My family arrived in Koh Yao at the pier on April 16. We had no reservations, but told the taxi driver we had a booking. We arrived at the Lam Sai Village Hotel and Lisa (English) made us feel welcome. She showed us a room with one large bed and a fan because we were traveling with two small children her husband, Hlukhin carried in a mattress at no charge. The room was 800bht per night. It was very clean. We didn't bother with a shower so I can't comment. The hotel has a clean pool that the children splashed in most of the day. The beach is non-swimmable because when the tide goes out it is solid mud, but the views are very nice. There is a restaurant where you can get good food, but be prepared for confusion as English is a work in progress. Lisa was helpful as she organized a friend, Bang Phat to take us out for the day in his long tail to the Hong Islands for 2500 bht including lunch. Hiring him was one of the best things we did during our entire stay. Outside of Lam... more