Nok Guesthouse & Hostel

Nok Guesthouse & Hostel offers mixed and female-only dormitory rooms with bunk beds, and rooms for up to three guests with a choice of bed set-ups. Some dormitories have a mountain view and one has a street view, and several rooms have air conditioning. Bathrooms are shared, with showers and toiletries, and hair dryers are provided in several rooms.

Several rooms have blackout curtains, reading lights, linens and towels, a closet, or a socket near the bed. Mountain-view dormitories measure 25 or 30 m², and a 35 m² dormitory has a bunk bed for one guest. A few rooms also have a TV or an in-room tablet.

The hostel has a shared kitchen, a bar with happy hour and a vending machine, and a shared lounge with a TV area. Public areas have air conditioning, free Wi-Fi covers all rooms and the public areas, and free parking is available on the property.

Laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services are offered, along with daily housekeeping and safety deposit boxes. Tours can be arranged, diving and snorkelling are available, and the property has a game room, a terrace and meeting and banquet facilities.

A business centre offers photocopying and fax services, and the property also has a shared lounge where guests can sit and watch TV in the evening.

Chalok Ban Kao is a bay on Ko Tao, a small island in the Gulf of Thailand that belongs to Surat Thani province. Nok Guesthouse & Hostel sits in the village area, with the beach 890 m away and small shops, a pharmacy and clinics on the nearby streets. Most travellers spend their days at the island's beaches and viewpoints, returning to the village in the evening.

Sai Nuan Beach is 1.3 km away, and Cindy's Tower, a viewpoint, is also nearby, with Ao Thian beach close by as well. Jansom Bay and Shark Bay are also close by. Ko Tao has no airport, so the nearest one is Samui Airport (USM), 63.8 km away on Koh Samui, and the last part of the journey is by boat. Chumphon Airport (CJM) on the mainland is 87.9 km away.

A good day here is a boat trip to Nangyuan Island, 5.6 km away, which has a viewpoint over the water. Back on Ko Tao, the beaches of the bay are the place for an afternoon swim, and the island is well known for diving and snorkelling. The hostel's shared kitchen is useful for a simple dinner after a day at the beach.