The Dearly Koh Tao Hostel & The Dearly Dive - PADI Five Star Dive Resort

Women doing their PADI cert here end up diving alongside the people in their dorm, which cuts the lone-traveller awkwardness fast. The ferry transfer the hostel arranges comes in cheaper than the taxis waiting at the dock.

• The staff arranged transfers directly from the ferry, which cost less than standard taxi quotes.
• One reviewer noted the hostel has multiple common spaces including a pool and a third-floor common room, and found everything clean.
• A reviewer with no prior diving experience completed her certification through the on-site dive school and found her instructor attentive and thorough.
• Booking the hostel's own ferry transfer service is cheaper than accepting taxi quotes on arrival.
• Staying and diving with the same operator means guests share their certification experience with people from the hostel.
• The property has a pool, a rooftop terrace, a bar, a restaurant, and a common room on the third floor.
• The location is described as quiet while still having essentials nearby.

A read of 450 guest reviews. These reviews do not record who wrote them, so nothing here is attributed to women.