Baan Taranya Koh Yao Yai Resort

The resort was nice, and I really liked my bungalow. It was spacious, and I enjoyed reading on the terrace in the evening. However, the walls are quite thin, so you can hear noise from outside and the nearby bungalows (but in the night it was quiet). The restaurant area with a sea view was lovely, and the breakfast was good. The pool was not very big but still nice, and the whole place was very well maintained. The small "village" outside the resort has some good, simple restaurants and Thai massage options (but no 7eleven or similar). If you want to explore the area, I definitely recommend renting a scooter.

The resort is beautiful, unfortunately not many shops bars etc in walking distance for me anyway as I hurt my back quite badly. The staff were fantastic though and it’s definitely a great location to just chill. There is no “walking street” and 7/11 don’t sell alcohol on the island, you can get it though at a “family shop” I feel I must give special thanks to man who does the shuttle runs from the hotel. He was so kind and waited for me while I was treated at the local doctor. I don’t know his name and I felt bad not to leave him a tip as I no cash left due to not knowing what was happening with my insurance . Special mention to Chris too who made me feel so welcome and even treated me to a birthday surprise . Reception staff very helpful and accommodating and managed to let me stay an extra night. I had a swim up room which was gorgeous

The hotel is very comfortable and quiet. My room was nicely appointed with a lovely view over the pool and out to the sea. I liked that I could rent a scooter to get around the island, which I would highly recommend as there isn’t much to do around the property. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

Very nice property on a quiet island away from crowds. Restaurant was with view on the pier and ocean, you could sit in the sand and enjoy a drink or some food. Breakfast was very nice, with variety of salty, sweet and fruits. There were two pools at the property. One closer to the restaurant and one connected to some of the rooms. We really liked that you could order drinks and food from the restaurant and they would bring it to you by the pool, very good service! We booked the junior suite with pool access. The room was surprisingly small, not the size you expect from a "suite" as we had trouble to find space to open two big suitcases on the floor. It was very nice to have the pool access, but I also think it would have been nice to have that pool reserved for the guests that actually paid for the pool access from the room, because everyone could just come into that pool from the whole hotel. The staff were always very helpful with everything we needed. They arranged the transfer for us from and back to Phuket (also very last minute the day before we arrived) and it was the best decision to have it booked through them, it was all super smooth! We also booked a scooter at the hotel, you could book for full day or just half a day, which was very convenient. The island has almost no cars so it was a good place to try out driving a scooter for the first time. We also booked two day trips through the hotel: Hong Island and Phi Phi. I definitely recommend the first one! Amazing experience for great value. You have a long tail boat just for yourselves, stopping at different beaches and snorkeling spots, you can choose how long you would like to stay. We also had water, sodas, lunch and fruit provided. Wouldn't recommend Phi Phi, it's quite far so you spend a lot of time just being on the boat during the day and all the spots are very crowded with tourists (as to be expected I guess).

Two nice swimming pools, beach access. Very friendly and helpful staff. Good food, slightly pricey but eye for detail and good quality. Some restaurants nearby (go to Chill Chill @ Pai)