Hostels in Ko Tao Island

I think it is the best hostel ever. It’s very safe and cozy all staffs are friendly and helpful. You can book the diving package from the hotel. The breakfast is good one main course , bread , milk , pancakes and fruits. The toilet is very clean and the facilities are so good. There is a free shuttle bus for going to the beach randomly in each day if you want to go you can tell the staffs. The location...

I completed my Open Water course with Tan and had a fantastic time. I was a little nervous having never dived before, but Tan was a very reassuring, friendly and patient instructor and I felt very safe at all times. The Dearly is a great hostel - really social and laid back, with very good facilities and services like free shuttles every day and of course diving. I highly recommend it.

The staff there are all very nice, the place is clean and convenient for getting around. There’s also a motorbike rental shop nearby.

This guesthouse is pretty good. I liked that there's a lot of open space – the rooms open onto outdoor terraces and have balcony access. There's greenery all around, and you can barely hear any road noise. There's also a large hall on the first floor, and breakfast is included. The only downside is that the location is a bit far from the city center.

Hostel 10/10 ⭐ The hostel offers a lot of activities. There's a shuttle that takes you to the beach at 1:30 PM and picks you up at 4 PM. The beaches change every day, which is a nice touch. There's also a shuttle for sunset viewing at 5:30 PM, returning at 7 PM. Each floor has common areas, which I found to be very clean. The 6-person dorm room was spacious, exactly as pictured. Plus, there's a pool...

we liked everything, but the breakfast was so basic and not tasty:( also the way to the room was sooooo hard, like it takes solid 5 minutes to walk up all those stairs but the whole area is nice, they have a cool pool with an opportunity to learn how to dive. the territory of the hostel is also pretty nice, we enjoyed it

Thank you Savage Hostel!! Definitely one of the nicest hostels I’ve stayed in, super clean everywhere - including bathrooms!! Comfy bed, hot showers and free cold drinking water. Rooftop pool + bar nice to chill by. Staff were friendly and helpful if you need anything. Special shoutout to the hostel manager Rosie who was suuuuuuuper helpful in helping me find my passport haha. Would stay again!!

This is bar far the nicest hostel on the island. We are travellers in our mid 30’s and it was much better for us than the other hostels which are for much younger travellers. The suite room was stunning, I would 100% stay again.

Dedicated, attentive, and caring staff. Friendly welcome. Top location; close to the beach, shops, restaurants, and massage services. A 20-minute walk from the port. Be aware that if you take a taxi, they will drop you off a little further away; you have to walk the rest of the way. A taxi from the port costs 300 THB x 2 people. The room was very nice as we booked a 20m² luxury executive suite (the...

That's great... nice room, good bed, excellent mattress, linens and towels, the pool area with sea and mountain views, although it never gets very deep... the location, modern, clean and well-organized facilities, as well as convenient access with an electronic card, they offer some activities... Not convincing... the price is higher and breakfast isn't included, it lacks atmosphere, the showers are...

Good location, great pool area with views but there was little atmosphere, the bed area was very nice but the room was dark and cold, I ate there once and it didn't impress me much. Modern hostel but it lacks character, comfortable stay but I wouldn't return.

Great hostel. Location was amazing! Pool was fantastic and they have loads of activities to do. Really clean and overall great hostel. Caw was an amazing and so friendly. Helped us out so much and went above and beyond. Thank you so much, will be back.

We booked the box bed. The dorms are really clean, and the bathrooms are spacious and separate from the toilets. The location, though, is not the best. I would recommend staying somewhere closer to Sairee Beach if you want to go out.

It’s located right by the port. The rooms are quite comfortable, and it was nice to get fresh water and toilet paper every day — a simple but appreciated detail. The outdoor shower was great, and the staff were friendly and welcoming.

If booking the 10 bed dorm, expect it to be a 20 beds with an invisible wall claiming it's 2 separate rooms. It wouldn't have been an issue if we'd known at the time of booking. The curtain on the top bunk doesn't close due to the ladder on one side so I ended up having to make a makeshift curtain from the towel so everyone coming through the door couldn't look into my bunk. We were warned about...

I had a great stay here and kept extending as I liked it so much. The rooms are lovely and very cool which is perfect for the weather, the beds are comfortable and there’s lots of space for bags etc. Other facilities are good the bathrooms are spotless and designed well. The staff were a highlight being very friendly and helpful. The manager Gung is a lovely person who was great at recommendations...

Nice rooms. They should worry less about folding towels neatly and focus on hoovering or mopping the floors. The staff were very disinterested.

White Jail is our favorite Hostel! We stayed at a few other hostels on Koh Tao but White Jail was our favorite by far. It was very affordable- one of the less expensive hostels and it included breakfast. This was usually fresh fruit, bread with toppings, a whole tea/ coffee station, and these yummy fried dough things. This breakfast bar would be available a good portion of the day which was very generous...

It's very close to the beach and I met some pretty good friends.

The booking, on place is a bit unorganized and confusing,so it's better to book online. The staff is pretty friendly. There is a rooftop with lounges and hummocks, but without a fan (it can get a bit hot). Just 15m away there is a pool and a restaurant bar, what is good cause the beach isn't one of the best.

Budget option. Not the cleanest place we stayed for the price. Beds are pretty uncomfortable too. WiFi is slow when hostel is busy. Ac is great tho. Probably would stay somewhere else next time.

Great centrally located hostel, but on as quiet street. Feels small but a lot of people to hang out with. Free towels and comfy beds, very good value!

Pretty nice Hostel. Beds are really comfortable, Aircon works fine and the staff is pretty lovely and helped us out with every problem we had. Just the WiFi could work better, but nevermind. Price was totally alright as well, I would stay here definitely again!

Overall a good experience, the location is fantastic, just 2min from the beach and bars, but still in a quite calm street. I stayed in a 8 bed dorm, got a towel, fresh sheets and a personal locker with check-in. The facilities aren't great though, the shower and toilets sometimes quite dirt. But staff is really nice and helpful, 24/7 desk which is always nice. Could definitely recommend a stay there

Such a nice vibe this hostel has!!! I love it so much!

lovely stay, you pay for what you get and the staff were very friendly

This hostel is an amazing place to stay as the staff are really friendly and you will have plenty of chances to meet new people and make friends. There is also a bar adjoined to the hostel so you can sit and relax outside and get a couple of drinks as well. For those diving, you can also dry your stuff on the roof as there is space for that. You also can come and relax at the area outside. Overall...

It’s hard to describe this place in a review. First of all the location is just perfect. 7 min drive from Main pub street. 5 min walk from the ferry. 1min walk from 7/11. And if u need (I hope not) 2min walk from hospital. The host Tom was the best guy I ever met. He helped me with renting bikes (he has his own bikes to rent aswell) no need to pay in advance this guy works with trust. I crashed a moped...

This hostel and the people I met in it were the reason I stayed in Koh Tao for 3 weeks when I was only supposed to be there for one week. Pimpim, Tun, and Hima are the long-term staff that I came to know and they are all so amazing. Loft hostel was my home for a little while thanks to them and all the wonderful people I met in that hostel. Such a fun time.

The best hostel in Koh Tao. The staffs were nice and funny. The bed was clean and comfortable. xDD I will definitely stay again here. !!!

I’ve trained over the span of a month at Kaizen and got my Advanced free diving certification. I trained with Lana, Sergey, Akshay and Ilya during the time and I can just warmly recommend it. Besides PADI certification courses we also did fun dives, line and pool training as well as plenty of dry exercises and theory which helped me greatly to stay underwater longer, dive greater distances and go deeper...

I made my level 1 freediving course there and it was great. Some of the exercises were in the pool close to the center and the other not too far from the shore. The groups are very small, just 2-3 people. I was even alone with the instructor for the first 2 days. So I felt very safe and supported. I can only recommend it :)

I spent with Kaizen more than a year, coming as absolutely zero and becoming as a freediving instructor at the end. I have a lot of doubts during my courses, things that I don't have a talent or anything for this sport. But, what my instructors teach me - the most important is contagious trainings and this small steps that you do to become better! I can highly recommend Kaizen school and wish all newcomers...

If you’re looking for a freedive school that’s not too commercial and has passionate instructors, this is the place. I first came here 2 months ago for the Level 1 course but couldn’t pass the 10m dive because I had the flu. This time I came back for the retest, and Lana arranged everything perfectly. Big thanks to Ilia and Akshay for making it such a memorable experience. I went from not being able...

I just finished my free diving course. I used Kaizen as 2 different people recommended them, they were absolutely superb. Platon was my teacher, he has a lovely, calming demeanor and is just the best teacher, he always put me at easy and his way of teaching really resonated with me. They even worked around my schedule as I couldn’t do 3 days straight in a row. A well organised, thorough school, you...

I first visited Koh Tao in February 2022 for 4 days and started my freediving journey with Kaizen Freediving. I had such a great experience that I knew I had to come back. Recently, I spent two more months training with the instructors Lana, Sergey, and Platon, and once again had one of the best experiences in my life. As someone who had just learned how to swim, I was initially nervous about the...

Lovely hostel. Booked this with scuba club koh tao and wasn’t sure what to expect. Its very reasonably priced for a hostel of great quality and comfort. This hostel has comfortable beds, spacious rooms, clean and enough bathrooms, good rootop with hammocks, water refill stations and lovely staff. What else can you ask for?

Five minute walk from the pier. We stayed in a private room. The room was big, had a lot of place for storage, chairs, big windows and a comfortable bed. The bathroom was spacious with warm water all of the time. The staff leaves water and toilet paper outside your door every day. There is even a shared rooftop with a nice sun set view. If you’re looking for a convenient spot that’s not in the center...

We stayed one night to experience Koh Tao. For one night totally fine. Room had everything you needed but was not really spacious. Service was nice as we came in spontaneously and still got a room very quick. Very close to the harbour.

The dorm was really clean, the beds were comfortable, the privacy was great, and there was a clothes drying rack on the small balcony :) They clean daily and changed the bedding every 4 days. (Careful not to leave important receipts out without taking a photo, they might get thrown out!) There is a huge amount of locked storage under the beds, excellent for my hiking backpack, carry-on backpack, and...

the privacy is great, you have your own cube where you can close the curtain.

Stayed in a couple of hostels while I was in Koh Tao and this was by far the best. The manager Teuan went great lengths to help me even with the smallest problems.