Seashell Resort Koh Tao

Great location for the beach, diving centres, and bars and restaurants

No communal area in the hostel part. So you were either in bed or out of the hostel, nothing inbetween. I wouldn’t say it was dirty, but it definitely wasn’t clean either. The bathroom was right next to beds,so barely any privacy going to the toilet. Lockers were too small to fit backpack in & the dorm door was difficult to lock, so people often left it unlocked leaving your belongings totally exposed. Someone having sex in the bunk bed above me… What more can I say…

On booking.com you see this lovely shot of the sea from the infinity pool of the resort described as “ beachfront “ but it isn’t :( they built a dive shop in front and a restaurant so you can’t see that view from the pool. The place is run down and the management have invested close to nothing on revamping after the covid period. Our room was dank , dark and stinking of mould . Walls were dirty , in desperate need of painting. Bathrooms were below standard from an advertised 3 star ranking . TV was so old it didn’t even have a USB port ! Who ever installed the doors to the terrace did so with a nice gap, perfect for mosquitos from the rubbish piles left around the property to enter ! Meanwhile the door screech when you open them . Sorry neighbour . To top it all it’s duff duff from The nearby bars and clubs til the early hours 🤦🏻 If you like a rock hard mattress ave poor sleep here’s your place . We checked out after 1 night and moved to the south side of the island . Much better 👏

Very good place to stay. Staff lovely and so relaxing. Bed was extremely hard though and the pillows too fat!

Lovely hotel, Room 303 which is in a block of 5ish rooms with direct pool access. Rooms have everything you need: TV, Kettle, hairdryer and are immaculately clean with Terrace or Balcony. The on site restaurant is good and is located on the beach. Staff are nice. Busy area with plenty of great restaurants and shops. I'd definitely recommend this hotel and reception can organise all the tours/taxis or diving programmes at very reasonable rates. I believe they offer diving tuition on site

It's in a nice area with lots of cafés and restaurants. It has easy beach access and the beach itself was pretty. You can get a massage at the beach (very good) and there's a restaurant. Staff at the restaurant wasn't really pleasant, but the food was really good. You can tell it used to be a very nice resort. But it needs maintenance. A couple things were broken in the room, like the towel rack and the hot water. There are a lot of bugs outside (mosquitos) and inside (ants, roaches, millipede - ended up in my bag somehow unfortunately - and mosquitos). It was not very clean. The sheets had stains and towels too. When the room was cleaned we didn't get clean sheets, just towels. When I used the water boiler for coffee (free), it tasted kind off 'dusty'. The mattress of the bed was nice. The airconditioning worked good. There was also a window. The wifi worked good, but you had to log in every time you came back from the beach. As it was a national holiday in Thailand it was quite busy, but it was nice and quiet. The minibar was empty, but instead we got 2 water bottles for free each night on the porch. The receptionists were kind. There is also a laundry service, which was good, but down the street it's cheaper. There is a free taxi to the pier. The pool was a little dirty and the jacuzzi didn't turn on. Overall: location is good, receptionists were helpful and kind, it needs a little maintenance and cleaning, b