The Hidden Gem Poshtel Koh Tao

The Hidden Gem Poshtel Koh Tao has a double room and a twin room, both of 16 m² with a private bathroom fitted with a shower, toiletries and towels. Both rooms have air conditioning and a seating area, and both also have a flat-screen TV, a hair dryer and linens. The double room has one double bed for up to two guests.

A room assigned on arrival sleeps up to three guests, so a group of three can stay together in one room. Guests who book it are given their room when they check in.

Guests can use the restaurants and the coffee shop, and bottled water is available. Free Wi-Fi covers all rooms, and Wi-Fi also works in the public areas, with internet services offered as well.

For time on the water, the property offers boating, canoeing, diving, snorkelling and tours, along with motorised and non-motorised water sports and hiking routes on the island. Snorkelling and canoeing are two of the sea activities available here, alongside boating and diving.

Daily housekeeping, luggage storage and essential condiments are offered, and English and Thai are spoken on site. The property also has a couple's room, and its rooms can have tile or marble flooring, a seating area and trash cans.

The hotel is in Mae Haad, the port village on Ko Tao, a small island in the Gulf of Thailand that is reached by ferry from the mainland or from Koh Samui. The village is busy with boats and dive shops, and it puts you close to the water. Life in the village revolves around the water, with boats coming and going through the day, so it is an easy place to start a diving or boat trip. The beach is 160 m from the property, so a swim or a snorkel can start without a long trip.

Ferries arrive at the pier 150 m from the hotel, and Sairee Beach, the longer sandy strip popular with divers, is 600 m away. The nearest airport by distance is Samui Airport on Koh Samui, 65.1 km away across the sea, so the last stretch of the journey is by boat. Koh Nang Yuan, a small island with a viewpoint reached by boat, is 3.8 km from the hotel.

A day here can start with a dive or snorkel trip, followed by time on Sairee Beach in the afternoon. Hiking routes wind through the island's jungle and give views over the island, and a boat trip to Koh Nang Yuan fills a day out.