I stayed 5 nights in Than Sadet at Mai Pen Rai Bungalows. I stayed in a room on the rocks. Normally I would have stayed on the beach, but they were on the process of knocking down the old bungalows and rebuilding them. The new ones look as though they will really comfortable and are a big improvement on the... More

After staying on the very busy Koh Tao, we arrived at Mai Pen Rai and breathed a huge sigh of relief! This felt like going back in time to what we had hoped to find in other parts of Thailand, now sadly over developed. Here is a small piece of paradise, with a very refreshingly laid back, friendly atmosphere, set... More

We absolutely loved this place, infact we stayed 3 days longer than we planned. Very remote and quiet, as its states, feels like your on a private beach! We have travelled all over Thailand and this is one of our favourite places. We first had a hut right in the bay, up some stairs, beautiful, but we wanted to be... More

I had an amazing time at Mai Pen Rai. Its was just how i hoped it would be, very relaxing and a really good atmosphere. The staff were always very friendly and helpful. The beach was beautiful. It felt like a bit of paradise. Can't wait to go back!

We first booked a 6-day stay, but it was so incredible nice and beautiful there, we stayed until the end of our holidays. First I have to say... yes, it´s far away from everything. Yes, there are no a/c- or luxury-bungalows. Yes, there are insects.... BUT... for nature lovers, quiet seekers, for people that don´t need loud disco-music ´til the... More

We stayed here for around five nights. The location is great and during the day I would put this place as a very good/excellent. However being fan rooms having constant power (overnight at least) is necessary to keep yourself cool. Otherwise you end up being up half the night like we were. By the end of our stay we were... More

Having read the other reviews about Mai Pen Rai (MPR), we were expecting this place to be a bit "rural" . That said, nothing prepared us for what the place is actually like! There are a few positives: 1. The place looks like something from a Thai postcard. 2. When they light the flame lanterns and bonfire in the evening... More

We came to Mai Pen Rai and wanted to get a bungalow on the beach. They showed us one and then they discovered it was already booked, they were then going to give us another one but decided we couldn't stay in that one because it was too noisy from construction (they were building new huts behind). We ended up... More

If you want inexpensive clean accommodation Mai Pen Rai is for you. We chose a bungalow on the rocks and yes they are a walk away from the Mai Pen Rai Restaurant but you are not obliged to use their restaurant and there is a fantastic little restaurant right next to the rocks called Chill Chill with free wifi, and... More