We stayed at the hotel for five days. I'll mention both the pros and cons.
We needed a hotel specifically near Freedom Beach, and since I booked it almost immediately before my trip, there weren't many options, so we chose Chintakiri.
The climb to the hotel. We don't have a license and don't drive, so we walked up and around. The climb is really steep; we managed to climb it two or three times a day, but honestly, it was tough.
The cleanliness. Overall, we liked the cabins themselves. It's great that each cabin is yours alone, and you can't hear your neighbors and no one bothers you. I also really liked the balcony where you can sit and look out at the sea. It was strange and a huge drawback that the room didn't have a hairdryer or kettle, which is odd to me. These days, even the cheapest hotels have these, although this one wasn't cheap. The room is cleaned daily, but on the first evening, we saw a huge cockroach. We killed it, but the same thing happened on the second evening. My husband plugged a couple of cracks in the floor with paper, and for the remaining days, no one crawled in.
Breakfast. Not a buffet, but a choice from the menu. The pancakes with banana or pineapple are delicious. Yes, it's enough to eat without going hungry, but if you're not full... A buffet is more understandable and familiar to me.
It was also strange that the hotel doesn't meet its guests at the pier, even though I've read that almost all hotels on Koh Tao offer free roundtrip transfers, so I had to spend extra money on an expensive taxi.
Location. I liked the hotel's location; it's close to Chalok Beach, with its cafes and 7-star hotels. We also walked directly from there to Freedom and Shark Bay.
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