Big Fish Resort Koh Tao

7.1Good

(636 Ratings)

"The location of this Resort is amazing. It’s located directly at the beach. Our room was simple but nice as it was in the first row with a balcony directly facing the beach. Our room was not super mod..."

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7.1 / 10.0

Good(636 Ratings)

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About this resort

Located in Ko Tao, a few steps from Chalok Baan Kao Beach, Big Fish Resort Koh Tao has accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a private beach area and a terrace.

Amenities at Big Fish Resort Koh Tao

Business facilities

Shuttle available

Free WiFi/internet

Free Parking

Non-smoking

Pets allowed

Balcony/Terrace

WiFi/Internet

Private beach access

Beach access

Garden

Beach front

Outdoor Cooking

Family friendly

Key access

Contactless check-in/out

Housekeeping available

Fire extinguisher

Cleaning products

Map of Ko Tao

Nearby attractions

Mu Ko Ang Thong National Marine Park

31.6 mi

Sail Rock

13.8 mi

Wake Up! Wakeboarding

22.5 mi

WEST COAST VIEWPOINT

1.9 mi

Available Rooms

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7.1Good

(636 Ratings)

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7.1 / 10.0

Good(636 Ratings)

Resort in Ko Tao

Reasons to book

Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones

Well priced for this locationPriced under area average

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

Map of Ko Tao

Nearby attractions

Mu Ko Ang Thong National Marine Park

31.6 mi

Sail Rock

13.8 mi

Wake Up! Wakeboarding

22.5 mi

WEST COAST VIEWPOINT

1.9 mi

Available Rooms

About this resort

Located in Ko Tao, a few steps from Chalok Baan Kao Beach, Big Fish Resort Koh Tao has accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a private beach area and a terrace.

Amenities

Business facilities

Shuttle available

Free WiFi/internet

Free Parking

Non-smoking

Pets allowed

Balcony/Terrace

WiFi/Internet

Private beach access

Beach access

Garden

Beach front

Outdoor Cooking

Family friendly

Key access

Contactless check-in/out

Housekeeping available

Fire extinguisher

Cleaning products

Ratings and reviews

7.1 / 10.0

Good(636 Ratings)

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5.0 / 10.0

The deal on booking was a bit of a scam....but location os nice.

The beach and location. The resort is located on a nice, calm beach. Perfect for smaller kids. If you swim a bit out or go with paddleboard/kayak it is a good place to snorkle. 7eleven, restaurants, thai-massage is close. You can walk to John Suwan wiev-point and shark bay + fredom beach. Breakfast was with many choises - we recommend: the burger.

We had a booking from booking.com - 2 rooms for 3 people with breakfast = 6 people. When we arrived they would only give breakfast for 4 people. We contacted booking.com, who confirmed, that the whole group should have breakfast. The resort refused to give us the breakfast. So expect, that maybe, you will not get what you payed for, even if you think you have a nice deal on booking.com. Many scooters/cars drive really fast on the road.

7.0 / 10.0

Perfect location, very simple amenities

Perfect location right on the beautiful beach and lovely bars. The communal areas are perfect, beautiful natural beach resort feel. Lovely well kept plants everywhere and outside terrace space is wonderful with drying rack for your beach towels and swimwear.

The actual room was extremely basic and very dark. Strange bed combination ( double and single beds of different kinds pushed together) and very simple bathroom. But it was clean and quiet.

1.0 / 10.0

Terrible, avoid at all costs!! Rude and hostile owner! Terrible service and the place was a state!

The location was nice with private beach. food at restaurant was ok.

The staff were incredibly rude, the place was like a building site and not safe for children to be running around. Plasterboard left right outside our room and wouldn’t move it. Sharp materials such as rusty Nails, broken tiles lying around but manager told me it was my job to tell the workers in the morning to clean it. When I challenged this the owner got very hostile and said if we didn’t like it that we can check out and turned away and ignored me and wouldn’t listen to anything we had to say. I was unable to discuss any issues because she would talk over and become hostile. Baring in mind it was just days before Xmas and travelling with three children! We ended up checking out and paying double to stay elsewhere. No electric for the first day which meant no fan or ac! Shower room - awful and water was cold. Overall horrendous service and wouldn’t stay here if they paid me.

6.0 / 10.0

Not terrible but not an accommodation where we wanted to spend much time.

Direct access to the beach. Balcony was great

The shower was cold and the bathroom super smelly. Also it was impossible to regulate the AC and the walls were paperthin which was annoying considering the construction going on.

1.0 / 10.0

Just do not sleep there - they neither want you nor your money

The location directly at the beach The room was clean That's all the positive you get there

Where should I start.. (Für mein Fazit auf Deutsch einfach meine Rezession auf google maps checken) I got the most expensive room, first beach row.. Still this room is super tiny. they squeezed in another single bed right next to the double bed, which is wayyy too much for this tiny room! There was no space to put my S SIZE trolley! So the single bed was the storage for it. (and of course there´s no shelf or anything to put your stuff on or in) How should 3 people incl luggage survive there?? The bed is way too hard (and I like it hard), same with the pillows.. The balcony door rattles when the wind from the sea starts to blow a bit stronger. There's no fridge and no dry stand. This would be the bare minimum for the price they charge! When I asked for the dry stand, the staff first told me 'we don't have' but when I mentioned there a available in other rooms then I got one.. pfff This is the next big issue - they are incredibly unfriendly and unhelpful for Thai standards! No wonder the rating is so low. I still tried it and can tell you -> just don't them your money! Its all true. The sassy owner or manager even recommended me that I go somewhere else instead of trying to help extend my stay 🤣🤣🤣 She also never answered my question on WhatsApp that I asked after 5pm (when the reception is closed). That's just too much work for her 🤦‍♂️ And the cherry on the cake: Whenever you use the sink or the shower you get a disgusting smell from the outlet in the bathroom. Ah yeah, and the "lovely" children from the restaurants family that play around the restaurant and beach from the morning till the evening shouting and screeming.. not giving a damn about customers who seek for relaxation.. Enjoy your stay 😉

9.0 / 10.0

Great experience

Great view from the room Amazing breakfast spot

6.0 / 10.0

Great location but this hotel needs life breathed into it!

This place has so much potential to be a gem! Great location, good sized rooms, restaurant on site but also great food close by. The top floor balconies feel more private and one that we stayed in had a big balcony almost like a living room but the stairs are too steep for very little kids. Be sure to ask. And hey travellers: Ko Tao doesn’t have a fresh water source and all water is collected rain water that is stored. We came in the rainy season and didn't have a water issue like others have stated. Also consider having short showers and not doing laundry on Ko Tao if you are only there for a few days.

I think there was an issue with the room description on booking.com as I only searched for rooms with AC and booked this one at B1000. When we arrived it was additional B500 for AC. This can be really frustrating for travellers who have a tight budget.The room sleeps 3 but we had to book 2 rooms because we are 4. Honestly they could probably get a trundle or bunk bed so some of the rooms would sleep 4 and charge b2000 per room and everyone would have been happier and the hotel could probably make more money. I think because we paid b3000/2rooms per night it left us a bit bitter about the situation. So make sure you have AC and a shower with hot water in writing before you arrive. Something that could improve the hotel is have foot rinse tub in front of each bungalow entrance that are in clusters of 6. It was tough to keep the sand out!

10.0 / 10.0

Amazing view directly at the beach

The location of this Resort is amazing. It’s located directly at the beach. Our room was simple but nice as it was in the first row with a balcony directly facing the beach. Our room was not super modern but instead the view was amazing! We enjoyed our time here a lot. There’s a 7eleven as well as many restaurants close by. The beach was not too overcrowded and an amazing place to just calm down and relax. We enjoyed our stay here a lot.

Everything was great.

4.0 / 10.0

Cheap price, cheap accommodation

View and location

Bed was hard as a rock and left me with back pain for days. Bathroom was underwhelming

5.0 / 10.0

Basic, which is fine if that's all you need.

The rooms were clean. The beach and the scenery were amazing. The restaurant (closed in the evenings) staff, were pleasant.

We needed to sleep with 'windows' open and it was very noisy in the mornings. This doesn't help if you have difficulty sleeping due to the heat (even with a fan). The room got sandy constantly - a tub to wash the sand off feet would be a good idea.

10.0 / 10.0

Dont want to check out ;)

Nong Gio is lovely

Clean Beach Staff

5.0 / 10.0

With a few small tweaks, massive improvements could be made to this place.

Located on a cute little beach south of the main village. Unfortuanately the beach is only swimmable during high tide. Sandy walkways through the resort gives it a tropical feel and there are quite a few fruit bearing trees which means you can forage as you walk. The balcony was a good size with nice water and garden views

I booked what I believed was a bungalow on the beach but instead was given an upstairs room of a 2 storey bungalow. There are no single story private bungalows. I prepaid for breakfasts and was given a separate menu of which you could choose 1 item to eat and 1 to drink which meant you could not have both cereal and toast or coffee and juice without paying extra. It was 1 or the other. My eggs and toast were also cold. The restaurant/bar also closed early. No fridge to keep water cool, no kettle, cups, glasses etc. The one and only useable power point was right beside the light switches so if you had to use an adaptor to accommodate foreign plugs it would depress the light switches. There was however another outlet on the ceiling (?)

7.0 / 10.0

Not best value for money - for the amount spent

Nice bit of beach. Beautiful garden.

There should have been automatic room cleaning say every other day as the send was getting into the room. There should be a way how to clean feet at the porch before entering the room. It would save a lot of send getting into the room. The bed was soooo hard. I got used to it but can imagine other people would moan about it..

8.0 / 10.0

Overall enjoyed our stay. Would stay again but wouldn’t pay extra for bungalow

- decent size room, facing the beach was a bonus - great staff, allowed us to check in before the stated time. - having an air con and a fan - good value for money

- our room wasn’t cleaned throughout our stay - wouldn’t class our room as a bungalow it was more of a maisonette - aware koh tao is very hot, however, having a thin sheet to sleep with isn’t very comfy, and he’d rather hard - fridge did not work

8.0 / 10.0

Please stay here you will not regret it is heavenly. You’re basically on the beach and I felt incredibly safe I will def

Omg the property is stunning I love you can sit on the lounger til super late it’s well lit and feels really enclosed and safe especially for a solo female traveller

If I had to be picky I think the toilet is too close to the shower Honestly I loved the property

8.0 / 10.0

Absolutely adored our stay in The Bug Fish resort and hope to return again.

The best location, very relaxed and quiet place.

Lacked a wardrobe to hang clothes

10.0 / 10.0

Big fist my second home🫶❤️

The property is absolutely beautiful. You staying almost at the beach. The beach is clean and they also have the their own restaurant, where u can seat and listen morning see or bird singing during the day. Staff and the owner are so friendly and helpful. It was my fourth time staying there and i will definitely do it again 🫶❤️🍀

8.0 / 10.0

The access to the beach is great :)

Excellent location on the beach, accommodating staff. We were a family of 8 and they managed to fit us in for an extra night. You can rent mopeds from them and they will call other places and get you one if they have run out. On-site restaurant overlooking the beach.

The plumbing is island plumbing so has issues.

7.0 / 10.0

Location, location, location.

Location on the beach. Very pleasant tropical garden venue. Airco was good. Wifi was good. Everyday two free small bottles of water.

Bungalows are worn and need updating. Beds very hard even at Thai standards. The nylon sheets and the (too small) bedspread were uncomfortable. Often no hot water. Only one bedstand. No water basin/bucket at the foot of te stairs to wash the sand off your feet, so that the bungalow floor becomes a sandpit. No broom in the bungalows to sweep the floor. Non-residents occupied the beach chairs belonging to the resort.

3.0 / 10.0

Roof leaked miles away from town and taxis really expensive.

Cheap

My roof leaked and I had to move apartment in a downpour resulting in a soaking. I never felt safe on the Island but that is out of control of the hotel. Additionally I hired a bicycle for one day and it was in a shocking state of repair.

7.0 / 10.0

The location was excellent, accomodation was good and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay

It was simple accommodation in a great location with friendly staff. The beach was beautiful and not too busy. There was plenty of food options on the beach and on the road out back. We did a day snorkelling trip which was busy but lots of fun, especially for the kids. We had a great time on Koh Tao

8.0 / 10.0

Very good

Location was amazing very peaceful and right on the beach

It didn’t specify cold shower, wasn’t a problem but could have just put that in the description.

7.0 / 10.0

Good

Nice beach, easy go to swim. Quiet area for good sleeping

2.0 / 10.0

Would not return again

The view from our room was beautiful

The staff were very rude, extra 200 baht per night if you want air conditioning, we paid for air con at 21:00 received the remote and they took it from our room around 12 in the afternoon the next day. Mirror in bathroom was so dirty wasn’t possible to see out of. Unable to stand under shower as the head was facing to the side. Had a total of two plug sockets in the room, one being on the ceiling for the TV which would not work and the other half way up the wall, thankfully I had a long charged lead otherwise would not be able to charge your devices. States daily housekeeping yet we had none, asked for more toilet roll they said yes and never gave us any ( they originally gave us not even half a roll)

6.0 / 10.0

Pleasant

Right on the beach.. Really good for families

We stayed for 5 nights. They did not clean our room.. not even once. No clean bedding nothing..

1.0 / 10.0

don’t stay here

We checked in at 15:00pm and left immediately. We were in a new hotel by 16:00.

There was blood on the sheets, the facilities were filthy, the staff told us that if they upgraded us we would find something new to complain about.

8.0 / 10.0

was good

Our room number 2 it was quite dark as there was only one window. Also the bathroom faucet was clogged

6.0 / 10.0

good value for a couple of night, wouldn’t stay any longer.

Good location, quiet but still lots of bars and restaurants around

The room was very dated low lighting, sink leaked, didn’t clean room, or even replace toilet paper had to go down and ask.

9.0 / 10.0

Lovely location, right on the beach. Great selection of cafes close by.

Great location if you want to stay by the beach. Lots of lovely cafes close by. A short moped ride to reach the busier Sairee Beach. Small island, so easy to take a moped up the higher points for great views. Good sized room and a lovely balcony to relax on.

Hard beds - but that is throughout Thailand. No explanation in room about housekeeping or pre-ordering breakfast , so make sure you read the instructions in reception when you check in.

7.0 / 10.0

Good

Perfect location on the beach, you feel that you are in nature ☺️

Bungalows needs some renovation and the bed was very uncomfortable

5.0 / 10.0

wouldn’t sleep here again

beds were not comfortable. there was no AC, so it was not comfortable to fall asleep. the room looked like it needed some attention. no toilet paper

5.0 / 10.0

Passable

No hot water for two nights

FAQs

Is parking included with this resort?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Big Fish Resort Koh Tao. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this resort?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this resort. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is Big Fish Resort Koh Tao pet friendly?

Yes! This resort is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.

What amenities are available at Big Fish Resort Koh Tao?

We found 19 amenities for this rental. This includes business facilities, shuttle available, free wifi/internet, free parking, and non-smoking.

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About this resort

Amenities

Ratings and reviews

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