Paradise KohYao

Phuket, Thailand

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The hotel

Designed to blend in with the natural environment, these superb villas and studios are set on the beach, in the garden or on the hillside overlooking the bay – all stunning locations and very well-equipped with a range of modern comforts. The Seafood Terrace is the main restaurant, nestled between shady trees, right on the beach and serving delicious Thai and Western cuisine, Al Fresco is also right on the beach, offering mouth watering pasta and real Italian ice-cream! A series of relaxing treatments at the outdoor tropical Paradise Spa will also help to ease your cares away. There’s entertainment twice weekly, including Thai nights and barbecues, a great way to end a perfect day!

Amenities

  • Kayaking
  • Scuba Diving
  • Windsurfing
  • Babysitting service
  • Bar
  • Evening Entertainment
  • Internet Access
  • Restaurant
  • Room Service
  • Spa
  • Swimming Pool
  • Beachfront location

Where is it

On the island of Koh Yao Noi in Phang Nga Bay. Transfer time from Phuket Airport: 1 hour by road and boat.

Hotel information

70 studios and villas. All with satellite TV, CD/DVD player and music system, tea/coffee-making facilities, mini-bar*, safe, bathrobes and hairdryer. Superior Studios are set in single or 2-storey units on the hill overlooking the resort with an air-conditioned bedroom, open sala living area and tropical semi-outdoor bathroom, with either 1 king-size bed or 1 queen-size bed, 1 single bed and a daybed, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Jacuzzi Studios also have a private Jacuzzi in the tropical semi-outdoor bathroom, with either 1 king-size bed or 1 queen-size bed, 1 twin bed and a daybed, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Plunge Pool Deluxe Studios are more spacious with a 8sq m deck with private plunge pool, with either 1 king-size bed or 1 queen-size bed, 1 twin bed and a daybed, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Perfect for couples and honeymooners, Pool Villas are very spacious and are situated directly on the beach with private access to the sea and a separate living area, private pool, Jacuzzi and tropical garden. With 1 king-size bed and a daybed, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child.

Seafood Terrace (International and Thai cuisine, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner). Al Fresco Restaurant (Mediterranean cuisine, open for dinner). The Beach Club pool bar and Sundowners beach bar.

Regular evening entertainment, including theme nights and barbecues.

Infinity edge swimming pool. Paradise Spa*. Yoga Sala. Non-motorised water sports* and scuba-diving*. Library. Gift shop. Comprehensive programme of tours and excursions*. 

Babysitting* (on request). 24-hour reception. Complimentary WiFi throughout the resort.

5 nights between 21 Dec-10 Jan. 

*Denotes local charge.

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Still our Favourite place in Thailand 🇹🇭

Jun 1, 2025 Nembo3 Stonehouse, United Kingdom

Our 3rd visit to Paradise (last stayed in 2018), and our 4 night stay was still our favourite part of our Thailand trip. Our first time of staying in a beachside villa with our 13 and 15 year old children, and it was perfect, plenty of room for the 4 of us and the outside space was exceptional. Loved being able to walk straight onto the beach and… Read more
Our 3rd visit to Paradise (last stayed in 2018), and our 4 night stay was still our favourite part of our Thailand trip. Our first time of staying in a beachside villa with our 13 and 15 year old children, and it was perfect, plenty of room for the 4 of us and the outside space was exceptional. Loved being able to walk straight onto the beach and come and go to the pool and for a dip in the sea. Everything was spot on and the staff were welcoming and very helpful. We had no complaints and would easily return again. Thank you for having us again Paradise ❤️🏝️ Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Quite an idylic island retreat

May 22, 2025 RoamingNick Singapore

Overall we really enjoyed our stay at this place, and can recommend it. The location is quite scenic, set in a wide bay that's plenty swim-able at high tide. Only one property along the bay so no non-guests wandering around, as can be the case with other locations. The adjacent National Park is scenic and can be reached on foot or kayak, though… Read more
Overall we really enjoyed our stay at this place, and can recommend it. The location is quite scenic, set in a wide bay that's plenty swim-able at high tide. Only one property along the bay so no non-guests wandering around, as can be the case with other locations. The adjacent National Park is scenic and can be reached on foot or kayak, though trails sadly are very limited. A free shuttle is offered but aside from the main village (don't bother) we didn't explore much of the rest of the island. Road is in dirt in parts, a bit muddy in places but overall pretty easy to cycle/walk/run if so desired. The resort itself has a nice low-density feel, and didn't feel at all crowded when we were there. Plenty of places to lounge around, nice if small pool, pleasant restaurant, a couple of beach-side bars. Food was good and reasonably priced, and the staff (most of whom are island locals) were cheerful and reasonably attentive. Our room - set up on the hillside - was spacious, clean and functional though I found the dark window tint a little oppressive. Sleep was a bit of a let-down, with a not-very-comfortable mattress and cheap-feeling bedding. Transfers to/from the airport were seamless (arranged via resort at reasonable prices). Overall this place was great and we'd gladly return. We found pricing to be very reasonable. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Amazing time in Paradise

May 17, 2025 Angela G G Slough, United Kingdom

Stayed for 4 nights female solo traveller the resort is exactly paradise . The rooms , facilities they provide are outstanding. Food very enjoyable and staff friendly and very helpful . I went in rainy season but had sun all the time with some clouds.
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Apr 25, 2025 Kitzbuhel19 Hutton Rudby, United Kingdom

Stayed at Paradise for 3 nights during March 2025 as part of a 2-week trip around Thailand. Paradise was the highlight of our trip (Bangkok a close second). The hotel is wonderful, very relaxed, designed and built to be sympathetic and co-existing with the natural island environment, so close to the beach with public areas relatively compact. … Read more
Stayed at Paradise for 3 nights during March 2025 as part of a 2-week trip around Thailand. Paradise was the highlight of our trip (Bangkok a close second). The hotel is wonderful, very relaxed, designed and built to be sympathetic and co-existing with the natural island environment, so close to the beach with public areas relatively compact. Transport is so simple if organised via the hotel; pick up from Phuket airport, aircon’d minibus to the marina, then boarded a speed boat for a 40-minute ride to the island; so easy and we felt really looked after the whole trip and return, well worth it. Rooms. We had two spacious and very comfortable rooms for our party and ended up with an upgrade to a private sea view plunge pool deluxe studio for my sister and law and her husband, with our superior studio upstairs with some amazing views of the tropical forest and sea; This was a fair uphill walk from the restaurant, but the benefits of the views outweighed the walk. I never got bored of the view and was happy to sit sunset and sunrise just gazing; very chill. We also had a visit from the local Hornbill birds in the trees next to our deck area which was amazing, so beautiful to see them up close. Restaurant is pretty good, extensive menu, reasonably priced, and consistently tasty. The two bars were great, small and rustic, happy hour at the beach bar was greatly appreciated. Some reviewers have complained about the prices; considering it’s a remote island; we didn’t have an issue and it was still cheaper than UK prices. An ice-cold Chang beer always goes down well ! Phang Nga Bay (James Bond Island)boat trip. This trip had been on our bucket list and we considered doing this from Phuket, how glad we were to book this directly with Paradise and go from Koh Yao Noi. There was four of us and we ended up having the long tail boat to ourselves. This was easily the best boat trip we’ve ever done throughout our holidays. Thanks to local guide Jacket and driver Babe who were excellent, their local knowledge, personal care and attentiveness to us was superb, Our local guide Jacket was able to take us to some amazing places and timed our visits to places of interest to avoid the bigger Phuket boat tours. Khop Khun Krap guys ! What a fabulous and memorable day we had ! We had a wonderful stay, an amazing boat trip, wonderful staff, I would have stayed longer ! Read less
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Apr 23, 2025 Megan B

Beautiful location, so many birds and lizards. The resort is beautiful, bed was extremely comfortable and all of the food was delicious. A great place for couples and I’d love to bring kids here. The activities were a lot of fun, island hopping was delightful. Batik painting was a great way to make a souvenir to bring home.