Koh Tao Hotels with Pools

We had a great stay at Tarna Align. The check-in service was incredibly fast, with a staff to tour us around, followed by a buggy to bring us to our villa. We love the fact that we can WhatsApp to communicate with the hotel staff and they reply rather immediately with decent English too. The hotel provides free shuttle to the town. If it’s out of the schedule, you just need to pay 50 bath per person per trip for the driver to bring you to town. Clean room with no sand, comfy bed and pillows, we are very happy with our stay and highly recommend this place for those who would enjoy some peace and privacy. The hotel even gave little cute yummy snacks after making the bed. The hotel can also help you book a snorkeling tour with Oxygen tour. We are also really happy that the hotel provides water in glass bottles.

It was a wonderful stay with friendly people. The cabin we stayed in was very nice and they arranged transportation from the hotel back to the pier. It is within walking distance of all kinds of nice shops and restaurants and also has a restaurant on the beach.

The +: Magnificent hotel overlooking Shark Bay. Out of the city so quiet, scooter rental necessary to get around. The hotel is built on the hillside, there are many stairs to move between the rooms, the pool, the reception, but it has its charm. Green spaces and pool very well maintained. The -: mattress too soft and very hollowed by all the guests preceding me; surprising for a hotel of this standing ... moreover, on one of our 4 nights, a major water leak woke us up. We called the hotel staff in the middle of the night, who responded, and intervened during the day to repair. When checking out, when paying for the stay (breakfast, spa, ...) a ridiculous discount of 398 baht or € 10.81 was granted to us. A very light commercial gesture considering the inconvenience caused, for a room at 100€/night … Finally, the services offered (massage, spa, snorkeling and canoe equipment rental) are very expensive compared to the prices practiced elsewhere on the island. If you do not plan to leave the hotel, prepare yourself to pay dearly.

What a great place to stay on Koh Tao. Our bungalow was perfect for island living. Only complaint was the lack of a chair to sit at the desk with (just used a night stand). Two nice pools built into the natural landscape. “Tom” the concierge was very helpful in all matters. Thanks Tom. Breakfast was mostly western and might I add their bacon was amazing. We extended three days after the first three went too fast.

Simple Life As the name suggests, there were all the best things that were not too luxurious. The room was big and very affordable. The pool is not big, but it was good. There was a pick-up and he came to pick me up, but for some reason I was asked to pay 50 baht on my way home. This was a defect in the ball. Others were good.

Bans! Been in and out this place throughout the years since 2015 and kept coming back wether I dive or just having a chill trip in koh tao. Bans, was by far MY FAV for many reasons. Location is great, big resorts, i am in love with pool with cafe (behind the lake) and their outdoor shower + amenities! I enjoy my morning dips, my painting session, my coffee and books afternoon. Just this time round, it was just a tad different feelings and experience. Mostly are still great but theres confusion of the room booked and the actual room itself (i reckon website needs to be updated and clearer details) and a minor incident where I have to pay additional 1 night just because the reception didn’t remember that Ive paid which partly my fault for not asking receipt and or prove of payment. Also, Bans used to be having such a great team member in service but ive came across some that’s quite cold and impatient unfortunately this time round unfortunately. sad 😢 and last thing my room floor were sandy meaning the room cleaning isnt that immaculate. Hopefully, next time I go back “home” this feeling was just such indifference and bans will still be me fav.

Fabulous snorkeling just on the shore of the hotel. Black tip sharks, fish of all colors, beautiful coral. Amazing Infinity pool with swim up bar. Super room with great view. Everyone has a big smile. Great beach. You need to be semi fit as there is a lot of stairs but it is so worth it for the view. Food for lunch and dinner is great and reasonably priced. The only negative is the breakfast… it is really not great. Worsr than breakfast at 2 stars hotel.

The location is near the end of the beach, so it's a bit of a walk to get to the ”main area”, but the distance is easily walked along the beach. This is also somewhat of a blessing, as it reduces the noise level at night. We stayed in an AC bungalow, which was nice. However, the shower had very poor water pressure, and there are no curtains on the windows, despite the fact that the other bungalows and rooms can look directly in on you... We had to find cardboard to cover them... They have a restaurant on site, which is priced higher than some of the restaurants in the main area, but *most* of the food is good (not great), and the staff are really nice, so we ate there relatively often (as it was better than walking back and forth to the main area). Despite some relatively minor annoyances, we'd happily stay there again, depending on the price.

This place on arrival was quite messy with old furniture items in the walkways to the rooms in sections Hot water was hit a miss and outdoor shower was out of order in general items not maintained well I was allocated a room on the third floor however requested a room downstairs and after quite a bit of time it was allocated - the next day I found out they had a lift, so could not understand why on checking in I wasn't told about it, even when stating my reason for changing room was I didn't want to walk up 3 flights of stairs no mention of lift - this would have saved the drama I was not impressed at the beginning and the girl at reception was lovely however stated that she couldn't do much as I was uncertain the hotel was clean given the state of the hotel in parts I saw - the lovely girl call the Manager and was told if I wanted a refund to contact Agoda even though my booking was not with them however - the Manager who was on the phone, refused to speak with me a paying customer - any person who runs a hotel in that position should speak with a customer - this quickly told me why the hotel was poorly run with a Manager who couldn't even try and resolve certain issues I had - I wasn't after a refund, infact I asked to pay for an upgrade but there wasn't one available - that was ok but it's not ok for a Manager to treat a customer like she did - very poor example for her staff The breakfast was nice and if it wasn't for the staff being so nice, it made things nice and hotel was ok

Located right on the beach and 5 min walk to the pier. Within walking distance to shops and restaurants. My room was clean and good size. Ac was really slow, so I needed to keep it on at all times, even when not in the room. The property is well maintained but in need of upgrading. Very friendly staff and clean pool area.