Central Cottage Hotels

Jean stayed at Central Cottage on 2008-06-27 and said, "fine reort at very nice beach.Sometimes the rooms didn´t been cleaned, usually only every 2 days.Breakfast is included for all rooms and bungalows (only small island hut not).towels for pool are free, some lies for beach also accessible. very good and cheap food in the restaurant, kindly stuff. The best option are the rooms (Standard hotel), they have the best acommidation (separated shower / toilet) and are cheaper then the big hut´s and beach front room."

Rebecca stayed at Central Cottage on 2008-04-20 and said, "500 baht beach bungalows were clean. big. good location. Only complaint would be the fan. It is not a ceiling fan but rather a small fan that is located at the head of the bed. I found it very annoying. Staff was friendly. Internet was expensive as was the beer. but then again it is a remote beach location."

Gregory stayed at Central Cottage on 2008-04-07 and said, "Tong Nai Pan Yai is heavenly - Central adds to it. Pool is a big bonus. Cheap A frames too ( not via Sawadee )that gives you access to all. Breakfast limited but OK. Price is good. Restaurant food very good. Check out Dolphin - its great. Climb over or transfer to Tong Nai Pan Noi for a little bit more action if necessary."

Joe stayed at Central Cottage on 2008-03-24 and said, "Being a special occasion, we stayed in a superior beach front AC room (C23)which was expensive for Thailand, and was a bit tired however the location/view (right on the beach) more than made up for this.The staff are very friendly/helpfull and the food is great. Central Cottages location is ideal. There is building work taking place here, but is hardly noticeable. Would def stay here again, but in a cheaper hut."

Fomicheva stayed at Central Cottage on 2008-03-11 and said, "Rooms small but clean, comfortable. Personal friendly. Tides almost not visible. You can swim all day long. The sea is good but no marine inhabitants in the bay. All suggest this hotel."

Christoph stayed at Central Cottage on 2008-02-07 and said, "Booked this on internet while we were travelling, thinking it would be nice to get off the boat and check straight in to bungalow. It was literally a shed on the edge of the beach and it hadn t been cleaned from previous occupants. There was a big building site right in front of the bungalow. We checked out straight away and walked up the beach and found much better and cheaper about 200m away."

Andrew stayed at Central Cottage on 2007-11-23 and said, "was really NOT happy!terrible drive to get there, beach isn t great at all (think other beach is better but 20min hike), doing lots of construction at resort too. left after 1 night... DEFINATELY wouldn t advise!!!! sorry!!!"

Gianni stayed at Central Cottage on 2007-09-26 and said, "I stayed with a friend in a superior bungalow - and I want to go back! :-) 5 seconds from the beach, air-conditioning and TV (who needs that?), clean, no bugs, nice staff, massage at the beach, very tasty and cheap food... I had a great time!One important thing: DO NOT go on a longboat with more than 15 people! I went to the full-moon-party in the south of Koh Pha Ngan by longboat. There were about 35 people on it - no space left. We nearly sank, one second later or one splash of water more... Scary, irresponsible and life-threatening! On the way back it was ok (as we were 16 people). Be sure to put your belongings into a plastic bag (mobile, digi-cam, money...) as we were soaking wet from the sea spray."

fausto stayed at Central Cottage on 2007-08-19 and said, "Very good position in a paradisiac beach! Deluxe bungalows are spacious enough but cleaning room service is not very good. Very good the restaurant and staff very kindly."

Brett stayed at Central Cottage on 2007-08-08 and said, "This was our second year in a row and we all loved it. The bbq, the service and the staff where awesome.We will definately be back next year...The Boyz from Oz"

SALLY stayed at Central Cottage on 2007-06-19 and said, "I was 26 & alone, there were only 10 other humans I saw on the whole beach, 4 of them staying at Central Cottage. This place would be lovely if you were with a group of friends or wanted a remote island feel but you d have to stay in the concrete rooms, not the wooden air-con huts. I woke up to a cockroach every day, room smelt damp too. The restaurant was brilliant, LOADS of choice, pool table, freezing internet cafe, loud good music from the DJ every night, raised area with floor beds to chill out on both in the restaurant & on the beach. Could be brilliant if in a nice room & with people. Lots of staff, fairly friendly but it was just sooo dead there when I went in low season they would sit with you while you decided what to order & sometimes a bit moody because they were obviously bored. NOTHING AT ALL out the front of the resort, so eating & drinking would be between their restaurant & the other 6 small resorts along the same beach. Nice for relaxing, no pool but a massive shop near buy selling great clothes & everything else you could want. Nicest beach 10 secs away I saw in Thailand!!"

Troy stayed at Central Cottage on 2007-03-30 and said, "Central Cottage was a great location. Great beach and a back packers paradise. I would not advise for families or the elderly. However the best idea would be to book your first night through sawadee.com Then the next nights of your stay bargin for a cheaper price or try one of the many bungalows located right next to Central Cottage on the beach. There are some that are cheaper. The staff was pleasant, but watch out for Eye(don t know the spelling but that s how its pronounced) she s a great saleswomen. The bar at the hotel is the best on Thong Nai pong. If you plan to go to bed early ask for a room away from the bar. Other than that had a great experience and would travel again. If you plan to go to full moon party stay on this beach. It s much more relaxed, very clean and away from the crowds."

Mary stayed at Central Cottage on 2007-03-14 and said, "while central cottages and thong naipan yai beach is changing it s a wonderful change with more families and a larger variety of people, age groups and cultures..i have been coming here for many years and the staff are still warm friendly and casual...the food is fabulous and the beach looks better and better.. thankyou for letting me share the beach and have a wonderful holiday..i recommend central cottages to people who dont want too much fuss and like to keep their holidays simple,rich and inexpensive. mary bruce"

Cathy stayed at Central Cottage on 2007-01-02 and said, "This was our third trip to Central Cottage & we had mixed feelings. As usual the food was amazing - the seafood BBQs are cheap & delicious - the massages amazing value & fun staff. The waiting staff are nice altho the owners keep themselves to themselves & don t go out their way to welcome you. The trips we did to the Full Moon Party & the National Marine parks were well organised & fun. Accomodation-wise, we tried the new luxury beach front accomodation this time. We were disappointed there was not as much privacy as a detached bungalow (the rooms are 3 in a row next to each other) & you can t put up a hammock! The main annoyance tho was at night you could really hear the pounding of the soundsystem from the bar which is fine if you re there on a party night but even on quiet nights, they would still crank it up even with only 3 people there! We began to feel we could not get to sleep if we did not hear My humps my humps my humps for the millionth time!!! If you re looking for a fun place to stay & especially as a backpacker, the garden rooms which we stayed in before as backpackers ourselves are great value (book for the first couple of nights then haggle when you get there for a longer stay). However if like us on this trip, you re returning on a holiday & want a bit of luxury & quiet - look elsewhere. The new luxury rooms are clean , basic & have a great view but that s about it. You can get more comfortable rooms - or modern bungalows - for the same money further up each end of the beach."

Margaret stayed at Central Cottage on 2005-12-27 and said, "First impressios were ok. Paul on reception was very pleasant and helpful. Deluxe bungalows were very basic and we had to change rooms because the sink was hanging from the wall and there was no hot water. The room was supposed to be cleaned every other day but we had to ask on the 3rd day for maid service. The cleaners were a joke, even if they didn t break into a glimse of a smile, very surly, didn t empty bins or clean bathroom we had to call them back. This resort is definitely for the under 21 backpacker on a budget who isn t bothered about too much comfort. The rooms are next to 2 very lively bars and the music goes on until the very early hours fine if you are joining in! Apart from one or two individuals, the rest of the staff again were rather unpleasant. The beach could also benefit from someone cleaning up debri. A good point some very good eating places around the resort. Visit here only as a last resort!"

Christian stayed at Central Cottage on 2005-04-18 and said, "Actually Central Cottage is very well located in the middle of the beach with nice bungalows in different categories and styles. Unfortunately the owner as well as the staff are the most unfriendly and ignorant people on the whole beach. Even if you try hard it s almost impossible to gain a smile. And the worst thing: Central Cottage seems to be the party epicentre now. This means for only a handful of people there s party the whole night long, often until five in the morning. They play the music with massive basses as loud that it s impossible to sleep, even in a bungalow with the biggest distance to the restaurant. You feel like your bed is in the middle of a discotheque. Therefore it s definitely not a place to recommend at this really nice beach. Choose another one, each is better than Central Cottage."

mary stayed at Central Cottage on 2005-04-09 and said, "i have been going to central cottages for 4 years and as always central cottages was great fun and extremely relaxing...the bungalows are pretty basic and rustic but good value for the money(although they have built some air conditioned bungalows with appropriate prices)....the restaurant food is fabulous with a wide variety of asian and western foods...i have always found the staff to be warm and friendly as well as relaxed, easygoing and good fun...i will be going back next year if prices dont go up too much"

matilda stayed at Central Cottage on 2004-11-23 and said, "We stayed at Central Cottage for seven nights. The staff was not verry friendly. They were quite ignorant, they didn t want to help you with anything. It s not a place I recomend."

D.Platania stayed at Central Cottage on 2004-08-09 and said, "If you like isolated - but very isolated - places, the Central Cottage is for you. We had booked for 3 nights there but we stayed only one. It took 1 hour on a very expensive tuk tuk to get there. People from the taxi service pick you up at the pier when you are still on the boat trying to get off and they separate you from other people going to the same direction, so that they can get more money. The road to the Central Cottage is very bad, full of holes, and inside the forest. Once at the Central Cottage, cell phones do not work, and if you need to call abroad it costs you 70 baht per minute or fraction of a minute (20 baht everywhere else). If you need to use the internet it s 3 baht per minute (1 baht everywhere else). Rooms are very sad with weak light. Forget the bathroom. It s clean but very primitive. Add to all this the uncorteous staff ( if you don t like here go to Samui or Phuket told me one of them), barely speaking English. We stayed on their beach restaurant for dinner. They closed everything at 10 pm, turning all the lights off, with people still eating at tables! The beach is clean, but several boats dock here and it s not nice if you want to bathe."

D.Platania stayed at Central Cottage on 2004-08-09 and said, "If you like isolated - but very isolated - places, the Central Cottage is for you. We had booked for 3 nights there but we stayed only one. It took 1 hour on a very expensive tuk tuk to get there. People from the taxi service pick you up at the pier when you are still on the boat trying to get off and they separate you from other people going to the same direction, so that they can get more money. The road to the Central Cottage is very bad, full of holes, and inside the forest. Once at the Central Cottage, cell phones do not work, and if you need to call abroad it costs you 70 baht per minute or fraction of a minute (20 baht everywhere else). If you need to use the internet it s 3 baht per minute (1 baht everywhere else). Rooms are very sad with weak light. Forget the bathroom. It s clean but very primitive. Add to all this the uncorteous staff ( if you don t like here go to Samui or Phuket told me one of them), barely speaking English. We stayed on their beach restaurant for dinner. They closed everything at 10 pm, turning all the lights off, with people still eating at tables! The beach is clean, but several boats dock here and it s not nice if you want to bathe."

Richard stayed at Central Cottage on 2004-04-04 and said, "Not to recomend.The owner of the cottage is very unfriendly. We had our meals at places on the beach and not at the resort. She was very unfriendly with us and said we have to eat in her restaurant because she make the money with the restaurant and not with the rooms. The staff at the restaurant was also very unfriendly. Not like the other places at the beach. The rooms are very good but the people there.... They are the reason why we would not go back to these location. There are so many nice and friendly places next to Central cottages. Some other pleople changed the resort because of the staff in Central cottage....."