Koh Yao Yai Sea Breeze House

The rooms at Koh Yao Yai Sea Breeze House are air-conditioned, and each has a private bathroom with a shower, toiletries and towels, along with a desk and a wardrobe. Some rooms have sea views and others a garden view, and some have a balcony.

Every room sleeps up to three guests. Rooms have satellite channels and a streaming service such as Netflix, and the bathrooms come with a hair dryer and an electric kettle.

The guesthouse has an outdoor swimming pool, a restaurant, a bar, a coffee shop and a sun terrace, and room service is offered. The grounds include a garden, a playground and a massage service, and an indoor play area is available for children.

For arrivals and days out, an airport transfer and a paid shuttle service are offered, and a tour desk is on site with tours available. Luggage storage, laundry service and babysitting are also offered, free parking is provided on site, and Wi-Fi covers the rooms and the public areas. Non-smoking rooms are offered, and all children are welcome, with a playground and an indoor play area for younger guests.

Koh Yao Yai is an island in Phang Nga Bay, close to Phuket, and it is reached by boat rather than by road. Its coastline is a sequence of bays and headlands, as place names such as Ao Pun Te and Laem Had suggest, and life on the island moves at a much quieter pace than on the busy beaches of Phuket. The guesthouse sits close to the island's villages, so the setting is more about the sea and village life than about shopping streets.

Laem Had Beach is the nearest beach, 1.6 km from the guesthouse, and the Laem Had viewpoint on the headland lies 3.2 km away, a place to look out over the water. Ao Pun Te, the closest village, is 650 m away. Chong Lard Pier is a ferry terminal nearby, and Phuket International Airport is 32.8 km away, so reaching it involves a boat crossing.

A good day can begin with a visit to Laem Had Beach and continue to the viewpoint on the headland, then return to the guesthouse pool or its garden in the afternoon. For more beaches and a livelier scene, you can plan a day trip to Phuket's beaches, such as Patong, Kata and Karon, after crossing back by boat.