Awu Hostel Reviews

The staff were friendly and helpful, spoke good English, and the free breakfast every morning was amazing (omelets, bacon, quesedillas, toast, etc). The location right across the street from the beach was convenient and beautiful. The bunk room was extremely basic and had poor lighting, but for the price it was alright. The only complaint was the smell of the bunk room. It was absolutely awful, a mixture of sewage and rotting feet.

I read the comments about the unfriendly staff before booking here, but thought it wouldn't matter. I was wrong. We felt extremely unwelcome during our stay. Yes there is free breakfast, but you may feel guilty after seeing the pain on the staff's faces when you ask for it. All interactions with the staff were awkward. Stay in your room or on the beach and you might be ok. I won't go back.

We stayed in a 8 bed room with no ventilation at all. It seems like a bomb shelter, with emergency lights and cramped and stuffy feel. There was a spider that was a size of a large dining plate. We understand from 2 fellow transports that they slept on the couch outside the room because of the smell, insects, and huge spider. The smell was simply awful. Please stay away. A fei next door seems much better.

The bathroom is inside the room which made the room stink like feces. The concrete beds did not have any mattresses. Instead, they had a thin cushion. The bathroom was smelly and had no toilet paper. The bathroom had many glass covers. Under one of the covers, hundrds of dead and alive ants laid. This was gross. The people in the day do not speak much English. The location was a bit too far from downtown Kenting, but hey, it was only $15USD to stay there.