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Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort

Property class: 2

Photo gallery for Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort

A pool area with a view of the ocean, palm trees, and a building with a thatched roof.
A resort with multiple blue-roofed structures, a staircase leading to a pool area, and a view of the ocean.
A hotel room with a bed, a glass door leading to a balcony with a view of the beach and ocean.
A bar area with wooden furniture and a counter.
A hotel room with a bed, a television, a small refrigerator, and a sliding glass door leading to a balcony with a view of a staircase.

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Breakfast available
The current price is NZ$65
includes taxes & fees
28 Aug - 29 Aug

Explore the area

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3/83 Moo 2, Koh Tao, Surat Thani, 84360
  • Place, Island Muay Thai
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Sairee Beach
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Sairee Plaza
    ‪17 min walk‬

Room options

View all photos for Garden View Bungalow

A balcony with a view of the sea, a chair, and a television.

Garden View Bungalow

  • Garden view
  • 16 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Bungalow, Sea View

A balcony with a view of the sea, a chair, and a television.

Bungalow, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 16 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Standard Apartment

A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a television, and a mirror.

Standard Apartment

  • 21 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

About the area

Koh Tao

At Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort you'll be within just a 10-minute stroll of Sairee Beach and Mae Haad Clinic. Highlights at this beach guest house include a restaurant, an outdoor swimming pool and free self-parking. .The guest house's own lounge bar is a nice place to enjoy a drink. Additionally, you'll find free Wi-Fi in public areas, a terrace and a garden. Each morning buffet breakfast is served between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM. There's also the convenience of an area shuttle. .Sights within a 15-minute walk of this Koh Tao guest house include Island Muay Thai and Mae Haad Pier.
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What's nearby

  • Island Muay Thai - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Sairee Beach - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Mae Haad Bay - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Sairee Plaza - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Jansom Bay - 5 min drive - 3.5 km

Restaurants

  • ‪The Factory Cafe - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Fishbowl - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Long Thai Food (หลง ไทยฟู้ด) - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪995 Roasted Duck - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪Kuru Kuru Resto Bar & Concept Store - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort

There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. An outdoor pool, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort. Free self parking is available.
  • 10 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Locker space
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort offers 10 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottles of water and free toiletries. Cable televisions are provided.

Bathrooms include a shower. This Koh Tao guest house provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hairdryers can be requested.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: THB 250 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Outdoor pool
  • Scuba diving

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 24-inch TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 8 AM; check-in end time: 8 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 17

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 7 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately THB 250 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Cashless transactions are available
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • One child aged 7 years old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Simple Life Talay Divers Resort Koh Tao
Simple Life Talay Divers Resort
Simple Life Talay Divers Koh Tao
Simple Life Talay Divers
Simple Life Talay & Divers
Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort Koh Tao
Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort Guesthouse
Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort Guesthouse Koh Tao

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort?

Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

How much does it cost to stay at Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort?

As of 24 Aug 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort on 28 Aug 2026 start from NZ$65, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is parking available at Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort?

Yep, Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort has a free self car park.

Are there any beaches close to Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort?

Yep, Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort is a short 10-minute walk from Sairee Beach. Fun beach activities include snorkelling, scuba diving and fishing.

Does Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort have a pool?

Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort has an outdoor pool.

Does Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort serve breakfast?

Sure does, buffet brekkie is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort?

No, Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant.

What time are check-in & check-out at Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort?

Check-in begins at 8 AM. Check-out time is 11 AM.

Are pets allowed at Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort?

No, pets and service animals are not allowed.

Simple Life Talay & Divers Resort Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 56 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 56 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 56 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 56 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 56 reviews

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Melanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The buildings are rundown but everything is functional. The concrete in the pool is sharp and raspy but the vibe and the price is perfect!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

daniel

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Do not stay in the cheaper rooms i thought id booked the rooms attached to the hotel little did we know we had booked the 1s over the rd same hotel just different rooms to the rest really not nice dirty bugs no windows did 1 night as hadeto and left staff really helpfull and nice tho couldnt fault them lovely people
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
really well located. staff was helpful. our room wasn't the newest one but still pretty good
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Hollie

Disliked: Cleanliness
Room was outdated and not in great condition. Looked much worse in real life compared to the photos used online. The towels given appeared dirty as was the room. The staff were helpful and the location was great.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Carlo

Needs maintenance, update, painting and new towels old.the bar plays load music until 10pm, ruined the ability to enjoy patio. The res
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Kamran

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
My room was backside of restaurant, not very clean was ok, Staf was friendly, amenities were basic only
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Kimmo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Viikon loma Koh Taolla

Nice stay in the beautiful island.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Darci

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Customer service and reception were absolutely fantastic. Great sunset views from the pool deck.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I will stay here again. This accommodation suited my needs. Walk a few steps and there is a bar and restaurants in close proximity. Everything you need is so close. The beach at the bottom of the property. Perfect for those learning to dive or on a solo journey.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great view over Mae Haad. Quiet most of the time. Great Thai food close by. Air conditioner worked but not quite cold enough but was ok. Older place but great for price.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Location and value!

Upon check in i was disappointed with the room and the sea view blocked by trees. However I grew to really enjoy private little beach out the door, pool and amazing sunset. Also the use of the cliff hotel a few doors down. Hotel has no reception and must checkin at cliff hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Marcel

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good spot for divers on low budget. Simple live divers hub which been excellent. Bungalows need proper rub and area lick of paint .Swimming pool ok mostly occupied By dive courses but you can use next door cliff view resort pool.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Laura

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wouldn’t recommend anyone to stay in the standard apartment; we had air con dripping constantly and then moved to a room which was ant infested, smelly and just felt dirty. Thankfully we were moved to a bungalow which was much nicer and we were thankful the staff were understanding. Pool is lovely and location is good.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Spencer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
*GPS Location is wrong! Check in at Cliff View Simple Life resort* Nice & cheap stay! It's back behind the Cliff View Simple Life resort, which is super nice. So you get most of the amenities and access to the pool and everything as if staying at Cliff View, just a much cheaper, older room. The breakfast buffet is pretty good and only 250 baht. The restaurant seems to have odd hours other than that. They also offer full laundry service for 50 baht a kilo. That was very helpful. Overall I'd definitely stay there again!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Sillanpää

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Booked a bungalow for 5 nights. The view was great with direct access to small beautiful beach. The place would definitely need some maintenance. Lots of paint chipping on the walls and crumbling pillars on the patio. I was most disappointed by the lack of room service. After third night I had to ask for it and even then they came late. Overall decent value though I guess
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

megan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room I was given did not look like the tidy clean room advertised. There were ants throughout the bed linen, ants on desk, main light did not work, air conditioner could no be turned off or temperature changed so room was too cold. Bathroom tap was broken and shower dripped constantly leaving bathroom always wet and damp smelling. Luckly was refunded for cutting my trip short however refund was hard to attain as staff were unhelpful. Only positive was the pool
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Jessica

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
From check in, the experience at this place was awful. Firstly, it’s not where you expect it to be and it’s part of Cliffview? Simple Life. Expedia advertises the check in time as 8am, which was part of the reason we booked this hotel as we had an early ferry. Upon arriving we were told check in was 2pm!!! When I questioned this I was met with immediate hostility and told ‘if you don’t like the check in time then book somewhere else’ in so many words. Miraculously, they found us a room which was quite honestly horrible. It was behind the main hotel on what can only be described as a dumping/building site and had a bad smell. Our window looked out onto what seemed to be a house and we were woken in the morning by loud coughing due to the proximity. This wouldn’t have been bad if our sleep the night before wasn’t interrupted by some sort of construction work going on in the room next to us, constantly drilling for a few hours on and off. The noise and location wasn’t the only issue, the room was definitely very simple. It was also dirty and the towels were threadbare, the bedspread had hole/stain and the toilet blocked almost immediately. My partner wouldn’t even shower in this place because he said it would make him feel dirtier than before! When we asked for the toilet to be unblocked they were again very hostile and said they’d fix it ‘this time’. We disliked this place so much we ended up leaving Koh Tao early as we couldn’t stand to stay another night in that place.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Timmy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

DON’T recommend

Our booked room had a smell of mould and had ants crawling around in the room. We told the staff, and they told us to have a look at another room. This room had the same issues, with ants crawling around in the room and in the bed. As the staff couldn’t offer us any other rooms currently, they gave us an ant repellent spray that we could use and told us we could come back tomorrow morning and have a look at yet another room. The sink in the bathroom of the second room was about to come off the wall and was partly covered in mould. There was a pair of glasses and pants left in the wardrobe from the previous guest, making us question the cleaning of the room between guests. The noice isolation was bad and a window panel was missing (which they had just covered with drapes). On the next day, we had a look at a third room, which turned out to be free of ants. However, the wardrobe and hangers still had quite a lot of dust and dirt left on them (they obviously don’t clean the rooms properly between guests), the fan was very dirty, and the towels and bed clothes had stains and holes on them. Overall, all the three rooms felt quite dirty. Additionally, the wifi was terrible and some of the staff acted nonchalant. With the amount that we payed for this room we had definately expected a better standard; this was not worth the money! We’ve been traveling for two months by this time, and we’ve payed a lot less money for rooms that had better standard and was noticably cleaner than this.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Dominique

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
1 étoile déjà trop!– Expérience scandaleuse, hôtel à éviter absolument Séjour désastreux du début à la fin. Cet établissement ne devrait tout simplement pas être autorisé à accueillir des clients dans cet état. Les photos parlent d’elles-mêmes : moisissures visibles, humidité omniprésente, murs et plafonds sales, tachés et dégradés, peinture cloquée, joints noircis, fissures, trous non rebouchés, finitions inexistantes. L’état général est sale, vétuste et totalement négligé. La salle de bain est particulièrement choquante : traces d’humidité partout, équipements encrassés, installations vieillissantes et manifestement jamais entretenues. On est très loin des standards minimums d’hygiène attendus dans un hôtel, même bas de gamme. À cela s’ajoute un bruit permanent, de jour comme de nuit : impossible de se reposer correctement. Entre les nuisances sonores constantes et l’état du logement, le séjour devient vite invivable. Le sentiment est clair : aucun respect du client, aucune remise en état entre les séjours, aucune notion de confort, de calme ou de propreté. Dormir dans ce genre de conditions est tout simplement inadmissible. Je déconseille cet hôtel sans la moindre hésitation. À fuir, même pour une nuit.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Gry

Disliked: Amenities
Beliggenheten var flott men veldig slitent og kun kaldtvann i dusjen. Håndklær var slitte og frynsete. Sengetøy var flekkete.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tout d'abord, la chambre est énormément petite. C'est un emplacement vraiment bruyantes. Nous entendions la musique du bord et les gens crier. La propreté n'y était pas. La salle de bain n'étais pas lavé et il y avais des croqurelles. Le coût de la chambre est vraiment élevé considérant l'état du bangalow, son emplacement et la prepreté. Nous ne passions que 2 jours a koh tao alors nous avons perdu du temps a rechercher une seconde hotel, car nous n'avons pas resté une seconde nuit.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Verified review

8/10 Good

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
A group of us arrived together so a bit chaotic at check in. Room was clean, Use of pool at cliff view resort the Talay pool was mainly for divers. Our shower was cold but apparently that’s quite normal. Huge bed that was great. Good location, great being picked up at pier.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Garden view bungalowi oli oikein mukava, ensin meillä oli pelkkä huome mutta se ei ollut kauhean hieno joten upgradesimme bunglowii, kannattaa suoraan ottaa bumglowi jos täällä majoittuu!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Kai

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Der Pool ist nicht nutzbar, da er sehr klein ist und den ganzen Tag von der Tauchschule benutzt wird. Glucklicherweise kann man den pool von einem anderen hotel mit benutzen. Das Zimmer ist sehr aktive im schlechten Zustand. Die Betten waren dreckig. Wir würden nicht wieder hier übernachten.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the views from our ocean view bungalow. The location of the property was also superb, as it’s not far away from all the action in the evening, but far enough so that you can have a quiet evening at the resort if you wish. Although the rooms weren’t particularly large, our room was an adequate size for our diving holiday. The room was cleaned daily with fresh towels provided. Also nice to have a shower with hot water provided. Also, having air conditioning for the room was a god send. Can’t give enough praise to the hotel staff there. To give an example... upon arrival at the resort & checking in. I was to learn that, rooms in the resort are not provided with a kettle to make tea/coffee etc. However, one was provided for me later that day upon my request for the remainder of our stay at no extra cost. Nothing was too much trouble. The staff at Simple Life Divers also deserve a huge mention for making our stay so fantastic! Haydon, Baden, George, Megan, Shak, Jo, Steve, Mike, Lucas, Issey, Zack, The 2 Carl’s, Keiran, Julia, Jeremy, Nicki, Adam, James, Tom....sorry if I’ve missed anyone. Thank you all for making us feel so welcome and adopting us as part of the Simple Life family. Amazing memories, shared with wonderful people in a fantastic location. Making dreams a reality!
Stayed 21 nights in Apr 2019