Seahorse Lipe Hostel

The rooms at Seahorse Lipe Hostel range from single rooms for one guest to rooms that sleep up to three. Beds are single or double, depending on the room, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms.

Some rooms have a private bathroom and others use a shared one, and several rooms have air conditioning. Some rooms also have a private entrance, and the rooms come in single and double layouts across the range.

Seahorse Lipe Hostel has a laundry service on site, so guests can have clothes washed while staying on Ko Lipe, and the hostel keeps its laundry arrangements simple for travellers who arrive by boat with a light bag. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and the public areas also have Wi-Fi.

The common areas are air-conditioned, and staff speak English and Thai. Guests who want to get online can do so both in the public areas and in their rooms, where the Wi-Fi is free.

Seahorse Lipe Hostel sits on the walking street of Ko Lipe, a small island in the Andaman Sea that is part of Tarutao National Park. The village is compact, with bars, shops and food stalls lining the lanes between the beaches, so most of the island's daily life happens within a short walk. The hostel stands on that lane, so the bars and shops are close at hand.

The nearest beach is 290 m from the hostel, and Pattaya Beach is 300 m away. Sunrise Beach is 450 m off, and the Koh Lipe Ferry Terminal, where boats from the mainland arrive, is 350 m away. Sunset Beach is also within a short walk, while Koh Adang, another island in the national park, is 6 km away by boat.

A good day here is a stroll along the beaches followed by a boat trip out to Koh Adang or to the snorkelling spots around Koh Hin Ngam, a small island reached from the village by boat. Boats link the island with its neighbours, so island-hopping is usually done by longtail or speedboat, and the ferry terminal is also the place where day trips to nearby islands are arranged, so it is a useful landmark to know from the start.