I wanted to love this hotel. I want to say straight away there were two very friendly staff. One waiter and I’m sorry I don’t remember his name and another who helped me with my bags. But aside from that the customer service at the front desk wasn’t polite. I felt like I was putting them out, no smiles. Ignored and playing on their phones. So for me that is why the negative feedback. Pros: food was pleasantly great with one pasta dish despite reading negative reviews. Normal price for that kind of menu choice in Thailand hotels. Oddly the Thai soup was a let down. But I’ve eaten at hundreds of restaurants in Thailand the past year. Bed is comfy. Used the TV to watch news from back home and had t bothered most of the year. Beach is beautiful. Weather wasn’t great during my stay but no fault of the hotel. Bed was comfy. Pillows not so great, needed a change and shower was hot/nice bathroom. Cons: Balcony seats needed covers. Menu was over priced but that seems the norm for the out of the way cliff hotels away from the pier and Sairee beach. Really the major issue was not feeling like I was treated as a guest and customer service wins all the time even in a run down hotel anywhere in the world. I like what I like, but I’m not unreasonable.

I wanted to love this hotel. I want to say straight away there were two very friendly staff. One waiter and I’m sorry I don’t remember his name and another who helped me with my bags. But aside from that the customer service at the front desk wasn’t polite. I felt like I was putting them out, no smiles. Ignored and playing on their phones. So for me that is why the negative feedback. Pros: food was pleasantly great with one pasta dish despite reading negative reviews. Normal price for that kind of menu choice in Thailand hotels. Oddly the Thai soup was a let down. But I’ve eaten at hundreds of restaurants in Thailand the past year. Bed is comfy. Used the TV to watch news from back home and had t bothered most of the year. Beach is beautiful. Weather wasn’t great during my stay but no fault of the hotel. Bed was comfy. Pillows not so great, needed a change and shower was hot/nice bathroom. Cons: Balcony seats needed covers. Menu was over priced but that seems the norm for the out of the way cliff hotels away from the pier and Sairee beach. Really the major issue was not feeling like I was treated as a guest and customer service wins all the time even in a run down hotel anywhere in the world. I like what I like, but I’m not unreasonable.

Fantastic resort on Koh Tao, great room and staffs, snorkeling directly on the beach. Would recommend. Pro tip, eat down the beach to the right at the small restaurant with the up stairs, open air restaurant, not attached to any hotel. Best food in Tanote

Fantastic resort on Koh Tao, great room and staffs, snorkeling directly on the beach. Would recommend. Pro tip, eat down the beach to the right at the small restaurant with the up stairs, open air restaurant, not attached to any hotel. Best food in Tanote

A perfect resort if you are looking to relax. My roouwas very nice with great air conditioning. The beach in front was very nice with fabulous snorkeling right from shore. I can’t wait to come back.

A perfect resort if you are looking to relax. My roouwas very nice with great air conditioning. The beach in front was very nice with fabulous snorkeling right from shore. I can’t wait to come back.

We stayed at the Montalay Beach Resort for 5 nights in late January. The resort is on Tanote Bay which is where the highway ends on the eastern side of Koh Tao. This area is not nearly as busy as the west coast beach strip. The resort has a granular sand beach that provides exceptional water clarity and snorkelling on site. It also is a PADI dive center. We stayed in the Treehouse bungalows on the forest side of the road. While they were a bit of a clump they provided a great view from the spacious front deck. Given its isolated location, you are at the mercy of the Resort restaurant. (As well as a few others). Thankfully the prices were reasonable and the food was top notch. If we ever find ourselves in Koh Tao again, we will head to the Montalay Beach Resort

We stayed at the Montalay Beach Resort for 5 nights in late January. The resort is on Tanote Bay which is where the highway ends on the eastern side of Koh Tao. This area is not nearly as busy as the west coast beach strip. The resort has a granular sand beach that provides exceptional water clarity and snorkelling on site. It also is a PADI dive center. We stayed in the Treehouse bungalows on the forest side of the road. While they were a bit of a clump they provided a great view from the spacious front deck. Given its isolated location, you are at the mercy of the Resort restaurant. (As well as a few others). Thankfully the prices were reasonable and the food was top notch. If we ever find ourselves in Koh Tao again, we will head to the Montalay Beach Resort

The beach was nice and great for snorkelling. Tree house only for people who like nature as we met a snake on the way to the room at night, woke up with a gecon in our room a had 2 bats in the terrace at night eating something there:)

Good location for excellent snorkelling. Nice clean rooms.

We had a very good stay. We were in the tree top fan cabin and it was fantastic. It is nestled in the jungle but still has a sea view through the trees. The included breakfast was good. When ordering food for lunch or dinner, it was big, tasty portions and it was reasonably priced. Great bay for snorkeling or lounging on the beach. Would definitely recommend.

We had a very good stay. We were in the tree top fan cabin and it was fantastic. It is nestled in the jungle but still has a sea view through the trees. The included breakfast was good. When ordering food for lunch or dinner, it was big, tasty portions and it was reasonably priced. Great bay for snorkeling or lounging on the beach. Would definitely recommend.

Stay here if you want a secluded experience. The location is a bit remote. You need to take cabs to go to the main areas of the island which add to the cost. So better to take this hotel only if you wish to spend your holiday at a resort away from main Koh Tao attractions.

Stay here if you want a secluded experience. The location is a bit remote. You need to take cabs to go to the main areas of the island which add to the cost. So better to take this hotel only if you wish to spend your holiday at a resort away from main Koh Tao attractions.

Beach and snorkelling were amazing and beautiful. Hotel was average at best.

This is the second time we have stayed here. Excellent location for snorkeling. Our stay was in their low season so we knew it would be quite. We just think closing up the restaurant at 8:30pm was a shame and a missed opportunity for the hotel to make some more revenue from bar sales.

Great resort, very clean. Helpful staff, we booked a snorkeling tour from here and it was amazing. I just wish they had air conditioning, however our rooms did have a fan. Its on the other side of all the nightlife and restaurants so we had to taxi in and out all the time. I would stay again though.

All is quite good except for lousy bed and pillow.

All is quite good except for lousy bed and pillow.

Positives: Beautiful bay Excellent snorkelling Not far from main port/beach sairee Rooms lovely and clean Staff friendly. Negatives: Resort shut down 9pm Latest resort taxi back 9.30pm Bay is expensive compared to the rest of the island Private taxi was 500/600 baht one way resort food hit and miss Nearby Jah bar everyone recommends was closed Not enough storage in room ( one wardrobe 5 coat hangers was literally it) Would not recommend going out of season, we were under the impression the resort closed down at 11pm and Jah bar carried on till 1am. Not the case but we did have 10 days of sporadic torrential rain which wont have helped. Jah bar were busy fixing their road. Oxygen snorkelling trip was the highlight booked at sairee.

Positives:Beautiful bayExcellent snorkelling Not far from main port/beach saireeRooms lovely and cleanStaff friendly. Negatives:Resort shut down 9pmLatest resort taxi back 9.30pmBay is expensive compared to the rest of the island Private taxi was 500/600 baht one wayresort food hit and missNearby Jah bar everyone recommends was closed Not enough storage in room ( one wardrobe 5 coat hangers was literally it)Would not recommend going out of season, we were under the impression the resort closed down at 11pm and Jah bar carried on till 1am. Not the case but we did have 10 days of sporadic torrential rain which wont have helped. Jah bar were busy fixing their road.Oxygen snorkelling trip was the highlight booked at sairee.

Nice Hotel Close to beach.very nice Stuff. Nur its to far from City. In 1 Week the bed was Not even frash.it has no telephone in the room we had unfortunately often gekos in the room and would have needed help to remove this.the tree house is very hard to reach. very many and steep grades. who asthma has absolute horror ascension.the breakfast buffet was not very creative and unfortunately not varied enough. the resturant was good ubd of the price also very good.

Quite hard to arrive in the hotel with a motorbike because the way is quite difficult. Anyway the beach is the best one in koh tao, you can do an amazing snorkeling. Resort have all facilities.

We enjoyed our stay at Montalay Beach Resort. The staff was very friendly, helpful and polite. Pick up at the pier and shutlle service offered by the hotel was always exactly on time! The food was good, the prices ok. Only the coffee could get better. The pool was clean same as the whole area. The hotel is located in a great bay, you need a scooter, which you can either rent nearby the hotel or next to the pier.

Clean rooms. Easy beach access. Pool small with few seats. Restaurant average, set menu for breakfast- big servings but not much variety. Check-in/out good but otherwise limited staff interaction. No ATM. Comfortable bed. Could not get hot water in shower. Picked us up from nearby hotel with only 1/2 hour notice via email -thank you.

Big room for two person and close to the beach. You can snorkering and sightseeing.

Complimentary hotel taxi from the pier when you arrive to the island. Call before you arrive and they'll pick you up from a designated pick up point. Hotel is further away from the busy touristy parts of Koh Tao. Which was great, the beach was not as crowded and the snorkeling was wonderful. There is also a diving Centre if you wanted to go scuba diving. Our room was very comfortable, wifi excellent and well secured from mosquitoes and bugs.

The rooms are nice but watch out! They distinguish between rooms with a fan and an AC. The food at the restaurant was not good. Its ok if you have no expectations.. but compared to other restaurants we tried in Thailand on our journey before, this was one of the badest unfortunately. BUT at the pier or in the city centre are a lot of good restaurants! The beach at the hotel was pretty nice and great for snorkeling. Overall the hotel is fine when you are just staying two or three days, otherwise I would recommend you looking for another accommodation.

Staying in one of the cottages on the hillside overlooking Tanote Bay was paradise. The beach and snorkeling at Tanote Bay was fabulous and the swimming pool at the resort was really nice as well. The breakfast was good and we enjoyed our experience very much.

We went to the Montalay Beach Resort with the purpose to use for diving trips. Since the hotel itself is a little remote, but they call a boat for pick up, it absolutely perfect for diving. The stuff in the hotel, restaurant and dive center a re really friendly. Overall we liked it a lot.

To arrive there can be very difficult. Indeed, to rent a scooter might be a not very good idea but we did it. And it was doable, overall. If you do not want to go out for dinner, the hotel has a great restaurant with very good prices (for a resort). The beach is great!! The room was big and confortable.

To arrive there can be very difficult. Indeed, to rent a scooter might be a not very good idea but we did it. And it was doable, overall. If you do not want to go out for dinner, the hotel has a great restaurant with very good prices (for a resort). The beach is great!! The room was big and confortable.