Bar (on property)
Bar (on property)

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Gym

Explore the area

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111 Moo 1 Bantai Road, Ko Pha-ngan, Surat Thani, 84280
  • Place, Hard Road
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Ban Thai Beach
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Thong Nai Pan Yai Beach
    ‪20 min drive‬
  • Airport, Samui Intl. Airport (USM)
    ‪84 min drive‬

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About the area

Ko Pha-ngan

Phangan Arena Hostel places you steps from Hard Road and within a 15-minute stroll of Ban Thai Beach. Highlights at this beach hostel include 2 restaurants, an outdoor swimming pool and free self-parking. .The coffee shop, Majestic, serves international cuisine and is open for breakfast and lunch. The hostel's own lounge bar and poolside bar are nice places to enjoy a drink. Enjoy the 24-hour gym and pool loungers as well as access to ecotours and bike hire. Other amenities include free Wi-Fi in public areas, a coffee shop/cafe and a snack bar/deli. English breakfast is available daily between 9 AM and noon. .Attractions within a 30-minute drive of this Ko Pha-ngan hostel include Thong Sala Pier and Thong Nai Pan Noi Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Hard Road - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Ban Thai Beach - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Haad Rin Nai Beach - 15 min drive - 8.4 km
  • Thong Nai Pan Yai Beach - 20 min drive - 15.7 km
  • Thong Nai Pan Noi Beach - 21 min drive - 16.1 km

Getting around

  • Samui Intl. Airport (USM) - 162 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bubba's Coffee Bar - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Harbor House - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Fisherman's - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪White Rabbit Ko Phangan - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪chillup - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Phangan Arena Hostel

Phangan Arena Hostel offers its guests an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness centre. There are 2 restaurants on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafΘ and a nearby snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A library, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Phangan Arena Hostel. Free self parking is available. A complete renovation of Phangan Arena Hostel was completed in October 2016.

  • 24 guestrooms or units
  • 2 dining venues
  • Conference rooms
  • Built in 2012
  • Deli
  • Towels for the beach
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Umbrellas for the pool
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • Bar by the pool
Phangan Arena Hostel offers 24 air-conditioned accommodations, with a safe. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hairdryers can be requested.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily English breakfast available 9 AM to noon for a fee: THB 99 to 150 per person
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Blue Dream
  • Majestic

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Ecotours
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Built in 2012
  • Renovated entire property - October 2016

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9 AM - 11:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Phangan Arena Hostel

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately THB 99 to 150 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts cash.

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Blue Dream Hostel Koh Phangan
Blue Dream Hostel
Blue Dream Koh Phangan
Phangan Arena Hostel Ko Pha-ngan
Phangan Arena Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Phangan Arena Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Ko Pha-ngan

Frequently asked questions

Is parking available at Phangan Arena Hostel?

Yep, Phangan Arena Hostel has a free self car park.

Are there any beaches close to Phangan Arena Hostel?

Yep, Phangan Arena Hostel is a short 14-minute walk from Ban Thai Beach. Fun beach activities include snorkelling and scuba diving.

Does Phangan Arena Hostel have a pool?

Phangan Arena Hostel has an outdoor pool. Grab your bathers and lounge poolside while enjoying under the shade of an umbrella and with a coldie from the bar.

Does Phangan Arena Hostel serve breakfast?

Yeah, English breakfast is served daily from 9 AM to noon.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Phangan Arena Hostel?

No, Phangan Arena Hostel does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at Phangan Arena Hostel?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and 2 restaurants. Pre dinner cocktails anyone?

What time are check-in & check-out at Phangan Arena Hostel?

Check-in begins at 2 PM. Check-out time is 11 AM.

Are pets allowed at Phangan Arena Hostel?

No, pets and service animals are not allowed.

Phangan Arena Hostel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 25 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 25 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 25 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 25 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 25 reviews

6.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Max

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness

Luxury Fun for Full moon

Great stay in what looked like a brand new 2 bed apartment - Really nice to come back to after drinking a lot during the full moon pre-parties! Great hostel vibe and really sociable but the room was quiet because it was the other side of the road - would recommend to anyone (plus you can book less than 5 nights if you do it through hotels.com)
Verified

8/10 Good

Ramon

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Gezellig feesthostel
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ugo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Vraiment top Il faut juste aimer la musique et le monde et les cagol Sinon y’a tout ce qu’il faut, piscine bar, restaurant à fumer^^ billard ect Bien placé et personnels polyglotte
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort

Meh

Not as good as some other reviews make it seem. Wouldn’t recommend
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sariful

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I really like this hostel. The staffs are super friendly and cooperative!! The music was absolutely up to the mark! The booking and ticketing facilities in the reception was the easiest! Last but not the least, the football field, uff, my dream place to play on! overall um in love with this hostel! Perfect place for u if you come for partying during Full moon party!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

marcus

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

The DJ that ruined everything

Theres nothing good walking distance. But it is situated basically half way to haad rin from thong sala - which makes getting to the full moon party super easy, likewisefor on the hungover trip to the ferry the next day. Hostel food is good, the drinks by pool are cheapish and wont poison you. And they play legitimately good house beats all day. Being a party hotel theres plenty of people to become drunk friends with. The only let down is around 8pm on nights of the warm up parties for jungle experience and full moon party, when someone called DJ Dany takes over and puts on his deafeningly loud trashy pop music. Pretty much ruins your mood, good music gone, cant hear any conversations, just 50cent raping your ears for 4 hours. Otherwise the private rooms are great, surprisingly sound proof, and functioning air con. Nobody seemed to complain about the dorm rooms so they must be fine.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Verified

4/10 Poor

Lisa

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Very strong party vibe, lots of fun if you’re into partying hard and drinking. I booked 2 rooms and turned up to find only 1 available which meant I had to stay in a different place to my friends. I asked the guys who ran it to refund me but they didn’t seem to do much other than email Expedia so I ended up calling Expedia and paying lots of money for the international phone call but got the refund eventually. The one room we did have was very very damp and had no windows
Stayed 5 nights in May 2018
Verified

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Would not recommend

Even though this is a party hostel, it was still just quite gross and impossible to get any sleep. Got very sick from the food as well. Not ideal that I had to stay for 5 nights minimum at this place during full moon.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

Soni

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

Nice inexpensive private off season

Booked private and free upgrade to large aircon room. Very nice staff. Restaurant good food and good price. Room very clean and basic. Before full moon in the back was very quite. Had in room safe but more secure door would be nice.. Beach across street not good. Great soccer field and beach volleyball. Owner offers free soccer for local youth. Very nice!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017
Verified

6/10 Okay

vanessa

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Party Hostel

Das Hostel ist für seinen Preis ganz ok. Hatten ein Doppelzimmer. Man muss sich im Klaren sein, dass es eben ein Party Hostel ist. Viel Sauberkeit oder Zimmer Service kann man also nicht erwarten. Wir waren 4 Nächte dort und nicht einmal wurde unser Müll geleert. Die öffentlichen Toiletten sind gleichzeitig Dusche und Toilette und wurden erst nach 3 Tagen einmal gereinigt. Trotzdem ist das Ambiente drausen echt klasse, die Mitarbeiter super nett und entspannt! Man lernt sehr leicht Leute kennen, die bar und das "Restaurant" sind 24h geöffnet und jeden Abend gibt es ein Beer Pong Turnier, Billard und anschließend Partys. Ich würde wieder dort hin da die Atmosphäre und die Menschen echt klasse sind. Wenn man sich bewusst ist, dass man für das Geld eben kein Komfort und in Sachen Sauberkeit keinen westlischen Standard bekommt, ist das Hostel empfehlenswert!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Amit Vikram

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

Wonderful place

I had gone to attend half moon party, stayed there for 4 days.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Emma

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

Half moon party place

Really cool place to stay for the half moon party. Pool area has a good vibe and rooms are great for the low price tag.
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

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

Furchtbar

Es war furchtbar. HaB für 6 tage gezahlt und bin naCh einer Nacht geflüchtet. Hatte ein eigenes zimmer mitten in der Party und konnte es von innen nicht verriegeln. Es kamen die halbe Nacht Leute rein und ich hatre angst. Furchtbar.
Verified

8/10 Good

Mina

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

Good enough

We stayed at this hostel for 3 night and enjoyed our stay. The room was clean and fairly spacious. The shared bathroom was clean as well. The location of the hostel is OK but you do need a scooter to get to it and around the island, I would recommend renting on as soon as you get off the ferry. The hostel has a soccer field and a pool or use as well as ping pong and pool tables, great environment if you are young and looking to party not so much if you are looking for a relaxed stay. Overall we did enjoy it, it's a great choice for budget hostel on the island.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Troy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Hidden gem of Koh phangan!

Great hostel if you stay in Baan Tai, extremely great staff that go out of their way to help in everyway possible, i can not say enough! The food is also great quality and a great variety! Breakfast, burgers, spaghetti, pizza, thai dishes and desserts!
Verified

8/10 Good

Carl-Johan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Great hang out area, lousy room

Had a really good time on Phangan arena. The parties there were really fun and the areas to hang out on were great: pool, TV, pool tables, football field etc. Also enjoyed the 24h restaurant. However, my room was really small and cramped with four people, which seemed excessive since other, bigger rooms were half full. It also smelled terribly of maybe mold and general dampness, leant by the fact that there were no windows or ventilation. This seems to be a hit or miss situation though, since some rooms were really great. Overall, I would stay here again, maybe just ask for a better room.
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Diversão 100% ..

uma galera ótima .. a internet é ruim lá
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Bon emplacement, personnel multilangues un avantage, beaucoup de party dans l'auberge, musique très très forte jusqu'à 2 heure du matin tout les jours, installation propre mais aucun entretien ménagé durant mon séjour et j'avais une chambre seule, base de lit en béton et matelas aussi dure que le béton donc le confort c'est zéro pour un hôtel construit en 2012 c'est décevant de ne pas avoir de meilleur matelas...
Verified

8/10 Good

Liviert

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

Very nice hostel to meet people and party

I stayed there for 4 days and it was a great experience. Met a lot of nice people, the staff is very friendly and the food is very good at the bar! There is a party pretty much every night so you can have fun at the hostel before you go out, or you can just rest in your room. Would recommend
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Definition of party hostel!

Best hostel I have been to. Bar and kitchen open 24/7, the hostel is the best place for predrink, party and after-party. The staff is epic and will often party with us! The pool and soccer fields are great as well. Plenty of social spaces et they give the right recommandations for the island. Was supposed to spend 5 nights, I ended up being friends with the staff and staying 11 nights. Amazing experience!
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Full moon

Was good for the price
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Devashish

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

Fun place, definitely coming back here.

The place was absolutely great and definetely the best hostel I stayed in on my trip to Thailand. They have a cool common area where you can take a dip in the pool, play pool or TT, shoot some hoops, or just chill with a beer. The staff is great and helpful. You can rent scooters for the day to go around the island from here and they organize parties at the night where all the guests can have a good time.
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Nail

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

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