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Siam Supper Club Restaurant [toc] The Siam Supper Club is a long-established cosy restaurant near Bangtao Beach, on the west coast of Phuket. The restaurant is mostly a steakhouse that also serves an excellent choice of European comfort food. As you enter the restaurant, the warm interior mostly made of varnished wood may look a little intimidating. Still, the atmosphere is very casual and easy-going, and the prices are surprisingly
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A casual and trendy Restaurant in Bangtao [toc] Maison Napoleon is a new modern restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, dinner at the entrance of Laguna Phuket in Bangtao Beach. The cuisine is mostly casual French but also from Mexico, Latin America. The venue is already trendy and busy with customers, even during these difficult times. The atmosphere is very welcoming, with the lively background buzz of people having a good time
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A family resort on Bangtao Beach [toc] Angsana Laguna Phuket is a vast resort on Bangtao Beach, a beautiful location on the west coast of Phuket. With more than 300 rooms, lofts and suites, the hotel is immense, and most of the bedrooms offer lake or pool views. There is beach access at the front but no rooms with beach views. The resort will please travellers who plan to spend
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What to Do in Bangtao Beach? [toc] Bang Tao Beach (or Bangtao) is one of the longest beaches of Phuket, halfway between Phuket airport and Patong Beach on the west coast of the island. With such a beautiful stretch of sand, it's no surprise why Bangtao has become the home of the famous Laguna Phuket luxury resorts. This immense complex hosts some of the largest resorts on the island such
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A community mall in Bangtao Beach [toc] Porto de Phuket is a new open-air community mall near Bangtao Beach in Cherngtalay district, just next to the very popular Boat Avenue. It's of the same brand as Central Phuket and Central Patong, and you will therefore recognise some of the typical shops, but the concept here is a little different, so don't expect to find a multi-storey shopping mall. Porto de
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How is Banyan Tree Phuket? [toc] Banyan Tree Phuket on Bangtao Beach is the most luxurious of the five resorts nestled in the Laguna Complex, one of the best hotels in Phuket. The hotel opened more than two decades and has always been one of the ultimate resort experience in Asia. It will always be a special place to me as I worked there as a resort host for a
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Bangtao Beach Photos [toc] This Bangtao Beach photo gallery gives you a quick overview of what Bangtao looks like, by day and by night: what to do, restaurants and hotels we tried. NOTE: Photos are strictly Copyright © Phuket 101 and Willy Thuan - Copy or use without written authorization is strictly prohibited - (Link back, credit to or mention of the blog does not constitute an authorization). This site
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Map of Bangtao Beach [toc] This Bangtao Beach map shows the places we visited and some other popular places travellers talk the most about. Bangtao is known for having many luxury beachfront resorts, such as Banyan Tree Resort and a growing shopping scene with occasional night markets at Boat Avenue. You can enjoy some trendy beach clubs like Catch Beach Club and Xana Beach Club, plus a lot of local
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A selfie dedicated restaurant in Phuket [toc] Ma Doo Bua Phuket is a new cafe and restaurant whose sole purpose is to provide an irresistible background to the new generation of selfie lovers. The main catch is an artificial lake cover with those unusual giant circular floating leaves called Victoria Amazonica, a species of flowering plant, the largest of the Nymphaeaceae family of giant water lilies. Around the lake, a
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Dream Beach Club Phuket [toc] Dream Beach Club Phuket sits in a fantastic location on Layan Beach, just next to Bangtao. It’s a relaxing spot to spend the day between the sea and the swimming pool, and a fun party place on weekends. The white and yellow stylish beach club comes with a great restaurant and a beautiful trendy design. There is no doubt that this place is designed for
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The largest water park in Phuket [toc] Blue Tree Phuket water park is a new and immense playground designed for adults and kids to spend a day of fun in the warm waters of a tropical island. With its multicolour and brightly decorated building, the park is easy to spot on the roadside of Cherngtalay, halfway between Bangtao beach and the well-known heroine's circle. This 17,000 square metres lagoon is
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What to Do at Boat Avenue Mall? [toc] Boat Avenue Street Mall is a relatively new shopping and dining neighbourhood with growing popularity at the entrance of the Laguna complex in Bangtao, Cherngtalay. It started modestly a few years back, progressively attracting more and more trendy restaurants, bars and shops until it became the fashionable shopping and dining destination it is today. It evolved and remained smart enough to keep
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Phuket's Best Beach Club [toc] Catch Beach Club, by the famous Twinpalms Resort, is reborn and is as popular as ever. This beach venue is more than just another beach club in Phuket: it was the first to open on the island and the one that triggered the fashion. In just a couple of years, there were beach clubs everywhere. Most of them were quite busy, but none ever come
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What is Fun Friday Avenue Market? [toc] Fun Friday Avenue Market is a small weekend market popping up every Friday evening at the Boat Avenue on the way to Phuket Laguna. It’s modest in size but fun to visit if you are staying in the Bangtao Beach area. Night markets are part of Thailand life, and wherever there is a market, there is a crowd and lots of food! Boat
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Palm Seaside Restaurant Phuket [toc] Palm Seaside Restaurant, Lounge and Bar is a trendy seafront restaurant set at the southern end of Bangtao Beach. Open for lunch, dinner and beyond, Palm Seaside is an excellent place for a relaxed dinner by the sea and a lounge venue in the evening. Palm Seaside Restaurant is another successful trendy creation by the nearby Twinpalms Resort. Twinpalms is known to be the Phuket
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A relaxed beach club on Bang Tao Beach [toc] Xana Beach Club is part of the Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort and one of the most popular beach clubs in Phuket. Xana is a cool place to spend an entire day on the beautiful Bang Tao Beach. The concept is to offer the most excellent lazy experience, starting from a laid back afternoon in the swimming pool or the sea, eat
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Bampot Restaurant in Bangtao Bampot Kitchen received a 'Michelin Plate' rating in the Phuket Michelin Guide. 'Michelin Plate' is a recognition of excellent food. [toc] Bampot Kitchen & Bar is a fantastic contemporary restaurant located at the entrance of Laguna Phuket, just past Boat Avenue in Bangtao. The restaurant is spacious and beautifully designed with an open kitchen on the side. The atmosphere is trendy without being too sophisticated, and
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