Koh Talu Island Resort

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A wonderful paradiseisland

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Date: Feb 05, 2012
written by: Bjervik, Marie Elisabeth

Koh Talu Island Resort

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Expensive, but worth every Baht. The location, the scenery, the snorkling, the food, the service, the ..., was absolutely great. We had a three day/two night package which is perfect, but could easily have stayed longer. Paradise - no less.

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I ve booked through sawadee.com many times and the booking have always been reliable. The booking and payment process is however cumbersome, and could be much improved.

Date: Apr 30, 2011
written by: Palle J

Koh Talu Island Resort

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Perfect location for a paradise retreat. Rooms look ok at first glance but were a bit of a dissapointment after all. The shower is located outside at the back of the room and the toilet cleanliness left big room for hope. Service was good and other faciliteis were also fine after getting over the outside shower and bathroom in the hotel. Koh Talu was however worth the experience and the place has enormous potential with a little investment and effort. How about solar panels, instead of the generators providing power for the island?

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Date: Apr 13, 2011
written by: Etelävuori Patrik Filip

Koh Talu Island Resort

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We travelled to Koh Talu in March with 3 small children (9months, 2,5Years and 4,5 years), and stayed 3 nights. Big Bay. Short version: It was great, and we look forward to return some day. The longer version.. When we arrived, it was a lot of tourist on the boat, more than expected, and we anticipated a crowded experience. But luckily for us it was just day trip tourists, and we had the whole beach for ourselves, great :) Our Thai Style villa was very close to the beach (4 meters from the stairs of our villa), and this is perfect when you have small children, that needs the toilet etc. The Thai Style Villa: Very big and nice room. Air Con. Bath with tiles, and was ok. It s not a 5 star, but worked for us. Nice porch where you can enjoy the view. Electricity was switched off a couple of hours during the day, but this was no problem for us.. Food: First a bit disappointing. We came a bit late for lunch, and much of the food was gone..and with picky kids, that is a challenge.. But this and everything else was effectively fixed by the staff. I discussed the situation with the staff and said that the food is way too spicy for kids, and there are little food left. The result was that they actually made dishes just for us, and added french fries, spaghetti and meat without spicy sauce. We were also the only tourist in two of the evenings (because of bad weather forecasts), and we could choose our own menu. Great food for both kids, and adults. The Thai food served there was excellent. Great placement for the restaurant, close to the sea. Free water, juice and coffee. Staff: Fixed everything Quickly put an extra children’s bed in our room, carried our luggage, played and entertained our smallest kid whenever we ate, so we could enjoy our meals. Our advice: If something is not as expected, just inform them before you complain, and they fix it right away. Other: The massage hut, had a fantastic placement, where you could enjoy the sea/beach view while having a great massage. Great people. The also fixed and colored the nails on our two oldest girls. They loved it. The beach is beautiful, but you will have to walk very long before it starts to get a bit deep. Perfect for small kids though. Kayaking was free, and very nice. Snorkeling: We went to two spots: The first was just different corals with little fish, and very shallow water. Ok. The second place had a lot of fish, and started at 0,5m and gradually got very deep. This is a fantastic snorkeling point. Did not try scuba diving, forgot my certificate back in Norway, and was not allowed to scuba dive...:( Staff here did not speak English at all.. Free rental of masks, but I would prefer to bring my own.. If you are going there for a daytrip just for snorkeling, make sure the weather has been good for a couple of days before you go, otherwise the visibility is very poor. The return schedule to the mainland was not clear to us, and we misunderstood it. We had to leave early, because of a long trip directly to Pattaya, but the boat was going six hours later than we expected. We asked about this (the day before we left), and they arranged a boat that fitted our plans. Improvements: Things are being washed up to the beach and this should definitely be cleaned more often. Also some garbage lying around. Too few people speak good English, but still, we managed to understand each other. The coffee in the container was horrible, and I’m glad I’m still alive after trying that. They clearly don’t know the meaning of fresh coffee. The dried (powder) coffe was ok. To sum up: Very very nice experience, and we will definitely go back there. Lovely and peaceful place. The price is high, but we think it is good value for money. 3 nights stay was perfect for us.

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Very good. Quick response, and did not experience any problems.

Date: May 18, 2011
written by: Yngve Michael Sem

Koh Talu Island Resort

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We stayed at the resort for five nights, which was a bit too long for our taste, the reason beeing that there were too little trekking possibilities and the water in the bay was so shalllow, taht you had to walk very far to be able to swim. But there were snokeling trips every day andt this was excellent. ther were two little trekking trips and that vere ok, thougt. The sorrundings in the lodge were kept tidy but we were supprised to see all the rubbish as soon as you went outside to go on the small trekking trips. We had a Thai Bungalow in Big Bay, and it was quite nice and big with two doubble beds and one single and a good teracce with lots of furniture and a beautiful view. The cleaning could be better, as they did not wash the floor and toilet while we vere there. They swept the floor, made the beds, emtied the bins and changed the towels every day, though. The restaurant was good with a beautiful wiev and a friendly service and the drinks not all that expensive. We bought a pakkage which included full board, trips, kayaks, sunbeds, tea, coffee, drinking water and juices, and that was good. The lodge has many steps and the the landing on the pier a bit difficult, so do not go there if you are not staedy on your feet. There was a beach bar with music every nigth, nothing spectacular, but a lot of peopler seemed to go there every night, as that was all yuo could do. If you want a place with peace and quiet and excellent snorkling, do not hesitate to go there.

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Date: Feb 27, 2011
written by: Dorte Brondum Sorensen

Koh Talu Island Resort

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We had rats in the room , paid high rate and got really not value for the money waiting for your feedback,

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Date: Jul 26, 2010
written by: PEDERSEN