Pakchong hostel & wildlife tour

Mr. Nong is the best host, helping you out with everything you need, sharing his stories and takes you on a great tour through the jungle. We loved our stay here. The hostel is quiet, relaxed and his little dog Sushi welcomes you everytime you come in!

Mr Nong was very useful, water supplied, picked me up and dropped off at the bus station, arranged tours I did full day with Mr Nong (saw lots of animals and saw gibbons really close!) and half day with someone he sorted for me (Chat) who was so lovely. After looking into other tours this seems like a really good deal and most tours do roughly the same route but with a bigger group and we asked for a bigger walk in the jungle and he tailored it to our group! He was good humoured and good company I felt very safe as solo female traveler. Big private room with bathroom. Great price, simple breakfast included. Sushi the (small and friendly) dog is gorgeous! I also walked from the hostel to the Chinese temple form the hostel (about 45 minutes one way) and stopped at the beautiful slowbar cafe (would recommend!) half way but for the next half of the walk I would definitely advise to bring a cautionary stick for the street dogs like Mr Nong advised me to do! But this was further away from the hostel and was safe walking nearby, there is also a small shop and cafe near by and a short 5/10 minute walk there are street food style local restaurants which were amazing!

Just a heads up that the mattresses were particularly hard (I know they’re much firmer out here anyway…) but still slept well after a day in the jungle!

Great hospitality from Nong and his son

Mr Nong was very accommodating for myself and my partner! He drove us to and from the train station and to night markets whenever we required dinner! There is also a very cute friendly dog called Sushi who loves customers :) Nong was very sociable and also provided us with a 12 hour private tour of Khao Yai national park where we were able to see elephants and monkeys in their natural habitat for a very reasonable price of 5500baht

Nada

Amazing local experience. It has all the basics you need and it’s clean. The host, Mr. Nong, is the most incredible friendly guy you can imagine who will let you experience true local Thai culture. His tour of the jungle is unmatched! We had the best time at Mr. Nong! If you are considering doing the Khoa Yai jungle, Mr. Nong offers a great (private) tour. He knows the jungle very well and takes all the time you need to spot as much as wildlife as possible! We saw 17 elephants, snakes, monkeys,… most of all, Mr. Nong is an incredibly funny and nice guy. He really takes good care of you, speaks English and makes the most out of the experience. Staying at his place, which is his home, where he added different rooms, is a great way to get to know the ‘real’ and local Thailand. He takes you to the market for food and will sit with you to have a drink afterwards. 100% worth the money and very happy we booked with him!

The host was very friendly and made us breakfast every morning. We booked the Khao Yai tour with him as a guide and we even saw elephants!! We were very lucky and he always made sure that we were having a good time. We really loved staying at the hostel. The host picked us up from the train station and drove us back there when we left for free. He even drove us to the night market.

Superfriendly host.

Very friendly owner. Does everything for his customers. Be warned, the big busses to pat chock drops you off the highway, 14 km from the city, so better take a mini van. Once you arrive Mr nong will pick you up

P'Nong helped me a lot with transportation to BMM festival. Also he provided transport to and from railway station. He has a cutest dog Sushi. There's a fridge and a fan in the room (I prefer fan than noisy air conditioner, so I was absolutely okay with it)

A bed was very hard, it's uncomfortable to sleep.

Great host - helpful and took us on a great tour which ended with a delicious meal and a walk around the night market. Although basic accommodation it was very good value for money. Mr Nong (not sure of the spelling) was very keen to make sure our tour was as good as it could be...always hard with wildlife! We did manage to see an elephant!

The breakfast was simple which was not a problem but a personal thing for me would be it being served and us told so I could enjoy it hot. Or maybe a little variation...however this would not stop me from saying I had a great stay!