Backpack Hostel Kohyaoyai

All the rooms at Backpack Hostel Kohyaoyai have air conditioning, and guests share a bathroom with a shower. The rooms are two bunk-bed dormitories and one small bungalow, so there is shared sleeping space as well as a room for two.

The two dormitories each measure 30 m² and have one bunk bed for one guest: one is a mixed dormitory and the other is for women. The bungalow measures 9 m² and sleeps up to two guests on futons.

Free Wi-Fi covers all the rooms and the public areas, and the hostel also provides internet services for guests who need to get online. Parking is free on site, so guests who arrive with a vehicle can leave it at the property at no cost. Air conditioning is available in the public areas as well as in the rooms.

A convenience store on the property sells snacks and everyday essentials, so guests can pick up a quick snack or last-minute travel items without going far. A breakfast takeaway service is also available. The shared bathrooms have showers, and toiletries are provided in the rooms.

Koh Yao Yai is one of the islands of Phang Nga Bay, close to the larger island of Phuket and reached by boat rather than by bridge. The hostel is in a rural part of the island, where village houses, rubber plantations and fish farms make up much of the landscape. It is a quiet setting, far from the beach resorts of Phuket, and a simple base for travellers who want to explore at their own pace.

Laem Had Beach is the closest beach, 1.2 km away on the island's coast, and the Chong Lard ferry terminal is 1.1 km away. The viewpoint at Sor Ngam beach is 5 km from the hostel, and Secret Beach is 5.6 km away. A fish farm lies nearby, and the village of Baan Chong Lat is close by, so village life is close at hand.

Phuket International Airport is 31.1 km away, and Krabi International Airport is also an option for flights into the region. A day here can be spent on the beaches around Laem Had, walking through the villages, or taking a boat trip to the neighbouring island of Koh Yao Noi. Staying at the hostel means choosing a slower pace than the resort beaches of Phuket.