Laem Thian Resort, Kohtao hotels Thailand

*Reviews of recent stays*	*Comment on the hotel*	*The reservation service*
Martha Vitantzakis 2009-03-05	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Wonderful hotel and place. We loved and enjoyed our staying there. At any rate recommendable!	Everything worked out very well! Thank you!
Nikita Short 2009-02-08	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian 6 of us girls stayed here for 4 nights, we really enjoyed ourselves! the staff were really nice and friendly, very chilled out in day on private beach and then funky at night at the bar right by the beach. Got free pick up from ferry port, just b wary of the bumpy travel to the hotel!! Still a traveller s Haven for sure - cheap and cheerful!!	The booking was fine on here.
Shawn Price 2009-01-14	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian this place is a great hidden oasis. owner is very helpful. downfalls were garbage everywhere and food was overpriced and because of remote location no other options.
Mats Björling 2009-01-04	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian The hotelstandard was low, but you get what you pay for, so it was very cheap. Nice snorkling. Good cooking, nice staff. Very bad road to the hotel - don´t rent a bike - it could kill you! The first transport to the hotel was a bit scary - sitting back on the van trying not to be throwed of the car made your heart beat faster. But you get used to it, so the next time it felt better.	Very good.
Becker 2009-01-03	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian This was really an wonderful resort. We had a great time with all this lovely people. Thank You an hopefully till next time
MC Smit 2008-12-29	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Laem Thain is very basic and set is in the most beautiful bay you can ever imagine. If it is remote and island style simplicity you need then this is for you. Ping Pong the owner and her staff are all very friendly and really go out of their way to make your stay a pleasant one. We are divers and found it easy to book at Black tip resort in the next bay as they just picked us up from the shore with a long tail boat. Snorkelling and food is great. I would go back one day	AMAZING, fast and very effective will use you again
Graham John Jacob 2008-12-28	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Just awful - conditions only just above squalid, remote to the point of inaccessibility - fine if you want to be trapped in a commune and ripped off but otherwise don t go anywhere near - definitely the worst place we ve ever stayed in. Very very poor value.
Melissa Shanks 2008-10-23	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Excellent place! Rustic but well put-together bungalows set atop a little bay with majestic views of the east side of Ko Tao. Very relaxing...hardcore 30 minutes in the the back of a pick up truck to get there but so worth it. Removed yet they go into town twice a day so still get your shopping done. The staff are sooo lovely - Ping Pong and her husband run to the place (she makes great cocktails and can do fire poi!) and her Burmese staff are all smiles and very welcoming. Food is decently priced and so yum (it s Jun s wife who cooks and she ll show you how to make your favourite dish if you re nice). Snorkel right off the beach, jump off the 10m jumping rock, take a day trip to another part of the island...stayed ten days (you ll definitely want at least 6) and promised to return. Wonderful. Perfect for couples or the singles. Great energy - quite still in mid-October but met really nice people coming through. Don t stay in a room - stay longer and bargain with Ping Pong for your own bungalow!	Terrific. No problems. Fast emails and good communication.
xu jia yi 2008-08-19	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian good food,good BBQ fish and nice fire show.people are amity	good
Troels Hjulmann Petersen 2008-07-15 until 2008-07-17	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Fantastic place.. very secluded (45 min. by pickup from the pier)and homie :) The staff is one big happy family - all of them very friendly.	No problems. Booked a week before arrival and called them upon arrival for free pickup at the pier.
auliac cecilia 2008-07-03 until 2008-07-06	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian we spend so nice time in this guest house!our bungalow was so cool anc clean.no rats like we read before just so cute squirrel!we have the seaeagle room the view it so amazing! just a things shut the tv at night!!!!!it s so disturbing to have this big screen next to you when you try to chill... otherwise everthing it s very nice. i will come back ebery years to take rest if i can! and if you want to go outside at night the way to the city is not so long,45 min or less in the jungle...i think it cool and peaceful! see u!
Sandrine Levallois 2008-06-24 until 2008-06-30	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Positve: An amaizing location, real remote and not too easy to access (which was a bonus for us!). Great snorkeling and food. The huts are basic but have bathrooms, the view is incredible. Great value if looking for a budget and down to earth type of experience, we loved it! Negative: Mattress was shit and some of the staff a bit creepy.	very efficient and user friendly
Serge Feyaerts 2008-03-28 until 2008-03-30	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Beautiful location. Very relaxed service & very basic accomodation. Don t forget to bring your own towels, sheets & mosquito net.	OK !
Gunnar Glaeser 2008-03-15 until 2008-03-19	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Nice staff, nice beach, but very dirty and expensive bungalows with AC. Better take the fcheaper fan rooms. Far away from everything. So if you like to stay on a calm beach, its nice. If you want shopping, bars and party, you shouldnt stay there.
Nicholas Laskovski 2008-02-25 until 2008-02-27	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Don t go here so I can enjoy it all for myself. This place was quiet, enjoyable, beautiful. Make sure you get to the top of the cliff that looks over the ocean soon after a rainstorm. You might catch the most beautiful rainbow when looking back towards land, picturesque.	Easy, straightforward.
Brent David Van Selow 2008-02-08 until 2008-02-10	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Excellent resort. We went to two other secluded resorts both were bad but this was great! Each room has a spectacular view. We had A/C but did not need it with the ocean breezes at night. Great snorkelng right on the beach and a great staff. A must see on Koh Tao! Just wonderful.	No problems what so ever.
tine Huyse 2008-01-22 until 2008-01-24	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Very good experience. The huts were nice and you had a great view. The staff was very helpful and you can get a free lift of pingpong into town every day. The food was good and the snorkeling was the best around there. Also very quiet and not too many tourists.
Kathy de Gouviea-Smith 2007-12-24 until 2007-12-27	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian All of the bungalows have a stunning view of the ocean and the snorkeling was excellent! We stayed in similar bungalows for our entire stay in Thailand (4 weeks), and these were the worst of the lot... While the bungalow looks clean and the bathroom rustic but clean aswell, be warned that there are rats in all the bungalows that visit at night and big roaches! The service was extremely slow in the restarurant although the food was good. The place is VERY remote ie. you cannot go anywere else for a meal, drink etc unless you take the resort taxi into town which is a mission (hectic road and they only give you 2hrs in the town). I think there are better places to stay!	excellent...
Elin 2007-05-28 until 2007-06-01	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Stayed 4 nights and wished it could have been longer. Amazing place for snorkeling and great views from ALL the bungalows. Helpful and friendly staff - I would encourage anyone to try to play Connect 4 or try out for the fire show with with them . Good food. A little rustic and a few too many steps sometimes, but we truly enjoyed our stay. Just the road to the resort is well worth a night s stay. Thanks Pingpong for a wonderful time!	No problems and easy
Juergen 2007-02-26 until 2007-03-05	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Great snokeling area, A school of more than 20 blacktip-sharks is located directly in the bay. The rooms are clean and cheap. No real comfort, but aircondition. Unfortunately no electricity during the day. The transport from/to the harbour is an adventurous ride on a pick-up. At Disney world you have to pay extra for such adventure. The restaurant has primitive tables and chairs, uncomfortable. The food is excellent and the staff really nice. The whole atmoshere is very familiar. Really it one of the lost paradises, just for total relxing.	bokking is OK, but a bit slow, if you try to book only two days before arriving.
Christine Stockmann 2007-01-30 until 2007-02-02	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian really nice place, away from the crowds, excellent for snorkling, really good food and nice staff
Petra and Martijn, the Netherlands 2007-01-13 until 2007-01-17	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian We ve stayed here for 3 nights. The road to Liam Thian was terrible and extremely bumpy, especially when you are pregnant for 5 months as I was at that time. It was a beautiful place, christal clear water, great views, the food was great and the staff was very friendly. The owner of the place Mrs.Pingpong was a grumpy lady, not really insterested in her guests. Not friendly at all. Her husband was even worse. During the day it was peaceful and quiet, but at around 9 pm there was a fireshow at the beach and they put the music extremely loud. The fireshow lasted about half an hour, but they didn t put the music down. It was a terrible noise. We really expected it to be a special and quiet place, but during the evening and night it was hell! The rooms were ok, if you like rats.... The matras was like you lay on the ground.	Great!
Geoffrey Thomas 2006-12-16 until 2006-12-18	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian I went to this resort on the expectation of very good, straight off the beach snorkeling over coral reef. This is generally the case and it makes it one of the few places in the world where this can be accomplished on an economy basis. Be aware that in Dec the NE monsoon can really blow (the resort is protected from this by a headland) but with 2-4M swell the visability was about 4-5M ( which was better than on the other side of the island where nearly all accomadation is). The resort itself is basic, cheap and cheerful. Location is good with nice views, my wife is Thai and always makes a point of checking out the kitchen on arriving at any resort we visit, she thought it was dirty. I have a tendency to get calf cramps, I did a calf stretch by pushing against the balcony rail, it gave way and I almost went flying off the balcony (with the rail) onto the rocks below. But as I say hey, this is Thailand - keep on smiling!	No problems
Tamara Baksht 2006-10-31 until 2006-11-01	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Hello! The best place on the islands, if you are looking for the lost paradise. Clean, very friendly, very quiet, unspoiled nature, good food in the resort and superb view! I really met the reef sharks there, and fron the balcony of bungalo to the beach you need to walk only 3 mins. Downstairs. Can be recommended to every one who wants to escape from rush and noise of routine life.	Very efficient, will use it always.
Elizabeth Castle 2006-09-18 until 2006-09-23	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Beautiful tiny private beach with amazing snorkeling literally at your front door! Pingpong and her family are wonderful people, and the food was to die for. The road to Laem Thain is a little scary, especially in a rainstorm! Our taxi cost us 1000 Baht which apparently was a rip off. There was a bit of a misunderstanding and we didn t know we were being picked up. If you ever experience this, go to the 7-11 and call Pingpong! Someone is probably looking for you! If you like to be one with nature this is the place for you, the bathrooms are quite rustic, but my fiance didn t mind, I was the squeemish one... no crazy insects or anything, just the nightly ant army. Beware of the red ants, they bite. It s worth a hike over to the other side of the island if you decide to stay here, you ll see a completely different beach, lots of restaurants, shopping , massage, etc. Here you can also sign up for tours but they won t pick you up at Leam Thian because it s so far away and the road is really bad. Despite the small problems we experienced this was a great experience. Pingpong and her family/friends really made us feel at home. And you really, really can t beat the snorkelling or the food. It s also fun to feed the fish, they will swim right up to about a foot of water and eat bread! One last tip, don t take the beach side bungalow, it s tempting because you are litterally right on the beach, but the septic system relies on gravity so the tank is right below this bungalow... it was a little stinky! Once we moved uphill it was much better!!	Easy.
Robin Harrison 2006-03-15 until 2006-03-19	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Superb situation, but the isolation can become a little much after a while. The staff are very friendly, if not a bit too laid back!	Very efficient and helpful
Vina lustado 2006-02-26 until 2006-02-28	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian The location is beautiful with huge dramatic boulders and ocean scenery. However the facilities are not well maintained - trash was scattered around and the water was polluted when we tried snorkelling. The bungalows are very rustic and the service was mediocre. We left after two nights and were disppointed at what could have been a really nice place if it was better taken care of.	fast and efficient
Heidi from Norway 2005-07-29 until 2005-22-08	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian I arrived in Koh Tao one day prior to my estimated arrival. As this was my fifth trip to Thailand,I didn t worry about the pick up services; as all establishments usually are present at the pier. This day, however, Pingpong from Laem Thian, didn t have any bookings, so she wasn t there... I walked about 200 m., to a combined bookstore/ travel agency. (After several visits during this 4 week holiday on Koh Tao,I consider this shop to be a very helpful and friendly place). They telephoned Laem Thian Resort. Within 40 min. I was picked up. Although the owner of Laem Thian, Pingpong, looked highly confused(I have told the woman making the phone call, that I had a reservation, (But I did not mention that it was valid from the next day...)) When I met Pingpong, she looked very happy to see me, and it was all ok that I had arrived one day too early. The drive to Laem Thian was one of the most hazardous, steep and fearfull, though slow, rides I have ever experienced. Quite a fun and Thai experience to stop along the local establishments for bottled water, ice cubes, vegetables and beer. On arrival I was amazed by the scenery. Laem Thian was a small peninsula, the hotel block and huts situating mainly on the right side, which is the beach side. This side has a sandy shore, but is not a beach suitable for children that cannot cope with rough waters. Once a coral shore, now damaged by boat anchors, but still it is picturesque and still having friendly sharks. To get to the left side waters of the peninsula you have to do some crawling and easy climbing, about 4-8 min., wear fins or bathing shoes to protect your feet when getting into the water from the rough worth it; The thousands of small fish, the corals, the clear waters and tranquility (when the dive boats were abscent)are definetly worth the struggle. Staying at Laem Thian was as having read on the internet; the accomodation was ok, as well as the surrondings beeing in need of a serious tidying up, the scenery beautiful. On arrival I could choose from 3 sea wiew huts, I picked the highest hut lucky . and stayed there for 10 days.I stayed 15 more days at this resort before going back to bangkok. (I continued my stay in the hotel block.) The peace and serenety of Laem Thian, as well as the hospitality of all the staff, makes this a place to miss. I will return to Laem Thian, and I hope the owners plans to expand/rebuild the resort will never take place.	Having used the sawadee.com booking services several times, I find it quite good. They offer quick responses, though it is important that you specify your request thoroughly. Like booking a sea wiew hut, you get the confirmation of a sea wiew room- In Thailand, this does not neccesarily mean the same type of accomodation... Send extra e-mails to check and confirm.
Linda Martin 2005-03-25 until 2005-03-28	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian The location, food and service were wonderful. However Laem Thian needs a good tidy up as there is building material and other junk lying all over the place. Accommodation particularly the bathrooms need to be cleaned thoroughly.	No Problem
Almasi Gergely 2005-01-31 until 2005-02-02	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian We booked accomodation for two nights, but we escaped after the first night!!! - we didn t get the room we booked, - the room we got instead had direct sunshine all afternoon long - it was like a glasshouse, - there is no electricity from 6 am to 6 pm !!!!! - no hot water !!!!! - we ordered two simple sandwiches for dinner. It took 50 minutes to get them!!!! - the resort is located at a hideaway spot, in a small bay. The hotel is good for people who want the be away from everything. There is only one neckbraking road to the hotel, far from town, so even though the accomodation is cheap, if want to move between hotel and town you pay a lot for taxi. ALL IN ALL: I DON T RECCOMMEND IT!	Great, fast!
LE DREO 2005-01-26 until 2005-01-31	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Trés sympa, bon accueil, cadre idylique mais manque d entretien. Rapport prix qualité satisfaisant Situation un peu isolé, idéal pour la tranquilité, mais loin de tout !! A découvrir quand même...
Richard Shore 2005-01-07 until 2005-01-10	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Laem Thian is a truly beautiful place. The ideal spot for a complete getaway from it all. The staff in the Restaurant are brilliant. Ping Pong and Ang are very nice people and work very hard to make everyone feel welcome. Food was great. The only thing I would recommend is that when you book your reservation you emphasise that you require a bungalow, otherwise you have to stay in one of the 1st floor rooms which although it has a marvellous sea view is somewhat disappointing compared to the bungalows perched on the side of the hill. We will definitely go back there again to a bungalow next time we visit Koh Tao	Booking service was great
Matt O`Leary 2005-01-03 until 2005-01-09	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian The resort is extremely hard to get too with some of the roughest roads ive been on, even a 4 wheel 200cc motorbike was too much effort on the roads. the rooms are basic and things tend to not work, air-con worked when it wanted too and for 24hrs we had no water. theres a family of about 20 - 30 reef sharks about 5 mins swim from the bay/cove , some get upto 1.5 meters so its differently worth seeing. for 1000br , i dont think its worth it
Gavin Carter 2004-11-16 until 2004-11-19	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian This is a great resort if you really want some peace and quiet, we spent most of our days snorkeling / playing cards / eating. The snorkeling off the small beach which is right outside the lounging / eating area is fantastic. Apparently if the tide is right you can see shark(harmless small ones) but we never went out far enough, there was plenty so see just a few yards in. The staff are excellent and really friendly, it was the owners birthday whilst we were staying and they invited us to celebrate it with them, they fed us and got us drunk free of charge on thai whisky and rum. Would definitaly stay here again but be warned is isolated and their is no electricity during the daylight hours.	great - no problems.
Duane Gerussi 2004-08-30 until 2004-09-10	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian Quaint bungalows, beautiful views and delicious food.Well away from the hustle and bustle. Great place to escape with someone special.	No worries!
Leif Einar Lorentzen 2004-01-26 until 2004-01-30	Laem Thian Resort, Koh Tao, Laem Thian laem thian must be the best place for relaxing in the hole world!!!!