Ban's Diving Resort





7.5Good
(2,222 Ratings)
"We got a Hilltop apartment, that was simply amazing"
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4-Star Resort
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On Sairee Beach, Ban's Diving Resort features a PADI certified professional dive center. This 4-star property features 3 dining options, an outdoor pool and air-conditioned suites with a private balcony.
Shuttle available
Free shuttle available
Golf course (within 2 mi)
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7.5Good
(2,222 Ratings)
"We got a Hilltop apartment, that was simply amazing"
Verified guestDon't miss out! Price and availability may change
Ratings and reviews
7.0 / 10.0
Location
No toiletries
7.0 / 10.0
Central location and comfy beds lovely toiletries, nice view with breakfast
The resort is so big you rely on golf buggy lifts … which is fine until there’s no one there. The biggest issue is I stayed in eco lodge and deluxe treetop rooms and both needed serious sound issues- you can hear the neighbours in the shower and most conversations
10.0 / 10.0
We got a Hilltop apartment, that was simply amazing
8.0 / 10.0
Clean and nice room, beautiful garden, and the beach was very close.
There was a bar really close with live music, and the noise was disturbing our sleep. Breakfast wasn't very good, but there were really lovely cafes close by.
7.0 / 10.0
Liked the location and pool 2.
The restaurant, cats on table next to plates, not for me.
8.0 / 10.0
Great location, lots going on in the area. Excellent breakfast buffet.
We experienced rude behaviour from a few of the staff. Shame as some were amazing. But the people who came to pick us up at the pier were shouting at us about which van to get into despite me being separated from my luggage. No patience at all. The lady in the Bans shop selling the T-shirts was also super unhelpful and had a bad attitude. My other family members experienced the same. She was talking on her phone and never showed time for us or even a smile. A little off putting. We ended up purchasing our shirts directly from reception instead and the team there were much friendlier. The resort itself and facilities are otherwise great.
10.0 / 10.0
Huge pools, friendly reception. We extended our stay at reception and it was so easy!
Best location and not noisy at all
Didn’t like scuba divers in some of the pools but hey ho they have to practice somewhere!
8.0 / 10.0
Such a great resort with Brillaint amenities and plenty to do. Right in the centre of where you need to be and easy access to the other part of the resort. Our view from hilltop was gorgeous.
One of our nights we stayed in garden view and there was sand under the cover of the bed which worried me that it was a little unclean. Other than that I had a lovely stay here.
4.0 / 10.0
The location is great
We chose to stay at Ban’s Hotel for 4 nights, which was our longest stay in Thailand. Ban’s hotel was perfect for its very central location.
Unfortunately, our experience was disappointing. After the first night, we had to change rooms due to an invasion of flying ants. While the staff handled the room change.
It’s important to know that Ban’s Hotel runs a bar right next to the beach and hosts parties every single day. If you’re looking for a lively atmosphere with loud music and drunk crowds, this may suit you. However, if you’re hoping for a peaceful and restful holiday, this is definitely not the right place.
The air conditioning was quite loud. We eventually adapted and managed to sleep, but it was far from ideal.
Breakfast is included in the price, but unfortunately it was the weakest part of our stay. After the first morning, we chose to eat elsewhere for the rest of our time. The Factory Café next door is a much better option.
Overall, apart from the excellent location and friendly staff, the hotel did not meet our expectations, and we were left disappointed with the overall experience.
9.0 / 10.0
The staff managing the jungle house where amazing we had a problem with the shower when we arrived and they sorted it immediately and moved us rooms , facilities where really good with shuttle runs and golf buggy transport around the complex which was excellent. Big comfy bed which is a massive win
Not all the facilities where not open like the coffee shop and hair salon.
10.0 / 10.0
Location is great. Rooms are spacious and clean. Variety of pools.
8.0 / 10.0
The central location is very convenient, everything along Sairee Beach was easy accessible by foot. The multiple pool areas, many relax areas and shade. The price for the facilities and location was excellent.
The standard room (cheapest option) has old bathrooms which are like wet rooms. The gym is advertised as included but you have to pay for daily use. The standard room is close to the main road and it's a bit loud at night.
8.0 / 10.0
The property had some of the best customer service and staff I’ve experienced through Thailand so far. The resort itself is nicely situated within Koh Tao with lively restaurants and bars in the surrounding area.
The room was perfect for me and my mate I am travelling with. It had plenty of room and was nice and clean.
When my friend had lost his phone one evening and we had got a taxi back to the hotel, the staff the next morning were eager to help find the phone and showed us the CCTV and called Taxi services. Due to the quick action from the reception staff my friend was able to find his phone!!
The only part of the resort I want to keen on personally was the distance from our room to the Main Street (it was quite a walk). Though they run a 24 hour golf buggy service from the rooms to the Main Street and reception we could find ourselves waiting 10+ minutes in some situations.
1.0 / 10.0
Charged us £50 for missing towels. We left the towels at the pool mid afternoon and when we got back after food the towels had been taken by staff. We then got charged £50 in total for the missing towels (which the hotel still had!!), staff rude and refused to take us to our ferry until we paid. Rooms unclean had ants in there, fridge not working in one room and no electric working in another. Would not stay here again.
7.0 / 10.0
Its location, the staff were very nice, the place was clean
The bathroom and shower in our room, too close and the toilet gets wet every time someone take a shower
2.0 / 10.0
The location was good
In our first room there were multiple live bugs in the bed upon removing the sheets. When reported to the staff was told it was “out of their control”. Only after pushing them did they offer to put us in a new room. Was sent on a wild goose chase between the two reception centers at the bottom and top of the hill to get help moving rooms, each telling me to talk to the other one for help. Was eventually reluctantly helped.
7.0 / 10.0
Location is good, Breakfast is good, beds are good. Close to a 7 eleven. Lot’s of restaurants.
Very busy on the road that splits the resort. Also busy with scooters on the small road nearby the beach (at reception of the resort) so a easy walk along the restaurants with kids is a challenge.
5.0 / 10.0
Nice room and surroundings
No noise insulation of rooms. We were located very close to the beach which meant the bars’ music banged until 2am. We could hear everything from the other rooms, corridors, street.
8.0 / 10.0
Good location in Sairee beach area. Rooms are well appointed and ours had a view out to ocean. Breakfast buffet was excellent with so many choices.
It’s a bit of a walk (& steep) from the back part of the resort to the road and resort restaurant. Steep stairs to our room on top floor.
9.0 / 10.0
All good. Nature- golf cart to the room, usually 5 mins, always under 10.
Toilet got smelly- need to upgrade the drainage
7.0 / 10.0
Super central and close to everything! The shuttles to and from the reception are very prompt, and the food at the restaurant is good.
Mostly everything was okay, staff aren’t very accommodating sometimes but it’s not too much of an inconvenience! Also the breakfast is a set menu and a bit limiting.
4.0 / 10.0
I like how every where was a short walk and just around the corner from 7/11
The location of my room, I heard every vehicle drive past I it felt like the was a car or bike in the room. The door was thin.
10.0 / 10.0
Best location for anyone who wants to dive
The location was great and the staff were brilliant
10.0 / 10.0
Really everything! The resort is just perfect!
-the staff was really nice, we booked two different rooms and they upgraded one of the rooms as a gesture.
-This is the best location! The resort is connected to the Main Street with tons of options of everything. And also connected to the hotel’s restaurant which is on the beach.
-large, clean and quiet rooms with a nearby swimming pool and coffee shop.
The resort is really big so it might take time to cross it for the more distant area that we stayed in.
However the hotel does offer a toktok to drive you in a part of it.
9.0 / 10.0
Great diving resort, well-located. The hilltop room has stunning views, albeit a lot of steps to walk up.
My PADI refresher and subsequent dives were well-organised and enjoyable.
Staff at reception were really friendly - special thanks to Aung for being so helpful and efficient.
If you’re not going to dive, this probably isn’t the best hotel as the pools are used a lot for diving.
8.0 / 10.0
- comfortable bed
- fantastic dive school
- all amenities nearby (bike rental, 24hr convenience store, pharmacy)
Steep incline and lots of stairs. Not great for those with mobility issues
7.0 / 10.0
Diving course was great also the location was very good
Not really a 4 star hotel. Breakfast is pretty terrible and we got a pool view room the a pool we couldn’t even use due to the diving training
10.0 / 10.0
lovely place with a great location so close to everything. clean rooms and beautiful staff aswell. the shuttle service was great as well and such a beautiful island highly recommend this place
5.0 / 10.0
location are great
Room smell damp, Air con leaking from the roof, Extra bed not comfy at all, Also staff didn't changed pillow case. It's stank badly, Have to leave the pillow outside the room. That's quite annoy our stay a bit. But overall are okay, Location great, Staff friendly.
9.0 / 10.0
Ban’s is a massive Diving resort, I ended up staying an extra 2 nights to complete both my open water and my advanced open water, room was great, facilities are excellent too, and the staff are very friendly
9.0 / 10.0
3rd time staying at Ban’s.
Not the cheapest place on Koh Tau but decent rooms, great pool and right in the centre of everything.
Helpful staff - even when I left without checking out and clearing my restaurant bill as I was on the 0700 speedboat back to Ko Samui.
Housekeeping were particularly good on the is stay - thank you!
4.0 / 10.0
The room is very large and the beds are comfortable the view from the room is interesting
Our room was extremely far from the beach, about 2km, although the hotel is marked as beachfront, as the hotel room is spread over a huge territory. The room was large, however, the air conditioner was awful, if you open the balcony door or return to the room you now need to wait several hours until it becomes cool. The key has to be placed in its socket to operate the electricity, so when you go out, there is no battery charging and no aircon, as they give only one key.
The staff is bad, when we asked to fix the air conditioner, they said they'd fixed it although they didn't, having the same weakness problem, and when telling them it's not fixed, they offered us to leave the hotel, while it was already evening, knowing that our booking was made 2 months in advance in the high season where there are no alternatives.
There are shuttles of golf cars, from the resort to the beach, but there is a lot of waiting to do
10.0 / 10.0
We stayed in the dorm that Ban’s have. It was perfect for our stay and we enjoyed being able to use the pools on site. Felt like staying in a resort however within our budget.
The bathrooms weren’t the cleanest and they could have done with space to put shower items.
7.0 / 10.0
Good location. Free transfer to the pier on check out.
Resort is too big for staff to take care of you personally. Reception is at the very bottom near the beach with my room being a 20 minute walk up hill towards another site. The pools were for scuba lessons and not for public swimming/lounging.
7.0 / 10.0
Location
Quite noisy and we are not with young kids
Property rather ‘tired’
8.0 / 10.0
Location
Very big complex far to walk without moped
6.0 / 10.0
Good location, close to center.
Good breakfast
Ac dripping, staff service was unclear at best, noise from close by gym. Did not refill basic things like toilet paper.
10.0 / 10.0
You can’t fault it. Really professional, not overpriced they have it all here
10.0 / 10.0
Very modern and clean. loved the different pools and the staff. right in the centre, would recommend 10/10
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10.0 / 10.0
Amazing hotel and place to dive, staff were very helpful
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FAQs
Is parking included with this resort?
Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Ban's Diving Resort. 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 Ban's Diving Resort pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this resort is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Ban's Diving Resort?
We found 3 amenities for this rental. This includes shuttle available, free shuttle available, and golf course (within 2 mi).
