Name: Chaantalay Hotel
Address: 35 8 Moo 1 Tumbon Koh Tao Aumphor Koh Phangan Sura, Koh Tao, 84360, TH

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2026

Jonathan

Rooms clean but dated, insane location, lovely pool, attentive and friendly staff. Would stay again

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2026

Paul

We had a great stay at this hotel! The staff were all friendly and welcoming, the room was spotless, the pool area was beautiful. We were able to rent a scooter from the hotel which is almost a must while on Koh Tao. This hotel is in a quieter area which was great as it provided a good break from the heavy activity on Koh Tao.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2025

Elliot

Amazing hotel. The staff are wonderful and the location is brilliant. Thank you!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2025

Melissa

Good location, helpful and friendly staff, clean rooms and lovely pool area!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2023

Carlos

Very clean and friendly

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2023

Óscar

Nice tidy rooms and comfortable beds, air conditioning works well. Decent food at the bar. On site motorbike rental is very convenient. Helpful staff. Nice stay overall, would recommend.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2022

Josh

Really enjoyed my stay at Chaantalay, great staff and excellent rooms and facilities.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2022

Peter

Great experience at Chaantalay. Staff was wonderful. Centrally located. Good eatery's all around. Room was modern, comfortable and clean.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2020

Brock

2 day stay on Koh Tao during Covid-19

Not a bad little hotel, pool was closed due to Covid which sucked because we didn’t find out until after we checked in

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

04 Feb 2020

Jordan

Fair value for the money.

Average hotel but relatively good value for the dollar. 7-10 min up hill walk from the main strip.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Very nice hotel, close to a supermarket and 10 minutes walking to the beach.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2019

Ebony

Amazing hotel!

This hotel was one of our favourites on our trip around Thailand. It was modern and extremely clean, the rooms were large and comfortable and the pool area was stunning. The staff couldn’t have been more helpful, carrying our bags to our room and providing a free lift down to the pier when leaving. We extended our stay on the first night as we never wanted to leave. Location is fab, just a 5/10 minute walk down to the main restaurants/bars/beach. Would recommend to anyone staying in Koh Tao.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Good for the price. Friendly, helpful staff. Just thought It’s important to note when you check in you get charged a 500 baht key deposit. Obviously you get it back at check out if there’s no damage/loss of the key however as we were travelling on a budget and didn’t expect this cost we had to re-budget

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2019

Melissa

Friendly staff, clean spacious rooms, beautiful pool and gardens. Good wifi, warm water showers, close to shops/restaurants. Stayed here a year ago, nothing has dated. Would definitely stay again

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2019

Verified traveler

We came during off-season so for the price we paid this place was excellent. Super clean, a nice small little gym and a great pool (although it closes at 8). The staff were very kind and helpful and our room was great as well. Always hot water, they cleaned everyday during the hours we were out and during our 3 day stay they changed sheets and towels twice (which they told us they'd do ahead of time).

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2019

Ann

Love everything about this hotel, very nice, very clean, big room, very good swimming pool, not far from walking street full of shops and restaurants but very quiet place. The value of hotel is a lot more than I paid. All staff are super friendly and helpful. Thanks for giving me the best comfortable and unforgetable trip in Koh Tao....

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2019

Assaf

Just amazing stay

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2019

William

Great staff good location

Staff was amazing!!! Very helpful and professional. Close enough to walk to restaurants and still peaceful at night. My only complaint is the beds and pillow were super firm.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Only allowed 1 key card. Cannot change your towels for 2 days and the maid busted into our room without knocking to clean it at 9 am. Not impressed.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2019

Kimberly

Great Stay!

This place was great! It's very clean, modern, has nice rooms, quiet, and has all the resources you need. The bed is super hard, and needs more blankets, and softer pillows, wasn't that comfortable. Pool wasn't heated, so I only used it once. No hot tub. Wifi could not support watching a movie. I did like the location, as it was central and I could walk to stuff. Staff were helpful. Prices were reasonable.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Pretty Modern, staff is friendly and very accomodating

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2018

jason

Recommended

Great place, super staff and my room had great view. Some look at pool, some at the mountains. Nice pool. Food, not so good.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Nice hotel in short walking distance to main areas. Staff were very friendly and accommodating from arranging an early check in to booking our ferry tickets and transfer to the pier. Rooms are spacious and modern. Had some ants and mattress was quite firm but this is very standard for SE Asia we’ve found, We took a room with a fan only, would recommend the room with a/c if staying again.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2018

Silvia

Nice new hotel. Clean room, the only change would be the exchange of the black bath-tubs with some white ones.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Excellent staff

Polite, always ready to help and cheerful. Kudos to the hotel staff, specially the manager-Nene at the front desk!

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Clean and good value for price!

The staff were really friendly and very helpful. You can rent motorbikes from the hotel (gas extra) and obtain ferry tickets from there as well. The rooms were clean and modern with air conditioning. We didn't find any bugs in the rooms, but the hallway is connected to the outside and there may be bugs at times. There is no kettle or hot beverages available in our room (not sure if that is the case for all rooms), but there is a cafe downstairs that opens at 8:30am that serves coffee. The food is quite good at the cafe downstairs. It is about a 10-15 minute walk to the beach, but the hotel has a pool attached. We had a great time at Chaantalay and felt it was great value!

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

09 Apr 2018

Dzevat

bad staff but nice hotel

It was a good stay but the staff was very rude, they wouldn’t allow us to play tennis just because we didn’t have any money (we had all inclusive). We felt like we didn’t belong there and the staff didn’t talk and treat us like other guests!

Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

I could have use some hot water

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

It’s a relatively new building...so everything is nice, new and clean.

On a side note;
There was shampoo and conditioner...no other bathroom things, shower cap, q-tips, hand soap (Used the shampoo as soap).
I would have thought for this price...it would have been included.

8/10

Excellent

30 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Modern Hotel

Really nice new hotel, very modern. Negatives: Some ongoing building work during the day and the walls are quite thin. This was a real problem because there was a very noisy group of girls that kept playing loud music at 3am each night and the management seemed unwilling to do much about it either.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2018

Davida

Good location and great value

Great hotel in Sairee beach, just far away from the action that's it's quiet but very walkable. Note that if you are not renting a motorbike it is a bit of a hike up to the hotel from the beach. Hotel is basic but we did have a nice balcony. Would be nicer if they changed the towels every day rather than every other day. Also they don't really provide very much toilet paper - there should be an extra role in there room! The front desk closes at 8:30 pm so if you run out you won't have anyone to ask. Bed was pretty hard not very comfortable. But room is clean and had a strong air conditioner. Wifi works but is a bit slow. Nice cafe in the lobby and nice pool.

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Great little hotel

Hotel itself is looking quite good, small with a little pool and a restaurant - stayed there for almost 2 weeks and it was great. It''s as well good to have a scooter there, the road is ok but it's up the hill. Really recomend it

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2018

corinne

Modern Hotel - Amazing Value

The hotel was clean, comfortable and modern. The man at the front desk was kind, courteous and helpful. We rented scooters from the hotel as well. Everything was excellent. There were some ants in the room but its Thailand ! Overall it was excellent and I would definitely stay there again

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2017

cristine

Nice hotel close to the pier and nightlife

Great hotel. We came 4 hours early and they let us in no problem. Cleaned our room everyday. Close to the pier and night life.

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

The location was great if you rent a scooter. Only few minutes drive to the \"main road\" and beach. The room was very spacy and clean but there was no daily cleaning, at least without requesting. We also ran out of hot water pretty quickly. Receptionist was very friendly.

Family

4/10

Poor

05 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Room is far to bright at night with hard bed!

They have lights plugged in permanently along the roof by the AC which you can not unplug so at night it's incredibly difficult to sleep. The beds are hard as rock, super uncomfortable. Looks like a pool is in the works, I have a feeling that the price will go up once the pool has been finished. Talked to the owner briefly and he tried to rip us off, not impressed. It's a 15-20 minute walk to the beach. 3 minutes from a small grocery store. The kitchen was good but dish soap would have been nice and hand soap in the bathroom would also have been nice instead of us using our body wash each time.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Feb 2015

Verified traveler

Nice hotel, difficult location

From what I researched on lodging in Koh Tao, a traveler must choose between quality lodging, or location. Our room at The Chaantalay was beautiful, with a wonderful design. The location is a bit far from the beach, requiring a walk on a narrow dusty road with vehicles nearly running a walker off the road. It is a downhill 15-20 minute walk to the beach. The room had a ceiling fan and AC, but the remotes to adjust the temp and air flow didn't work. We reported this to the staff, but didn't get any assistance during our 4 day, 3 night stay. A word of advice regarding scheduling trips through the hotel: don't do it. Ask other travelers, stop into booking agencies, whatever. We asked our host to help us schedule a boat trip to snorkel 3 places for 4 hours. Once we were at the first location, the guy informed us it was 1 place for 4 hours, we had to pay 100 baht extra for the mask and snorkel, and it would cost more to go 2 places. We argued with him, but we didn't want to embarrass our host, as they were friends. We lost quite a bit of money and time due to this experience, in addition to feeling ripped off.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Feb 2026

Alexander

Erstaunlich ruhig, bin ich doch eher älteres Semester, Ko Tao jedoch eine Insel für Junge.
Etwas abgelegen, aber beste Restaurant s in der Nähe.

Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Jan 2026

Daniela

Sehr nettes Personal und Inhaber. Hotel modern. Mitten drin, aber dennoch ruhig. Sehr schöner Pool.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2025

MIchael

Clean Hotel, with a great pool

Positive:
Pool
Clean
Close to centrum

Negtive
The gym, can hardly say it is a gym

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Mar 2024

Rebekka

Wir waren hauptsächlich zum Tauchen auf Koh Tao, sodass wir eine Unterkunft in der Nähe der Tauchschule ausgesucht haben. Optisch ist das Hotel auch relativ schick und sauber und es ist schon in Ordnung, wenn man es anonym mag.. Der Service war dagegen nicht wirklich gut, es gab keinen Laundry Service, nur den Klopapier-Mülleimer im Zimmer, keinen zusätzlichen Müll außerhalb des Bads und das Personal wirkte wenig bemüht, auf Fragen einzugehen. Bspw. Frage nach einer Schüssel/einem Eimer, um einen Sonnenbrand zu kühlen: nee, haben wir nicht. Es wirkt nicht dramatisch, aber es hat uns schon irritiert, weil wir es aus anderen Unterkünften kennen, dass mehr Hilfsbereitschaft gezeigt wird. Einen Roller konnten wir dort mieten, der war aber in schlechtem Zustand, die Bremsen sollten unbedingt erneuert werden! Leider waren die Rollerparkplätze auch recht knapp bemessen. Es sind Kleinigkeiten, aber schon störende Dinge.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2022

Naoki

近くのスーパーは最高

静かな場所で24時間のスーパーが近くにある
レジよこに生ビールの販売かありしかも安い。

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2020

Rafael

Muy bueno, considerar ubicación

El lugar es muy limpio, se nota que es bastante nuevo y las habitaciones son muy agradables. La zona de la piscina muy grata y bonita. Limpieza muy bien también.
Lo único a considerar es la ubicación, OJO es un poco alejado de la playa Sairee, aunque si tiene bastantes servicios al rededor, es una caminata de al menos 15 a 20 minutos para la playa. Puedes arrendar moto acá mismo y eso facilita todo. Ademas es silencioso, por si quieres estar lejos de los bares y fiestas de la playa.
El personal es muy agradable también.
Lo recomiendo 100%

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2020

Denise

Sehr zuvorkommendes und freundliches Personal, tolles Ambiente und super Standort für Leute, die gut angebunden sein möchten, aber nicht mitten im Getümmel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2020

Martin

Nytt och modernt hotell med trevlig och serviceinriktad personal. Väldigt prisvärt!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2020

Max

Bra och prisvärt på ön

Bra prisvärt hotell i modern stil. Lite hård säng för mig. Men hotellet skulle kunna lösa det med en mjukare extra madrass på sängen. Bra städning varje dag och motorcyklar finns för uthyrning utan att man behöver oroa sig för att bli lurad.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2019

Øystein

Perfect place

Very happy with the stay. Nice Staff, nice place and nice price. Also a good location. Recomended!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Sehr ruhige Lage, toller Pool, eigene Küchenzeile im Zimmer, großer Balkon mit Fliegengitter.
Armatur im Bad könnte man etwas besser reinigen, da total verkalkt.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2019

magali

Très bien

Hotel récent et propre. Personnel très accueillant et mettant tout en oeuvre pour que le séjour se passe au mieux
L'hotel est au calme mais un peu éloigné du centre de Sairee et de la plage (même si cela se fait très bien à pied)

Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Aug 2019

Jean luc

Mitigé

Hôtel bien situé à 10 mn à pied du centre animé de Sairee, construction récente et soignée. Personnel très sympathique pour la plupart.
Côté direction, ils ne sont pas très arrangeants, très peu de réponse aux mails que nous leur avons envoyés.
Le taxi de l'hôtel est arrivé avec près d’une heure de retard pour nous récupérer au ferry, ils nous avaient tout simplement oublié !
Petit déjeuner assez décevant ou le choix est très limité : un plat et une boisson pas plus.

Family