High Season Pool Villa & Spa

Ko Kood is quietly one of the least-trafficked islands in the Gulf of Thailand, and this resort on Klong Chao Beach seems happy to keep it that way. Forty-two private pool villas are built from natural materials on a property that grows its own produce and limits motorized activity: kayaking through mangroves, waterfall hikes, Muay Thai, cooking classes. Speedboats run to Ko Chang and Ko Mak when island life needs a change of scenery.