Tropical Garden Bungalows

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Rated 2.5 out of 5

Based on 5 ratings and 5 reviews

• Not very pleasant

  I made a reservation the day before and was told that a guy would wait for me at the pier. The guy was there but he was actually waiting for just a couple, I was glad I saw him first and could follow him to the GH, which is quite a walk from there with a backpack. Even though is a bit further its nice to be in a quieter area. I got a 800B room with bathroom and fan in the first building, just up the stairs after the reception. The room was pretty small, just the size for the bed, a dresser and very old couch. The window was on the back of the building and since the GH is located on a hill, you could walk in by the window from the street. It was real hot inside, so I had to leave it open despite the fact of maybe having a visitor walk in and despite it was facing the back of another place, so no sunlight and very unpleasant view. The ceiling was quite low and the rooms have no acoustic. It was really like sharing a room with two germans who smoked a lot of pot. Not worth the price, but at the same time some of the cheaper places look a lot worse.

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  Tropical Garden Bungalows reviewed by deniseinasia (Total reviews: 14) on 3rd September, 2011
  Rated 3 out of 5. after a stay here in 2/2011

• ok for Ko Phi Phi

  TGB is in a great quiet location, night-time sounds should be nothing but frogs, not disco noises. However Ko Phi PHi is full of the gap year brigade who will wake you when they come home, so be prepared to do some shouting back if disturbed, they've got to learn. Bungalows are simple but clean: 1000 baht gets you no hot water, mossie net, fan. Ours was very dark and the place is mossie central. Breakfast/bar area is lovely and airy. Staff got friendlier the longer we stayed. Not met at pier but it is only about 5 minutes walk. Ko PHi Phi is under construction still so lots still to do, but TGB is probably one of the better deals if you have mossie coils and a torch!

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  Tropical Garden Bungalows reviewed by heleng2 (Total reviews: 3) on 9th March, 2008
  Rated 3 out of 5. after a stay here in 2/2008

• Good place

  It's true that no one showed up at the pier when I arrived, but I asked at the tourist point and after they made a call someone came within 10 minutes. The place is located at the very end of the street close to the viewpoint, which was a blessing because it guaranteed quiet nights (besides when noisy neighbours would come back drunk at 4am...). Reception was good and staff very friendly. I paid 1,000B for my bungalow: it was basic, but pleasant, all wooden, mattress on the floor with mosquito net. Simple furniture and bathroom attached. The fan indeed was too small, the table kind and not the ceiling kind. The pool was completely empty when I got there: no big deal as on Phi Phi island I wasn't really fussed about the pool, but the problem was that water on the island was scarce and for one day we had water available just in the evening (next day was back to normal though). I heard other places experienced the same problem. Some other guests complained about water pressure, but I didn't have that problem (maybe effecting higher bungalows). There's a restaurant too, but I did not try the food there. On check out day, they let me use shower facilities before I boarded the ferry. Overall was a fairly good experience, especially considering the difficulty to find decent lodging on the island.

  Tropical Garden Bungalows reviewed by silvia (Total reviews: 7) on 19th February, 2007
  Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 2/2007

• So bad we checked out immediately!

  Where to start. Read Travelfish review and saw their website. Note no pictures of rooms -- why because they are pretty basic for 1,200B. Thin wood walls with holes big enough for mosquitos, very small with fan. Tiny bathroom and best of all, pool was half full of festering water. Well was dry so no pool. We had to transfer money and even though requested pick up that day, no one showed or seemed to care. Positive feedback, they gave us our money back. You can find much nicer on Phi Phi for 1,200B.

  Tropical Garden Bungalows reviewed by kiwilou (Total reviews: 3) on 12th February, 2007
  Rated 1 out of 5. after a stay here in 1/2007

• Didn't respond to emails

  We tried emailing them 3 times for reservations with no reply. Granted it was 3 weeks out and the begining of November but still. We had to make reservations with another place.

  Tropical Garden Bungalows reviewed by janellbartlett (Total reviews: 3) on 30th November, 1999
  Rated 1 out of 5. after a stay here in 11/2006