Koh Talu Island Resort

P'SomPorn took excellent care of us while we were there.

The boat 'captain' for the activities was extremely grumpy, bordering on unpleasant whether dealing with Thai people or Farrang. C'mon man, people are on holiday, try not to kill the vibe.

The island itself is very nice: two available beaches, magic snorkeling areas, traditional-styled buildings, sea turtle farm, clear blue waters, all of the “bounty” stuff is there! Very nice people, very friendly and helpful. Beautiful place to visit and truly enjoy. Big thanks to the island team.

1. As far as I know now - the island is partly private, and being serviced by one family. But the environment is not so well treated: litter on the beach and in the sea is making this beautiful nature masterpiece look sad. Here and there you can see the plastic bottles, beer cans, old shoes etc. It is not much there, and for sure will not take long to collect all this stuff, clean the place up, but it needs to be done from time to time to maintain continuously good vibe about the island. And litter boxes surely need to be widely available. 2. The schedule of check-in and check-out and usability: there is a morning boat to the island at 10:00, but the check-in time to the rooms is at 14:00 (btw booking.com says it’s 10:00, not 14). But the island do not offer you normal possibility to change or take the shower before that time: the toilets are equipped with shower, but do not have anything inside except bare ceramic floors. No shelves or hooks for clothing there, no beach towels for example. The same thing with check-out: it is at 12 latest, but the boat to the main land is at 14:30. So after check-out you really can not use anything you came for: no beach, no beautiful clear waters etc. And this thing can be easily improved: just put your self to your guest place, think through all of the process from coming and check-in to check-out and leaving to see the things need to be done better. And “not-so-small” room rates should support this improvements.