Built in 2008, this beach resort features luxury villas and
apartments. Combining elegant Thai designs and modern architecture,
guests enjoy the kingdom's traditional hospitality in well-designed
boutique rooms, conducive to personal comfort. The total of rooms
62 provide a relaxing atmosphere and all feature a private balcony.
Guests can enjoy exclusive hospitality which includes
pre-registration and express check-in and check-out services, as
well as further facilities on offer to guests such as the lobby
with a currency exchange facility. There is a restaurant and guests
may also take advantage of the WLAN Internet access and laundry
services.
Rooms
Each individual guest room is designed in boutique style and
comfortably decorated. The hotel offers a selection of Superior,
Deluxe Pool View, Grand Deluxe Sea View, Junior Suites and Khun
Paen Grand Suites. All rooms come with a private bathroom with a
shower/bath and a hairdryer as well as satellite/ cable TV, a
minibar and tea-and-coffee-making facilities. They are also
equipped with individually adjustable air conditioning and a safe,
and all guest rooms are non-smoking. Each of the rooms features a
private balcony.
Restaurant & Food
The resort offers a variety choices of international dishes and
Thai cuisine. Guests may select their breakfast from a buffet or a
menu.
Activities & Sport
This resort features a large outdoor swimming pool with a poolside
snack bar set amongst the buildings housing guest accommodation.
This area has a reputation as Asia's scuba diving mecca, and the
resort offers SSI and PADI diving excursions to the island's 27
dive sites as well as all courses from novice to instructor aboard
its air-conditioned cruiser, the Samui Princess.
Directions, How to get
there
Guests arriving via Koh Samui will find the quickest way to Koh Tao
is by Bangkok Airways direct from Bangkok, Krabi, Phuket,
Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and a number of other airports. Upon
arrival at Koh Samui, guests can arrange transfers at the airport
information desk. There is no airport on Koh Tao Map itself, so
connections from Samui can only be made by boat. Guests could take
the 1-hour voyage either by Lomprayah Catamaran or on the Seatran
Discovery which leave twice daily for Koh Tao. There are other boat
transfers available, but these are by far the fastest and best
options. Regardless of which option guests choose, the last boat
leaving Koh Samui for Koh Tao is at 12 midday and the last
catamaran leaving Koh Tao is at 3 pm daily. Any onward flight
bookings/reservations should ideally be scheduled for after 6 pm to
allow for any unforeseen delays. Transfers from the piers to the
airport are readily available for a minimal fee and in some cases
are included in the catamaran price. Those arriving via Chumporn
should note that the transfer from Bangkok to Chumphon can be made
very simply either by train or comfortable VIP bus. Both options
can easily be booked in Bangkok or online. Again, the Lomprayah
Catamaran offers two trips and the Seatran Discovery offers one
trip to Chumphon daily and the price includes the transfer to Koh
Tao. Another option is the night boat via MV.Talaysub which leaves
Chumporn for Koh Tao every Tuesday and Saturday night at 11 pm.
Travellers from Phuket and Krabi typically pass through Suratthani,
a long and at times uncomfortable journey in a minibus. Boat
options are very limited and the only direct boat is a little
dubious even at the best of times. This night boat leaves
Suratthani every night at 11 pm. It is not recommended to arrive in
Koh Tao via this route but rather to fly from either Phuket or
Krabi directly to Koh Samui and follow the above directions from
there.