The Tarna Resort, Koh Tao

Overall, the room was nicely appointed and comfortable. We had a nice view of the ocean, though the rooftop obstructed it a bit. From what we observed on Sairee Beach, this was one of the nicer properties close to town. The air conditioning and Wi-Fi worked well in the room, and I was able to take Zoom video calls with no issue. The location was a 10-minute walk to the beginning of the Sairee beach stretch, lots of nice restaurants close by. There is an infrequent free shuttle to town, and they offer a paid service outside scheduled times (which is cheaper than the local taxis). There was also an inexpensive laundry just across the street from the hotel, which did a pretty decent job. There is a 5-star PADI dive shop on site, which currently shares facilities with Black Turtle Scuba Shop (which is also top-notch). While we did not use the on-site dive shop as it was a bit more pricy than those in Sairee Beach, it seemed like a good option if you value convenience.

Overall, I had an excellent stay at Tarna Align. The hotel is well located, a few minutes walking distance from the beach (you can enjoy a free shuttle on the evening). Be aware it's on a hill so better to rent a scooter. The pool access rooms are the best: they give you access to a private pool shared with 2/3 rooms & private sun beds on your terrasse (the general pool is very small and not super nice...) Rooms are quite cosy, and well equipped. Good amenities in the bathroom. I do not put more than 8/10 because I think the hotel price-range is a bit high and services does not align with a 4* hotel (when you pay 150/200€ a night in Thailand you expect a certain level of services, and this hotel is below what other 4* provide in the region for the same price).

Hotel is really nice and well located (10mn driving from pier, 10mn walking/2mn driving from restaurants and nightlife). Calm atmosphere, nice view, easy shuttle to pier or town. Strengh of the place is however the scuba diving school. Hotel has a dedicated 3.5m deep pool to practice. Not sure I could have found a better place to do my Open Water certification. Johnny was the perfect teacher. humanly and technically skilled as well as really friendly and funny. I don't see how I could have had a better trainer.

Lovely rooms we had the bungalow and it was worth spending the extra. Golf cart buggy up to rooms was great touch - really great service from the men operating the buggy’s. Had WhatsApp for collection from main town which was really good too!

Nice view, calm area/surrounding, close to popular streets with restaurants and bars. Clean room and cosy bed. Free shuttle service to and from pier. Young cats live there who love to be stroked. Wifi worked well on our room.