Pepper Farm Phu Quoc Bungalow

This is a lovely place for people that require only the very basics. If so, the surroundings exude a countryside feel that is truly relaxing, although the recent opening of a karaoke place across the road is a real drawback that limits the tranquility during the evening hours.

If yes, come to this place: no air-con, no windows, almost no privacy, ants and bugs everywhere, very weak wifi, only attractive place near this place is the forest. Maybe I'm an Asian, so I'm not so comfortable with this kind of traveling *laughing*. Only positive thing: staffs are super nice and helpful..

Simple and cozy bungalows in the middle of unspoilt nature (which means bugs), but an amazing experience for those open to try something different than the resorts on the island. The perfect getaway!

The staff was very nice, the bungalows were great and the surrounding ideal for relaxing and calming down!

This place is not for those that want hustle and bustle, but for those that want to get away from the crowds and do not mind roughing it a bit. Having said that, the wooden bungalows provide basic comfort and there was no problem with insect (some ants) or animals. The forested areas of the island are close-by and for nature lovers it is a great place to start.

I'd the chance to stay there a long term about 10 days. I loved really the bungalows, the nature there. But I was disappointed about the service. When I was reading the other testimonials I was very keen to be there, so booked the 10 days stay, which was a mistake at the end. Why? Well, sorry to say that, I had always to ask for a nice better food. The owner really watch the money al the time so u pay a lot for food which isn't really great. In the morning u get always crumpled eggs with dry bread if u not tell to have a better nice soup. Even the they really can cook well what u always have somewhere else. I went many times to other place where I got absolut nice dishes to the half of the price. Next think was to get a discount for the rent for a bike because you need it really there to get somewhere. It took 3 days to get an answer and then at they end they charged me the bike cheaper from that day the owner decided to give me the discount. The other days I had to pay the high price. Then its normal having animals in ur room, because its jungle. I told them about the rat who was on my bed or moskitonet all night. No reaction really. Just one day the net got changed. I think that's not really if u pay quite more for a 1* accomondation. The last think I had to leave early, and told that I need the breakfast earlier.I just got a egg with the excuse that they don't have anything to eat. So I paid 2,50€ for a egg!! Wow. Sorry to say that, but the farm needs to improve their service and should stop thinking about money a lot. U always feel that their. Otherwise i can't recommend that place really.

The condition is relevantly good for a farm bungalow. It locates very far away from the town (20km+) and it's quite expensive to take a taxi to get there (250,000+VND) which might be the only disadvantages. The cousin of the staff ride us to a quiet northern beach which is the best experience of this trip! Food is charged by person (120,000 VND).

I join the one day tour organised by the staff. it was great. we had fishing. also landed a gorgeous beautiful manless beach and had our lunch there then we snorkel. it was all great.

The hotel is located in the forest,to the nearest beach 8 kilometers,staff does not speak English,after a night stay there for us to have lost all interest ,had to ask for something a few times,bungalow lot of mosquitoes and ants,we hurried to move to another location.

I love Pepper Farm and have stayed there twice in one month. You need to have a motorbike as a taxi will drop you off but you will be hard pressed getting another one to take you anywhere. I love its out of the way location and the basic bungalow facilities but my partner wasnt so keen on the frogs, lizards and outdoor bathroom etc. I will definately be going back again if I get the chance on my own as I find it all very relaxing. It is a little expensive for the standard of accommodation and although you can eat dinner there at 180,000d, I wouldnt be doing it too often, go out the gate and turn left and there is a nice riverside cafe who rent canoes who do a great meal for a 1/3 of the price and its new!! The staff are great. The dogs can be a problem if you dont like ringworm or like them hanging around you. Theyre not in the condition that I would like to pat them. Its a pity they dont look after them (others on the island look ok so I dont know why they dont look after theirs). Some kids may have a problem with the dogs. The dogs are a real turn off until they decide to worm them etc. During the day you can easily ride to beaches and go exploring. It is about 30mins from town so that could be a problem if you want to visit the night market and dont want to ride home in the dark.

We liked the location even it was quite far from the sea on the North side of the Island. We would prefer more privacy as we had because the bungalows are quite close to each other. The staff was ok but they were much more friendly with other guests than us. We don't know the reason but maybe there was some misunderstanding but because they do not speak so much English we could not figure out why. They have a nice farm run by the whole family which is really nice and cosy.

This ia a very unusual hotel in the heart of nature.Yet,there are not so many comfortable conditions, but very cozily. The hosts speak english very good, although in island nobody speaks english.

We booked our first night through AGODA and settled the account in AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR. We stayed on for the second day and asked the owner if he would charge the same price as advertise on AGODA which clearly showing room rate conversion in AUSTRLIAN DOLLAR. He said YES.YES.YES. However, when we checked out of the hotel and pay for the second day room account, the owner changed his story and said he doesn't deal in AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR. He only deal with AMERICAN DOLLAR. To my disbelief, I show him his hotel room rate advertised on AGODA which still clearly showing AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR conversion. He refused to honour our agreement and said the AGODA room rate is wrong. In the end we had to pay our room rate 30% MORE than what we were supposed to (American dollar exchange rate is higher than Australian Dollar). Plus he also charged us 15% taxes. And he didn't even give as a tax invoice/receipt. I wonder where the tax go to? No integrity. We were BLATANTLY RIPPED OFF. A bad EXPERIENCE for us.

If you are looking for a 4/5 stars hotel in front of the beach, well, this is not your place. Pepper Farm is located in the middle of nowhere, with surrounding roads still under construction, so you have to hire a bike even if you do not want to. We stayed in a family wooden hut with an open bath, which was kind of surprising and at the same time fun, the room is big enough for 2 king size beds with mosquito nets, it also has a small balcony to look at the clear sky at night. Seafood is fantastic, we never went hungry here, plenty of food. Do not forget to buy their handmade pepper, just delicious. Very nice staff and good place to disconnect from the rest of the world.

We had a great stay here - we stayed in the newer wooden cabins. It was awesome to shower under the stars, the water is cold but as it's pretty hot during the day it's nice to cool down. Make sure you're prepared to hire a scooter, it's very romote (which is cool) but it's to far to walk to the beach or to anywhere if you want food etc they're 10$ a day or so. The dinner is great - and well worth the 150 thousand dong - you will not go hungry!! The staff are friendly - we didn't meet the owners - and very polite. This place is well worth the money especially as so many other places on the island are over priced! We broke our time up and spent 3 nights here and 2 somewhere else and that worked for us perfectly. Tips - buy the pepper ! It's so good!! The newer huts have showers and 2 double beds :-)

Of course, you must be looking for this type of place. It won't do if you're thinking of a place on the beach in a 4 or 5 star hotel. You will be very disappointed. But if you're looking for a great place to bring a family (family rooms) or a tiny bungalow with no electricity during the day and a hammock out front then this is your place. And bring a good appetite. The food is superb, varied and truly out-of-this-world. You better like seafood!

Great experience, very friendly accommodating staff, superb home cooked food, relaxing environment, centrally located on island with easy access to beach and forest.

The homestay was perfect. You could not ask for a more attentive staff/family. They took care of any needs we had and by the end of our week stay my wife and I felt like part of their family. Top place in all of Vietnam