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Joy Bungalow

3.0 star property
Beachfront hotel with a restaurant and a bar

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At Joy Bungalow, guests enjoy a prime beachfront setting with genuine hospitality. The spa offers Thai massages, reflexology, and aromatherapy treatments for tired travelers. The restaurant serves international dishes throughout the day, starting with breakfast.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Room options

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Original Bungalow Zone 2 | Desk, free WiFi

Original Bungalow Zone 2

Highlights

Balcony
Private bathroom
Desk
  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Bungalow | Desk, free WiFi

Standard Bungalow

Highlights

Balcony
Private bathroom
Desk
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Bungalow, 1 Bedroom | Desk, free WiFi

Superior Bungalow, 1 Bedroom

Highlights

Balcony
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Desk
  • 24 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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VIP 1 Bedroom Beach Front | Desk, free WiFi

VIP 1 Bedroom Beach Front

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Balcony
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Desk
  • 10 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Bungalow (Beachfront) | Desk, free WiFi

Deluxe Bungalow (Beachfront)

Highlights

Balcony
Private bathroom
Desk
  • 15 sq m
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Room

Highlights

Balcony
Private bathroom
Desk
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
136 moo3 T. Kohsriboya, A. Nuaclong, Nuea Khlong, Krabi, 81130

What's nearby

  • Golden Pearl Beach - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Magic Beach - 16 min drive - 2.7 miles
  • Sunset Beach - 30 min drive - 6.9 miles

Restaurants

  • ‪Tingrai Restaurant - ‬14 min walk
  • Peace Bar
  • ‪Rock Bar - ‬13 min walk
  • Joy Bungalow Restaurant
  • ‪Fubar - ‬10 min walk

About this property

Joy Bungalow

Property highlights
Take advantage of a terrace, a garden, and a bar at Joy Bungalow. With a beachfront location, beach massages, and kayaking, this hotel is the perfect place to soak up some sun. Treat yourself to spa services, such as reflexology, a Thai massage, or aromatherapy. The on-site international cuisine restaurant, Joy Bungalow, offers breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • English breakfast (surcharge), a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and a front-desk safe
Room features
All guestrooms at Joy Bungalow have amenities such as free WiFi.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • Balconies, limited housekeeping, and desks

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Daily English breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: THB 200 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Joy Bungalow

Things to do

  • Kayaking
  • Rowing/canoeing

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (limited availability)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Reflexology
  • Thai massages

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Mosquito nets

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Guests should notify this property in advance of their anticipated arrival time.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately THB 200 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts cash
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Joy Bungalow Hotel Ko Jum
Joy Bungalow Hotel
Joy Bungalow Ko Jum
Joy Bungalow
Kohjum Joy Bungalow Hotel Koh Jum
Joy Bungalow Hotel Nuea Khlong
Joy Bungalow Nuea Khlong
Joy Bungalow Hotel
Joy Bungalow Nuea Khlong
Joy Bungalow Hotel Nuea Khlong

Frequently asked questions

Is Joy Bungalow pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Joy Bungalow?

Joy Bungalow doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Joy Bungalow?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6 PM.

What time is check-out at Joy Bungalow?

Check-out is at noon.

Does Joy Bungalow provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Joy Bungalow located?

This Nuea Khlong hotel is on the beach, 12 mi (19.3 km) from Sala Dan Pier, and within 25 mi (40 km) of Laem Kho Kwang and Klong Jilad Pier. Ko Jum Beach is 2.7 mi (4.3 km) away.

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Joy Bungalow Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 32 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 32 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 32 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 32 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 32 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Dylann

Disliked: Staff & service
Beautiful island, beautiful place. Bungalows were nice but we didn’t even have proper shower gel. Location is amazing.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Paradise on Koh Jum!

This was iyr fifth stay at Joy Bungalows since 2012 and we love it! The hospitality of the staff, the bungalow (VIP by the beach), the food at the restaurant, the almost empty 2-km beach beach... This is where we go for a relaxing time! This is our paradise!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emilie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing place

My stay at Joy Bungalow has been absolutely amazing and wonderful. The beach is private and quiet, the staff is lovely, the food is great, and the room was nice and clean. I give my most heartfelt recommendations to this unspoiled paradise in Koh Jum.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Susanne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Endast läget var bra

Fantastisk strand och härlig strandbar med trevlig kille i baren. För övrigt inget gott betyg, fruktansvärd säng, ingen städning, inga glas på rummet, inga duschartiklar. Tråkig och ohjälpsam man i receptionen. Bytte boende och blev helnöjd.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

RESORTEN. Uden sammenligning.

Super dejlig ressort med respekt for miljø. Har haft ophold på stedet gennem mere end 10 år.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Per

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cozy and best place to stay on island

Really nice calm place. The beach outside is great and nice people and service. I Will definitely get back to this harmony place
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Der Strandabschnitt ist der schönste von Koh Jum. Liegestühle und Hängematten sind ausreichend vorhanden. Die Anlage liegt mitten im „Dschungel“ Das Essen war lecker.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mikko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A resort on paradise island

Koh Jum seems to be under the radar for most folks traveling koh Lanta. Wich is good cause it has stayed a very quiet place. A little tropical paradise. We stayed 3 nights on Joy Bungalows. The cottage was likely their cheapest, basicly a bed with mosqito net. No ac/fan. Still, great value for the money. You sleep basicly in a jungle /forest or by the sea depending wich cottage you get. The sounds are inredible at night time. The dogs and chicken will likely wake you up early. Joy has good restaurant, nice staff, many services availevable trough request, motorbike rental etc. It has all you will need to spend incredible time on their great beach or to use it as a base camp when touring the small island during the day.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Der perfekte Ort für Ruhe und Erholung

Das Joy Bungalow kann man nur lieben. Ggfs ist man am Anfang aber etwas überrascht. So viel ist auf der Insel nicht los und zu Beginn kann man denken, dass es auf Koh Jum nicht schön ist. Aber dann kommt man an den Strand, sieht, dass man ihn fast für sich alleine hat und genießt die Ruhe und Erholung. Die Bungalows sind nett eingerichtet, die Betten sehr bequem. Tatsächlich ist man zu Beginn ggfs. etwas überrascht, wenn man Angst vor Moskitos hat und keine schließenden Fenster an den Zimmer angebracht sind. Aber es hat sich gezeigt, dass wenige Moskitos aktiv sind und das Netz über dem Bett keinem Moskito eine Chance gibt zu stechen. Das Essen ist lecker, der Service sehr nett und zuvorkommend. Immer ein Besuch wert
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, lovely staff, wonderful restaurant with delicious food, brilliant beach. Will definitely return next year.
Stayed 19 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nádherné tiché místo pro odpočinek pro nenáročné.

Servis bezvadný, ochotný personál. Místo je vhodné pro nenáročné, kteří nehledají luxus.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Julia, Würzburg

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Starker Termitenbefall und dreckiges Bett

Die Anlage ist an einem ruhigen Strand gelegen und das Personal ist freundlich. Leider sind die Bungalows stark in die Jahre gekommen. Wir hatten das Pech in ein Bungalow mit starkem Termitenbefall zu kommen. Die komplette Innenfront des Bungalows war von Termiten befallen und die Termieten sind überall gekrbbelt und gefolgen, sodass wir leider nicht einmal die Terasse nutzen konnten. Das Bett war zu Beginn sehr dreckig, ist dann nach unserer Beschwerde jedoch nochmal gesäubert worden. Die Termiten haben sie mit einem Giftspray besprüht dass hat aber eher unsere Atemwege gereizt als dass es die Termieten vertrieben hätte. Besonders geärgert hat uns, dass ein anderes Bungalow noch frei gewesen wäre wir aber nur gegen eine deutliche Preiserhöhung dort hätten schlafen dürfen. Deshalb haben wir das Hotel vorzeitig verlassen und sind in eine traumhafte Anlage weiter nördlich gezogen :) Im nachhinein haben wir erfahren dass es wohl ca. 8 stark veraltete Bungalows gibt ( davon haben wir wohl eines erwischt) aber es gibt auch ein paar bessere neuere. Allgemein ist die Anlage jedoch für die Leistungen ( kein Strom, kein Warmwasser, kein Ventilator) im Verhältnis zu anderen Unterkünften auf der Insel überteuert. Wir waren schon oft in Asien mit dem Backpack unterwegs aber sowas haben wir noch nicht erlebt...
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Caroline

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Avkoppling

Härlig transfer till ön med färja o longboat med hotellpersonal som hämtade oss direkt från färjan. Gick bra trots tunga resväskor. Bra personal. Lite tråkig meny på restaurangen men finns fler längs stranden. Mysig bungalow med utedusch o hängmatta på altan. Stort minus med alla lösa skällande hundar både natt och dag. Otäckt om man är hundrädd. Billig mat och dryck - allt sattes upp på rummet o betalades vid hemresa. Becksvart vid 21:30 då allt släcktes ner och man fick oljelampa för att hitta hem. Mysigt ändå. Ingen städning och samma handdukar i fyra dagar. Moppe kunde hyras på plats - dock inga hjälmar. Underbart vatten men smutsig strand. Mycket lugnt om man behöver varva ner från vardagen hemma. Fanns inga aktiviteter alls förutom hyra moppe då. Ön åker du runt på några timmar. Endast 2,9 km lång och ca 1-2 km bred. Vi trodde först det var en nudiststrand vid hotellet då många badade nakna men det var det tydligen inte. Rekommenderar starkt joy bungalow för hotels gäster!

10/10 Excellent

Erika, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely bungalows next to the beach

I loved this place because it is right on the beach. Excellent friendly staff, wonderful food and a relaxing atmosphere. I will be going back next year.
Stayed 18 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Om man längtar efter att få komma bort från vardagsstressen och bara vara så är detta ett paradis. Stranden är som gjord för långa promenader eller bara ligga i hängmattan och läsa. Dom lagar även riktigt god mat. Tyvärr hade vi otur med att det var sandloppor,säkert olika från säsong till säsong! Rekommenderar detta varmt!
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Fantastiskt boende med familjär stämning.

Husen är generellt enkla och nära naturen men mycket gemytligt och familjärt med många stamgäster. Nu (januari 2017) har (de flesta?) bungalowsen fått el med belysning och fläkt. Maten är suverän. Folk vallfärdar från de närliggande resorterna. Aktivitetsnivån är låg och avslappnad. Det perfekta stället för avkoppling, men vill man ha hög standard, waterjet, vattenskidåkning och annat trams ska man söka sig till något annat ställe
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Einfache Hütten

ruhige Lage, schöner Strand, nettes Personal, hier kann man sehr gut relaxen.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Bo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best hotel in koh jum!

The island is rather quiet..so dont expect anything else. Awesome resort with lovely people running it. Definitely the best beach area as well as a lot of the other resorts have rocky beaches, especially at low tide. Beautiful sunsets at the beach. Great food in the restaurant and good chilled old school rock music mostly played :)
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Minna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great and friendly staff. Hotel area very well gept but very island style. Beach was nice and clean. Note some of the bungalows have not electricity and are very small. Bathroom is open air so there might be some insects.Food and service was very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nie wieder Joy Bungalow

Die Rezeptionistin hat uns Versprechungen gemacht, die sie nicht eingehalten hat.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Entspannung pur!

Saubere und gemütliche Bungalows im Thai-Stil (Deluxe Beach Front) mit halb-offenem Bad und Terrasse mit Sitzgelegenheit und Hängematte. Nichts auszusetzen. Super Strand! Das Personal ist zuvorkommen und freundlich. Die Bungalows haben keinen Strom, dafür bekommt man abends aber eine Lampe. Hier empfiehlt es sich noch zusätzlich eine Taschenlampe mitzunehmen. Uns hat es sehr gut gefallen und wir werden wiederkommen!

8/10 Good

Signe Knigge

Liked: Staff & service
Meget hyggeligt sted, perfekt til fuldkomnen afslapning lige ned til stranden m. Og så laver de rigtig god mad, især deres curry var vi vilde med. Men er man ikke til primitive levevis, er stedet nok ikke det rigtige. Vi havde nogle super fede dage, men var også lettede over at skulle videre til noget med lidt højere standard efterfølgende. Men til den pris vi gav for stedet, var det perfekt!

6/10 Okay

Patrik, Switzerland

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Basic, perfect relaxing

Very easy accomodation, good food, perfect for relaxing, basic room

4/10 Poor

Gabriela

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Schöne Lage und Strand

Wir hatten einen "De-Lux Bungalow" mit Meerblick. Die Anlage liegt in einem Palmenhain, Strand wunderbar. Die Sauberkeit jedoch eine Katastrophe.Reinigung erfolgt nur beim Ein- und Auscheck, eine gründliche Reinigung vermutlich nur einmal im Jahr. Das Personal ist zwar sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit, das Restaurant lecker - aber ich werde dort trotzdem nicht mehr hinfahren.Außerdem ist Koh Jum gerade am Wendepunkt, liegt ja auch auf der "Traveller-Autobahn" zwischen Krabi und Koh Lanta, es gibt sogar Leute die mit Rollkoffer anreisen (sehr "praktisch" beim Umstieg von der Fähre auf das Longtailboot und durch den Sandstrand!!!).

8/10 Good

Kina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

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