The Dearly Koh Tao Hostel

The women-led dive team pulls solo travellers into a ready-made community, and female-only dorms are on offer if you want them. Free breakfast means no awkward first morning alone.

• The diving culture creates a natural community where guests look out for each other.
• Making lifelong friends during their stay, even those who preferred a quieter experience.
• The women-led dive team as a specific reason they felt at ease booking diving activities through the hostel.
• The hostel as working well for both social and more low-key stays, suggesting the atmosphere is not exclusively party-focused.
• The hostel operates as a PADI 5-star dive centre, and the shared diving focus gives guests an immediate, structured way to connect.
• Female-only dorm options are available alongside mixed accommodation.
• The hostel has a rooftop terrace, pool, cafe, and bar, with common areas described as consistently active.
• Free breakfast and WiFi are included, which reviewers noted supports both busy dive days and slower recovery mornings.
• The hostel is explicitly LGBTQ+-forward and has a women-led dive team, details multiple reviewers called out specifically.

A read of 280 guest reviews. These reviews do not record who wrote them, so nothing here is attributed to women.