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Viking Place Resort

Beautiful bamboo bungalows

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Continuing past the end of Ton Sai up and over the hill is this merger of Viking and Maprao Resorts. The management has fixed up some old bungalows and have added great new ones. It's inevitable that in the future the whole hillside will be developed here as the new owners paid top dollar for the land (we heard 300m baht for 60 rai). For now it still maintains its original style and beauty. Despite the name, the decorative theme here is not so much Viking as Tikki, with huge wooden posts everywhere carved into colourfully painted totem-like heads. The bungalows are standard bamboo thatch, but a lot of care has been taken to furnish and decorate the interiors, and they all have great mosquito nets and balconies. Unfortunately, most rooms have share bathrooms, and the cheaper units have the lesser views and fewer furnishings. Bathrooms border on exquisite and are a good example of what you can do with a little creativity. There's a beautiful bay with a private beach and not-so-many longtails as elsewhere -- it's quiet at night as well. They have a huge, rather impressive reception area for such a small outfit, with a restaurant on premises serving mostly Thai food and water sports equipment available for rent. This place is an up-and-comer among bungalow outfits along the coast, and they're getting off to a great start. We've had some reports of them not answering emails so be patient.

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Between Ton Sai Beach and Long Beach, Ko Phi Phi. T: (081) 930 8866, (075) 819 399 
Email them at: vikingroom@hotmail.com
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What we were quoted*

Type of room Low season High season Notes
Bungalow fan private b'room 1,200 THB 1,800 THB Upto 2,500B
Bungalow fan share b'room 700 THB 1,000 THB

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Added to Travelfish on: 28th August, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 7th February, 2010

Viking Place Resort reviews

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Bad service, doesn't cost the money! - 15th July, 2009
We have booked the bungalow through an e-mail, then we called them in a day before we arrive, but NOBODY met us on the pier. When we came to the place, we found out that they do not have the bungalow we booked! And the last one with the sea view was very pricy. I agree that there is a challenge to climb up to your bungalow, holding the tree brunches, but it should not cost 3000BT in this case!!! BTW, the beach near the resort is tiny, though clean. After a quick consideration, we passed to the neighbor beach and found wonderful bungalows with balcony and see view even cheaper than one we saw here.

Viking Place Resort reviewed by Guliam on 15th July, 2009, rated 3 out of 5.
Stayed here 3/2009
Total reviews submitted: 2.
Guliam also reviewed: Paradise Pearl Bungalow.

quirky but romantic - 25th November, 2008
along its stretch of beach, viking is really unique. it has way more personality and feels less overdeveloped than its neighbors, even though its sandwiched between other, busier areas. its beach is really pretty. the bungalows are cute - ours was up on stilts overlooking the ocean (awesome view). it kind of feels like luxury camping - there were no glass or screens on the windows, and we had to kind of walk out and around to get to the bathroom (though it was private). the mosquito netting and open-air arrangement is really fun and adventurous-feeling. our only real complaint (other than it being pricey - which everything seemed to be on phi phi) was that it was loud - with long-boats going past and the staff blaring music late into the night, it was tough to sleep. but, if you're a sound sleeper and enjoy feeling like you're in robinson crusoe, this place would be awesome.

Viking Place Resort reviewed by katieflynn on 25th November, 2008, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 11/2008
Total reviews submitted: 3.
katieflynn also reviewed: Baan Lotus, Chiang Dao Nest.

not recommendable - 11th June, 2008
We booked ahead through an agent and arranged to be picked up at pier, noone arrived to pick us up. When we called them, the phone was passed around three diffrent people then they hung up. Finally got longtail boat to Long Beach and trekked our way up the rough trail to Viking. Older people, or disabled would find it very difficult if not impossible to get here. Food was pricey. Didnt get room we asked for. Noise from some kind of sewer system very loud and right next to our bungalow. They tried to charge us for food and drinks we never had. A 'waiter' who never even served us swore black and blue that he did. Not cool. Terrible service and difficult location aside, the place does hav somehas some funky furnishings and a private location away from the hustle of Tonsai....

Viking Place Resort reviewed by ebj1 on 11th June, 2008, rated 3 out of 5.
Stayed here 3/2008
Total reviews submitted: 5.
ebj1 also reviewed: An An Hotel, Dreams Hotel, Happy Inn, Rainbow Hotel.

Great place, but... - 20th February, 2008
It's in a great place. I phoned them several days before I arrive (and of course, I phoned them one day before I arrive), yet when I arrive, the manager wouldn't admit my call and the price I got from the telephone. He raises the room price. The whole check-in process upset me. Other staffs are great and friendly. Yet, the spot is great, but again, it's noisy at night with the music from the bars at near beach. They turn off the music at 3:00 AM...

Viking Place Resort reviewed by chihyingbb on 20th February, 2008, rated 3 out of 5.
Stayed here 2/2008
Total reviews submitted: 3.
chihyingbb also reviewed: Ao Poh Resort, Koh Mak Coco Cape Resort.

nice place to stay on Phi Phi - 18th February, 2008
VIking is a great spot for hanging on their private beach during the day. Nice friendly staff, Tak the Manager is great. During the night it can be very very loud depending where your room is located, because of the bars and the echo across water: this can be remedied with earplugs. Room 3 is very nice for the price, room 10 is much less so. The restaurant is good there. You will need to take boat taxis everywhere else though and don't be surprised when the price increases at night.

Viking Place Resort reviewed by sommer on 18th February, 2008, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 1/2008
Total reviews submitted: 2.
sommer also reviewed: Shanghai Inn Bangkok.

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Great Views but... - 14th January, 2008
Stayed here as a kind of end-of-travel splurge for three nights last september. Great place, nice people (true: maybe a bit too laid back sometimes) and most of all wonderful views of the sea and Phi Phi Ley in the background, even from our porch hammock. Too bad all the peace and quiet was sometimes disturbed by loud music played by the Viking staff. Food was a bit pricy, that's true (though breakfast was pretty good), but you can easily walk to town and eat there. In short: a good compromise if you want to be able to reach town on foot without too much hassle but yet still have some idyllic privacy at your accomodation.

Viking Place Resort reviewed by ElisabethGliesche on 14th January, 2008, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 9/2007
Total reviews submitted: 6.
ElisabethGliesche also reviewed: Andaman Inn, Andaman Inn, Ao Toh Ko Bungalows, Chunut House.

Ab-so-lute-ly fantastic - 20th March, 2007
Stayed with my girlfriend for seven or so nights in March. The place is so nice it almost hurts! Very warm and welcoming, helpful, family like staff, greatly decorated bungalows with loads of funny little wood-things dangling in the wind, paintings, sculpture like items, everywhere. The architect of viking has his workplace down at the beach and has a MASSIVE output of fantastic things of all kinds. Exceptionally clean and nicely propped bathrooms (loads of soaps, shampoos, and baths free to use), always hundreds of candles & torches lit all over the place during night-time, snorkel gear and great prices for rental kayaks, excellent snorkel conditions just right at their beach. Beware the STEEP jungle trails leading to some of the bungalows, that's definitely not meant for people who refuse to move on anything that's not a paved walkway. And yes: You hear the longtail boats that travel to and from Long beach all day. Thanks Tom and all staff. Simply perfect!

Viking Place Resort reviewed by Peter100 on 20th March, 2007, rated 5 out of 5.
Stayed here 3/2007
Total reviews submitted: 2.
Peter100 also reviewed: Phuket Crystal Inn.

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