Koh Tao Royal Resort, Kohtao hotels Thailand

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William Pugh 2009-01-24	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Royal Resort as it provided a good base to explore the island. The room had everything you require and was well maintained. The staff were very helpful and can be relied upon with their reccommendations. The resort is set within picturesque settings and i would certainly recommend the accommodation.	Efficient response.
donna blake 2009-01-04	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad Great location directly on the beach. Be warned that this is only a 3/5 min walk from the ferry pier, you do not need to get a taxi!! Turn right when coming off the boat and walk straight until the end of the road, Royal Resort 2nd last reception. Hut were very clean and comfortable. Take plenty of mossie repellant or a net as the fan was not enough to deter them from coming into our hut. Family who run the resort were very pleasnat and helpful. Enjoyed our stay so much we booked an additional night. Koh Tao paradise.....boat trip from Samui was an experience, sea sick tablets def recommended.	Fast and effective as alway....thanks!
Andrejs Pada 2008-08-22	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad Very nice place!	Excellent!
Matthew Healy 2008-08-05 until 2008-08-09	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad I am 23 and I am from FL, USA The bungalows here were very nice. It was quiet and easy to sleep. The bed was comfortable and the sheets were clean. The AC and fan worked well. However, I did not like the resort manager at all. He very insincere was not helpful. Unlike the rest of the Thai s. Apart from that It was a nice resort and it was comfortable. However if I came again I would stay at New Heaven. The woman there was extremely nice and friendly. I went looking for a vacancy since I did not like the manager at Koh Tao Royal Resort he was a jerk. Unfortunately it was too much of a hassle to cancel at Koh Tao Royal Resort.	It worked well! :)
David W Wilkins 2008-06-28 until 2008-06-29	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad Amazing views from our hillside bungalow. Simple, traditional Thai style, which is what we wanted. Not sure what would have happened if it rained as we could see specks of light through the woven roof. We thought it was a bit expensive when we booked compared to other accomodation, but wouldn t have missed it and would have stayed longer if we could. Porter very friendly and helpful.
Tracey Anne Harper 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-19	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad The bungalow I stayed in was very clean and comfortable, thankyou! The staff were very friendly and quite cheeky! The views to the beach were lovely and the water lovely to swim in. Thanks so much!	brilliant booking with sawadee.com
Lisa Hall 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-18	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad I would not recommend the deluxe rooms as they are located up the hill & up the stairs. Also the bathroom is accessible via very steep stairs/ladder. We also had a snake in our room. The staff however are friendly & did move us following the discovery of the snake.	Good as always
mirsad sabanovic 2008-06-11 until 2008-06-15	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad bungalow was lung to sleep sometimes is the cradle of the issues between the residents if you you like big lizards to sleep with you in the room, the bungalow was for expensive, we think, is not recommended, staff only ok, not a good place for bathers	best no problem recommended sawadee warmly
Tom Walsh 2008-04-19 until 2008-04-21	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad Excellent in everyway. Comfortable rooms, great food, location is very close to the ferry drop so you can walk to it. Very friendly staff and two very funny children up to some mischief.	No problems at all
Ian Barber 2008-04-14 until 2008-04-19	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad Nice place at the quiet end of the beach. Facilities were good if a little overpriced compared to other places. You pay for the quiet atmosphere, away from the party bars, and a decent nights sleep. 5 mins walk from the main shops in Mae Had.	Good and effecient
Petra Wiking 2008-03-28 until 2008-03-31	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad Really nice place. Nice bungalow on the hill, with a great view. Quiet location but only a few minutes walk to town. Nice and helpfull staff.
Jane 2008-03-26	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad We stayed 6 nights in a standard aircon bungalow. The accommodation is pretty basic but perfectly comfortable. All the bungalows are situated in a beautiful tropical garden which you can view at your leisure from the hammock on your own veranda. It’s a nice setting and you are not bothered by other guests as all accommodation is separate bungalows. Service was very friendly and relaxed and if you eat there you will not be disappointed. Everything we had was absolutely delicious! What the bungalows might lack in luxury is more than made up for by the fact that Royal Resort is situated on the nicest patch of beach on Mae Head. We also stayed at Sensi Paradise next door, which though considerably more up-market has the inferior patch.
Michael John Anthony Bradley 2008-02-25 until 2008-03-02	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad although fairly basic huts this place is great! do not go if expecting 5* facilities - this is basic thai island accomodation at it s best. the restaurant looks out onto the harbour and has small beach area and incredibly clear water great for snorkelling. The guys that run this place are super friendly and a real good laugh. the food they do is top notch and it is minutes walk into the main part of mae haad. the huts are spacious and in great gardens - big walks up hills though - and our balcony had a great view!! would recommend to everyone!!! cheers guys for a great stay	slightly slow but everything in great order when we arrived
Ekaterina Bukhtiyarova 2008-01-07 until 2008-01-15	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad Location is very good for adult people (I mean no parties near your window). Several small beautiful beaches are in a short walking distanse. Stuff is extremely friendly. Fan bungalow is simple but OK for this money. It sits in the garden, so you never feel hot. We were planning to stay 8 nights, but stayed 12.	Perfect.
Gilbert Davis 2008-01-03 until 2008-01-07	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad Good place Freindly poeple. This is the third year that we have stayed their for more than 7 nights each time. The rooms have been up graded and the owners now have a taxi service. They are nice poeple. Ko Tao is a great place to visit.	The booking service worked good. It can take a couple of days for them to get back to you with the time changes.
Brendan 2007-12-30 until 2008-01-06	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad Absolutely fantastic. We stayed for 7 nights, the bungalows were clean and very comfortable. We had a hillside room and enjoyed many a evening sitting in the hammock admiring the fantastic view. The only critisism would be the lighting in the room at night is a bit dim, but they do have 24 hr electricity. Naturally, they are not the most luxurious rooms on the island but the value is amazing. We stayed for 3 nights at a different resort (that cost 5 times the price) and were much more comfortable here. The real charm of this hotel is the staff. They were so friendly and would welcome our hungover faces with a smile and a great breakfast every morning. The location is great, not too busy but not too quiet. They even have their own taxi service to get you to the hard to reach beaches. Keep up the good work guys.
Mark 2007-07-22 until 2007-07-25	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad Not the best at all. There was no hot water and the fan was useless. The surroundings are nice and the beach out the front good for swimming. However if you want to be close to the main beach and restuarants do not stay here. Reccommend View Cliff resort.	excellent as always
Glenn 2007-07-19 until 2007-07-24	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad We had a terrible stay at this resort!!! We paid the 1900bht per night before we arrived which was a big mistake. The room was nothing like those advertised...there were holes in the floor and the front door, the drain in the shower did not work, the room stank of stale smoke and there where electrical wires hanging all around the place. When we spoke to the manager/owner about this he became very irate and irrational. After a long arguement he refused to refund our money. He then phoned Sawadee and argued with them. We ended up staying in another resort in a room that was 10 times better for 700bht a night less!	Sawadee were excellent, they helped us find somewhere else to stay at very short notice and refunded all of the money we paid to the Koh Tao Royal Resort. We spoke to a manager at the call centre who organised everything for us.
Christopher Osborne 2005-09-20 until 2005-09-26	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad The owner (can t remember his name) was a top guy, in terms of services you get what you pay for. Nice bungalow on the hill, basic, quiet location but only a few minutes walk to town.
Michelle Ryall 2005-09-11 until 2005-09-14	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad A very big disapointment. I didn t feel it was worth the money we had paid, especially when I saw the next place we stayed in which cost the same. The paths had been washed away by the recent rains and it was dangerous getting to the bungalow . We stayed in the Ocean View Deluxe which really was anything but(well ok, you could see the ocean amongst other things!) The lower bedroom was dark & oppressive. The bathroom had no glass in the windows which was fine but a mozzie screen would have been nice to prevent the numerous bugs from sharing. It was also quite overlooked which meant wearing a bikini when showering and hoping no one was looking when you went to the loo which was raised to almost window height! The resort wasn t great. Admittedly, its low season but the streets were a mess with construction and rubbish. Due to recent bad weather and the beach being the entry point for the ferries & catamarans, the water quality was poor and we couldn t do the snorkelling we had hoped for. The place was just a disapointment and poor value for money so despite paying in advance for 3 nights, we left after only one and headed back to Samui.	No problems at all
Frank Lehmann 2005-08-08 until 2005-08-18	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad Stayed there with the family for ten days. Very good resort with clean and comfortable bungalows. No garbage behind the corners of the bungalows. Restaurant offers a great variety of delicious Thai and Western food direct at the best part of Hae Haad Beach. Friendly stuff and thanks for the best pancakes in town for our children.	Everything went perfectly well. Payments and reservations without any problems. Very reliable service by Sawadee.
Anna Norrwing 2005-07-17 until 2005-07-22	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad Since the house was built on wodden pillars it felt a bit unstable. It was nice to spend the eavning on the porch. The restaurant was not very good. Close to the main street and diving centers.	No problem!
Louise Richardson 2004-08-24 until 2004-08-29	Koh Tao Royal Resort, Koh Tao, Mae Haad The location was fabulous, close to the best bars, restaurants and dive centres. This hotel is like staying at a friends house! The family atmosphere is relaxing, as is the well kept clean and secluded beach. The family that run this hotel attended to our every need while on the island and were very friendly. The ocean view villa added to the whole island experience. You can take a shower on the decking and look out to fantastic views. However, you made want to stock up on candles/ torches as the amount of light is limited.