went to thailand with my best friend. heard about ban's from trekking in chiang mai, and headed straight there after the full moon party on koh phangan. we had a big group, because apparently, we do the usual "touristy" thing. full moon party, then learn to dive on koh tao. we had a really good time. our instructors were super!... more

We spent 12 nights at Bans and really loved it. We were 2 families with children at the ages 13 and 16. The hotel suronding are beautiful. We stayed in the deluxe room and it was ok. The childrens room was smelly and the smell from the AC was not nice, but it was clean.. The restaurant was ok, the... more

we stayed here during our tour of Asia as some of my friends wanted to do diving. I didnt so I relaxed at the pool, watched my dvds on our wide screen tv or went for beauty treatments it was an osasis of calm after bangkok but at night it can get loud as a lot of young travellers head... more

I spent 3 weeks here in 2006 to do my IDC. I had done my research years before and had been in contact with the main Course Director, Jonas Samuelsson. They had something like a 3 year record of not failing a single student which I think is now much longer. They are organized, responsible, disciplined, and most of all... more

I booked Bans diving resort as I was a first time diver and wanted to do my diving course with a reputable company. I found out about Bans on the internet and decided even though it was more expensive than other resorts it looked good. I'll give a breakdown of how the experience went: Day 1- left in a room... more

I completed my PADI Instructor Course at bans and also did my msdt/internship training after the IDC. I was there for three months and really got to know the place. i had the best training you can get. the people are really experienced and really care. all of us passed the instructor exam and you could see how much they... more

Ban's is ok but not as good as its website makes out. Had a 3 night stay here but in retrospect wished we'd spent a little more and stayed further up the beach in a bungalow rather than the slightly shabby hotel room we were in at Ban's. It wasn't awful - it was clean - but the air con... more

I just did my open water course at Ban's and had the greatest time there. the restaurant staff were a bit rude, no doubt about it, but then again, I ate elsewhere so no problem for me. I did see big groups for the courses, but I did it a bit different. I found that if you insist on doing... more

We have stayed here 3 or 4 times and always go back whenever we are on Tao. it's priocier than alot of the other bungalows on sairee, but you get waht you pay for! Lovely room, with frige, aircon, balcony and TV and daily cleaning service. I did my Open Water here years ago, and the same instructors are still... more