Sunwing Bangtao Beach

We had a fantastic stay at this hotel! The location is perfect, being right near the beach, which made it incredibly convenient to enjoy the ocean. The swimming pools were excellent, providing a refreshing and relaxing experience. The lush gardens around the hotel made me feel like I was in a tropical paradise. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a beachside getaway with great amenities!

We booked a family suite and it was heaven - lots of space, excellent aircon and all extremely comfortable (with fridge, cutlery and crockery, wardrobe etc). The reception and restaurant staff were so friendly and helpful whenever we needed them. The chef at Piak's made a special meal for me one evening as I couldn't eat a number of ingredients - it was delicious and also so unexpected. The massages just off the beach - incredible! We really enjoyed our stay (definitely go into Old Phuket via taxi one day for a change).

Beach is right in front and perfect to hang out for mornings and evenings. Restaurants and Tops Daily minimart are easily accessible just across the street. Hotel offered good facilities and activities during our Christmas stay.

Ok, real talk. This place is amazing. We've stayed in 5 star hotels before on this trip so didn't have very high expectations for this one given it was 4 stars and the photos on Booking.com were unamusing at best. BOOOOY were we wrong. This place shattered all our expectations and was definitely our favourite place to stay from 6 places in our month-long trip with our two little kids. Don't know where to start with the awesomeness. The rooms are well thought out and well appointed. The hotel set-up is incredibly clever with 4 large (or 6 total depending how you want to count) pools for different people/activities. There's two slides for kids. The bar is fantastic. The breakfast is incredible. Staff are amazing. Restaurant is great also for lunch and dinner. This is a concept hotel so has a bunch of free activities throughout the day (including kids club, activities, shows put on by professional performers, table tennis, volleyball etc). You don't have to participate but I highly recommend you do! Their kids club is fantastic - our kids really enjoyed the staff there.Lollo (giraffe character) and Bernie (bear character) come round to greet children 3 times daily if you needed a cherry on the cake. It is located right on the beach for awesome sand play and swimming. Can also rent a jetski/boat etc right there. Great location. It also has local restaurants and massages right next door if you want. Overall couldn't have asked for a better experience to end our trip.

So much to share - I was travelling as a lone adult with a 5 year old. The layout of the family pool with bar and restaurant made our stay incredibly easy and stress free. The food at Paik Kitchen was excellent and my child ate for free - I can recommend the spaghetti bolognaise and garlic bread for the children and the Thai menu for adults. The slide in the swimming pool and direct access to the beach was amazing for both of us. The rooms were huge, great children’s channel and we had a ground floor with direct access to the pool….could not recommend this hotel more highly for families.