Dinosaur House

Dinosaur House is a guest house in Chalok Baan Kao on Koh Tao, with family rooms and two-bedroom houses for groups of up to four.

Accommodation ranges from an 18 m² double room for two to 28 m² two-bedroom houses. The room options include air conditioning and private bathrooms; some add a balcony, seating area or flat-screen TV, while several have kitchen equipment such as a stovetop, refrigerator and microwave. The smaller double room has an electric kettle and refrigerator.

The property has a garden, free WiFi throughout and free public parking on site without a reservation. Chalok Baan Kao is the quieter village on Koh Tao’s south bay, with beaches and dive resorts around the shore. Chalok Baan Kao Beach is 900 m away, and Shark Bay Beach is 1.1 km from the guest house. Scuba diving opportunities are available around the island, while the accommodation suits families and small groups looking for separate bedrooms and private bathrooms.

Dinosaur House has five accommodation options, ranging from a compact double room to two-bedroom houses. The Budget Double Room measures 18 m² and accommodates two people. King Room and Large Double Room options measure 24 m² and 25 m² respectively, while the two Two-Bedroom Houses each cover 28 m² and can accommodate up to four. The larger layouts provide separate bedrooms, with one also offering a balcony and seating area.

Air conditioning and a private bathroom are common across the room choices. The 18 m² room includes a refrigerator and electric kettle, while kitchen-equipped options have items such as a stovetop, microwave, toaster and kitchenware. Balcony access, a seating area and a flat-screen TV vary by accommodation type. The two-bedroom houses have different layouts: one includes a balcony and lounge area, while the other has a kitchen and several beds, including sofa beds.

At Dinosaur House, practical facilities include a garden, air conditioning, family rooms, non-smoking rooms and a designated smoking area. Free WiFi is available in all areas, and free public parking is possible on site without a reservation. Parking is public rather than private. Each room has a private bathroom with a shower and toilet, plus toilet paper and towels; towels and sheets carry an extra fee. Room equipment includes an electric kettle, refrigerator, clothes rack and drying rack, so you have places to store chilled items, make hot drinks and hang clothing to dry. Family rooms sit alongside non-smoking accommodation, and the garden provides outdoor space at the guest house.

Chalok Baan Kao is the quieter village on Koh Tao’s south bay, with dive resorts around the shore and access to beaches along the southern coast. Dinosaur House is 900 m from Chalok Baan Kao Beach. Shark Bay Beach and Mae Haad Beach are each 1.1 km away, while P.Oys Place is 100 m away and Tukta Thai Food is 200 m away. The village also has the municipality office and a quieter pace than Sairee’s main beach strip.

Koh Tao has no airport; ferries arrive at Mae Haad on the west coast. Lomprayah Koh Tao Pier is 1.1 km from the guest house. From the pier, pick-up truck taxis serve Chalok Baan Kao and charge per vehicle rather than per passenger. Crossings from Koh Phangan take 45–90 minutes, while the trip from Koh Samui takes 1.5–2 hours. Samui International Airport is 62.5 km away, and Chumphon Airport is 86.4 km away; either onward journey to Koh Tao includes a ferry crossing.

The south-coast beaches and coves offer swimming, snorkelling and scuba diving opportunities. Sun Suwan Viewpoint is 1.4 km away, and Jansom bay is 1.2 km away. Shark Bay, also known as Haad Tien or Ao Thian Og, is noted for blacktip reef sharks and turtles in shallow water. Koh Tao has more than 25 dive sites around the island. Whale sharks are seen most often from March to May and again from September to October.