Good Points: 1. pretty location. 2. ok for snorkeling. 3. nice poll. 4. clean resort. Bad Points: 1. Expect to pay 4-5 times the going rate on everything: A main course can cost up to 550 baht without rice! a bottle of water costs 30-40 baht (depending on who sells it to you), a mini market is available but prices... More

We have stayed at the montalay during our diving course of the budha view. I would recommend anyone who is given the choice between the montalay and budha view to go to budha view, unless you have a high appreciation for solitairy. As the only real plus is the location, which is far from the towns at koh tao. Also... More

This is a modern hotel resort in a beautiful small, quiet bay on Koh Tao. Some say it doesn't fit in with the environs but it is low rise. We had problems with check in - there was a miscommunication between the booking agency and the hotel and our rooms for 4 turned out to be a room for 3... More

We stayed for about a week (aug 2012). Great place for snorkeling and scuba diving. Even our youngest girl (9 yrs) tried scuba diving. Very good instructors. We stayed in a bungalow the first night which was okey for what we paid, but we upgraded to the hotel, a little bit more expensive but much better. Overall we had a... More

We stayed for 3 nights at Montalay in a bungalow. It is not the cheapest place to stay, but well worth the money. Montalay bay is very nice. Also, right of the beach, you can go snorkling. I got my scuba diving PADI at Montalay. Again, a bit more expensive than on the other side of the island, but the... More

We did our scuba open water diving training here and had a great experience. Our instructor Ad was wonderful and since it is a smaller place on the quieter side of the island, we were 1 of 2 groups of divers and felt like we had the place to ourselves. The hotel is in a gorgeous, secluded bay that has... More

Tanote bay is on the other side of the island from Sairee, so you have to hire a pick up truck taxi to go over the hill. The view on top of the hill on the way to the hotel from Sairee is very nice. The hotel is very secluded with a very nice beach. There aren't any restaurants, bars,... More

This hotel is in the most incredible location- five star! The beach is one of the nicest we have been too, with incredible snorkelling immediately off the beach - perfect for young children- flat calm water and thousands of incredible fish and coral on your doorstep. Our room was set in tropical forest and was clean with comfy beds (bathroom... More

I absolutely hate writing an average review and travel a lot but throughout my three weeks in Thailand this was the only place I would not return to or recommend. I was so excited about visiting Koh Tao and this experience out me off the island so we ended up leaving after three nights. It is very overpriced if you... More