Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort in Koh Tao Island

Was a very good Hotel. I don’t really understand the Bad Reviews here. Everything was Fine. We booked a Room with sea view.

The location of this hotel is the best part, close enough to all the restaurants etc, but far enough where you won’t hear any of the music. It is also located on a small road with little traffic so is relatively quiet. The air con in the room worked well too.

However, a few problems included the very low water pressure for the bathroom sink, which did make it annoying to wash your hands. In addition, the wifi couldn’t reach our room.

Location is perfect. WiFi is a little slow or stable during peak hour. Good staff service.

I enjoyed my stay at the Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort. The location was excellent. Close to everything including the ocean and beach etc. The staff were excellent, very helpful, polite and kind. The layered pools were very cool too and of course you have an amazing view of the ocean from all levels. The room was good, nothing super special but we were also staying in the "back" away from the ocean/pool due to the price we chose. Oddly enough, the room didn't have a window in the front, just 4 "glass" blocks so it felt like a cave at times. But great to have the mini-fridge and warm water shower cuz the weather was unseasonably cool and rained one day. The first night there was this awful noise of water dropping on a big plastic bucket all night long and we had a very hard time sleeping. But thankfully, we were able to the staff to move the bucket to the noise went away. Many of their Burmese staff stay in our building as well so you have to put up with various noises of people and families chatting to each other, making "Som Tam" and banging on things. But no problem recommending this place to anyone. Very pleased with our stay there for what we paid! And of course loved our time on Koh Tao and can't wait to go back!

Better than expected but you can can feel that the place is a bit outdated. The reception is very helpful and act in requests like more towels etc. Great for sleeping but maybe not to spend long time in the room as it’s a bit dull. 4/5

Comfortable and big room, friendly stuff, close to the diving school, to the beach and pub/restaurant street.

We had a lovely stay at Simple Life Talay. One of the best things was the free transfer from the pier when we arrived – we didn’t expect it, and it made things so much easier after a long journey. On the way back, there was a small 50 baht fee for the return transfer, which we didn’t know about in advance, but it was still super convenient and worth it. The staff were helpful and the whole experience was smooth and relaxed. Would definitely recommend!