Bang Saphan hotels & places to stay

We visited Bang Saphan, which is a small town ~20kms from Ban Krut. Before getting into any details, would like to call out "Pim", who manages the front desk and is a super helpful, friendly and nice person. She can speak English (which helped us a lot) and was super accommodating and informative. The resort is great, we took 2 sea view villas and the beach was just 2 minutes from the rooms. The resort also has a good pool and shower rooms, and an in-house restaurant which is very very economical and had some good thai and european food! I would highly recommend this place to anybody visiting bang saphan and would certainly come back if I ever visit this place again!

It's nice when a hotel never appears to be crowded, even when full. This was the case with the Coral. Always loungers available around the huge attractive pool and beach area, always plenty of room at the breakfast bar. At night the garden is lit imaginatively and the circular bar and tables on the nearby grass always had space. The staff are ( like most Thai hotels) polite, charming and helpful. The rooms are clean and decorated in a colonial meets Far East style with plenty of polished hard wood. There are 2 bedroom cottages also for parents and children and deluxe cottages with 2 bedrooms and 2 front doors. Will certainly return.

We came with my 82 year old mum and stayed in high quality bungalows next to each other. The staff did everything to help my mum. The resort is small and has the personal touch. The swimming pool is great and the food on the beachfront bistro is first class. We travel a lot over Thailand, staying mostly in predominantly Thai areas. Bang Saphan has a bit of both. The beach is on a long part of coastline that does suffer from washed up stuff but nothing offensive and the Thai residents do clean up every day. This resort is quiet, clean and comfortable and the garden beautiful. The value for money is excellent including the food. We will definitely be coming back here for a longer stay. One of the best resorts we have stayed in.

The Theater Villa is without a doubt the nicest hotel in which my wife and I have ever stayed. This unique ten-room hotel is located on a quiet beach and is ideal for people who want a relaxing stay without noisy crowds, polluted water, free of jet skis and other hucksters bothering you. The owners Ray and Jan make the Theater Villa the wonderful hotel that it is. They are the most hospitable people we've ever met and do all that they can to make their guests' stay enjoyable. We traveled to Bang Saphan Yai Beach via bus from the Bang Saphan Tour Bus company at the new Southern Bus Terminal (Sai Tai Mai) in Bangkok. When you purchase your ticket, be sure to say you want to go to Bang Saphan Yai. We called the Theater Villa before departing Bangkok and again when we arrived at the small bus station in Bang Saphan Yai and Ray came and picked us up. He refused any payment for transfers to and from the Theater Villa. All of the food we had at the Theater Villa was delicious and we recommend the steamed fish in lemon and the Tom Yam Goong, which was the best we've ever had. The complementary breakfast is served when you want and not at specific times. A feature I especially like. One day Ray caught a large fish and he and Jan prepared a delicious free dinner for all of the guests. Bang Saphan Yai Beach is a nice, long, uncluttered beach great for long walks. Ray and Jan will arrange snorkling and sight seeing trips for their guests. We would highly recommend the Theater Villa to anyone. We want to thank Ray & Jan for an enjoyable Thanksgiving dinner and for a wonderful holiday. Pla & LC

I enjoyed my stay here, but I have my reservations. Firstly, it's located in Bang Saphan Noi, the smaller town of Bang Saphan (I made a mistake and thought it was the larger town) - it's very, very quiet. I Had the entire place to myself. Staff had very limited English (except one guy) but we're very polite. No English information what so ever, so found myself trapped on the beach by myself for the day (which suited me fine). Room was basic, but very clean and bed comfortable. Plus owner gave me a lift on the scooter to the bus station at the end of my stay, which was helpful.

Bang Saphan - or really Suan Luang beach where this hotel is located, is a very sleepy untouristed area to grab a hammock and walk the beach. there little else to do here (options expand if you rent a motorbike which I recommend). I've come here 2x a year for 5 years to volunteer at a nearby dog rescue (Headrock Dogs, also recommend if you are a dog lover). I usually stay in a simple bungalow (not found on internet) but wanted a/c this time as August can be hot. Chala is newly built, clean, attentive staff, comfortable beds, great a/c, attention to detail such as always available coffee, water, bananas, hot water pot and nice grounds right on the beach. breakfast is very simple and uninspired but considering in low season nothing is open - it was a blessing. If you want modern comforts for a reasonable price this is a good choice.

If you are looking for a quiet, wild and lovely place, this is it! This is clean, the couple that owns the place are really quiet and friendly and make excellent food, quality laundry if you need too, can call for drivers to pick you to a near attraction (boat trip, scuba diving), and so on. The place is isolated, so you will need, either to rent a scooter (we arrived by train from bang saphan yai, asked the first person we met, and he took us to the restaurant next to the train station so we could rent a scooter for 300 bhat/24h, then it was a 20 min drive), or if you can spend more, there are many taxi/drivers, from the resort, or with the grab app. Then it's freedom! This is the purest form of Thailand's wild south. The beaches are totally empty, wild and beautiful, almost like in a desert island. If you drive 3 min south (or even walk on the beach) you'll find the exceptional red cliffs. (I walked naked there, to feel even wilder, as there was nobody, except a few wild dogs, lizards, birds, snakes, tigers? ... hehe) There is a 7/eleven within a 7 min drive, and many other hidden restaurants and shop. There are also plenty of small treasures to find, like rivers, waterfall, temples, beach moutains, fisher's village with awesome on the go food, etc. I recomend this place to any person that likes to feel free, and discover local thai life. If you only like 5 stars hotel with swimming pool and cocktails, maybe this place isn't for you. Or should you try? 😉

I stayed in Baan Love @ Sea with my boyfriend over Christmas for 4 nights and we absolutely loved it! The owner and his wife are super friendly and helpful, you can ask them anything and they will help you the best way they can. Rooms are spacious and clean and located directly on the beach. It’s the perfect place to relax and enjoy the sea, you have a private beach and barely no tourists at all. They have a restaurant too that serves alright food and is reasonably priced, it’s only open until around 8pm so if you’re looking to have a few drinks you can head to a beach bar 200m away from Love @ Sea. We’d definetely recommend this place to anyone who’s looking for a quiet place to read a book, eat good food and do nothing. We’ll be back one day.

Everything is clean. You can rent a motorbike which is great. Directly at the beach and there‘s a lot to explore in Bang Saphan Yai. At the reception they also have recommendations what to do and organize tours. The Wifi wasn‘t the best. The AirCon is good. Breakfast is very nice and the staff is very kind even though they don‘t really speak english. We checked in very late (3 am). Since ig says 24 hour reception we thought this is no problem. Luckily we were able to check in that late but we first had to wane her up. There are also a lot of Restaurants near.

We stayed for 4 nights, it was a quiet & peaceful location just what was needed after Hua Hin. The rooms are little bungalows, you get a tall fridge, no kettle but you can get hot water from reception. Free bottles of water everyday, and your room can be cleaned everyday if you wish. The WiFi was excellent, the best in Thailand so far. The owners serve a small free breakfast, coffee, toast, jam & some small cakes, very nice touch. There are a couple of restaurants to the right & left of the hotel, both serve great food. You can hire mopeds & bicycles from the hotel on the corner to help you get around. We didn't have transport and on our last day the owner took us to the train station for a small fee, this was greatly appreciated.