Monkey Flower Villas

The villas at Monkey Flower Villas sleep between six and eleven guests, with a choice of bed set-ups in each one. Some have a private pool, and others have a bay view, a nature view or a partial sea view.

Several villas have a private bathroom, and some include a bathtub, a walk-in shower or a separate shower and bathtub. Toiletries, towels and hair dryers are provided in many of the villas. Rooms can also have a full kitchen, a kitchenette, a balcony or terrace and individual air conditioning. Some villas also offer board games, on-demand movies and a telephone, and wireless internet access is available in several of them.

The property has an outdoor swimming pool and an indoor pool, along with a spa, a sauna, a hot tub and a fitness centre. A 24-hour front desk is on site, and a free airport transfer is offered, as well as free parking.

For the sea, there are diving, snorkelling, boating and non-motorised water sports, and tours are offered as well. Massage treatments, a yoga room and bicycle rental complete the options for days spent away from the beach.

Breakfast is offered à la carte or in Asian, Continental and Western styles, and a kitchen, a coffee shop and grocery delivery sit alongside the 24-hour room service. Daily housekeeping, laundry service, a garden and a terrace are also part of the property, with kids facilities for families.

Monkey Flower Villas sits in the Taa Then Bay area of Ko Tao, an island in the Gulf of Thailand known for its diving. The villas look onto nature, bay or partial sea views, and the area is handy for guests who want to be close to the island's main beaches.

The beach is 430 m from the property, and Sairee Beach, the island's main beach strip, is 450 m away, with dive shops and cafés along it. Koh Nang Yuan, a small island reached by boat, is 1.8 km away and is a popular stop for snorkelling, and the Mango Viewpoint, a hilltop lookout over the bay, is 850 m away. Ko Tao has no airport of its own, so the nearest airport is Samui Airport, 67.4 km away on Ko Samui, and the last leg of the journey is by boat.

A good day starts on Sairee Beach in the morning, followed by a boat trip to Koh Nang Yuan for snorkelling, and an afternoon climb to the Mango Viewpoint for the view over the bay. Rough seas can disrupt boat trips, so it is worth checking the sea before setting off. Diving and snorkelling trips leave from the island by boat.