Andaman Bangtao Bay Resort

We stayed for four nights in this resort close to the centre of Bangtao village. When shown to our room I was a bit shocked. The room was small, dark and a bit dingy. A small. simple bathroom; the only outdoor space two chairs facing the path. As our stay here was a short one, we had booked a standard room, but hadn't expected something as basic as this. Walking around the grounds we noticed lots of bungalows at the back of the gardens. We enquired, and for a reasonable price difference were able to move into a very spacious bungalow with a lovely covered terrace the next day. Here we had a nice room with all the usual amenities we required: aircon, TV, WiFi, lots of storage space, kettle, fridge, a nice bathroom and a comfortable bed. I can't remember if there was a safe. We were in the last bungalow at the end of the garden, so we had peace and quiet. The gardens were lush, lots of greenery, and flowering plants. There isn't a proper beach, but a sort of seawall where you walk a few steps directly into the water. Along the waterfront there are sun loungers, spaced widely, and there is a small pool. There is a small restaurant, also at the seafront. Breakfast was included in our price. No buffet, just a choice of various different sets, but always including fresh fruit. Their menu is quite small, we just had some daytime snacks and one dinner (their seafood is lovely). I have reviewed the restaurant separately. The staff are almost all from Myanmar, you couldn't wish for nicer, friendlier and more helpful people; nothing was too much trouble. The location is good, next to the Best Western, close to restaurants, shops, bars etc. and the main beach which I loved when we visited a few years ago, but which has become too crowded for my liking. All in all, we would stay again for a few days in this lovely quiet but central place.

The location and outlook are wonderful. The view from our veranda was exceptional. The hotel is close to shops and restaurants with exceptional access to the beach. We stayed for a month and could not find fault with the service or accommodation. We can highly recommend this venue.

I booked this hotel for 4 nights through Agoda.com. I showed up and they said they NO LONGER WORK WITH AGODA and so they never received my reservation (which I had confirmation for) AND there were no rooms available. They were kind about it but thats obviously simply not ok. Another girl was there, also booked on Agoda, also SOL. Agoda was wonderful about it and reimbursed me no problem. But I question the hotel's management if they "no longer work with Agoda" and yet still are on Agoda's website? Agoda has very surprised about this. This was now 5 days ago and they're still up on the site. DO NOT BOOK THROUGH AGODA. THEY WILL NOT GET YOUR BOOKING.