Information Baan Tai Backpackers
Koh Phangan’s best-loved Western-run hostel for backpackers, voted #1 on Trip Advisor! All our dorms and private rooms are bright and airy, equipped with A/C, large ensuite bathroom with hot water shower, and large private terrace complete with hammock! Our huge newly renovated bar is also famous for its pre-parties - and guests can also enjoy our brand-new A/C cinema room! We're a small hostel (only room for 42!), so getting to know people is guaranteed. In fact, our friendly, sociable environment is one of the things we're most proud of. We really care about your time spent with us, and will treat you like family!
We also have...
1) One of the best hostel pre-party atmospheres on the island with neon, black lights, drinking games, beer pong competitions and free body paint before every big event!
2) Air-conditioned cinema room!
3) Strong, cheap drinks at the bar, including 6 'Baan Tai 'Designer' Buckets, and 5 'Designer' Shots to knock your block off!
4) Scooter hire – includes free lesson on the back roads if you haven’t ridden before!
5) Friendly and knowledgeable staff who can tell you where to go on them!
6) Baan Tai Backpacker Island Tours - Full & Half days available!
7) Tour desk for all trips and activities on the island, plus onward travel tickets
8) Secure lockers to use for free and CCTV throughout the building!
9) Free WiFi all through the building and in every room!
10) All-Day breakfasts from 10am - 5pm! - and a range of home-cooked goodies for those hungover days.
We're situated in Baan Tai, home to all the island's famous jungle parties, including Half Moon Festival, Maya, Jungle Expererience, Sramanora Waterfall Party and Shiva Moon. We're also within walking distance to Black Moon, Baan Sabai and Loi Lay floating bar party which is on every Sunday night and hosts some of the best DJs worldwide. We're a 15 minute drive to Haad Rin for Full Moon.
Baan Tai is also smack bang in the middle of Haad Rin and Thong Sala - the island's main town and pier, so we're a really great base to explore the rest of the island from.
You can rent mopeds from us, and we'll give you all our hot tips, including amazing waterfalls, beautiful beaches and secret viewpoints! We can also book and advise on all kinds of activities for you - including Angthong Marine Park, Slip n Fly Waterpark. quadbiking, ziplining, kitesurfing, wakeboarding, jewellery making, cooking/Muay Thai/yoga classes and much, much more!
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