To travel to Tonsai get a long tail boat from Ao Nang Beach, but if they stop go to Ao Nang Pier and get one from there instead for the same price. They never stop here as they are run by “crazy men”.
When arriving at Tonsai, the staff were welcoming and after check in, we were transported to our room by motorbike. We paid 1050 bahts for our room which was a reasonable size, had effective air conditioning and was clean. The shower was reasonable, but had warm running water, which was a novelty for us at this stage. We were also provided with shampoo and shower gel, which was replaced when our room was cleaned.
The hotel restaurant looks out onto the beach is quite cheap, and serves some amazing Pad Thais. This restaurant is also used for breakfast, which is a choice of a plate from their menu and the toast/bread, fruit and juices provided. However, some mornings the juice dispensers can be covered in wasps, making it impossible to pour.
If you are climbing over to Railay, the jungle route is definitely easiest. We climbed over about 9am, with no problems. However, about 6:30pm we tried to come back around the cliff instead of over as we were told the tide would be out far enough. By far one of the biggest challenges on my holiday (maybe it didn’t help that I was shoeless).
During the evening I would advise you to take a walk up the beach to a little bar called Chill Out, which has friendly staff, friendly customers (we made quite a few friends here) and a fire show which everyone can get involved in.
When leaving Tonsai, the long tail boats will only go when there are 8 people, or when whoever is waiting agree to pay for 8 people (800 bahts in total). We found that by going over at 9:00am, we didn’t have to wait. There were 2 of us, and when we arrived 6 people were already waiting.

The place is an ideal hideaway from overcrowded towns. In the same time you will find civilization in a 300m away from bungalou. The only con- no electricity at day time. Do you really need it in paradise?... Useful tip: plan your departure carefully - it's easy to hire boat to get there, but can be a problem to get out.

We just walked in to this hotel after arriving and the staff was really nice. I got a bungalow for 1,050 BHT which included breakfast. A staff brought us to the room by tuk tuk like bike. The door is hard to lock and open from inside and the door has about 2-3mm gap but no bugs got in. The room was clean and the bed was comfortable. We saw a few small ants in the bathroom but it wasn't a big deal. A small fridge, a/c, safe and closets are in the room. Electricity is out from 9AM - 5PM. Restaurant and bar by the beach right by the staff lobby. There are places to lie down on the wooden floor by the beach bar. It was nice to lie down to get some tan while watch rock climbers climb the rocks. They have pillows and beach towel on the wood so you can lie down and relax. Several market and restaurants near by. It's cheaper to stay than Railay west beach but the beach is nice also. Young clouds, most of them are rock climbers. We arrived to Railay beach East around 5PM so it was low tide. We walked to the hotel and it took us about 20 min. But you have to go over the rocks in the ocean when crossing from Railay Beach West to Tonsai but it wasn't bad at all. But if you need to get to Tonsai or go to East or West Beach in the morning to early afternoon, it's high tide so you would have to pay for the long boat. Hotel does not provide any shuttle boats. Overall, it was a comfortable stay here.