Pop-In Aonang

Friendly and fun hostel

Nice please, really friendly staff. Perfect location and really comforting atmosphere

I’ve never shared a room with more than 2 before & with bunk beds but my 1st experience was very pleasant & joyful. It was just before NYE available hotels were limited never mind the high costs for even 3*! But it’s NYE! I was pleasantly surprised & happy all the way during my 6 night stay. Having thought I’ll only stay for the night coz of late arrival on the 29/12. Reception staff were helpful & friendly. Rooms were cleaned well & beddings changed daily. More than enough facilities for bathroom/showers - never had to wait. Location was perfect! About 10-15 mins to the main beach, stepping out the bldg lots of shops, restaurants, chemists incl 7/11 shop in every few mtrs distances. I’m happy I didn’t have to pay £100-200+ a night or more with what I’ve been seeing when I was surfing the web. I met some lovely girls globally & at times going out to dinner with them. Guests were courteous, polite & interesting to chat with as most were intelligent newly uni grads or in gap years. Have exchanged contacts w few. Although the bldg is in front of main road did not hear any noise. The back rooms are overlooking the cliffs. All in all I left very happy & content & will stay again. I’m booked in advance at hotel in Chiang Mai recommended by a friend. If I extend my stay - I’ll sure will try again a hostel and see if my first experience equates the next!! If so = I can travel even more coz these gives me more budget for flights & other costs associated w Travel/Exploring! 😍🤓

Maybe it was just our room… but the bathroom ceiling was moldy and shower walls looked like they’d never been cleaned. The room smelled like mildew and there was a cockroach in it. The location is great and people were very nice but we spent as little time in the room as possible.

Location is convenient and only about 10 minutes from the beach walking. There are lots of restaurants and bars in the area. Staff are friendly and helpful, and they do a good job maintaining the property. The bathroom situation is in the hallways where the doors to the dorms are, so it's a bit awkward and limited privacy. The doors to the room are quite thin too, so when people talk outside them it's quite loud. There is a sewage smell in the common area - it was quite bad and made it hard to spend any time there.