Doisky Phangnga

The view is great. The food is amazing. We arrived a little late (20:30) so they sent the menu, we ordered via whatsapp and dinner was ready for us when we arrived! We asked for information on how to reach a pier in the bay the next morning and they arranged a long-tail boat trip for us. We felt a bit pushed to go with their contact but in the end we had an amazing trip. We were already in the bay which is a plus point for staying there.

The location is remote. We landed in Phukhet at 18:30 and it was hard finding transportation. We had 10 grab cars cancel the trip, until one tried to cancel when we were already inside their car, so we had to tip him to actually bring us there. I would recommend renting your own car to reach the place easily.

Vanaf de snelweg zie je hoog in de bergen de huisjes van Doisky al liggen. De zandweg er naar toe is niet al te best, maar dat terzijde. De ontvangst is supervriendelijk, het uitzicht fenomenaal en in het huisje is alles wat je nodig hebt. Tegen zeer redelijke prijzen kun je uitstekend eten (wij bestelden de barbecue) en ook het ontbijt is lekker. Kortom, een bijzonder fijne stop!

Wij hadden een auto en konden redelijk dichtbij parkeren, maar wie met het openbaar vervoer komt moet rekening houden met een behoorlijke klim.

The view is incredible. It’s Clean and it’s family run and the family are lovely and always wanting to help.

Slightly off the beaten track so slightly harder to get bolt and grab, but if you have a moped or car, then it really isn’t a big deal

As commonly stated the views were amazing, the staff / family were helpful & obliging. It was lovely sitting on the Veranda having breakfast & it would I'm sure have been a great evening dining & having a beer, unfortunately the wife & I arrived tired after a long journey and didn't do so. Breakfast was basic but we enjoyed the traditional Thai rice soup with all the condiments, the coffee was good and hot milk available (when we asked) to go with it. Bless the staff they provided boiled eggs and some jam sandwiches too, I expect seeing that I was a Westerner.

There are numerous earlier reviews that gave this property a perfect 10 score which makes a mockery of the rating system. It and the family running it were endearing but to give a very small cheaply built room with no seating, shelving or tables a perfect 10 is mis-leading to other potential renters. There is however a fridge, air conditioner, small T.V. (not used) & small cloths rack with hangers. The water heater didn't work but this wasn't an issue for us. I recommend that the owners fit a toilet roll holder & shelving in the bathroom & add small bedside tables and maybe shelving in the bedroom, I appreciate there is little room for anything else. The drive up to the elevated position was fine on a rough steep twisty track in our 4 x 4 but I wouldn't have been happy taking a 2 wheel drive saloon up, although others did. Anyone without a vehicle needs to be dropped at the accom parking area, definitely not just off the main road. The elderly or infirm should probably avoid this property as there is a steep slope & steps to negotiate even from the parking area, no problem if in reasonable health. Some have stated the road noise was intrusive, it can be heard but wasn't bad. If you have noisy neighbours I suspect it would be an issue as the walls are thin but we were lucky & found it quite peaceful. The rooms themselves give the appearance of what they are, very basic. The original price quoted on booking.com was £70+ but when selecting the property this changed to £37, I'm not sure what was going on there as I've never seen similar on booking.com but even @ £37 I wouldn't consider this property value for money in Thailand. However I can recommend this property for the experience but go there knowing what to expect.