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Reviews of Bubble Bungalow

2 out of 5
Bubble Bungalow
43/1 M.3, Koh Tao, Surat Thani

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 119 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 51 out of 119 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 119 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 119 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 119 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Robyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Highly recommend their bungalows
Nice enough bungalow, warm welcome. I felt expected on arrival and being booked in. They even go to collect you at the ferry port. One and only downside is, the bed, but I gather it’s mostly the same all over Thailand. Too hard and uncomfortable. Everything else considered, actually outweighed this. I ended up booking and staying on for a further 5 nights. Still gets my vote and would definitely recommend.
Exterior view
From the outside
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean & affordable bungalow. (no Huntsmans)
I rented a budget bungalow and it was well worth the money. Ive rented similar bungalows at other places on the island which were nowhere near as good. It was spotless and had a mosquito net (first time ive had one), which is good for pansies that are scared of mossies. There were no cockroaches or huntsman spiders involved either, which is a real bonus. The only point that other people may have a problem with is the bed is quite "firm", shall we say. I like a hard mattress, so I'm ok with that, but there are plenty others who will probably moan that their bed shouldve been more softer for the 400 Baht a night price (very cheap). Yes, there are people who will always whinge, and theyre usually from the same countries.....we all know who you are. Not sure if the restaurant is part of the same establishment, but it was a bit of work trying to order something (nobody seems to be in any real hurry to even acknowledge you are there), and the food wasnt as good as ive had in other places. I would definitely stay there again but maybe eat somewhere else. There are loads of fantastic restaurants not that far away from there. I suppose the competitions stiff and ive only tried the place once, so dont write them off on my review alone. This is the only reason that I havent given them full marks for everything. Its also in a lovely part of Koh Tao.
Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

Robyn

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
AVOID THIS HOTEL! TERRIBLE!!
Avoid this hotel!!! Never been more disappointed to arrive to a room that was not as described on the website. There was a bad smell when we walked into the room. And the bed was rock solid. Would have been better lying on the floor. We also had a hike up quite a few steep steps with 2 heavy rucksacks on are back. When we went to the reception desk a man who claimed he was the manager laughed in my face well I told him the issues we had. He made fun of the whole issue and claimed the photos on the website were taken when the place was opened and that bubble bungalow did not look like this anymore he also claimed all of the beds were hard. He also stated ‘sure you only stay one night’. I have never felt so embarrassed and I will never recommend here to anyone. Wether we stayed one night or not we should have been treated like everyone else. AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Could be better
Although relatively clean, the bed was very uncomfortable! And the blankets provided were old and too small. A simple sheet would be far better! The shower smelt very bad when turned on. There was a lot of rubbish around the bungalow which ruined the surrounding plant life. Of the three separate occasions in which i have stayed in the this area of koh tao, this was unfortunately the least pleasant experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The beds are way too hard.
Overall, not a great experience but still worth the money.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Laura, Chaing Mai

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Cute little private bungalow
This little room was pleasent, just had a queen bed with a bathroom behind the wall. I had a room with a fan only which was good as i was quite cold at night anyway. I loved the hammok out the front and i was lucky enough to lay in it most of my stay, listen to the sound of the forrest (with the occasiinal car or bike zoom past) and watch the squirrels (i think thats what they were) play in the trees. The only downside was my room did not have hot water in the shower
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Douglas

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
rapport qualité prix ok
Confort minimal
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Alfredo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
tarzan bungalow!
I love this bungalow! The atmosphere is like you are in the jungle It is really for the people that dont mind seeing a bug or two, I didnt see any inside my room but outside the bungalow there is a lot out there haha but its the experience you get of an island bungalow We stayed in a fan bungalow and it was ok the room comes with a mosquito net that you put at night and I didnt have any mosquito bites at night The staff ok The location is ok you have to rent a bike or take a tuk tuk to get to the to the closest beach The beach there is not to swim is full of boats Nice cafe with pool infront of hotel you can get a drink and you get to use the pool!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice bungalows
Cheep accommodation(500THB/bungalow2 ppl/Expedia deal), cold shower(which was perfect) quite far to walk to Sairee Beach, expensive laundry service, expensive bike rent next door. Good enough for the price ( most about 700 THB/ room close to the centre).

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The place was ok, clean comfortable bed. It has no aircon, or it does but you have to pay a lot more. When you arrive they tell you your room is not ready and take you to their restaurant which is not cheap.

10/10 Excellent

Adina

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We liked our room and we enjoyed our stay. Although housekeeping didn't do their job right...we stayed for 6 days and only once our towels were changed and not once the bed was made. The mosquito net was very dirty when we arrived and I had to wash it in order to sleep...for the money we paid it was worth it. Great service at the reception! They picked us up from the pier and also will bring us to the pier. Thank you very much!

6/10 Okay

Fabi

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Rooms with no aircon are super hot at nigut. Would take on with aircon next time.

6/10 Okay

Heloise

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean but basic diving hostel in quiet area
The area of Chalok baan bay is a peaceful little corner of Koh Tao and if you are just going there for some peace and quiet it's probably quite a nice location to spend a few days. We visited in Sept 2016 which is during the low-season, but it was still far quieter than we bargained for. This may be due to the fact that the main road which runs outside Bubble Bungalow was being re-surfaced so half the road was tarmac and the other half was dirt, with heavy construction going on each day, making it hard to access. We also found that although Bubble Bungalow was in a nice location, had basic but clean rooms and a nice white sandy beach just a few yards away, it didn't provide a comfortable night's sleep as the mattresses in both rooms were absolutely rock solid. Due to the quietness of the area, and the hard mattresses we decided to check out after just one of our three booked nights and find accommodation in the busier area of Sairee beach. There was also no hot water which we mentioned at check-out and were told the taps were the wrong way around - so if we'd used the cold tap we would've got a hot shower - but i'm not sure this was really true. The staff were friendly and i'm sure it is much livelier during high season, and ideal for divers who just want to get away from the craziness of other more touristy places, but we were glad we moved to Sairee beach for the remainder of our time in Koh Tao.

2/10 Terrible

Lauren, Cambridgeshire UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The stairs to Mordor
Whilst the location may have been great the trek up hill to our room was not! We had to walk up what felt like a gazillion stairs and with heavy backpacks that was not fun. Not to mention that given we also got food poisoning for a local restaurant so the option to leave the room was even more daunting given the climb. Our electricity stopped working for about an hour so we had no water or fan... Not that the fan made a huge difference as a cooling machine in such heat to the point I'm fairly convinced that Frodo and Sam walked in during the night looking lost. Our mosquito net was full of holes so it did absolutely nothing to protect us to the point I woke up with a mosquito bite on my eyelid! The price is good but still not what I expected, the workout whilst good for my thighs was just not worth it.

4/10 Poor

Timo

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

10/10 Excellent

Lucy, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
We had a lovely clean room with a nice bathroom. We opted for a fan room and though it was hot the fan was decent so definitely made it bearable. So close to a beautiful beach, far from all the noise and busy part of the island.

8/10 Good

Karolis, Vilnius

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Near the beach
The room was nice, shower even better. The staff not that friendly

8/10 Good

Donna, Pembs

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet paradise
We stayed at the top in the trees, and it was very quiet and relaxing. Comfortable beds and new towels and bedding and mosquito nets.
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8/10 Good

Carmen, Ottawa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Amazing rooms so long as you expect no frills. One thing worth mentioning is that the mattress was VERY firm, even by Thai standards but the location is primo and the staff were very helpful and friendly. Great variety of restaurants in the neighbourhood and very close to Freedom Beach (best beach on the island we thought)
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8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location close to a quiet beach. Good restaurants to choose from, not as busy as sairee beach area.
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8/10 Good

Noney, United States

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not perfect, but I'd stay here again
I loved staying here. The people who helped me were helpful. The huge windows, the balcony with a hammock, and the views from my room were a great surprise. I spent a lot of time just relaxing outside my room. There were a few things that I think would have been good to know when making my decision to stay. The first is my room had incredibly thin walls. The people staying in the other room were not quiet but I heard everything they said as if they were in the room with me and could even hear them turning on/off the lights and plugging things in. The second would be that my mattress, while beautiful covered was very very very firm, like a board. The third and final was that the shower didn't have hot water (but it wasn't freezing either), even though it advertised itself as having it. Honestly those are the only negatives, and I hesitate giving this hotel any bad reviews, but it would have been nice knowing those things before booking. Having said that I would stay here again, and did actually extended my stay an extra night. For the price this place was a palace!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Rude staff and brick madras ruined nice place
The hotel had ppl staying in the reception as if they were staff but instead of being helpful when the actual staff was out, they were outright rude. On that alone I wouldn't recommend it – don't let slackers hang out in the reception if they're going to insult your guests! Besides that the bed is like a brick. I saw other reviews on this and thought not much of it but you need a massage after it if you get any sleep at all

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Nice location with a bike, clean room
You need a bike to get around but there is a pool over the road and a couple of restaurants if you can't be bothered. The staff are lovely, with great English. The rooms are very clean and modern, bathrooms new with hot showers, good aircon but WOW are the beds hard! Over all lovely however :) easy place to stay

10/10 Excellent

Sheila, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Value!
This hotel is in a quite area of the island. There are plenty of dining options in the area, as well there are nice shops, diving outfitters, a yoga studio and of course massage and tattoo studios. The hotel itself is very basic but very clean. The staff were always helpful and I couldn't have been happier with the accommodations. Just one little note for anyone with mobility issues, this hotel is built on the side of a hill and most rooms require a bit of climbing.
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4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Unfriendly staff. Very bad english
Nice bungalows. Unfriendly staff.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoying the quiet side of Koh Tao
Located on the quiet end of Koh Tao, Bubble Bungalow offers nice accomodation. Inculding A/C it was the most expensive I've spent in Thailand (1400/night). Was not too easy to climb +60 stairs up to my bungalow at night. No WiFi in the room! Only downstairs at the beach restaurant! My place was in the middle of the way, if I left the curtains open, everybody could see me inside. But the view was nice, so closed curtains not good... Not much around there... some restaurants, bars, 7/11... but all kind of quiet. Beach has very shallow bay, swimming is not really possible. What I did not like was that the environmental recommandations given were not followed. On the paper in the room they said, please drink without a plastic straw, but in their own restaurant they served each cocktail drink with 2 plastic straws and many drinks were served in one time use plastic cups... Not good!Big plus: free taxi service back to ferry jetty

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

sylvain

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
très bien
parfait, à éviter pour les personnes qui ne peuvent pas monter trop d'éscaliers.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
シャワーの圧が無いので出が悪い．仕方がない事ですが小さなアリが出て来てあまり感じのいいもの では無いですね。
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
シャワーの圧が無いので．水の出が悪いこと。場所的に仕方がないけれど小さなアリが出るのであまり気持ちいいものではありません．次回から利用はしません．
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ihan kivat bungalovit, hintojen määrittely vähän epäselvä, monimutkainen eikä luettavissa helposti esillä. Henkilökunta mukavaa. Rauhallinen sijainti kuitenkin lähellä palveluita. Ranta aivan tiestä 20m päässä. Rento meno. Uutuutena skootterivuokraamo ja uudelleen rakennettu tatuointipaikka. Tietynlainen yhteishenki eritoten jos lisäksi olet kyseisen paikan sukelluskurssilla ja ylipäätään hyödynnät ”talon” kaikkia palveluita. Itsellä tämä kolmas kerta täällä. Toki vaativaan makuun ehkä kannattaa etsiä se neljän tähden lautasella kannettu aamiainen huoneeseen jostain muualta. Yksin tai kaksin matkaavalle ei niin bilettäville varsin kelpo paikka jos ei heti ala naama vääränä perus suomalaisena arvostelemaan kaikkea mikä ei ole niinkuin suomessa ;)
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Bubble
Endast kallvatten, seixistisk personal, för härda sängar
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

DANIEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Buen lugar para llegar a dormir
El lugar esta bien si lo que buscas es simplemente dormir. Tiene cerca playa y mirador, aunque esta un poco alejado de lugares concurridos. Recomendable rentae moto si se quiere conocer la isla. La cama parecía muu dura pweo en realidad no se duerme mal en ella
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Juan, España

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location and cosy
Our stay was amazing. The area is full of restaurants and pool bars. Beach is ok but better one on the other side at a 10 minutes walk. Staff very helpful and friendly. Bungalows are comfy and clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Julien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

SoPhia, Germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
I really had a great stay at Bubble Bugalows. It is nicely located close to the beach, the rooms are clean and have everything you need. Not the highest standard, not new - but a good deal for the price. There is a moscito net and a ventilator, a hammock - I really liked it. Valuables can be stored in a safe at the reception.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
100% Weiterempfehlung
Der Aufenthalt war wunderbar!! Mein Bungalow hatte einen traumhaften Ausblick- ich habe es genossen morgens aufzuwachen oder den Tag in der Hängematte ausklingen zu lassen... der Bungalow war in einem guten Zustand- klitzekleinen Abzug für das Badezimmer... aber für den Preis- no comments... die Mitarbeiter sind super freundlich- es gibt einen Shuttle zum Pier und egal was für ein Anliegen man hat- sie bemühen sich zu helfen! Die Lage ist tip top! Alles in der Nähe: Restaurant, Supermarkt, Cocktailbar, Tauchschule, traumhafter Strand... und und und... mir hat es so gut gefallen, dass ich sogar eine Nacht verlängert habe!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Odette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Très de base comme hôtel. Situé très en hauteur,beaucoup de marches à escalader. Pas d’eau chaude ce qui est d’ un moindre mal mais il faut faire vite.Nous avons dû demander une couverture supplémentaire car une seule dans la chambre et qui ne fait pas toute la largeur du lit. Par contre elle nous a été livré rapidement et avec gentillesse. À noter que nous y étions durant la période où il pleut encore, l’air climatisé aurait été agréable mais nous Le savions avant la location.Rapport qualité/prix ok.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

TM, Bremen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gemütlicher Bungalow, sauber, super strandnah
Wir waren vier Nächte auf Koh Tao Bungalow , wir haben aufgrund einiger negativer Bewertungen gezörgert mit der Buchung. An keinem Tag haben wir die Buchung der Unterkunft bereut, die Kommentare haben sich bei uns nicht als wahr bewiesen. Der Bungalow war gemütlich, alles war verfügbar, es war sauber, man hatte einen tollen Blick auf eine Art Wald und ein wenig Meer. Wir kommen gerne wieder.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
A bit far from everything, few divers shops, quiet area. Only had a cold shower and weren’t told. Room really clean, nice owner. However, walls were made of paper, could litterally hear every other bungalows next to us . For the price would have expected a bit more.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nicht so gewesen wie auf den Bildern im Internet.
Leider war das Hotel anders als erwartet. Daher brachen wir unseren Aufenthalt ab und buchten uns in einer anderen Unterkunft ein. Im Internet sah es sehr gut aus.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Guilhem

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
2 jours à Koh Tao
Bon séjour chez Bubble Bungalows, personnel accueillant et enregistrement rapide. Quelques petits bémols, la douche froide, le service de navette gratuit uniquement à l'aller, payant au retour et la literie un peu dure. Mais bon à ce prix là on est tout de même ravi.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peor cama de mi vida
La peor cama en la que he dormido nunca. No vayáis salvo que os guste dormir en una cama de piedra. El agua del baño era o muy fría o ardiendo, no había punto medio. Pensamos que la idea del bungalow estaría bien, pero nos fuimos después de la primera noche y reservamos en otro hostel en el que se pudiese dormir. Te desconectan el A/C si no pagas.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017