Koh Tao Hillside Resort

The rooms at Koh Tao Hillside Resort include deluxe rooms with a king bed and bungalows. The Grand Deluxe, measuring 28 m², and the Deluxe Room, measuring 26 m², both have a king bed and a sea view and sleep two guests. The Diving Village, at 16 m², also has a sea view and air conditioning, and the Grand Diving, at 26 m², has a king bed and sleeps two.

Several bungalows sleep up to seven guests, with either a sea view or a garden view, and the 16 m² Garden view Bungalow sleeps up to three. Air conditioning is fitted in several of the rooms, and some of them also have blackout curtains, satellite channels and an electric kettle. Bungalows with a sea view and bungalows with a garden view give guests a choice of outlook.

The resort has an outdoor swimming pool, an indoor swimming pool and a children's swimming pool, plus a garden, a solarium and a private beach. The solarium is an elevated sun terrace with views over the surrounding landscape. Dining covers a restaurant, a coffee shop, a poolside bar, a vegetarian restaurant and room service, with Asian, buffet and continental breakfast choices.

Activities include diving, snorkelling, boating, canoeing, fishing and tours, as well as non-motorised water sports. Business facilities and meeting or banquet facilities are offered, and luggage storage is available.

For day-to-day needs, the resort offers laundry, dry cleaning, ironing, daily housekeeping, a shuttle service and bicycle parking. A doctor or nurse is on call, and English and Thai are spoken.

Taa Then Bay is on Ko Tao, a small island in the Gulf of Thailand known for diving and for its beaches and bays. Sairee Beach, the nearest beach, is 300 m away, and the island has no bridge, so the last part of the journey is by boat. Ferries from the mainland reach the island at Mae Haad Pier, and the island's bays, beaches and hillside viewpoints are spread across its coast.

Koh Nang Yuan, a small islet 1.5 km away, is popular with snorkellers. Mango Bay, 2 km away, is a beach bay on the island, and the John - Suwan Mountain View Point, 5.2 km away, looks out over the island's hills and bays. The resort runs a free shuttle bus to and from Mae Haad Pier, the main ferry pier, and the nearest airport, Samui Airport on Ko Samui, is reached by boat.

A day could start with a swim at Sairee Beach, followed by a snorkelling trip to Koh Nang Yuan or a visit to the John - Suwan viewpoint for wide views over the bays. Ko Tao is one of Thailand's best-known diving islands, and tours can be arranged. The garden is a spot for reading or walking, and the solarium is good for sunbathing.