Koyao Bay Pavilions Hotel

The accommodation is made up of villas, cottages and a suite, and the room types have private bathrooms with a walk-in shower, a hair dryer, toiletries and towels. Pool views are offered in several of the room types, the Beach Suite faces the ocean, and Villa Kirana overlooks the garden.

The Beach Suite is for up to two guests, with 120 m² of space, an ocean view and a super king bed. Larger groups can choose Mai Pai Cottage, which covers 190 m² and sleeps up to five guests with a pool view and private beach access. Each of these rooms has its own private bathroom, so guests never share facilities.

Koyao Bay Pavilions Hotel has an outdoor swimming pool, a private beach, a garden and a terrace, along with a playground and a game room. A massage service is offered, and a bar, a coffee shop and a restaurant sit alongside room service and BBQ facilities.

Guests can go canoeing, snorkelling, non-motorised water sports or hiking, and bicycles can be rented. Tours can be arranged, and there is an airport transfer as well as shuttle and taxi services.

Reception is staffed 24 hours a day, laundry service is available, and luggage can be stored. Asian, continental and halal breakfast options are also offered. The hotel also has a coffee shop and BBQ facilities.

Koyao Bay Pavilions Hotel sits on Koh Yao Noi, a quiet island in Phang Nga Bay that is reached by boat rather than by bridge. The landscape is rice fields, fishing villages and small coves, and the pace is calm. Limestone karst islands rise from the bay around the island, and the sheltered coves make an unhurried place for a swim, away from the busier beaches of Phuket.

The village of Haad Lam Sai is 300 m away, and the beach at Sor Ngam is 1.2 km along the coast, with the Laem Had viewpoint nearby. Haad Lam Sai is a small village close to the hotel, so a walk there makes an easy first outing. Laem Had Beach lies 3.5 km away, and Hong Island, a limestone island with a lagoon inside, is 6.8 km off by boat.

A boat trip to Hong Island makes a good day out, and canoeing or snorkelling in the calm bays suit the afternoon. Guests can also rent bicycles to explore the island's quiet roads, and the boats leave from the piers on the coast. Low Tide Island, a short boat ride away, makes a half-day outing, and the terrace is a quiet place to end the day.