It has been one week since our return from Casas Del Sol, I'm not normally a review writer... I love reading other peoples reviews, but this place I had to write about!

What an amazing huge villa... an infinity pool ... drinking beers on your own private terrace... absolutely stunning views of Sarrie beach and getting away from all the normal Thailand backpackers.

Everything you require is available in the villa, fully equipped kitchen, 2 massive bedrooms, day beds galore and the villas are designed with serious style!

Chis our host was a delight and was very helpful in organizing our stay from advising us on the best way to get there from BKK, to the very helpful booklet which gives you a good brief about the villa and island (places to go, great restaurants etc).

I must stress this is not a resort - it's your own villa in a jungle setting on a hill side. The type of place to really sit back and relax!
Koh Tao can be a tricky island to get around depending on the season you visit and your mode of transport. The villa was really easy to find once you have done the trip and not to bad of a walk once in a while or a 5 min scooter ride away from Sarrie (the cool little town that if you need some action you can get it)!

We defiantly will go back to this heavenly place.

We stayed at Casas Del Sol for just 3 nights at the beguining of June. I knew it was up in the hills north of Saree Beach but we where not prepared for the problems this caused. We where taken to the villa by a complimentary taxi then back to saree to hire 2 quad bikes for 2 days by the taxi driver. The quads cost £50 a day, very expensive, but as we had our 14 year old son with us there was no other option, we did use 2 taxis on our last night when the quads had been returned and these cost thb 500 for a 4 minuite ride. This was because of how steep the roads up to the villa are and very poorly maintained so nobody wants to take there vehicles up there. We saw the person who met us at the pier and gave us the keys and info on the villa but didnt see them afterwards , even when we left, so you feel a bit isolated. The Villa itself is very nice but to remote and not maintained outside as it is just jungle really. It does need some little things improving to make it more comfotable. There where sun beds but no cusions on them, No mosquito coils ect which is necessary, there are lots of insects so you cant be squimish. There was a smell of sewerige rom the double room bathroom and no where enough towels for both showering and using the pool, and the pool towels not good quality. These are only minor things and other than that the villa and the viewsare great just far to remote and expensive to get to.

I've been back from Thailand for a couple of weeks now and have put off writing my review for Casas del Sol as I wanted to reflect and make sure that I did it the justice that it deserves. I'm still not sure that I will, but I'll try! Apologies if I babble a little!

We had just over two weeks booked in Thailand and were travelling independently. When we found Casas del Sol (through Twitter of all places) we wanted to stay there immediately! So our whole holiday was planned around staying there for 5 nights at the end of our break.

Before booking I had quite a few questions, Christina at the villas was amazingly helpful - providing honest, informative and comprehensive responses - including where to eat, the best ferry company to use to get to Koh Tao, weather reports - pretty much everything and sometimes without me even asking. Her efforts to make our stay enjoyable were over and above!

On arrival at the pier, we were met by a taxi to take us up to the villa. Christina met us at the villa and went through everything that we needed to know for our stay there. She left us her telephone number in case we needed anything and also a number for a taxi company if we needed one. We stayed at Villa of the Full Moon, we'd seen the pictures on the website, but you are blown away when you walk into it! The most stunning place with the most stunning view that you will never got bored of! This was our time to relax and we certainly did that!

You have everything you need for day to day living, it's like a home from home - a really nice one!. We went into Sairee to get provisions so we could make our own breakfast, coffee, etc. There's a kettle, large fridge with freezer, toaster and hob. Glasses, plates, cutlery etc. Most of the restaurants in Sairee also do take away service (although we couldn't find any that delivered to the villa), so you can pop into town and pick up food if you want to eat in the villa.

The villa itself is about 5 minutes from Sairee (we hired a quad) - unless you enjoy walking in hot and humid conditions, then you will need to hire a quad or bike - but the villa is easy to find after you've done the journey once. There's towels, including beach towels for you to take out of the villa. No house-keeping - which I find particularly annoying when you stay in hotels! So for us that was great.

If you want to explore some of the beaches, you can hire a water taxi from Sairee beach - we went over to Nangyuan Island, but unfortunately we were too busy lazing around in the villa to explore much more! So I can't tell you a great deal about where to go (Christina will be able to tell you though!).

I really can't think of many negatives about Casas del Sol - I'd go back in a heart beat, it was all I could do to stop myself from crying when I left! The only things that might not be suitable for others are:
- outside balcony - it's quite low with quite a drop into the trees below, so not suitable for toddlers (or drunken adults!)
- convenience - if you like the convenience of hotels for restaurants / bars / service, then you might not like this. I hate fuss, don't want to be tied down to what time I've got to get down for breakfast, don't want housekeeping knocking on the door twice a day and have no interest sitting in a stuffy restaurant with "Pete and Amanda from Hull" who say that we should meet up when we're back in the UK!!! Obviously those are fictional characters, so if your name is Pete, with a partner called Amanda and you're from Hull - please don't be offended!

What more to say? Nothing, just GO, it's AMAZING! Kick back, relax and pretend you've won the lottery and this is where you live! I'm sure I've forgotten something, but you get the drift!