2 outdoor pools

Reviews of Dusit Buncha Koh Tao by Riya Group

4 out of 5
Dusit Buncha Koh Tao by Riya Group
31/3 Moo 1 T. Koh Tao, Koh Tao, Surat Thani

Reviews

8.0

Very good

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7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Brent

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay overall.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Isabel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karnkanith

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Definitely one of the best spots on Koh Tao! Stunning view !!!!!!!!! The room was spacious and clean, and the staff were really kind, making our stay so memorable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karnkanith

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great time at this resort. The facilities were fantastic, especially the large and clean pool. The sunset view from the poolside was breathtaking. The restaurant was also really good. I think it's the best resort on Koh Tao
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Ashley

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great customer service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lilia, Washington, DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff is excellent and the location is fantastic. The overall hotel setting and facilities are great: the food is considerably better then in restaurants in Bangkok. The room is nice, however, it gets a little moldy because of overall humid weather and the air-conditioning is somewhat loud. But the staff, the surroundings, and the rest of the facilities make up for it. Definitely going back to this place and I highly recommend for those interested in swimming and snorkeling: you don't need to take a boat anywhere just get down to the water and swim along the coast - you will see tons of fishes, coral, colorful clams and anemones, and even an occasional sting ray
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Dhruv

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel away from main sairee beach
At one end of the island... Taxis will be expensive to and fro to the main sairee beach. If you know bike then good. Property has good views and are clean. Decent breakfast
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel but we were exhausted hiking to our room. The hotel was built into the side of a hill and has very steep climbs (particularly if your room is in bldgs 4 or 5). They do provide tuku transportation up, but only to a point, then stairs the rest of the way. Absolutely not for wheelchairs, walkers, strollers, or persons not able to use stairs.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Fair hotel with beautiful views and lots of stairs
Great location with amazing views but out of town. Very spacious rooms overlooking the pool but bathrooms had a bad smell. Fair breakfast and lots of stairs. Great snorkeling right at the hotel! Would recommend it :)
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Molly

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
hotel was great, staff not so great
the staff in the restaurant were great and so helpful however the reception and bar staff not so much, our air con broke and didn’t get fixed and every time you walk past the bar they try to get you to buy a drink... such a shame for such a lovely hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Hui Jie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Services is good
Everything is good except the toilet water too small.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Christopher, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent for Canadians
We were greeted on the pier with a sign with our name on it and a great smile. We were driven to the resort at the north terminus end of the main north-south road. The trip time took around 12 minutes. We got a nice drink and were checked in by the front desk within 7 minutes of arrival and were in our room 2 minutes later. This was welcomed as we had been travelling for over a day to get there. We stayed in a deluxe poolside room, which is just off the main lobby area. It overlooks the pool with Nang Yuan islands in the background. The room had a clean bathroom with toilet and open shower. The shower is heated with an in-room electric unit and it produces a hot stream of water. The bed is king sized and comfortable. The TV has several English channels (BBC, NatGeo, Diva) with an unusual amount of Canadian home renovation content. There's a desk and a chair. There are eight hangers. Bring plastic bags for dirty clothes and transfer them as used and keep them around the hangers at the door. Use the lock on your bag as a safe and your bag as drawers. The balcony with two chairs, a table, and towel drying stand. AC could keep the room at 22c. The Sunsets at Sunset Restaurant are beautiful. The Thai Food was well spiced and portioned. The Western food lightly spiced. Great service! The Snorkel site produces a lot of clean water, an easy slope into the ocean, plentiful fish, and pretty coral. Staff is very friendly, helpful, and genuinely kind by Canadian standards.
Stayed 13 nights in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

George

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not worth the money and poorly managed
Views are obviously amazing. But this comes at the expense of being near nothing, on an island with the most expensive taxis in Thailand. The location would be fine if the hotel was exceptional but it is overpriced and gets pretty tiresome pretty quick. We paid more for what we thought would be a better room/a bungalow. The bungalow wasn’t as nice as the standard rooms that other family members were in and was up a ridiculous hill. I’m in my late 20s and work a physical outdoor job and I still thought the hill was ridiculous. The place needs tidying up, there’s **** everywhere. Main gripe was the staff, the young staff try hard but they have no leadership. As an example: there’s 1 male and 1 female toilet at the breakfast area; the male toilet is out of action as the manager stands in there smoking all morning and occasionally ****ing all over the seat. Like seriously what the ****, why would anyone think that is acceptable. The next nearest toilet is up and down multiple sets of stairs and not nearby. When I went to complain to reception, the staff were all asleep (it was about 9.30am). Someone needs to step in and straighten the place out if they wish to charge as much as they do

8/10 Good

chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Secluded
Secluded. Beautiful views. You have to rent a motorcycle to stay here; because it’s too far to walk anywhere. But that seclusion was worth it. Also, be sure you’re knees are in good condition. Walking the steep paths of the property took some effort.

10/10 Excellent

Sally

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

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Did not enjoy it
It wasn’t so good, especially for the price. You must have a scooter because the taxi cost to town is 300-400 baht each way. After 10 you cannot get a ride to your room so if your up on the hill then you are walking and it’s steep. There is no wi-fi even though they advertise it. We stayed at 3 places in koh Tao (very expensive, mid range, and pretty cheap) this hotel was our mid range and it was the worst. We actually paid one more night and didn’t stay because of the constant array of problems we had here. We chose to stay somewhere that was a lot cheaper and had way better service and way nicer shower considering the price. Breakfast was awful as well .. eggs weren’t cooked and everything was soggy. The front desk did try to solve some of our issues and were as helpful as they could be given the means they have. Thank you front desk staff, unfortunately we will be staying somewhere else next year

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

4/10 Poor

dani, UK

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great view BUT very overpriced
Great view but let down by everything else and so overpriced! Staff are not helpful and quite rude. Last Shuttle to town at 4:30 so pay a lot in taxis all the time to get anywhere. Rooms very basic, TV doesn’t work (only 1 channel), insects everywhere in rooms. No staff at the pool bar and no one willing to help/ provide service. Other hotels on island much better value for money.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No safe, no evening shuttle, very average breakie. Staff a little impatient
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jordan, Denver, CO USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The PERFECT Romantic Getaway
My now fiancée and I spent our 2 year anniversary here where I proposed to her on the rocks. The resort is absolutely stunning with breath taking views of the spectacular Koh Nang Yuang that no other resorts can offer. The staff is extremely friendly, helpful, and always thinking about what’s in your best interest. My fiancée and I have done our fair share of traveling (30+ countries) staying at plenty of high-end resorts, and nothing compares to this resort on any level. We give this beautiful resort our highest recommendation.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Best sunset view!
The view was amazing from the pool! Rooms were big and very clean! Although you need to prepare yourself for the hills to the room! Great exercise!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Simon, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel but with a few issues
Lovely hotel with some great bungalows looking out to sea. Staff are really nice and helpful. Drinks are reasonably priced and cocktails well made. There are a few issues which they should deal with and which people should be aware of: 1) They're not close to town and you either need to get a taxi (expensive for Thailand) or rent a motorbike (dangerous); the do an occasional shuttle but should offer much more frequent service 2) The non Thai food at their restaurant is poor (the Thai food is much better) and priced at the same level or higher than much better local restaurants 3) They have a truly awful local musician murdering a range of international classics which pretty much ruins eating at their resraurant 4) Finally they charge laundry per item when the local norm is per kg which makes their laundry MUCH too expensive. Summary - good but with some issues
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Koh Tao, Dunsit Buncha
It's nice, but if you don't have a scooter of your own, it is in a bad location to be able to easily get in and out of the main parts of the island for day and night activities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice snorkeling forest resort
the resort itself is like a forest. the snorkeling area is stunning. I was astonished at the quantiity and variety of fish we saw during snorkeling. The view of Koh Nanyuan Terrace is also very nice. I wish I had took the morning time to swim across to Koh Nanyuan. Also there's a small beach at the other side of the resort. There's not much mosquitos in the room during night to my surprise. I believe there are many steps but if you like nature you would not mind. Also remember to book seaview lux villa which is closer to everything. The villa has a very large balcony with nice view and sunshine.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best Resort in Koh Tao
It was very nice stay. We were in raining reason time of Monsoon storm . The chief in hotel did great food . Friendly stuff always giving good service . Breakfast was very awesome , nice view to sit and see Nang Yuan Island . We need to go back there again .ride ride shuttle from Resort to Sairee Beach and the pier every hour until 4.50 pm

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
okay but not great
room was great with a stunning view, but staff were not very helpful & as the hotels rather remote the shuttle service to the nearest beach isn't great. food in the restaurant was poor for the money, overall just needs a few improvements to staff training & this would be a great place to stay

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

talmor

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

10/10 Excellent

talmor

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

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I expect too much
There is a lot of mosquitoes. The toilet bowl is dirty and full of stain. The telephone is not working. I do not like the hotel.

8/10 Good

Steven, Almere

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Über nature experience
Beautifull view and location. Very nice style of the hotel on the Hill feels like staying in jungle

8/10 Good

Matthew, Elk River, MN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Fun at Dusit Buncha
The hotel was undergoing major renovations so there was a lot of construction material around. The staff was very friendly and helpful. We were able to book a snorkeling tour from the front desk. They also run a shuttle service into town several times a day. They were also waiting for us at the pier when our boat arrived. I would very likely stay again if I return to Koh Tao.

10/10 Excellent

David, Winnipeg, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
14 night stay Sept/Oct/2015
I stayed 14 nights in a superior garden view villa. The room was very spacious and clean with three beds. Bathroom is clean and fully functional with shower only and could use some more light. AC and mini-fridge worked fine. Mosquito netting is a nice additional touch, but didn't use it because no mosquitoes. Free Wifi in room was adequate. Free Wifi in restaurant and reception as well. The free buffet breakfast was excellent with large assortment. Free taxi transfers to and from the ferry terminal worked out great. I loved the location. It worked well for my purposes. I had a stand-up paddle board and needed a good entry and exit site. And I liked to be close to Koh Nang Yuan. This hotel is 3-4km north of the main town. I rented a 125cc automatic scooter to get around. The hotel provides a free scheduled shuttle service into town, but it will be most convenient to have your own transportation. There is also one bicycle rental business in town. Free scooter/bike parking is provided for hotel guests. The hotel is still undergoing major renovations, but they are due to be finished sometime this December, 2015. There was some construction noise during the day, but it did not bother me. The generator shed for the hotel was close to my hut, but this noise did not bother me either. There is no sandy beach in front of this hotel. The hotel is above a boulder-strewn shoreline. There are wooden steps to descend into the water.

4/10 Poor

Hamad

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Elizabeth, Boston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
I had a good time at this hotel. We started off with a room on a hill, hard to get to. Within 10 minutes we got a call from reception and got upgraded to a room lower down and with a stunning view. It was great! Although every place had tons of steps to get to, once there, it was worth getting to.

8/10 Good

Onkar

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Excellent Location
The location is amazing. The rooms have got old. Furniture is old. In room accessories are satisfactory! Over all day experience is good. ** Need some more lighting in the room in the night.** At night the lighting of the room should be improved to make it romantic...less lighting makes it dull. Dining is fantastic! Live music ! Breakfast is good with live egg counter. Excellent hotel service from pier and regular trips to main part of city free of cost through out the day ! Over all highly recommended. P.S. Owing to the natural feel...lizards and insects are present everywhere :) so take caution!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Boulder in bathroom rocked our world
Hotel was excellent, snorkelling was pretty good but not amazing, but very easy to get into the water. .

8/10 Good

margaret , sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to nature
Our stay at this hotel was very pleasant. The hotel is a few kilometres from the main town and therefore more secluded and quiet. Best way to get around from there was with the motor scooters arranged by the hotel. You need to be fit to stay in this resort which is on the side of a steep cliff as there are many steps to and from the rooms to the dining area and down to the snorkelling area. The hotel has tried to keep the rustic feeling in amongst the trees. Lots of sounds of birds and squirrels. The steps to our bathroom and to the small verandah area were uneven and a bit hard to negotiate. The Power point in the verandah area was loose. However it was overall a good experience staying there.

10/10 Excellent

larry, India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great Stay
Good Location and great view and facilities

8/10 Good

Logan, California, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely best option in Chumphon.
Chumphon was a step-off spot traveling to Koh Tao. I was there in the "off" season, and the hotel felt a ghost ship; which was great cause it was silent, but a little weird. From the greeting at check-in, to the moment of departure, the staff was amazing! Not just reception, or housekeeping, but the entire crew was fantastic and very helpful. Put another way; if I owned a business, I would want them as employees. The hotel itself is nice. It's expansive, which means walking from your room to say, dining, will take a few minutes. The facilities and fixtures are a little dated, but I was expecting this. In an area such as Chumphon, it shines, and if it were necessary to stay in that town on a return from the island, I would in a heartbeat. Very nice place.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

2/10 Terrible

Rebecca, San Francisco

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is NOT A DUSIT RESORT!
Don't be fooled. This hotel calls itself Dusit, after the amazing hotel chain, Dusit Resorts. This is not related to the Dusit at all. Hotel is poorly located with nothing close and run down...pool area is piled with broken lounges in a heap by the itty bitty pool. All guests are looking at each other in disbelief. Koh Tao in General has become over priced without any value. Go to other islands and explore...Koh Samui and Koh Phangan are lovely and have far better accommodation. Koh Tao is not what it used to be. Sad! If you do go to KT, definitely don't stay at Dusit...ugh.

10/10 Excellent

World Travelers, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best in Koh Tao
Dusit Buncha was fantastic. The Romance Villa was wonderful with beautiful Ocean and Koh Nangyuan views from every room and perspective. The restaurant team were fantastic, catering to individual likes with breakfast and cocktails in the evening. The resort is boutique in size and enabled deserved relaxation in peace. The snorkeling is right off the unique deck with exquisite coloured fish and was tremendous. Easy motorbike hire was great to explore nearby Sairee village with enough shopping and restaurants to explore. Thankyou, we are very excited and looking forward to be staying with you again in the future.

6/10 Okay

Travellerman998, London

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Not bad, not the best
Room was great, otherwise the hotel wasn't that great. Lots of construction going ok, breakfast was very limited and not that good. Not a bad hotel but don't expect too much

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent experience
Had a great few days at Dusit Bunçha. The location is somewhat isolated but that but that is the appeal. Great place to chill put for a few days with your partner.

8/10 Good

David, Sweden

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice view and quiet location

8/10 Good

Steve, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Isolated Hotel
The rooms were wonderful and the staff was very kind. The setting is great and the resort is isolated which is beautiful. My only real complaint would be that there is taxi surcharge of 250Bhat to get to the hotel from town. There are 4 daily hotel shuttles but the last one is at 4:30pm. Addiationally, if you want to get to Koh Nangyuan which is very close to the hotel, you must go all the way back to town and then take a long boat from there. Otherwise, the resort is very nice. It takes about 45 minutes (up and down steep hills) if you decide to walk to town.