Koyao Island Resort

Splendid location, great vibes and crowds, very good breakfast which can also be served floating on the pool if you rent a villa. The sunrise is breathtaking, the villa is simply fantastic! A must go hotel should you travel to Koh Yao Noi!

We had an amazing experience at this wonderful resort since the moment we arrived. We traveled with another couple. The Resort arranged our pick up from the hotel we stayed in Phuket , and took us to the marina for the transfer in a long boat directly to the beach in front of the resort. The cabin was exactly as described in their web page. The view from our cabin was beautiful, we could see the gorgeous bay in front of us with the impressive mountains. The Resort was quiet and relaxing. And all the staff were super cordial and friendly. Piano was in charge, coordinating everything to our satisfaction. What an amazing manager, always super diligent with a smile on her face ! Soot was in the restaurant and bar overseeing to all our wishes, and giving us tips. The rest of the staff was super nice, respectful and friendly. We never saw the cleaning crew and everything was clean and fresh around the resort and in our cabin. We had an amazing shower area outdoors. It was great! The only thing to be aware is there is not a key when you are out of your room. The cabin stays open. They have safes in each cabin thought. But we felt like we were visiting friends, safe, happy and relax. Because we were there in low season there were not too many guests. We were lucky because there was not rain, at least during the day. All the ladies in the spa were great. Our friends and us had massages every day. It was awesome!! We ate at the Resort restaurant every day except one night that we went to a local restaurant. The food was delicious. Some of our favorite was the local fish and the papaya salad. We tried almost everything in the menu. We rented a Motorbike with side car and did drive around the island. Everybody is so nice around this small island. We visited the market to get some of the great sauces and local spices recommended by the restaurant chef at the resort. We did some shopping to get souvenirs and had a blast taking pictures and driving around. Piano offered us the amazing experience of stay our last night at their glamping area in the mountain. It was a beautiful luxury tent with incredible views to the bay and a private pool. We loved it! We would love to visit again. Thank you so much for the great service you all provided us and the great memories we all made. ขอบคุณ Lilia Salazar

I stayed here with my family of four in the BeachFront Family Villa and by far one of the best experiences we've had in Thailand. Our stay was 3 nights and 4 days which we felt was the perfect amount of time. The local staff were friendly & attentive to my families needs. The perfect place to recharge your batteries. And i must say THE BEST MASSAGES we have had by far, also we give thanks to treating a member of my family's sunburnt with aloe vera which has made recovery so much quicker.A huge Thank you to all staff involved & wont hesitate recommending your hidden gem to family, friends & others

Just returned after 5 days at this little gem in Thailand. From the moment we arrived we were met by most helpful staff who could not do enough to please. We had a delightful well appointed bungalow within 50m of the sea with uninterrupted views of the sea and islands. Caroline and Mederic were the resort managers with Mederic, trained in Michelin star restaurants, heading up the catering. His expertise certainly showed with a fantastic sunset meal in the Tent up the hill behind the resort that lived up to his Michelin training!! We had trips to the islands in a longtail boat to ourselves with swimming, snorkelling and picnic. In all an excellent holiday that lived upto and beyond our expectations!!

I wasn't going to say anything until I saw the The Koyao Management Team response to my husband Weston's review. This fabricated response filled with untruths is proof again of the poor management of this hotel. If you are coming across the world to enjoy Thailand, assure you have a pleasant time and stay somewhere else. This is more of a "Glamping" experience, expect power/lights to go out, an open air villa, with bugs flying/crawling about. We booked a villa with an ocean view (which would have been lovely I am sure) but when we arrived management did not give us the Villa we had booked online. It was incredibly frustratuing for us because we had done a lot of research for out trip to Thailand and had specifically booked that Villa for our once in a lifetime vacation. We were left feeling "cheated" as the pictures they posted online for the Villas were very misleading. They did not ammned the situation or help us in anyway to have a better experience (complentary dinner was offered after much deliberation.) While trying to sort the Villa situation out (around lunch time) after traveling all morning my daughter was very hungry, I took her to the restaurant to order some lunch but was infomred the resraurant was closed. I literally had to beg the kitchen manager to please help us, I asked for only a small bowl of plain noodles for her, he finally obliged but with no empathy or concern for his guests. It was incredible how unsympathetic they were to our situation. It saddens me to know they could not put themselves in their guest's shoes for one moment. I normally don't leave negative reviews but this was a very disheartening expereince for me.