Beautiful place, amazing staff

Stayed in December 2023

The outdoor bath took too long to fill so we gave up, and the hot water doesn't get that hot. Fine for the shower but will make for a cold bath by the time it fills. The breakfast pastries are a little stale but there's such great other choices so no big deal for me. Why go to Thailand to eat croissants!

This resort was paradise! We stayed in a villa facing the beach with a private pool, it was so beautiful. Very quiet, great for a relaxing holiday. The room was lovely, really enjoyed the outdoor shower. Staff were so friendly and helpful. Also enjoyed great food, and a massage. The NYE event the resort held was so fun, lovely to see how involved the resort is with the broader community on the island.

Stayed in January 2024

We spent wonderful time in this resort, they pay attention to every detail. Our villa was amazing, had all what we need, clean. The staff is soo helpful. We’ve only stayed for 3 nights but it’s a great place to spend time away from the noise and just relax the whole time. Loved it!

Stayed in December 2023

Very nice location and super friendly staff

Stayed in December 2023

They were so helpful when we left a watch behind they found it and sent it to the next island. We also had the best steamed snapper ever.

Stayed in December 2023

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Everything was amazing. The hotel and its surroundings are beautiful, the pool villas are amazing with beautiful views over the sea. It felt like a little paradise on earth. The location is very nice, remote, quiet, yet not too far from a little village with everything you’d need. Breakfast, the restaurant and the beach bar were very good! Sunset at the beach bar is a must. Massages were also very good! What made this hotel so special was the staff. They pay great attention to details from arrival to check out and are extremely friendly and helpful. They helped us arrange transfers from and to the pier, rent scooters for the day (brought directly to the hotel), organise a private day trip and more. When we had a little incident during our day trip, they were extremely responsive and helped us find solutions. Special mention to Sui and Nui who were absolutely lovely and of great help. This was our favorite stay of our honeymoon so far and we’d definitely recommend staying there!

Stayed in December 2023

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Perfect for a relaxed 3 days.

Stayed in December 2023

Some renovations are needed in the rooms and the swimming pool. I think this is going on at the moment?

Beautiful beach front oasis. Wonderful attentive staff.

Stayed in December 2023

The rooms could use a small renovation, they are a little worn out. There’s not much to do around the hotel or alternative restaurants options unless you rent a scooter

Beautiful beach and spacious pool villas. Really good food

Stayed in December 2023

We visited Elixir with our 11 months old daughter. Elixir is a great and calm hotel with individual villas. The location of the hotel is extraordinary with a magnificent view and beach. The staff was always very helpful and kind. The breakfast was splendid. Good variety of different foods, fresh/custom maid omelette etc. The restaurant and beach bar also offered high quality foods and drinks. We had a fantastic stay and we would love to come back again :-)

Stayed in December 2023

The beach at the resort isn't the best for swimming but still decent. The views are spectacular

This resort checks off all the boxes, excellent service, beautiful clean comfortable rooms.

Stayed in December 2023

Everything was more than perfect. Personnel, food, nature, well taken care gardens, sunsets, cleanness, privacy, big resort area, a lot of choices for activities, and most of all - we were perfectly taken care. Since settling in our room, till leaving the island. Amazing stay. Would repeat it not even once!

Stayed in November 2023

Insects in general in the room and outside

Everything

Stayed in November 2023

Coral reef is rather dead near the beach, so not ideal for snorkeling.

Perfect for relaxing close to nature without the tourist masses. We just loved it!! We did a mangrove kayaking tour and booked a massage, both were great experiences. Other than that there is not much more to do except to enjoy the private beach. Food was good as well. Would recommend to stay 3 nights (we did 2 on our way from Phuket to Krabi). Make sure to check the speedboat schedule with the hotel upfront, otherwise it can get difficult to get there.

Stayed in November 2023

Everything was amazing. Totally relaxing. Outstanding views Delicious food. Gorgeous villa And the staff were especially friendly, kind & so welcoming. Loved it!

Stayed in November 2023

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The property is very clean and the staff are so friendly and helpful.

Stayed in October 2023

Wow!!!! This is the perfect place. The beach is in your face. The rooms are amazing. Neither small nor huge. The customer service is amazing. really nice Trying to help in any situation.

Stayed in October 2023

Located at a beautyfull private beach;the staff was very welcoming and friendly; breakfastbuffet was very good, lots of things to choose from (even fresh cappuccino) and the food at the restaurant was delicious; great seaviews. Definitely recommend!

Stayed in September 2023

It can get boring and there’s no alcohol in shops on the island as it’s a Muslim island. However, you can purchase it in the restaurant in the hotel.

The place is just amazing. While there were huge waves in Phuket, the sea was calm there. Pictures don’t show the reality - it’s much better and more beautiful there.

Stayed in September 2023

Pool needs a bit of restauration

Ideal place if you`re looking for peace and relax at romantic beach. Staff exceptional, helped with everything. On site restaurant with everything you might need.

Stayed in September 2023

The transfer from the airport to the hotel takes a total of about 2 hours (taxi to boat to taxi). Another point for those who are less agile the beds in the superior villas are on a platform with a large step up and down.

The resort is in a brilliant location with its own wide sandy beach. The villas are comfortable and private. The food at the onsite restaurant was excellent with a good range of Thai and international dishes to suit most tastes and they were happy to leave off sauces for my fussy daughter.

Stayed in August 2023

Main swimming pool needs a little bit of renovation to fix the loose tiles. It is a positive that they are updating the rooms one by one.

Beautiful location away from the crowds. The perfect place to relax. While there is only the one restaurant in this delightful resort, the food was so delicious that we never felt like leaving the resort. Massages were great and good value.

Stayed in August 2023

Location, beach, safe for little children to run around

Stayed in August 2023

It should be pointed out that the villas are located in quite a remote place (the nearest 7/11 shop is somewhere about 7-8 minutes by scooter 🛵), but there are some nice restaurants just round the corner. So, if you want to move freely around the island and be free to go to any restaurant or shop, it's highly recommend to rent a scooter, cause without it the stay might seem too restricted and boring).

Liked the location and the scenery. The fact that we stayed at Ko Yao Yai in "low" monsoon season in August gave both benefits and disadvantages. The key benefit was very few people around us during all the stay. Most of the villas were free, so we got a great discount at Booking. The disadvantage was the huge tides twice a day that brought quite a lot of plastic rubbish. But the territory of the hotel is so huge that you can find a place to swim in the blue sea without rubbish (take the seaside location on the right to the reception, there is a magnificent lagoon separated from the main beach with high impressive rocks, and it's so cool to swim there, almost without any intervention from the people around). Our villa was quite big, with an "open roof" huge shower. A magnificent view to look at (skies , flying bats, singing night creatures 😁) when you take a warm shower at night! Really enjoyed it. Cleaning was regular and profound, the cleaning stuff and the girls at the reception desk were all so kind, smiling and helpful ☺️ The fact that they charged us for the room at the check-out, not at the check-in, without checking if we have spoiled any equipment, speaks for itself. Amazing people and stunning location! I especially liked the breakfasts: they were varied, with fresh fruit of different kinds and a variety of fresh greenery and veggies. All the breakfasts that we had were really tasty and enjoyable. One more "must see and experience" thing is a dinner at the Romantic Deck on the beach. It's really worth it! The view of the starry skies and singing night creatures are gorgeous and authentic. Don't forget to bring you favourite music, a bottle of wine or cocktails, and some snacks to enjoy the great night in the jungle.

Stayed in August 2023

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Spent nine nights here on honeymoon. Asked for sea view and got that. All the rooms are mini villas. Very clean and comfortable - lovely decor. Staff very friendly, helpful and professional. Well run operation. Room cleaned immaculately every day. Breakfasts were superb - could have more or less anything you want bar pork products. But food was tasty and original. Pool lovely. Sea warm and beautiful at high tide - low tide revealing muddy / Shelly substrate but alive with thousands of crabs. What sets this place aside from the other (including five star) hotels is the garden. Stunning and makes for superb photo back drop. 11/10 for the gardeners - they make this location truly idyllic Be aware that the whole island has a marine plastics issue.

Stayed in May 2023