Two nice swimming pools, beach access. Very friendly and helpful staff. Good food, slightly pricey but eye for detail and good quality. Some restaurants nearby (go to Chill Chill @ Pai)

We had two power breakdowns (the whole islandhad no power) (one lasted for 9 hours). The owner should consider to buy a big diesel generator. We missed a drying rack on our balcony.

Very nice property on a quiet island away from crowds. Restaurant was with view on the pier and ocean, you could sit in the sand and enjoy a drink or some food. Breakfast was very nice, with variety of salty, sweet and fruits. There were two pools at the property. One closer to the restaurant and one connected to some of the rooms. We really liked that you could order drinks and food from the restaurant and they would bring it to you by the pool, very good service! We booked the junior suite with pool access. The room was surprisingly small, not the size you expect from a "suite" as we had trouble to find space to open two big suitcases on the floor. It was very nice to have the pool access, but I also think it would have been nice to have that pool reserved for the guests that actually paid for the pool access from the room, because everyone could just come into that pool from the whole hotel. The staff were always very helpful with everything we needed. They arranged the transfer for us from and back to Phuket (also very last minute the day before we arrived) and it was the best decision to have it booked through them, it was all super smooth! We also booked a scooter at the hotel, you could book for full day or just half a day, which was very convenient. The island has almost no cars so it was a good place to try out driving a scooter for the first time. We also booked two day trips through the hotel: Hong Island and Phi Phi. I definitely recommend the first one! Amazing experience for great value. You have a long tail boat just for yourselves, stopping at different beaches and snorkeling spots, you can choose how long you would like to stay. We also had water, sodas, lunch and fruit provided. Wouldn't recommend Phi Phi, it's quite far so you spend a lot of time just being on the boat during the day and all the spots are very crowded with tourists (as to be expected I guess).

Beaches on Koh Yao Yai in general have many crabs on all of them, as well as many jellyfish in the water.

The swimming pools were the highlight for us here, there are two of them, both offering sun and shade. The large one is great for sunset too. The rooms were great too, we stayed in the Deluxe Room with Pool View which may be better than the regular double rooms as there may be bugs. The island itself is great too and we were very happy with where we chose to stay. The breakfast was tasty as well. The room felt so clean and we were very comfortable here. The free shuttle to Laem Haad Beach was great, it was incredibly beautiful there.

As a warning, you can't really swim in the ocean here as it's not very clean, it's quite shallow and there are potentially jellyfish too.

The hotel is located close to village life in a tucked away location that didn't feel like it was intruding. There are several local restaurants within close walking distance, some of which serve beer and provide a take away service. The restaurant outside the hotel, close to the beach, is great. As was the tour guide there who fixed our transfer at an unbeatable price and great service - highly recommend. The hotel staff are lovely - always smiling, as are the locals. The pool is really nice and clean. Rooms are a good size and very comfortable. Lovely big bed. Great to have use of the free kayak. Unfortunately the paddle board was out of action. We got a good deal on booking.com so really good value for money.

Bicycles are no longer available which is a shame as we would have liked to explore the island. The alcohol prices in the bar are really high compared to local bars, which is a shame as it would have been nice to have drinks in the hotel. Expect to pay more but not that much more.

Staff were amazing. They were really friendly and went the extra mile by personally coming to our room to collect us for a massage. They were very attentive at meal times and even remembered our room number whenever we visited reception. You can get massages by the pool for an excellent price (400 bhat for an hour). We booked a transfer from the airport which included a ferry and two taxis and it was seamless, which the hotel organised for us. They offer tours in reception, we would recommend the Khai island one, which visits three islands, it was incredible. Again, seamless organisation from the hotel for this. The two pools were not crowded at all and there was always space on sun beds, which were good quality sun beds. The beach bar has really nice vibes, with bean bags, chilled acoustic music and overlooks the ocean. You can sit on the beach and have drinks from where the hotel is. There is a travel place across the road from the hotel where you can hire mopeds for a cheap price (300 bhat for 24 hours). There are a number of local restaurants within walking distance from the hotel. We visited three and they were all lovely. It is so quiet on the island so walking back along the road is not an issue. There were toiletries in the hotel provided free of charge and we had fresh towels and beach towels each day.

You can't swim at the beach that the hotel is on due to the sea level. It is really shallow but you can wade in it to cool down. There are also thousands, no exaggeration, of crabs on the beach that the hotel is on so you can't lie down on it. The hotel do offer a free shuttle bus to another beach which is good. You can't snorkel on either beach as it is not clear enough.

We had two rooms: first honeymoon villa and second room on the new building with swimming pool access. We like more the second room in the new building, cause it is more comfortable and modern. In general, the stay was very comfortable and nice! The staff is very friendly and helpful. The villa was 5/10, the new building rooms are 8/10 and breakfasts are 6/ 10, but the whole impression is very-very good. The location is good - the beautiful beach is near but not possible to swim due to very usually low tide.. also the pier is near and the place seems not very quite… but very nice and clean sitting area near the beach.. so this hotel is for leisure and sitting on the beach, not swimming.. I’d say thanks to the staff for amazing Christmas 🎄 party at the beach with delicious food and amazing fire 🔥 show and Muai Thai boxing show. bikes rental is also available!! nice bikes !

do not choose the villa #1 near the beach, too loud, too small, too close to the restaurant

We only stayed for 1 night and it was great. Wished we booked 1 more night at this hotel because it deserved it and so did the Ko Yao Yai island. It is really beautiful and is just perfect to be explored by scooter. The hotel's restaurant, which is located right on the beach, is a really good one, we ate there 2 times. The staff is really friendly and helpful. Overall speaking, I don't think that we could have chosen a better accommodation in our budget in Ko Yao Yai.

The hotel is nice, part modern, part Thai style. We chose a honeymoon villa with a view of the sea (more like a caravan). The villa was not as big as it appeared in the picture, there was no room for suitcases and a wardrobe. Everything was clean, Thai style. Nice big bed with a mosquito net which was nice , an airconditioning, spacious bathroom. The breakfast was tasty, enough food to choose from (noodles, chicken) and pancakes with jam, good coffee, juices. Wonderful seating at tables on the sand with a view of the sea. The pool was clean. There was the possibility of renting a scooter.

Instead of a caravan in front of the honeymoon villa, build a stylish Thai bar. This drinking caravan does not fit into a hotel.

We stayed 4 nights at the honeymoon suite which was amazing. Fortunately 3 nights the neighbour room was empty so it was silent and calm at night. Very cosy bar at the beach. Very nice staff at the bar and café and restaurant.

The one night when the neighbour suite was occupied we couldn’t sleep at all. Ok, these guests were extremly loud all night, but the walls are very thin and you can hear everything from there. The beach of the property is not the best for swimming because the water is very low and in case of low tide there isn’t any water at all. The staff at the reception is could manage everything but was a little bit cocky and not nice at all.

A really nice new hotel building with some older log cabins that spread down to the bar and restaurant on the beach. We stayed in main hotel so can't comment on the cabins. All rooms look over the pool that runs the length of the hotel, pay more and the ground floor rooms open directly onto the pool. Rooms are spacious well designed and luxurious. Staff are all really helpful and friendly. Bar and restaurant is on the beach, what's not to like. They have paddle boards and a kayak you can use. You can hire a scooter from the hotel, a must if you want to go anywhere, there are very few cars on the island mostly just scooters, roads are safe and there is only one that runs top to bottom, if you only hire one scooter in Thailand here is the place to do it. You can take your scooter on the long tail boats that cross to Yao Noi for a few extra Baht, just ask the guys that mill around the end of the pier you arrived on. For me this island is nicer than Noi, though there are a few more resorts and restaurants over there.

Air conditioning in the room us very noisy, might just be ours that needs attention. We ate once in the evening, for better Thai food and if you have a scooter, five minutes back up the road, there is an amazing restaurant on the beach, look for Seaside Bar and Restaurant wooden sign, the bar is down the steps.