Oon Lee Bungalows

“The perfect tropical hideaway”

Stayed here for about 10 days. It is a perfect place to relax and drift away. Far away from traffic and noise set up in the jungle with a marvelous view over the sea. The bungalows are simple but tastefully designed, clean and there is everything you need! The bar on the beach is led by the owner’… Mais

Stayed here for about 10 days. It is a perfect place to relax and drift away. Far away from traffic and noise set up in the jungle with a marvelous view over the sea. The bungalows are simple but tastefully designed, clean and there is everything you need! The bar on the beach is led by the owner’s sons and I cannot imagine a better spot for a perfectly mixed sundowner. Or more. Owners and staff are very helpful and friendly and take care of everything very well. The food in the restaurant is amazing and for Thailand they offer a very nice wine menu! We will definitely come back!

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“A magical stay”

The stay at the Oon Lee Bungalow resort was magical for us. We are so grateful for the familiar and friendly welcome by Valerie, Oon, Joey and Alec, and we hope to be returning someday to this magical place! We stayed for two nights. Valerie helped us organize our travel to Koh Jum, as it's quite … Mais

The stay at the Oon Lee Bungalow resort was magical for us. We are so grateful for the familiar and friendly welcome by Valerie, Oon, Joey and Alec, and we hope to be returning someday to this magical place! We stayed for two nights. Valerie helped us organize our travel to Koh Jum, as it's quite a secluded island, especially during the rain season. We came to the island with a speed boat from Koh Phi Phi; the most convenient, but also expensive, option. Valerie and her family are French-Thai, speak very good English and know the area and Thailand in general very well, as they're truly natives. They will gladly help you and share their knowledge and advice! As we arrived, we were picked up and welcomed by Joey, son of Oon and Valerie and our unofficial island guide. We're very glad that he showed us the island so thoroughly, as he truly cared about us as friends and guests, and it's very clear how much he and his family love this island. Driven by a 4x4 pickup truck, we arrived at the hotel, which is truly a gem in the middle of the jungle. The bungalows were very clean, with as many amenities as one could hope for in the middle of the jungle - clean sheets and pillows, beautifully decorated rooms, ventilators and warm showers (no A/C, but the cold breeze at night and the fans are more than enough!) One of the main attractions of the resort is the absolutely stellar cuisine. Advised by Valerie, we ate the very best Thai food we had so far in the entire country: Pad Thai, curries, stir fried, soups... And of course a selection of French food, such as flambéed Crepes. Absolutely incredible food - Even if you're not staying at the resort, we highly recommend eating there! Of course, not to be forgotten are Joey's delicious cocktails - highly recommend his Mai Thai! We liked the food so much we even took a cooking course from the original cook Tiew, who is now teaching Thai cooking full-time. We also recommend anyone to take that course and learn how to make traditional and tasty Thai dishes. The island itself is magical - almost untouched, with very, very few tourists. Very quiet, calm and authentic - we spent our days cycling and swimming at empty beaches, enjoying local food and playing football with the locals. Just don't forget to bring abundant mosquito spray! We would again like to thank the entire family for a lovely stay and would warmly recommend anyone to visit Koh Jum and the Oon Lee Bungalow resort - we will hopefully be back someday soon.

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“Better than expected”

This trip was booked by my friend, I have no choice to stay somewhere else due to fully booked. Luckily, I got a room here and I have been warned upon making the reservation that the room is very small but it is better than no room to stay. Upon arrival, I walked to the resort from the beach and ne… Mais

This trip was booked by my friend, I have no choice to stay somewhere else due to fully booked. Luckily, I got a room here and I have been warned upon making the reservation that the room is very small but it is better than no room to stay. Upon arrival, I walked to the resort from the beach and need to get to the top of the resort with lot of high steps to the reception... I knew at that time I need more excercise! This resort is not recommend for elderly person or disability. Room: since I booked their last room with less price (about 1,xxx THB per night, quiet cheap for staying during new year) then there is no TV, no air-cond, no hot water...but I can survive, no need them at all if you stay the whole day outside the room. Don't ask for the room key, you will not get it. No room key here. Beach: rocky beach in front of resort but no worry, just few walk to get the beach. Restaurant: good taste, nice presentation, big portion! My favorited breakfast is Healthy set (muesli, yoghurt and fruit salad), all breakfast set will come with orange juice and coffee or chocolate (my hubby does not recommend for coffee, he said another resort on the beach is much better). Host: I met all of their family, they are very friendly and made I feel like stay at my friend's home. Oon with nature of Southern Thai guy, loud speak with smile. Lee has her warm welcome with Thai speaking, lovely touch. Alec and Joey, their boys who run this small resort. Thank Joey for free beer on our first met as new year gift! Be careful: dog on the beach, some are not friendly, so just walk pass even they bark on you. Dogs in the resort are friendly, I found 3 dogs here but not sure how many they have. Another thing to aware is monkey, please keep the door closed if you left the room. You never knew when they will come. If anyone plan to visit Koh Jum, highly recommend this place. It is better than my expectation! 3 night is not enough.

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“Lovely place but.........”

Stayed at Oon Lee Bungalows for 3 night. The resort itself was lovely, set up on the hill with the bungalows in the front with sea views and the back ones with garden views. They have a resturant which serves both French and Thai foods. As an FYI they do take credit cards. To get to the resort the … Mais

Stayed at Oon Lee Bungalows for 3 night. The resort itself was lovely, set up on the hill with the bungalows in the front with sea views and the back ones with garden views. They have a resturant which serves both French and Thai foods. As an FYI they do take credit cards. To get to the resort the ferry comes in and is met by long boats which you than transfer with your luggage to the boats (on the water) and are taken to the resort. For people who are thinking of staying you must have a moderate level of fitness, as you have to climb to and from the boat, you have to climb up to the resturant first to check in and than depending on where you are staying either back down or up to get to your bungalows. The part that was frustrating for us and was never really expressed in reviews was how far away it is from everything. If you are there just to stay at the resort and not explore it's lovely, but to really explore the area you need to rent a motorbike, however the road from the resort is a dirt road with pot holes and very uneven surfaces so you have to be able to ride with a certain amount of comfort. Please consider the rainy season and night time as well. To reach the first bit of paved roads you could google map the stone bar which is situated next to the paved part. Renting motorbikes was an event, please be very careful as they do not offer insurance and may charge you for damage that you didn't even do which happened to us.

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