wonderful resort, excellent staff

Name: wonderful resort, excellent staff
Item: Andaman Bangtao Bay Resort
Rating: 5
Author: Carl W

Review of Andaman Bangtao Bay Resort

Reviewed November 7, 2012

We stayed in this resort during the 'rainy' season (it rained one out of 10 days!!), and so glad we did! We had the place pretty much to ourselves because it is a little out of the way, but it's really easy to get taxis to take you wherever and bring you back at an agreed time - plus most of the excursion operators pick their clients up from wherever they are staying, so this was never really an issue. The staff are friendly and helpful, the bungalows are clean and comfortable, and it really is true - this is the only place which has bungalows right on the sea front - and it is right there outside your window!!
Ideal for a quiet, romantic holiday!! Highly recommend this resort!!!More

Date of stay: July 2012

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bevanthring wrote a review Sep 2012
21 contributions1 helpful vote
One most beutifull places in phuket peacefull and rewarding
This place truely is the best kept secret in phuket, food service is amazing the people that work here make ur stay and I will never forget there faces and the smiles that come with them.... Great location one of last resorts that are truely beachfront, just hope they don't expand to much :):)
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Gaelene wrote a review Jul 2012
714 contributions4 helpful votes
Stayed here 3 times & love it!!
Have just booked our 4th trip with our family for Christmas & New Year in the deluxe rooms.
We truly love this beach resort. The rustic feel & ocean breezes capped with the delicious food & friendly gentle staff is exceptional.
If you want to be in paradise this is the place for you however if you want 5 star luxury then book elsewhere.We stay here as it portrays the peaceful Thai beauty & culture. The most relaxing holidays we have ever experienced & we will keep coming back.
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Jimmy801026 wrote a review Feb 2012
33 contributions21 helpful votes
Great place
Really enjoyed our stay here. The superior bungalow where we lived was our nicest place to live on a vacation yet. The rooms decoration, which has a rustic feeling but still modern and fresh. The atmosphere is great and that all bungalows are located about 20m fron the beach adds the perfect feeling. Staff are great and several of them, especially the owner/s are really good at speaking english. Everything feels well maintained and cleaning of the bungalows and other facilities is more than satisfied.Restaurant is fresh and serves very good food. Maybe a little expensive but at lunch time they have special offers at good prices.

The beach is very nice when the tidal water is from mid to high. It´s also very suitable for kids, especially small ones like our own at the age of 3 and 4. The sand is very nice, except that it is not as bright (white) as it quite often can be in Thailands better beaches. The water is quite shallow and clear.

Minus- only two that we can think of. There is a canal for sewer water that runs out sometimes during the afternoons, not very nice to swim in at that times. There was also a lot of insects. Me and my kids were bitten quite a lot but we have been at worse places also. Might be beacuse they have quite a garden which is very nice to look at and walk through, also adds a lot to the atmosphere. We had a few cockroaches on visit. It helped a lot when we bought special roach traps that poison them ;)
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Chris_n_Sarah12 wrote a review Jan 2012
10 contributions3 helpful votes
Beautiful but pricey
We stayed here for the first two nights of our honeymoon, and found it to be a nice spot in Bangtao Bay however it was out of the way (the cab drivers weren't sure where to go) and very expensive. For $200 USD per night we thought we were splurging on a luxury resort but the rooms were about the same as all of the others in Phuket and Ko Lanta that we paid 1/3 of the price for. The food was excellent in the restaurant and the private beach was a nice respite after all of our flights and travel.
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Traveller_365247 wrote a review Dec 2011
45 contributions13 helpful votes
Picturesque though pricey
We stayed two weeks here. The cleaning was horrible, I'm not sure the floor was washed even once, though our sheets and towels were changed daily (which us standard in Thailand, I believe). The place is great. Quiet, relaxed, beautiful. We had a stretch of 100 meters of beach to ourselves. Staff is really friendly and helpful. The rooms are simply to expensive. For a lower price and better cleaning I would rate the place in top.
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