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Snorkeling, Waterfall Trek, Tioman, Pahang, Malaysia- Attraction
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Stunning Beach Views
Enjoy breathtaking sea views from the comfort of your own balcony at Dormitory Pondok.
Prime Location
Conveniently situated just steps away from Mentawak Beach and close to other popular beaches like Barok and ABC Beach Jetty.
Comfortable Accommodation
Relax in cozy rooms that offer a perfect blend of comfort and style, ensuring a memorable stay.
Book your stay at Dormitory Pondok now to experience the best of Tioman Island!
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02:00 PM
Check-out by
11:00 AM
Children
Not allowed
Pets
Not allowed
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Up to 1 guests
1 adults
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Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
In-room amenities
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Up to 1 guests
1 adults
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Bunk bed (Variable Size)
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4 sqm
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1 adults
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Bunk bed (Variable Size)
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4 sqm
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Up to 1 guests
1 adults
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Bunk bed (Variable Size)
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4 sqm
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Up to 1 guests
1 adults
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Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
4 sqm
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Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
In-room amenities
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Up to 1 guests
1 adults
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Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
In-room amenities
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Up to 1 guests
1 adults
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Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
In-room amenities
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Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
In-room amenities
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Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
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Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
In-room amenities
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Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
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Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
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Bunk bed (Variable Size)
Room details
4 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Bunk bed (Variable Size)
Room details
4 sqm
In-room amenities
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Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Bunk bed (Variable Size)
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4 sqm
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
Very comfy and facing the beach, offering affordable dinners and activities.
So cool, such nice staff, nice restaurant with decent food, literally on the beach. So many activities you can do. Pool table and games available, just a really nice relaxed place
El alojamiento era cómodo, una playa impresionante, ideal para disfrutar de unos días tranquilos
El personal, no se entera de mucho . Nos equivocamos en las fechas y tuvimos que quedarnos una noche menos, por más que rogamos no nos devolvieron nada, los horarios de comida son temprano y tampoco te dejan cambiar nada de la carta
Stanza ampia, letti comodi con luce e presa elettrica vicino. Armadio ampio per lasciare in sicurezza le proprie cose. Bagni puliti. Spiaggia meravigliosa di fronte all’ostello. Staff molto gentile e disponibile. Qui si può pagare sia in contanti che con la carta di credito.
Excellent location, right on the beach. Rooms and toilets were clean. Large lockers, air con, clothes rack, filtered water dispenser and breakfast was included.
el aire acondicionado y muy cómoda la cama y bien el desayuno incluido roti prata
está un poco sucio y roto
Right on the beach on the quiet side of the island. Roomy bed space , big lockers for backpack. Friendly staff and guests. Plenty of places to sit in sun or in shade. Great value at this price.
Nothing really.
Right on the beach , on the quiet side of the island. Beds are comfy, AC in dorm. Great staff and friendly guests. Proper beach vibe. Various places to sit in the shade when it's hot. Great value for money.
Nothing. Not perfect , but great at this price point.
Die Lage direkt am Strand ist super. Viele süße Katzen vorort. Frühstück war inkludiert. Es gibt eine Wäscheleine zum Wäschetrocknen. Das Bett war gemütlich. Die Spinde befinden sich im Zimmer. Transport vom und zum Hafen wurde vom Hostel organisiert.
Man musste im Restaurant sehr lange auf das Essen und die Getränke warten. Der Boden im Zimmer löste sich auf, die Spinde fielen fast auseinander. Das Licht der Nachbarn scheint zu einem herüber, da die Wände nicht alles bedecken. Man hört auch alles. Das Wasser im Waschbecken läuft fast nicht ab.
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Great location safe and clean
Not all the showers in the dorm area weee hot
L'emplacement est incroyable, avec accès direct à la plage. Les lits sont assez grands et confortables, et la salle de bain très pratique (un petit plus pour chaque toilette qui a une douche). Le personnel est très gentil et serviable, je recommande!
- location: located on the beach, amazing views from the terrace. - comfortable bed and very nice that every guest gets two pillows! - breakfast was included - staff were friendly ann welcoming
- BEDBUGS in our dormroom.. Im quite worried that the stuff doesn't know how to get rid of them properly because it seemed like they just tried to spray some inspect repellent to the room to manage the situation. - there were not many options on the breakfast menu (and the portions are quite small) and only drink options were coffee/tea/hot chocolate --> I was hoping to get some juice etc. - toilets were a bit dirty and I wasn't sure how often they clean the toilets/dormrooms. One customer left like 2-3 days ago and her bed was still not cleaned??
The best dormitory because far I've ever been. The beds are big and super comfy, everybody has their privacy with nothing to wish for. A super large storage with your own lock is all included. Air con air refresher and all electronic connections you might need. Perfect!
I liked everything
The beds are pretty comfy, relatively clean, good lockers
We didn't have water in the dorm, a few times the water ran out while I was taking a shower. I told the staff a few times about this issue but it was never fixed. We had to take showers using a hose near the street a few times like homeless people
Staff super kind! I feel very fortunate to be in this place terimakasih
Super ruhige Lage, sehr nettes junges Personal und wunderschöne Sonnen- und Mondaufgänge.
Das einzige was man verbessern könnte, wäre die Qualität der Toiletten/Duschen, die ein wenig in die Jahre gekommen sind.
Wow, ganz zu schweigen davon, dass Pulau Tioman eine wunderschöne & entspannte Insel ist, hat das Hostel nochmal einen drauf gesetzt, warum die Insel einer meiner Favoriten ist. Das Personal ist super lieb & bezieht einen mit ein. Machen Lagerfeuer, spielen Volleyball und sind alle total offen. Die Lage ist einfach perfekt. Mega Strandnlick, lecker Frühstück und viele kleine Wanderungen in der Nähe
Klopapier auf den Toiletten wäre super
Le confort et l’emplacement au top ! Le personnel aussi
Le petit déjeuner est vraiment très léger .
Alojamiento pegado a la arena de la playa. La mujer y demas chicas de recepciòn y camareras muy amables.La ubicaciòn a tan solo 15 minutos andando del puerto de Juara. Buen ambiente y cama super comoda.
Cocinero muy poco profesional y maleducado. NO sabe atender al público. Mejor NO verle la cara fuera de la cocina. Wifi solo funciona en la zona del restaurante. Tienes que pedir todos los dias que repongan el papel higiénico.
Die Unterkunft liegt direkt am Strand und mit einer großen Terrasse ausgestattet, wo morgens gemütlich sein Frühstück essen kann. Das Frühstück ist wirklich sehr gut. Ich habe im Dorm geschlafen und es war sehr geräumig und hatte ein großes Schließfass für Backpack und persönliche Sachen. Das Bett war bequem und durch den Vorhang hatte man auch seine Privatsphäre. In der Nähe gibt es viele leckere Restaurants und kleine Läden für den täglichen Gebrauch. Die Mitarbeiter waren freundlich und hilfsbereit.
Nassbereich hätte etwas sauberer sein können.
Beautiful location great for surfing BUT
If you like a good bed bug party. This is the place for you. I have never had many bites from a mosquito, you can tell they're bed bugs from the bites in the straight line, in total after leaving on 3rd day of my stay I had 70 bites going from my feet to my bum. I was advised to move to another bed for the next nights I were staying. I couldn't do it anymore the burning and itching was unbearable. I left the next morning and a very unhappy customer. Not only that but when I arrived I thought someone else was staying in the room as a messy bed was next to the one I stayed in. No one stayed there at all. Staff did not clean the bed after the person left. Do they even wash the sheets? Those thoughts ran through my head after the 2nd night and no one staying except me. Due to the location and not at fault of the hostel at all, I couldn't get a taxi until the next day, that's why I stayed one more night. The bathroom and toilets could do with an update. One didn't flush and it is difficult to control the temperature of the shower. Yellow stains on every towel, even the toilet paper has what looked like rust from the rusty loo roll holder. no internet in the dormitory room.
Next to the beach
1. Has signs of wear and tear 2. Price doesn't tally with what was being offered 3. Slow water pressure at showers
Eigentlich gut
Ich habe am Waschbecken Zahnbürste und Rasierer vergessen, das Hostel schrieb sie würden es mir nachschicken, aber es kam nie etwas an und inzwischen werde ich von ihnen geghosted
In front of the beach,
We didnt have water during evenings... because the water comes from the montain and thoose days we didnt have rain. so no water to taker shower
L’emplacement est vraiment idéal pour chiller et se reposer, et surtout, les locaux sont incroyablement gentils et sont toujours là pour vous aider si besoin
The bed in the dorm was comfortable. The price was very reasonable and included breakfast. The hostel is located on the beach where I enjoyed a beautiful sunrise. Great snorkeling in front of the hostel.
I couldn’t turn the main light on in the dorm at 8:50 am because someone was sleeping. I had to use my cellphone light to pack. All beds have curtains so the light shouldn’t be an issue.
La zona muy tranquila y camas muy cómodas.
Individual private beds
The smell in the room. Bathroom was dirty and not properly maintained
Had a wonderful time at Pondok. Some of the nicest people work there and in a week’s time they feel more like friends you run into during your day than personnel. There is a unique vibe in Juara where everybody knows everybody, and the same guy that served you coffee at the hostel in the morning you’ll meet several other times during the day, either working somewhere else or sharing a beer with you at Shaka. Very social place, amazing location right in the beach and a truly beautiful time for anybody that’s looking for friendly encounters and a relaxing time off.
Fazli, super serviable L'endroit, l'accès direct à la plage
La musique et le karaoké jusqu'à (très) tard juste à côté du dortoir (vendredi et samedi soir).
Great location on a quiet beautiful beach There places to hangout
I wouldn’t trust the staff with taxi arrangements as they completely ignore your request and schedule taxi departure time as they are pleased adding an extra stress to your travel. Also beds in the room are shaking if someone is walking even outside or in a neighboring room as the floor is made out of planks. Other than that the place is quite good
Dab smack in front of the beach. If you’re planning to spend most of the time at the beach, then its the right place to be. There are hammock and plenty of free space. Not a lot of people as well. There are cafes nearby. I feel safe as well
The toilet a bit smelly but its clean. it’s bearable.
Just my suggestion, management should take serious about mosquitoes. There’s many mosquitoes in dorm. 😅
Posizione fronte mare stupenda. Il bar e la zona comune sono bellissime e anche l’atmosfera è rilassante. Frequentato da giovani. Colazione inclusa ottima con scelte sia western che locali. Inoltre i prezzi del ristorante sono assolutamente abbordabili.Staff super cordiale.
Nulla
Les dortoirs sont super confortables avec des très grands casiers à disposition. Notre séjour a réellement été incroyable grâce au personnel bienveillant et dans l’échange pour nous conseiller au mieux, ils nous ont permis d’en faire un séjour parfait. Restaurant, activités, … sont possibles directement avec l’auberge et facilitent le quotidien
On n’a pas vraiment envie d’écrire des choses négatives mais la salle de bain aurait pu parfois être plus propre. Cependant nous sommes conscientes que c’est de la faute des voyageurs présents en même temps que nous.
Ho dormito nel dormitorio. Ottima posizione affacciata al mare e camminando si arriva facilmente nei diversi bar, ristorante di Juara. Zona molto tranquilla dell'isola e possibilità di socializzare facilmente. Camera grande e possibilità di mettere lo zaino in un box capiente, aria condizionata. 45 minuti da una delle due cascate. Personale molto disponibile. Colazione inclusa.
La pulizia potrebbe essere migliore nel senso che con due dormitori quasi pieni i bagni sarebbe meglio puliti almeno 2 volte al giorno e non solo la mattina, mentre ci dovrebbe essere una maggiore pulizia anche nel singolo letto (testata del letto e lateralmente).
Nous avons passé un très bon séjour dans cette auberge au cadre idyllique. Nous étions située directement sur la plage de Juara, où on peut faire snorkelling et plongée. C'était propre et confortable. Les dortoirs possèdent des casiers. Le restaurant est très bien aussi.
Rien. C'était très bien.
Location was great, right beside a good dive centre and a lovely coffee shack on the beach. Nice rustic vibe. AC in the dorm was good and decent breakfast options included. Good sized storage lockers.
The dorm rooms are quite dark with no natural light and poor lighting system. When the weather is not great there's no where comfortable to hangout, the loft area is quite exposed. Bathrooms could do with an inspection/clean a bit more regularly.
Right on the beach with a bohemian, down-to-earth vibe, this place in Juara is a gem. The staff are friendly, making you feel right at home. The dorms are well-designed — comfy bed, privacy curtains, good aircon, plugs by the bed, and separate spacious storage for your bag. Breakfast is included, and the in-house restaurant is decent and convenient. Perfect spot if you want a relaxed, beachfront stay with good vibes and great value.
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Nothing
Everything is perfect
Perfect location on Juara beach. Right above really good dive centre. Directly on the beach which is so peaceful. Super comfortable beds with curtain. Well maintained despite open style next to beach with frequent monsoons in evenings.
Not a cat lover, restaurant has many cats, although so common on the island, thankfully no cats up around hostel dorms itself. Similar to most remote islands, food is just ok with varying service times.
Bad bed & toilet hygiene.
Nice, clean, and near to the beach. Also quiet at night.
Too little breakfast Just roti bread or toast with one egg or jam
Everything is with charge Even water dispenser using will charge you money 8 percent charge on booking And 6 percent charge on payment by card
Location, ease
Great location. Right at the beach with nice restaurant great place to socialise
Toilets, sink and dorm cabinets needs to be cleaned often. Toilets and sink were dirty
The room is big, the AC works very well and the bed is good. The stuff are very nice and friendly.
The WC and shower need to fix, the shower water is too small.
Amazing place, new rooms directly at the beach and with a cozy bar. The village is lovely. Backpacker paradise.
Got upgraded to a seafront private room which had great views. Nice social area in the restaurant with seaside views and a pool table. Food menu looked good. Can’t comment on Dorm room facilities.
Excellent for rest and relaxation in front of the beach. The staff is very friendly and the food is delicious 😄 Mu friends and I enjoyed our stay a lot!
-Super comfortable beds -Amazing location right at the beach -nice convenient restaurant and beach cafe
-bathrooms and sink could have been cleaned more often
Nice breakfast.. good location
Slow internet
The hostel with really nice, the beds are really comfortable, AC in the room and nice common area to chill. Next to the beach, breakfast is good and the staff really nice 🙂
Bathrooms are never clean, there is a broom we can use to at least clean the floor but the bathrooms are really gross 😔 not the best place for snorkeling, many jellyfish, snorkeling is better on the other side of the island.
Located right in front of the beach with super comfy beds. Towels and nice breakfast included with possibility of choosing options. A/C working very well
The staff was very friendly, while also being clumsy, I think every morning for breakfast they either misunderstood something or forgot something haha Location is nice as directly on the beach
Beds were worn out and therefore not the most comfortable Bathroom were not cleaned every day, often dirty and without paper 20 Meter from the room is the next hotel and then do loud karaoke every night - "people tell us to be quiet every day, but this is our programme" nobody cares, even not when you're sick and ask politely to reduce the volume Their own Pickup service from the harbour is quite pricey and they didn't tell us that they have direct boat access from their beach without taking the shuttle Overall too high a price for what it is, which sadly seems to be the case for every accommodation on the island
comfortable place!
Really nice place to relax and chill. The restaurant has a great mood and the beach is beautiful.
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Cleanliness
7.64/10Concerns about room cleanliness were mentioned, including dirty bathrooms and unpleasant odors.
Service
8.91/10Overall positive comments about staff being friendly and helpful, although some issues with taxi arrangements were noted.
Location
9.15/10Consistently praised for its proximity to the beach and beautiful views.
Room Quality
7.6/10Mention of worn beds and issues with water supply, leading to a lower rating.
Amenities
8.63/10Positive feedback on available facilities with some suggestions for improvement.
Value for Money
8.09/10Reasonable prices for the quality offered, as noted in reviews.
Food and Beverage
8.64/10Breakfast included with good variety, contributing to a positive sentiment.
Overall Experience
8.51/10Mixed reviews but generally positive with notable aspects for improvement.