Haad Rin Hotels, Koh Phangan
8 Stays Near
the Full Moon Party!

If you're coming for the Full Moon Party and want to walk straight back to your room, Phangan Bayshore is a resort sitting right on Haad Rin Nok, the beach where the party is held, a 1-minute walk to the party ground. It has a beachfront pool, a long stretch of sand for volleyball and kayaking, and Chillin' Beach Club open late. On the full moon you're in the thick of it, loud until dawn, but on ordinary nights Haad Rin Nok quietens right down. It scores 8.9 from 57 reviews on Trip.com, 8.6 on Booking.

Tommy Resort is a wooden-bungalow resort on Haad Rin Nok that guests consistently say gives you a spot right on the Full Moon beach yet stays quiet enough to sleep at night, because the rooms sit back from the stage zone. The headline is a saltwater infinity pool by the beach you can soak in looking at the sea. Bungalows are hardwood, with a fridge, minibar and hot shower. It scores a high 9.5 on Trip.com (43 reviews), and many call it the best base for the Full Moon Party. Older rooms are a touch plain but clean and comfortable.

Sea Breeze sits on the hill above Haad Rin, its Thai-style rooms and gardens looking out over the wide bay, catching the sea breeze and set apart from the party-beach bustle, but a 5-minute walk down to Haad Rin Nok and Leela beach. Every room has a sea-view balcony, there's a pool and a hot tub, and breakfast is included. A free shuttle to Haad Rin pier helps with luggage and the steep hill road. It scores 8.9 from 68 reviews, with guests praising the views and the quiet most of all.

Suncliff clings to the cliff on the sunset side of Haad Rin, its pool running almost to the edge looking straight down to the sea. What guests mention most is sitting by the pool or at the restaurant watching the sunset right through the afternoon. It's in the heart of Haad Rin, a walk to the Full Moon Party, yet quiet when you come back to sleep. The sea-view rooms have been renovated and feel fresh and clean — one of the best-value picks in Haad Rin for a stay that still has a pool, air-con, a restaurant and the view.

Sunrise Resort is a resort on Haad Rin Nok with a pool right on the Full Moon beach, its Thai-roofed bungalows running down to the sand. There's a main pool and a children's pool, two restaurants and a beach bar. It's one of the on-the-party-beach stays that runs Full Moon packages, with as many as 732 Booking reviews. The trade-off is being in the thick of it — some rooms sit near the DJ booth and get loud on party nights, and the pool and grounds are kept simply rather than plush — but the beachfront location and price are good value for party-goers.

Delight Resort is in central Haad Rin, built around a palm-ringed pool, within walking distance of Haad Rin Nok, the restaurants and the convenience stores. Rooms are air-conditioned with a minibar, and there's an on-site dive centre for day trips out to Koh Tao. It scores 9.1 from 62 reviews on Trip.com, with guests praising the cleanliness and the walk-to-everything location. Because it sits in the middle of Haad Rin there are bars all around, so on party nights and some other nights the music carries late — light sleepers should take an inner room and bring earplugs.

Blue Marine is a beachfront bungalow place on Haad Rin Nai (Haad Rin West), the quiet, sunset-facing side of the cape. It has a big garden, a swing over the water and a lawn for kids to run around, and guests rate it as great value for a beachfront spot, with rooms from a few hundred baht up to about ฿1,600. Worth knowing: the resort closed its on-site restaurant a while back — there are cold drinks but no kitchen, so meals mean a walk to the restaurants nearby (it's close to the Haad Rin dining strip). A good fit for travellers on a budget who want a quiet beach over a full set of facilities.

Same Same is a Danish-run guesthouse, bar and restaurant open since 2004 that has become a popular meeting point for people in Haad Rin. It has dorm beds from ฿650 and fan or air-con private rooms, about 90 m from the centre of Haad Rin and a few minutes from the beach — a good fit for backpackers who want to meet other travellers before the Full Moon Party. The bar and the wood-fired pizza draw praise for the social atmosphere. This is a party-side stay, not a place for quiet, and it fills up fast around the full moon, so book ahead.