amazing time at Islanda

We spent amazing time at Islanda, although we must warn– I you are looking for a place that's close to anything, that's not the hotel for you. If you want quiet, a different view than ot her places in Krabi, great swimming pool and a very pleasant atmosphere at all time – Islanda is the place for you. Here's a few points about the hotel:
1. When we got to the not-very-fancy room, we found the bathroom was outside. It turned out to be the best thing. The air in Krabi is so good, never too cold, never too hot, and a simple shower turned out to be a soothing experience.
2. The location is bad – it’s about 40 minutes far from Krabi town, and to get there you need to take a TUK TUK, and than a long tail boat. Overall, it will cost you about 500 baht. The village that Islanda is located in is amazing, very pastoral and deserted, and for us it was perfect. Take in consideration that the food in the hotel costs much more than the average thai places (although in western standards it's still very cheap). The hotel arranges all kinds of day-trips to places, but that's also a bit more expensive. So the problem is not really the location, but the fact that everything else turns out to be more expensive.
3. The swimming pool is amazing, the island itself that the hotel is on (Koh Klang) is beautiful and even the 40 minutes ride to the city is something you enjoy doing. So in that matter, the location is not a problem. Everything was tasty and beautiful, and we didn't feel like we're stuck on some island with nothing to do.
4. What is there to do? On one day, we took a long tail boat trip around the island, so the mangroves that grow in the water, and ate in a very special fish farm in a village. The other day we climbed up the tiger cave temple and to get over the muscle ache after climbing 1237 stairs, we got a massage in the hotel. This also costs a lot, compared to other places, but it was more spa-like, and it was just us in the room.