Hotel 3 Bintang di Ko Lipe

Beautiful little gem right on the mountain top of Koh Lipe. It has an amazing view from the restaurant and amazing view from room (we booked the one with sea view and did not disappoint!) Unfortunately there are some unused facilities, but I do think that this resort has huge potential could soon be a 5 star!! Staff are kind and helpful, even though sometimes they can’t understand, I guess they deal mostly with Thai tourists but you can understand them easily. Restaurant only serves breakfast (free!) and lunch which is good enough as from 6pm they have free shuttle that takes you to the walking street where you can easily find somewhere to have dinner. Will definitely come back ❤️

Apart from being almost on the beach itself, this place is a bit overrated as far as overall quality of certain aspects of their offer in services and amenities. Room is confortable, view from it is fabulous but…the pillows are horribly hard, woke up with a sore neck, the food at their restaurant is kind of ok if you choose Thai food but for American food, it is, let say, less than average, there are some choices that they scratch from their menu because they just don’t know how to cook it, simple thing bruschetta, club sandwich, breakfast is also pretty boring if you not Asian; cold and uncooked chicken sausages, cold chicken ham presented in cold water bowl, coffee is good though and toast are great, I ended up eating that only…last déception, beach access from beach front villa number 2 you need to walk about 200 meters right to the marina entrance or 200 meters left to the restaurant to get access to the beach that is about 20 meters right in front of your room. There is a concrete wall, high of about 1.6 meters that separates you from the beautiful white sand beach. See photos attached…

It is situated between sunrise and sunset beaches with small but beautiful private beach with island view and golden sand. We had a parter pull view room. It was modern fubrished but with a zing of Thai elements. Very clean and filled with everything you could need. Staff is very helpful! Hotel picked us up from the speedboat and also gave us a ride back. Breakfasts are very European( which can be a plus or minus depends on your need) , so if you would like to try something local you need to go out outside. We had a chance to see most of the hotels on the island and this one is our favourite by a mile!

We found everything we had hoped for in our Christmas getaway at Castaway Resort on Koh Lipe. Beautiful garden setting only steps from the beach. Amazing snorkelling right in front of the resort (but don't miss diving with Castaway Divers too). A lovely, attentive team takes great care of the resort and guests, we loved hanging out at the restaurant overlooking Sunrise Beach for hours on end. Castaway Resort quickly turned into our tropical home away from home for our 10 day stay. Super family friendly und unhurried atmosphere, even during their Christmas peak. We hope to be back! (We booked our stay+scuba diving directly via email and their fabulous reservations team handled everything perfectly, including our minivan/boat transfers).

The hotel has an excellent location with quick access to every available beach on the island. Inside, the hotel provides all the amenities you might need for a comfortable stay: a cooling pool, an excellent breakfast with several options, also free both ways transfer from/to the port. Our room was always clean and tidy, and the beds were comfortable. Check-in was very smooth, and the girls at the desk are very hardworking with smiles on their faces; they were happy to assist with everything. We enjoyed every minute of our stay and highly recommend this hotel.

If you really must go to Koh Rubbish don’t stay at this hotel, you have been warned, it looks like a rubbish tip with a big barge that stinks on the beach in front of the hotel which delivers building materials and takes rubbish off the island (there isn’t a big enough barge on the planet to transport the amount of rubbish on the island). The entrance to the hotel when you arrive has rubbish everywhere, and you think “this can’t be it” next door there is a construction site. The huts have AC that works well, but it doesn’t stop the insects getting in through the floor, windows and doors, I stayed there 8 years ago, nothing has been done. The pool looked like a stagnant puddle, the grounds are a mess with yes you know…. rubbish everywhere. Totally uninterested and rude staff, dirty sheets. Surprisingly ok breakfast, dirty stinking beach, 50-60 longtail boats parked on the beach making very high motor noise and nowhere to swim, if you even wanted to swim among the plastic waste, this describes the whole island.8 years ago the water was the best ever, now it’s just anouther destroyed beach, tourists fault perhaps? I don’t think so, no tourists throw rubbish around, we look for places to discard it, what are we paying the national park fee for! the island certainly doesn’t receive any of that money, it just ends up in the wrong pockets, rampant corruption and mafia. I’m sure there are better resorts/guest houses, perhaps not on the beach, but it’s only a five minute walk wherever you are. Never again this resort or Koh Lipe.

We booked to stay in a fan cottage for 3 nights via the hotel’s own website which had a rate of 900THB per night which seemed better than that on booking engines. First impressions were that it’s a large ‘resort’ right on the beach next to where the speedboat ferries dock and adjacent to Walking Street which is 5 minutes walk away (though we heard no noise from it). There are a range of rooms- cottages with a/c and a block of rooms which also had a/c. There are about a dozen fan only cottages at the rear of the complex. Ours was rustic but clean with intact insect screens and a large bed. The bathroom was half open which was good for drying towels etc. All cottages have a balcony, ours was shaded by trees which kept the room cool though the fan worked well too and we actually slept better than we had in a/c rooms. Only downside to the room was no fridge. It had an old fashioned TV but who watches TV anyway on a Thai island?! Breakfast was included in the price- buffet style with Thai and western dishes. It was nothing special but eatable and enough to put you on until lunch. We liked Ko Lipe and were happy with the room so decided to stay for an extra 2 nights and that’s where we had problems. Again we booked on the hotel website and received a confirmation. We then received an email in broken English which we interpreted as saying the fan bungalows were all full and we would be ‘upgraded’ to an a/c room. We replied that we were already in the room so it would make more sense to upgrade someone else. After getting no response we attempted to clarify the situation with reception. I don’t speak Thai so can’t criticise people for not speaking a foreign language but when dealing with mostly European guests you would expect at least one member of staff to have the basics of English. Unfortunately not. We ended up in a confusion of Google translate messages with a teenage girl who was clearly sick (coughing, sneezing, red eyes and nose) and shouldn’t have been at work. I ended up speaking to ‘a manager’ on the mainland by phone but still couldn’t get any sense from them. Eventually we resorted to replying by email and were eventually told we could stay in the same room. You can go into any tour operator on Walking Street and find staff who speak excellent English. Why the hotel are unable to find staff with foreign language skills is beyond me. My guess is they are employing cheap intern labour from mainland tourism schools which is fine for basic check in and out but they should have at least one person who can communicate with guests if there’s a problem. The majority of rooms seemed empty when we stayed, the exception being the fan rooms which were very good value and always seemed booked out. Maybe the hotel could look at a way of turning off the a/c in some of the bungalows and selling them at a fan room rate? In summary, we were happy with the location of the hotel, the facilities and the room. The stay was spoilt somewhat by a disorgan

What an absolute treat! This place had everything for such a low price. We’ve now stayed at 7 different hotels in our 6 weeks in Thailand and the Ricci house stands out. We’re at a “nice” hotel in Samui and it’s not half what the ricci was. The receptionist was also unforgettable, she was so kind, attentive and went over and above what any of the other receptionists we’ve met had done. Miss you ricci house!

Stayed for 2 nights while we were in Langkawi. Came over on the ferry/speedboat. We stayed in a beachfront villa with great views of the beach and crystal clear waters. The room was clean and the breakfast was good. We also organised a snorkelling trip with the hotel which left from the beach outside. The snorkelling was superb and thoroughly recommend. The hotel is kept clean with reusable water bottles, towels, flip/flops and beach bag. Great touch. Loved our stay here.

We stayed at Ten Moons resort for 7 days, and it was paradise. The location couldn’t be better, with the bungalows nested along a hillside overlooking a small bay with pearl white sands and clear blue water. Perfect for snorkelling, you can easily swim to the small island just off the coast which has even more beautiful coral and fish. The staff are very helpful and extremely friendly, ready to help you with anything. Rooms are tidy, comfortable, with good beds, and equipped with fridge, a/c and bathroom with good shower. There are plenty sunbeds available, snorkelling gear for free and lots of stuff to play with for small children. The Ten Moons restaurant is also great (see my other review) so there’s no need to wander off too far if you don’t feel like it. If you go to Ko Lipe (and you should) be sure to book here. To all the staff: thank you again for a wonderful time!! We will return..!