Irene Pool Villa Resort, Koh Lipe

The rooms at Irene Pool Villa Resort, Koh Lipe range from 56 m² to 138 m², and their views face the sea, the garden or the pool. The pool villas measure between 110 and 138 m², and the rooms of 56 m² sleep up to four guests with a view over the pool or the sea.

The pool villas sleep up to three guests and have a bathtub, bathrobes, a hair dryer, a mirror and an electric kettle, with a sea view or a garden view depending on the villa. The rooms of 56 m² sleep up to four guests and look out over the pool or the sea, so each one comes with a sea or pool view.

The resort has an outdoor swimming pool, a poolside bar and a fitness centre. The spa offers massage, body scrubs and foot baths, and a sauna is also available. Room service is offered, and the restaurants serve a buffet breakfast, a la carte dishes and international cuisine, with a coffee shop and desserts. Breakfast can also be served in the room or taken away, and a happy hour is offered.

Snorkelling, fishing and watersport equipment rental are available, and tours can be arranged. Bicycles, a shuttle service and laundry service are also offered, and there is an airport transfer. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and the fitness centre and sauna are also open to guests.

Ko Lipe is a small island in the Andaman Sea, reached by speedboat from Pakbara Pier on the Thai mainland. Irene Pool Villa Resort, Koh Lipe sits on Sunrise Beach, with Karma Beach 50 m away, in a part of the island where several beach bars stand within a few hundred metres of each other. The mood is relaxed, and the island suits days spent on the sand and on the water.

Within a short walk you find the North point beach viewpoint, Ao Ta Lo So beach and Hantalay Temple, a pagoda, while Ban Ko Li Pe village is 350 m away. The ferry terminal is 950 m from the resort, but the resort provides a free shuttle from the pier terminal for arriving guests. Koh Adang, another island in the same national park, lies 5.4 km away.

A good day could start at the North point viewpoint, continue with a swim on Karma Beach and an afternoon by the pool, and end on the Walking Street among the island's bars and restaurants. Diving is also close at hand, with Adang Sea Divers nearby, and the evenings around the beach bars give the stretch of sand its lively side.