Originally Posted by EuropeanPete

I think it depends what you're looking for.

The most romantic is probably the Place, but with Koh Tao a view comes hand in hand with a pain in the ... to get around. I'll often stay at Blue Tao which has rooms with their own hammock type things right on Sairee beach - it can be a bit loud at times and is more of a place for younger people. Because of my history on the island I value the ability to wander Sairee beach mornings and evenings above just about all else. It is objectively a bit spoilt now, but is still stunning and has one of the world's greatest sunsets. As a compromise between view and access to beach Jamahkiri has a couple of new Pool Villas which I've not seen myself, but which certainly look very pretty on their website. I'm not 100% sure they exist, or that the resort is operating properly at the moment, so please take this mention with a pinch of salt. It also picked up some bad PR after the most recent deaths on the island were in their pool, in case that is an issue for you.