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3 out of 5
Koh Tao Simple Life Resort
14/11 Moo 1, Sairee Beach, Koh Tao, Surat Thani

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 108 out of 419 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 216 out of 419 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 78 out of 419 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 419 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 419 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lisette

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Bo

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Louis, SASKATOON

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is in a great area full of restaurants and small shops and walking distance to the beach. The staff are amazing. Friendly and helpful The breakfast is off the menu and is very good. Stayed 4 nights and would stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

M

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel , older but big room and nice having a swimming pool. Also there is a great restaurant attached to hotel. Staff is very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

RICHARD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2021

4/10 Poor

Adam

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Find somewhere else near Sairee Beach
Simply put there are too many other options to consider on this island before you stay here. Location A+ ...and bathroom was very nice. I could list the negatives for days but I just recommend you stay elsewhere
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Arntit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Ohm Piyawat on Oct 21, 2019
Thank you for the nice review.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Mixed opinion...
We arrived on evening ferry, and was pleasantly surprised the hotel had a pick up waiting with a "simple life" sign. We had not called ahead and there was only one other guy who also did not order the pick up. When we arrived (we booked standard double room), the room itself was clean but the bathroom had a strong sewage scent. We brought it to the attention of the front desk, and asked to change rooms. There were no more standard rooms aviailable, and they offered an upgrade, at our cost, which we refused. After threatening to book a different hotel, we were given the upgrade at no additional cost. Not once did the manager come to speak with us directly. The upgraded room was larger, but definitely showed signs of age and wear. The sewer smell in bathroom was less but still present. For the rest of our stay, the staff service itself was great. Front desk was very helpful giving directions and advice for exploring the island. When we left "do not disturb" sign on the door, the cleaning staff still left toiletries and bottled water on thr porch.We had to check out very early and they packed some bananas and water for us. Overall, despite the helpful staff and fantastic location, I would consider exploring other hotel options.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Ohm Piyawat on Oct 1, 2019
Dear Guest, Thank you for the review. When you arrived to our hotel, I am tthe only one who in charge at that time. Before I decide for anything, I did talk to my manager that why it's take a little more time cause she wasn't there. I surely if you want to talk to my manager the day after, she will be there for you. Please understand me why I told you about extra cost for change upgrade room, then I can feel your upset after hearing. We were not meant to make you feeling bad for first impression. Anyway we do our best to recover your feeling back and happy to stay with us :) Please come next time : ) We hope to see you again.. Kind Regards,

8/10 Good

Gail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Upgraded to a fabulous room, location perfect, restaurant very good and also breakfast!
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Ohm Piyawat on May 9, 2019
Thank you very much :) It's such a nice review from our lovely guest. We hope to see you next time at Simple Life Resort Kind Regards, Ohm Piyawat

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
On arrival check in excellent booked in with O everything very good Ohm also helped us to book our onward journey & Pim very helpful & nothing was too much trouble The room clean spacious would recommend good value helpful staff
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Pimjai on Feb 4, 2019
Dear Michael, Thank you very much for a nice review. Hopefully you come back every time you come to Koh Tao at Simple Life Resort. We all missing you :) Kind Regards,

10/10 Excellent

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Stayed 21 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Ohm Piyawat on Feb 3, 2019
Thank you very much for nice review :) We hope your friend will be fine then come back yo visit us again. Kind Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice budget property in a decent location. Front desk staff is very good. Housekeeping is sloppy on the details but gets its done. I would stay there again.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Ohm Piyawat on Jan 29, 2019
Thank you so much for a nice review. We hope to see you next time in Koh Tao

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very central close to beach and bars and resraurants Quiet peaceful location
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Ohm Piyawat on Jan 28, 2019
Thank you for a nice review :) We hope to see you next time at Simple Life Resort Kind Regards,

8/10 Good

Noel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, great breakfast
Spent two nights here. It was great. Nice location close to everything but quiet at night as it is back from the street. Helpful and really sweet front desk personnel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Ohm Piyawat on Jan 16, 2019
Thank you for a nice review. I hope to see you next time at Simple life resort :)

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely recommend
Weather was poor whilst we were here so never got to use the pool. Breakfast was good and staff all very friendly and extremely helpful. Room was comfortable and we had balcony overlooking mountain.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Ohm Piyawat on Jan 13, 2019
Thank you so much for the nice review :) Hope to see you next time in Koh Tao.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff here were wonderful. Everyone was so friendly and helpful. The hotel is about a 5 minute walk to the beach, and close to tons of fun bars and restaurants. We had a wonderful stay here.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Ohm Piyawat on Jan 11, 2019
Thank you very much for highest score :) Hope to see you next time at Koh Tao Simple Life Resort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Ohm Piyawat on Nov 7, 2018
Thank you very much for highest score :) Hope to see you next time at Koh Tao Simple Life Resort

8/10 Good

Rotem, Israel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff was really nice and helful, the had a shuttle from the ferry to the hotel for free. the location is preety good and close to a lot of resturants.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value and location
Great place to stay,friendly staff,good location,would stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Leah, london, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
FABULOUS LOCATION. And staff are 10/10!
Had a wonderful time staying here and very grateful for the staff who helped us check in and out very quickly! Only negative is breakfast could be better HOWEVER, the stay was worth every penny.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Ohm Piyawat on Jul 15, 2018
Thank you so much. It's such a nice review for us to make my day :) We hope to see you next time again when you come to Koh Tao.

10/10 Excellent

Adzie, Canberra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Modern, close to town & beach, excellent amenities
Quick and early check in by very friendly staff, room was very spacious, clean and modern with a nice view of the pool. Very close to both the main shopping area of Sairee and the beach itself. Hotel has many amenities, including spa, bar, restaurant, nice pool, and can just about organise or advise on anything else you might want to do on the island. Loved the place so much, extended my stay 3 times. Was great value given all the above.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

JK, W Sussex, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Perfect for my needs
Very enjoyable stay over 16 nights. Close to centre and Sairee beach but set back, so quiet. Gorgeous pool. The cleaners work v hard and the room, grounds and pool v clean. Breakfast generally good but got a bit 'samey' Lots of cheap cafes near by though. Staff all v helpful and cheery. Only drawback - you will likely hear your neighbours TV or muffled chatting as walls thin and echoey concrete building and I was woken up every morning at 06.30 ish by furniture being dragged across the floor above or next to me. This noise continued well into mid morning. Probably the cleaners. The room deco is generally shabby even tho I had a boutique room. General repairs not completed, loose floor tiles but bed comfortable (firm) and clean, good quality linen change every other day. Pool towels and bottled water supplied daily.
Stayed 16 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location and spacious room
I loved the location so east to get to the beach but quiet enough to sleep peacefully. The superior room was huge and the bathroom was so nice. We didnt use the pool but loved the discountat the spa.

10/10 Excellent

Faisal, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the best 3 star hotel in koh tao
I chose this hotel due to the reviews people left about staff and I was so glad that I did. The lady at reception is very friendly and helpful. A free pickup and drop off was provided from and to the pier. Anything you need all you have to do is ask and they are happy to help. They never pushed to buy tours or rent bikes through them and always gave us honest information. The bike rental place they recommended was very good too. It was olis motorbikes, near the pier. When we arrived they upgraded our room for free to a bigger one. It was very clean and spacious. Breakfast was included which was also nice. You could order the way you wanted your eggs and they would make it fresh. Decent size swimming pool. Very close to the restaurants and walking distance to sairee beach. Overall I'm glad I picked this hotel. One of the best 3 stars I've been in and will definitely stay there again. Highly recommended if you are on a budget but want a smooth and comfortable stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Kit on Feb 6, 2018
Dear Faisal, Thank you very much for choosing stay with us, Hope you enjoy everything on Koh Tao. See you next holiday. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

JT, Sutton Coldfield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel in Sairee Beach
Right in the centre of Sairee Beach so close to beach, bars & restaurants. Standard rooms near road so would go for boutique room. Great Thai massage available at hotel. Lovely pool. Helpful desk staff.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Kung Fujas, Langley, BC Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super helpful friendly staff
Staff at the front desk made this stay exceptionally good. Super helpful with ferry schedules and good advice on which ferry's are more sea worthy than others......and there's big seas out there so it makes a difference if you get sick or not. Very helpful with scooter rentals, beaches and just all around friendliness... which is great when you don't know any of the Thai language. Good complimentary breakfast and restaurant attached to this hotel :)
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location. Close to amenities.
Very comfortable. Clean. Nice pool. Just needs a kettle in the room. :-)
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
not so great
The room was not very clean and there was a sewage smell near the side of the pool, although the pool itself seemed clean. The location was convenient to shops and restaurants and it was a short walk to the beach. Tha staff was very nice. The breakfast was not so good, food on the buffet was cold and the eggs wee definitely not cooked to order as they were cold as well. I would not return to this hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Andy, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
In the middle of town but pretty quiet
Stayed here a few times now and always had a great experience. Clean rooms helpful staff and good facilities. The hotels in the middle of town and a few minutes walk to the beach but the pool area has been updated and is a really chilled out place
Stayed 18 nights in May 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Looks nothing like the photos
The staff was beyond friendly and helpful. Rooms looked nothing like they do in the photos...most outdated bathroom/shower, with a door that looks like what you would have on the side of your house to enter your garage. Beds were comfortable Hotel grounds look like a giant swamp...could use some serious landscaping and better drainage in the walkway near the pool That aside, nice clean pool, great staff, great location. Overall a great 3 night stay, just dont trust the photos of the hotel, as it looks nothing like this.

6/10 Okay

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good location
Older outdated room. Nice pool, nice staff. Breakfast was pretty average. Main issue was our shower didn't work. Originally thought it was the island/Songkran having a shortage but spoke to some others staying there and their shower was fine. Asked the staff to look into it and nothing happened. So only 3 cold drips of a shower for our stay there. Otherwise it was fine to stay at, great location near good food and nightlife.

8/10 Good

Heidi

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice staff and room but weird odors
I stayed in a superior room which in general was great, but you needed to walk down a dingy hallway to get to it, and the whole room/area smelled like urine. The smell faded over the next few days but it was a bit frustrating given the price. Other than that, huge shower, comfortable bed, and nice view from the balcony. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was a nice little place to stay. We hadn't booked anything before we arrived on the island and found this place which was more than sufficient. The staff were great and were always welcoming. We decided to say a little longer than initially planned and found that the room we were in had already been booked but the staff upgraded us to a better room for the same price. Very welcoming and in the main hub

6/10 Okay

michael, uk

Tired hotel
Tired hotel but meets the basics for the price. Should spend money to improve.

8/10 Good

bastien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great value
great value, bit noisy but at the heart of Sairee action, the restaurant /bar's got the music a bit loud in the evening so it can be anoying if your room is close by, pool area is great, nice room...

10/10 Excellent

Ezequiel , Oxfordshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excelent facilities and staff
This is was definitely a highlight for me in kho tao.The staff was amazing, friendly and helped me with pretty much everything I needed, specially the lady at the front desk. The pool is nice and handy.I got a free upgrade and my room was huge, silent and nice. I enjoyed seating on my porch with a beer chilling in the evening before going out. Not the cheapest hotel but you get what you pay for! Go for it!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Mosquitos everywhere and breakfast is not nice. Staff are friendly.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Overall good experience
The Wifi kept disconnecting and we had to keep signing in. Sometimes it didn't work. But otherwise good.

6/10 Okay

Alina Tamara Klara

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
A bit dissapointing - overall okay
The staff was super nice and very helpful. Breakfast was fine. Great location! The room was a bit shady, towels and bedsheets were old and had holes and spots. Pillows and matress smelled strange.The resort itself was so so... Everything was okay but we were a bit dissapointed to be honest. We could have found something nicer for less money as there are many really nice hotels and resorts all over the island. Only big plus was really the staff and the location

8/10 Good

JontyC, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay in central location with great staff
This hotel has all the basic things we required and was central to where we wanted to be. The staff were helpful & friendly and overall we had a good experience. Ultimately we only required a room to sleep in as we were scuba diving everyday, but it was much better than some of the other accommodation we had seen and heard about. It has reasonably good, free wifi and I would definitely recommend the massage parlour that is attached to the hotel. It is close to many restaurants and bars but relatively quiet given its close proximity to these. There is a lovely garden area that encloses a pool and although I could imagine that the pool would get busy at peak times, the beach is very close. All in all it was just what we wanted.

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best value on the island!
We arrived and were upgraded to a bigger poolside room for free....we came for scuba so we missed the free breakfast more than we made it ...but it was outstanding! ! Laundry service, pool, beach is close...we had booked the night ferry they kept out bags for hours. ..and offered us the use of the bathrooms, pool and shower until we left! Well done

6/10 Okay

Chris

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
You can get better for the price
Rooms are very small - no space to lay out gear. Take care with the garden view rooms as it is really a very small garden and the main view is of the bar which can be noisy - we were in a sea view room but even then you could hear the noise - and to make it worse we were woken at 3am one night with loads of shouting. Staff were friendly but there is scope to improve the rooms and other facilities.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Warm friendly staff
The staff at Koa Tao Simple Life Resort made my stay very comfortable and welcoming. As I was a student travelling alone they really made me feel safe. On my departure the reception helped to book my taxi & ferry off the island plus made arrangements for my onward journey to Bangkok. Koa Tao is a small island and is great to explore on foot, the treks offer amazing views.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Good hotel
This is a good hotel- good location and clean rooms. However, there needs some improvements with wifi as this wasn't great, the breakfast was poor and the sheets weren't changed the whole week we were there.

10/10 Excellent

Amy, Birmingham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place to stay, would definitely recommend
Simple Life is a great hotel with friendly welcoming staff. Good prices and a buffet breakfast every morning, the location is amazing with just a short walk to the beach, bars and shops.

10/10 Excellent

Nancy, Bangkok

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice quiet hotel near the Sairee beach
Simple LIfe exceeded my expectations. I requested a quiet room which I got towards the back on the 2nd floor. The room was clean and comfortable with a large balcony. I was worried that I would hear the night life but didn't. I slept like a baby. Very good location to Sairee beach to catch a long tail boat to Yang Nuan Island or other day excursions. Also near Big Blue Diving Resort if you are planning to dive there. Close to all amenities, Sairee Village etc. There's also a decent sized pool if you don't want to swim at the beach. The nearby spa/massage is quite good. Breakfast was included and was fantastic. I would recommend Simple Life. The price is very reasonable.