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Region: Eastern Thailand> Province: Rayong> Location: Ko Samet/Ao Hin Khok
Jep's Bungalows
Most popular on the beach
Ao Hin Khok, Ko Samet
Rayong Province
Tel: (038) 644 112-3
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Description
Offering a large range of fan and air-con bungalows in a lush overgrown jungle, this is the most popular spot on the beach. Jep's is definitely attempting to move upmarket, and though the room rates show this, not all of the rooms do. The rooms are all different... some with small single beds, some with large double beds... some dark, some with lots of light -- ask to see the room before you decide. The accommodation is well kept and clean, though some rooms are a bit scruffy. And though their top-end rooms are comfortable, they lack the style of the top-end resorts elsewhere on the island, and aren't worth the splurge (avoid the VIP room). The restaurant is the most popular on the beach, and draws a keen afternoon crowd. Though service can be absurdly slow (20 minutes for a beer!), it's generally friendly. In the mornings a coffee bar offers fresh baked goods while a Thai-style breakfast area serves up som tam and kai yaang. In the evenings they have a large barbecue with fresh fish and meats, potatoes and corn on the cob. They broadcast decent jazz out over the beach.
Total rooms: 50
Bungalow fan private b'room
600 THB (low season)
800 THB (high season)
Bungalow A/C private b'room
1,200 THB (low season)
2,000 THB (high season)
Upto 2,600B
Junior Suite
3,500 THB (low season)
3,500 THB (high season)
Family room
2,600 THB (low season)
2,600 THB (high season)
Deluxe Suite
5,000 THB (low season)
5,000 THB (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 20th January, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 14th March, 2008
Guest feedback
Worst Staff ever - 
By mikeisen21 ( total comments: 1 
) Stayed here 5/2008
We didnt stay here (stay at Naga!) but we ate here twice because it has a nice location and had one of our worst experiences in Thailand. The first night they just massively screwed up our order, forgetting to make about half of our food. The next day at breakfast, they screwed up our order again. We sent it back twice, but they kept bringing it back. Finally we agreed to eat it, but since it was much more expensive then what we had ordered they agreed that they would charge us for what we ordered. It was no surprise though then when the bill came that they had charged us with the more expensive dish, along with a few other items we never ordered and didn't get. Our waiter refused to fix the bill, so we went to talk to the manager, who then proceeded to scream at us. After about a ten minute shouting match, we settled the bill and left. It was the worst dining experience we have ever had!
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Disappointment - 
By wjgreen ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 6/2008
I've stayed at Jeps 5 times in the last 8 years, the last 3 times have been an upset to me and my friends. The first 2 were great, and that's why I kept staying there, anyways, the reason why the last 3 times have been disappointing are for the following reasons:
1. I only eat at Jeps and I got food poisoning, not only did I get food poisoning, but 3 of my friends have gotten it as well.
2. The beds are crap, my friend and I got bedbug bites (75 on her, 24 on me), the beds are infested and no one has even noticed the problem, changed any of the bedding, and although we informed them, they probably did nothing.
3. Their staff is slow, dumb, and will almost always mess your order up, the people at the reception desk are ''a-holes'' and don't care about you at all, the man at the reception is especially unkind and gives you evil eyes.
4. Their ''cooking school'' is nothing but a scam, don't take it, why? because if you think they can cook food, then I, nor any of my friends should have been food poisoned.
5. There are better bungalows to stay at other than Jeps, although the price seems right, the cost of medication, doctors fees, and pain and suffering from chronic diarrhea for 3 days straight is definitely not worth your money.
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Brilliant Food - Good Rooms - 
By as400 ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 12/2006
Have staid at Jeps 3 times now. The rooms are clean spacious and basic. Powerfull air-con, some english TV movies, about 1000bht a day but my wife is Thai so we get good deal! ;-) The location is great, beautiful white sand and the sea is sweet, breakfast is ok but the real reason for going is the evening meal! On the beach sea just feet away, the food is superb!! and its a real romantic setting with lights in the tress and Jack Johnson playing chilled tunes. This is a great place to chill out and have as an island base. No drum and bass loud tunes here, bring a good book and alternate between drinking cold beer and enjoying dips in the sea. The previous reviewer didnt seem to like it but hay these are beach bungalows its not a 5 star resort! Excellent internet facilities in a cool room and lots of English language films showing on the big screen. For £15 a night you cant complain...didn't see any mosquitos either?!
Not Worth It! - 
By athaitraveler ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 6/2006
I first stayed in this bungalow three years ago (back in 2003), at the time the room only cost 800 a night for an air con room. It is now 1500 on the weekends and 1200 on the weekdays. I don’t mind the price so much. I understand that they need to make a living and some profits. But I just got back from this bungalow this afternoon and ohmigod it was the worst stay on an island ever! The staffs were so unhelpful and rude! They don’t really know how to smile. The waiters didn’t want to serve me, just because I’m a man and do not have big ****. I waited for five full minutes this morning before one of them gave me a menu! Of course, they were busy talking to each other. But you might enjoy staying here if you are a beautiful lady and love to wear bikini in the restaurant, they love that. Well, just to be fair, the food is good here and the BBQ is excellent. And what’s all that with transferring the money to their account first before you make a booking? Have I mentioned the mosquitoes? There are thousands of them and the staffs refused to give me a mosquito coil! They believe that the coil might burn their place down! Seriously! I couldn’t use the balcony at night because of the mosquitoes. Each time I want to go in (and out) of my room, I had to run. And they don’t care to fix their TV anymore, I only got the Thai channels and non-English channels, not even a BBC or CNN. I really wouldn’t recommend this place at all. Next time I go to Samet, I’ll go somewhere else. It’s a shame really. This used to be such a nice hotel but not anymore. If you want to enjoy your stay, please go somewhere else.
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