Great place to stay. The owner couldn t do enough for everyone who stayed there. The room we stayed in was quite new and still needed some work but other than that was very good. Would recommend this place to anyone as long as they are happy to use a scooter as the resort is located in the jungle.
Palida Resort
About
Palida Resort is located in the jungle to the north of the main road. It is next to a lake. It is a quiet spot. The resort has cheap dorm beds, fan bungalows as well as A/C bungalows. The resort has a restaurant, and is one of the few places where you can go fresh water fishing in Koh Phangan.
Accommodation
Palida Resort has slightly changed its accommodation set up. They have changed the A/C rooms to dorms. There are now fan dorms and A/C dorms with prices starting at just 200 Thai Baht.
For those with a bit more money there are fan apartments for as little as 350 Thai Baht. A/C bungalows are available at 600 Thai Baht. There is also a better A/C bungalow with a basic kitchen starting at 550 Thai Baht a night.
Hostel Facilities
Palida Resort has plenty of room to walk around and enjoy the nature of the interior of the island. They rent mountain bikes as well as motorbikes.
The rooms have hot water and some have A/C. The more expensive rooms have wardrobes and dressers.
The resort has a restaurant that serves Thai and Western food as well as a range of beverages.
Other services include a taxi service to the beach (you can also walk for 25 minutes to get to the beach), table tennis, free wifi zone, safety boxes, elephant riding and fishing.