We found a little piece of heaven on Koh Yao Yai at the Santhiya Resort! What a perfect place to get away from the night life, traffic, and noise of Phuket. There are tour options inside and outside the resort, most offering trips to other islands. We stayed 4 nights and wanted to stay for 40 more! The room, service, friendliness, facilities, and grounds were absolutely top shelf. The resort is exactly as pictured on their website, and our room was beautiful, comfortable, and perfect in every way. The wooden theme transports were always available, and the drivers were courteous and very friendly. We were in building 6 at the top of the hill (postcard picture perfect views) and we never waited more than 1 or 2 minutes for a transport to arrive. Breakfast buffet is amazing and delicious. Lots of options, live classical Thai music performers, and outstanding service. We did eat at the main restaurant (once for the buffet and once a la carte) and the food was fine. If you eat there ask for Ma as your server. She was amazing, taking care of all our dining requests with a big smile and great personality. She clearly loves what she does. We ventured off resort to enjoy a couple local restaurants within walking distance and we were not disappointed. Overall, we had a wonderful time and cannot wait to come back (next time for 6 or 7 nights). Thank you Santhiya for an amazing time (in Amazing Thailand)!

One of the most unique hotels we have ever stayed in! Absolutely beautiful hotel and location, the view from the restaurant at hotel 5(sorry forget the name) is top notch, and the sunsets from the beach are stunning. This is a big resort so sometimes you'll wait for the golf cart or truck to take to you down to the beach and main pool, but if you don't have kids the walk would be beautiful as well(to assembly point). We used the kidszone and babysitter service as well, both great. If you want to leave the resort, there is a small "road" with some snacks for a change of pace from the resort, walk 5 mins down the beach. We also rented a motorbike near the entrance to go to 7-11 for 100 baht per trip, which was perfect. We stayed in a Bay View room and it was great, loved the bath on the balcony, next time we'll bring the whole family and look to stay in a villa! Request to Management - go mobile, have an app for bookings, cars, room service, etc. as you have different things happening on different nights, and some require reservations.

My partner and I had a lovely time at this resort. I was a bit turned off due to some of the reviews earlier but this hotel exceeded our expectations. We stayed at the deluxe bay view room (hotel 7), which is on the highest part of the hotel and furthest from the beach but was still only a 10 minute drive to the front of the resort. It was stunning and the room had the most amazing architecture (similarly found beautiful wooden pieces throughout the hotel). You could tell there was massive attention to detail throughout the resort. The bed was super comfortable and the cleaners ensured that our room was always clean. Breakfast was great with both Western and Asian options (also had great views of the ocean). The staff were always super kind and friendly to us. Some issues with organisation e.g. some of our food orders were wrong or no communication but I could tell the staff always were trying their best. We went on a tour of Phi Phi islands with the resort and would highly recommend as it felt very private (only two other couples with us). Our pick up and drop off shuttle/boat from Phuket airport through the resort was very easy and quick so I would recommend booking the transfer option too. It is quite a hilly resort so if you have a major disability/ impairment it may be hard to get around. They had cars often to get you down but we did wait quite a while on occasions and it was a steep drive. Also had some issues with surrounding noise from neighbouring apartments (could hear some of the conversations, if you want more privacy especially as a couple I would choose one of the villas they looked very beautiful and worth the extra price). One advice I would give to the resort is to possibly improve its food options at the restaurants. Majority of their restaurants have the same foods, possibly more healthy Western options would be great or different cuisines. One major positive that this hotel did over others I have stayed at is ensure we are hydrated. On the boat transfers, island tour and in every restaurant and in our room we were provided with drinking water without asking which I found great hospitality. Overall, I would highly recommend the resort, especially for couples on their honeymoon or anniversary as it was very romantic and a fantastic getaway from real life. The sunsets and sunrises are phenomenal and hope to go back there in the future.