Black Tip Dive Resort

Glenn said, "Silence finds the visitor in an oasis of bliss on this remote-like island. For the Honeymooner, the novice of the sea, or the experienced diver, Black-Tip is the answer to a vacation that encompasses the Thai saying Cha-Cha - to go slowly. The staff are attentive, well versed in the ways of foreigners and brave in speaking in the English tongue. Smiles are abundant here, as is the beauty that the Black-Tip Resort shares with all who come to escape the hustle and bustle of life."

Amanda said, "The location is great - quiet, attrractive bay with good views - although the building site behind the resort is none too pretty. Happily, no-one seemed to be doing any building. Rooms are pleasant, although a bit dark and more expensive than some other places at Ao Tanote. Restaurant food is good but also quite pricey for what it is. Staff could be friendlier and more welcoming."

Tanja said, "Not what we expected after reading all the positive comments! First night we had to spend in a hut surrounded by restaurant (loud), carpark (loud) and the bins. Upgrade was this night not possible because the resort was full. After the upgrade the surrounding was better & the bungalow ok. But the whole resort has had its days. I can not recommend ist!"

Teresa said, "nice rooms and quiet location, very friendly and easy going staff. great place! highly recommend that resort"

Hugues said, "really nice place to stay...lovely friendly people at the restaurant..."

Silke said, "it was a good experience directly in the tropical garden don´t be afraid of animals we had a big spider in our room. Room was clean and enough space for all things for that money o.k."

Diaz said, "The Hotel is very well situated in the island, Tanote Bay is a really good place for snorkelling. The beach is clean and there is not too much people on. I took the cheapest room with FAN. Room very clean and very nice, bed very comfortable. I had to share with one other room bathroom and shower: very clean and agrable with a space. The garden in front is very nice and one important thing to notice : the room is under vegetation so even during the day the temperature in the room is not high.European food is really good above all the pizzas (the best pizzas i have eaten in Thailandia), Thai food is like everywhere with good products. You have a usefull taxi service almost every hour and a half to go in town. The swimming pool with a fantastic seaview is fantastic, but if you have little problems with the person who takes care of the swimming pool (who sometimes forget that the most important thing for a resort is to make people happy, to retain the customers for their next trip and not irritate them), you can tell the owner about.I recommend this hotel. good choice for Koh Tao"

Gregory said, "Nice and clean, staff were friendly and views from the restaurant are great. Amazing setting but Tanote Bay can be a bit exposed to the weather."

Sarah said, "The place was OK but really it has seen better days. Cleanliness could be better but no bed bugs at least.Very isolated place if the weather is poor but lovely to dive and snorkel from if the weather is good."

Jeffrey said, "Good Bangalow & room is clean, but the road from the peir to bangalow is quite rough, it s dangerous to go by moto-bike, so the only choice you can make is shuttle taxi, which will cost you 80b per person per trip."

Liz said, "This was a lovely resort and very well run. It is a bit isolated as it s on the other side of the island to the ferry port and most other resorts. The roads to the dive resort are quite bumpy (you wouldn t want to cross them at night although there is a service there if you want to). However, if you are looking for a relaxing and clean resort with a great bay for great snorkelling/diving then this is the perfect resort."

jaclyn said, "The staff where fantastic, really friendly. The place was wonderfull and made our holiday mor enjoyable. Would definatley go again!"

A.Weijling said, "We /or airconditioning. There is a restaurant nearby. I don t know if it is a nice place if you don t dive...."

Martijn said, "Accomodation: great bungalows in a nice setting. Tanote bay is ok, but not as spectacular as some others on ko tao. The kitchen is clean and good.Diving school: bit crappy. Unorganised. I took the OW course. We had a german instructor who refrained from speaking English after another German person signed in for the course too. From then on mostly only german explantion and chit chat which makes you feel an outsider. No swimming pool for confined dives...meaning that after 25 minutes of practise I was at 10 meters of depth! Diving: Water is mostly clear from 7-20 meters visibility. Nice snorkeling in Tanote bay. Do watch out for titan triggerfish as the are unusually aggressive for no reason and rather big around ko tao."

Brian said, "Nice, clean bungalows with a very friendly staff. Great place to relax while diving Thailand."