My Hubby & I stayed at the Andaman Beach Suites Hotel in a Mini suite deluxe room for 5 nights over Easter 2007. Unfortunately we had a mix-up with our booking at another hotel (found out by accident a month before) and alternative accommodation was not easy to be found over Easter in Patong Beach. We eventually chose the ABSH as other hotels available were further to walk and uphill. We were keen on staying at this end of Patong Beach, so location was fine.
Our first impression was very welcoming, loved the cold towels and ice cold refreshment.
Room: Mini Suite Deluxe, Room 1109, (approx AUS $90.00/night.)
We waited approx 45 mins for our room to be available, but realised this was because they were decorating our bed, as we had mentioned this holiday was a delayed honeymoon when we booked. Our room had a great view from balcony, but unfortunately our A/C compressor was also on the balcony and the fan faced us when sitting here, blowing hot air on us. Not what you need when it was very hot outside already. There was a connecting door between our room and 1110, and when our neighbors smoked in their room, the smoke came straight through the door. We had requested a non smoking room, so this seemed a bit odd. On top of this, the connecting room didn't have a balcony and we had their A/C compressor on our balcony as well as our own, so even if we turned our A/C off, we got blasted by hot air when our neighbors had theirs on.
The bathroom was spacious, but the shower leaked water all over the floor if you were in there for more than about a minute. The pool was nice to swim in, but had minimal shade and not really encouraging to spend a day sitting there relaxing with a good book. Very few sun lounges, as well.
Food: Only ate breakfast here (around 9-10.00am) every day - still enough food to choose from.
On a plus note, we did have wifi (bought internet card) here which we couldn't get at other places we stayed. Overall, nice average hotel for those watching the pennies, but now we have seen the area we would choose an alternative (there are plenty) and of course, you pay for it.
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Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Probably not
I recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Great pool scene, Families with Small Children
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