Koyao Bay Pavilions

Fantastic

The very private two-bedroom Villa Ingfah with our own pool was heavenly. Great internet connection for video meetings for remote work. Dinner at the on-site restaurant was excellent. Ryan arranged rental bikes for us which were dropped off right at our villa. We had fun biking around the small island, eating at places Ryan recommended — all great. Nice private beach a short walk from the villa; gentle waves, sandy bottom. The resort island is accessible via a scenic 30-minute speedboat trip from the east side of Phuket, and then a short taxi ride.

There's not much within walking distance of the property other than the beach, but bikes/taxis are easily arranged by the staff.

Definitely the staff, from the GM, owner and restaurant employees. Location was near everything considering it’s an island and you rent a scooter. Resort is on the beach. Restaurant breakfast was amazing.

Small detail: pool belonging to the adults only needs to be cleaned daily. Another detail: no ac in the beach resort so make sure you will be fine without it. We went during mid-april and dripping in sweat all day/ night with 3 fans blowing on us.

Beautiful setting and very high class. 10/10 for cleanliness and facilities B and her partner were very helpful as were the rest of the team

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We stayed in the beach suites, which has its own pool (shared amongst three suites…up to six people total since each suite is limited to two people each) and immediate beach access. The property is clean, the on-site restaurant is terrific, kayaks are available at no charge, excursions are available and easy to schedule, and on-site massage services are available.

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Everything. We stayed in Mai Pai Cottage, which was absolutely perfect - spotless clean, comfortable, luxurious, with a private pavilion and a great pool (for two villas, but feels as a private one). Food is simply delicious and hosts are amazing. It exceeded our expectations and we would definitely go back again. Thanks a lot George, Bee & Ryan, we had a perfect time.

We loved Ko Yao Noi island and our stay at Kayao Bay Pavillions. The setting of our accomodation was superb set in natural surroundings and close to nature. Our villa was luxurious, comfortable, spacious, extremley clean and well maintained. The villa was equiped with everything we needed and more ! The location of the private pool was a highlight. The menu in the restaurant was extensive offering Thai, European and Street Food the best food we had in our entire stay in Thailand. The management team of George, Bee, and Ryan were amazing hosts and made us feel very welcome. They were always avaliable to help and advise but never intrusive. All the staff, cleaners, grounds staff were friendly, polite and helpful. We would like to give a special mention to the waitresses who were exceptional and to the chefs who provided delicious meals throughout our stay.

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The accommodation was beautiful and the service was very friendly and competent. We particularly liked that there was no children in the beach villa areas. The restaurant was also fantastic and we had several excellent dinners there.

We thought the breakfast options were very limited considering the price (booking included breakfast). The whole breakfast menu was this: There was one juice - orange Coffee with ( cow milk only) Fruit plate (very tasty) Home made toast (the toast was great) Eggs scrambled, fried or omelette Thai soup French toast

The Pavilions are about a 10 minute walk from the main road, so we took most of our meals (except for Wednesday, when only breakfast was available) on-site. The food was very good. We took the breakfast option, and had a choice of continental or Thai, each one had two or three options. Lunch and Dinner menus did not change, but there were lots of choices so we wouldn't get bored. There were some options that needed to be ordered in advance (special prawns and fish), but we didn't try those. We can't say enough good things about the staff. George and his wife Bee, were extremely gracious hosts, and Ryan (the GM) was on-hand when we arrived to show us around. He was just superb in arranging transportation, mountain bikes, and having kayaks ready for paddling to a nearby island or beaches up or down the coast. We had cocktails regularly and they were quite good. We had fun talking with Khun Bee about wine and her choices were spot-on. We stayed in the Beach Suites (adults only - as the pool is deep and without a lifeguard) that were huge. There is a separate outdoor lounge pavilion with sitting areas, hammocks, coffee and tea, and a desk area, with a ceiling fan and floor fans. The bedroom area is huge, ample closet area, and an outdoor shower and dual sinks. The two floor fans were enough to keep us comfortable at night (no AC).

The beach by the Pavilions was a little disappointing, in that is was small and not that attractive. Swimming was only possible at high tide periods (with a monthly listing of the tides provided in the room guide) due to coral and rocks. The water was also somewhat murky, so snorkeling was out. We would recommend renting a scooter so that you could easily visit some of the other beaches that were rather nice and fairly empty (when we were there in early March).