Irene Pool Villa Koh Lipe

All the rooms at Irene Pool Villa Koh Lipe are air-conditioned and come with a minibar, a safe and a flat-screen TV. Each one has a private bathroom with a rainfall showerhead and complimentary toiletries, and a balcony or patio.

The room types include a sea-view room, several pool villas, a chalet and a villa with a double bed, so guests can choose between a room by the water and a villa with its own pool.

The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool and a fitness centre. The spa offers massages, facials and a sauna, and non-motorised water sports are available.

Restaurants are on site, and the hotel also has a bar, a beach bar and a coffee shop. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms.

Ko Lipe is a small island in the Andaman Sea, part of Tarutao National Marine Park and reached by boat. Irene Pool Villa Koh Lipe stands on Sunrise Beach, one of the island's best-known beaches, and Karma Beach is next to the hotel too. The island is small, so the beaches are close to one another, and the village of Ban Ko Li Pe is close by.

Walking Street, 900 m away, is the island's lane of cafés, restaurants and small shops, and the Koh Lipe Ferry Terminal, 950 m from the hotel, is where boats from the mainland arrive. Sunset Beach and the North point viewpoint are also a short walk from the hotel. Koh Adang, a neighbouring island in the same national park, lies 5.4 km away and is known for snorkelling.

A day could begin with a swim at Sunrise Beach, followed by a boat trip to Koh Adang for snorkelling. Boat trips can be disrupted by rough sea, and then the hotel's pool, spa and sauna make a practical alternative for the day. In the evening, the hotel's restaurant and bar are an easy walk from the beach, and Walking Street, 900 m away, is the place to go for dinner after a day on the sand.