webfact Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Koh Phangan crackdown continues: Ukrainian woman arrested for running illegal hostel Picture: Thai News Agency A Ukrainian woman has been arrested for illegally running a hostel on Koh Phangan. Police said that Ms Olinna (name transliterated), was operating the Vagabond Hostel from a house. Inside the property police found 150 beds in 12 rooms, along with accounting books which revealed that each of the beds were rented out for 250 baht per day, TNA reported. The 46 year old Ukranian woman was charged with operating a hotel without the valid permits and also for violating the Building Control Act. The arrest of Ms Olinna comes after police and local officials launched a crackdown on foreign owned hostels on Koh Phangan, which are believed to be operating illegally. On Tuesday, police arrested a Lebanese man who was the manager of another Koh Phangan hostel. Salem Hossam was charged with drug offences and faces deportation. He was the manager of the Wanderlust Hostel, which police said also operates illegally. The Wanderlust hostel was one of six hostels on the island that police ordered to be closed back in January. Source: Thai News Agency -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-02-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HooHaa Posted February 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2018 hmm, they be busy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crazykopite Posted February 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2018 Think this is the end of hostels on Koh Phangan problem is all the cheap wooden bungalows you used to see on the beaches have all gone to make way for more expensive accommodation years ago 250 baht would of got you a room on the beach but those days have long gone . 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted February 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2018 Bad women out good women in. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AlQaholic Posted February 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2018 Yesa! and then stop the stupid drunken abomination they call the "full moon party". 4 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AJBangkok Posted February 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2018 Don’t worry It’s only “foreign owned “ hostels without licenses. The Thai owned hostels without licenses are still around and as of now doing, better than ever. 13 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post manhood Posted February 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2018 I want to see the crackdowns on thai owned and illigal operation guest houses and the our boats and all the mafia structures and families running this island!!!!!!!!!! But yes the easiest way is to point the finder on some foreigners, sure not legal working but the most harmless ones in between the mass of corrupt sharks! 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextStationBangkok Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 So, the Full Moon party is over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Get Real Posted February 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) Good that they clean up the mess. To everybody on this forum that focus on that the crackdowns are only on foreigners running business is as usual a bunch of BS. This time they might focus on that. Other times they have focused on Koh Samed and Thai owned business and all the Thai mafia that was there. Look at the hotels and resorts that was Thai owned on the mountain top close to Petchabun, as antoher example. That the crackdown regards foreigners on Koh Phangan, is quite natural to me out of 2 reasons: Too many of the hostels and guesthouses on that island in runned, owned or magaged by foreigners As a foreigner doing business in Thailand it is, and should be, more important to follow the rules. Edited February 16, 2018 by Get Real 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peperobi Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 My God is mean that during the full moon party time the income was higher the other legal operating property! Send those peoples back where they coming from after freezing their bank accounts! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Somethings don`t make sense. 150 beds in 12 rooms. That means 12 beds in each room. Guests must have been crammed in like sardines. Seems details have been misconstrued in translation. If she was renting out 150 beds per night, that`s 37500 baht per day, a very lucrative business. My guess is that this woman must have been involved with more than one hostel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hupaponics Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 12 minutes ago, cyberfarang said: Somethings don`t make sense. 150 beds in 12 rooms. That means 12 beds in each room. Guests must have been crammed in like sardines. Seems details have been misconstrued in translation. If she was renting out 150 beds per night, that`s 37500 baht per day, a very lucrative business. My guess is that this woman must have been involved with more than one hostel. That's just 6 bunk beds in a dorm room. Attractive price for a backpacker, and they don't mind sleeping in dormitories. Very good business though:) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 All those quality tourists crammed into a room with 11 others plus 12 rooms total Hygiene maybe not a priority 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jonah777 Posted February 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2018 ...ah, but how many of us remember the good old days her in Thailand, when one could get a seaside tiny bungalow for 100 Baht and everything was hassle free and few worries. We need to be thankful some of us got to enjoy Thailand before the idiots came here to screw things up. 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujayujay Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 OK thenGood Job by the Authorities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Get Real said: Good that they clean up the mess. To everybody on this forum that focus on that the crackdowns are only on foreigners running business is as usual a bunch of BS. This time they might focus on that. Other times they have focused on Koh Samed and Thai owned business and all the Thai mafia that was there. Look at the hotels and resorts that was Thai owned on the mountain top close to Petchabun, as antoher example. That the crackdown regards foreigners on Koh Phangan, is quite natural to me out of 2 reasons: Too many of the hostels and guesthouses on that island in runned, owned or magaged by foreigners As a foreigner doing business in Thailand it is, and should be, more important to follow the rules. Soi Cozy Beach next...PLEASE! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Big chunk of change. I'm in love. Oh, too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post evadgib Posted February 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2018 2 hours ago, AJBangkok said: Don’t worry It’s only “foreign owned “ hostels without licenses. The Thai owned hostels without licenses are still around and as of now doing, better than ever. Which as always is the real reason behind this purge. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogavnture Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 how can u fit 150 beds in 12 rooms ? who would pay 250 baht for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigC Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 2 hours ago, manhood said: I want to see the crackdowns on thai owned and illigal operation guest houses and the our boats and all the mafia structures and families running this island!!!!!!!!!! But yes the easiest way is to point the finder on some foreigners, sure not legal working but the most harmless ones in between the mass of corrupt sharks! They have closed down thai businesses also plus these people had already been served notices since January and disregarded them so it’s their own fault 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 17 minutes ago, yogavnture said: how can u fit 150 beds in 12 rooms ? who would pay 250 baht for that? "Moonies" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH1961 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 3 hours ago, manhood said: I want to see the crackdowns on thai owned and illigal operation guest houses and the our boats and all the mafia structures and families running this island!!!!!!!!!! But yes the easiest way is to point the finder on some foreigners, sure not legal working but the most harmless ones in between the mass of corrupt sharks! It is not important what you want and yes, the time for all the foreign outlaws will ending soon :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianj1964 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 3 hours ago, cyberfarang said: Somethings don`t make sense. 150 beds in 12 rooms. That means 12 beds in each room. Guests must have been crammed in like sardines. Seems details have been misconstrued in translation. If she was renting out 150 beds per night, that`s 37500 baht per day, a very lucrative business. My guess is that this woman must have been involved with more than one hostel. if those figures are correct, it was probably a jealous local that informed the BIB, wanting some of that action 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FitnessHealthTravel Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Great! Send them home after a stint in the Bangkok Hilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zack61 Posted February 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Jonah777 said: ...ah, but how many of us remember the good old days her in Thailand, when one could get a seaside tiny bungalow for 100 Baht and everything was hassle free and few worries. We need to be thankful some of us got to enjoy Thailand before the idiots came here to screw things up. I remember paying 20-60 baht for seaside bungalows on Samui and Phangan. Not more than two or three cars on the islands. Unrecognisable today. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckThai Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Must have been some seriously nasty business in the mornings (250 people vying for an available loo), after a nights worth of Som Tam, larb moo, beers and whatever other party favours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plahgat Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, crazykopite said: Think this is the end of hostels on Koh Phangan problem is all the cheap wooden bungalows you used to see on the beaches have all gone to make way for more expensive accommodation years ago 250 baht would of got you a room on the beach but those days have long gone . Yepp, those days are long gone! I remember back in 1987 I could get a private hut on Koh Samui for 30 baht/night or a nice bungalow in Chiang Mai for 40 baht/night! ; ) Plahgat Edited February 16, 2018 by plahgat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckio Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 5 hours ago, cyberfarang said: Somethings don`t make sense. 150 beds in 12 rooms. That means 12 beds in each room. Guests must have been crammed in like sardines. Seems details have been misconstrued in translation. If she was renting out 150 beds per night, that`s 37500 baht per day, a very lucrative business. My guess is that this woman must have been involved with more than one hostel. it is unlikely that she would have been able to fill every single bed consistently. I would say she would be lucky if she got a quarter of the beds filled. I sure as hell wouldn't want to stay at a place like that.. it's probably infested with bed bugs.. I can only imagine what type of person would stay at a place like that...(No money and poor hygiene is probably the normal type of customers she attracts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post plahgat Posted February 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2018 Just now, speckio said: it is unlikely that she would have been able to fill every single bed consistently. I would say she would be lucky if she got a quarter of the beds filled. I sure as hell wouldn't want to stay at a place like that.. it's probably infested with bed bugs.. I can only imagine what type of person would stay at a place like that...(No money and poor hygiene is probably the normal type of customers she attracts) They are called "Backpackers"! ; ) Plahgat 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThaiFelix Posted February 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2018 47 minutes ago, speckio said: it is unlikely that she would have been able to fill every single bed consistently. I would say she would be lucky if she got a quarter of the beds filled. I sure as hell wouldn't want to stay at a place like that.. it's probably infested with bed bugs.. I can only imagine what type of person would stay at a place like that...(No money and poor hygiene is probably the normal type of customers she attracts) I have stayed in many dormitory type establishments during my many years of traveling, especially back in the Youth Hostel days...I have slept in some real dives, but you know the two times I did come into contact with bed bugs was in 3 or 4 star hotels. One in fact was a popular 4 star hotel in Nong Khai that was crawling with them after the lights went out. As far as backpackers having poor habits of hygiene I never found the ratio any different to that of all walks of life I have come across. Thats just my honest opinion after years of wonderful experience being amongst those people who can truly say they have lived in total freedom while seeing the world and the wonderful things it has to offer. What experience do you have on which to base your opinion about backpackers, or have you just seen them through the car window and then arrived at major assumptions?? 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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