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Mae Haad Beach, Koh Tao 84280, Thailand
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Crystal Dive Resort
Ranked #20 of 40 hotels in Koh Tao
3.5 of 5 stars 64 Reviews
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
“Basic huts, but fine if you're there for the diving...”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012

The staff at Crystal are fantastic, and it's a great place to be if you want to do some diving whilst you're in Koh Tao. The scene was really social and we thoroughly enjoyed our time there.

But. The beach huts are incredibly basic, so be prepared. The rooms are very small, with a double bed, a fan, and a partitioned area that has a toilet, sink and shower hose. That's about it! We were told not to go for the aircon rooms - we didn't see them, but I'd definitely stay in one of those, over a room with a fan if we came back!

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Good Diving - Hotel Side Needs Serious Work”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012
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The diving - excellet. Enough said.

The hotel side - When I checked in I received no information, just had to fill out a bunch of paperwork for my dive course. The staff in reception were clueless about even the most basic information. I think they just have the divemasters run reception in their non-teaching time. Some of them were just plain rude when answering questions. Little attempt to foster a sense of community within those taking the diving courses. Accomodations were decent, except no toilet paper, no cleaning service, and no blankets on the bed.

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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
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“Run a bit to much along the production lines of a sausage factory”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2011 via mobile
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We were lucky to dive with Ivan, a very skilled and layback danish diver. But most of the divemasteres, were young without enough life experience to make any individual decisions (lacking the ability to evaluate the individual situations as they arose).

  • Stayed November 2011
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Thanks a lot for yet another good time”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2011

These guys are the real deal. You will learn and have fun! Isn't that what diving is all about :)

Stayed September 2011, travelled as a couple
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