Angsana Teluk Bahang, Penang

“Best Hotel in the Area”

From our room, the view of the bay is gorgeous especially during sunset. The room is clean. We like the bathroom design too with a stand alone bath tub. Breakfast selection is ample, tasty and not boring. Freshly baked items as we can see the chef working on the other side of the counter. Hotel amb… Plus

From our room, the view of the bay is gorgeous especially during sunset. The room is clean. We like the bathroom design too with a stand alone bath tub. Breakfast selection is ample, tasty and not boring. Freshly baked items as we can see the chef working on the other side of the counter. Hotel ambience and facilities are excellent. Kudos to staff Miss Cika who went the extra mile to assist us on our transport issue. It is a memorable stay indeed.

Moins

“Stay in a premier sea view room - well worth it”

It was our first stay at the Angsana and it was a good experience overall. In summary it’s beautifully designed, clean, with ok food and a great room with balcony views overlooking the sea. Standout staff members were Jannak who, despite seemingly being there constantly, always had a smile on his f… Plus

It was our first stay at the Angsana and it was a good experience overall. In summary it’s beautifully designed, clean, with ok food and a great room with balcony views overlooking the sea. Standout staff members were Jannak who, despite seemingly being there constantly, always had a smile on his face and was working constantly to ensure the best experience for guests. Opy the manager was bright, engaging and friendly and took great care of us at dinner. Room: We stayed in a Premier Seaview room which I highly recommend. It has sweeping views of the sea and a lovely balcony to enjoy them: ideal tor when it rains. The room itself is large with all the expected amenities - it’s actually beautifully designed. The rainfall shower is so good! Cleaning is good and the bed is comfortable. Food: The breakfast buffet is ok. The food is pretty repetitive though, so after a few days you may get bored ie you get fried rice, noodles and soup noodles for breakfast, which is the same as lunch and dinner. They make fresh Malaysian fried chicken which was delicious and they have an egg station (as well as the usual pastries, salads, fruit and hot dishes). They were really accommodating with menu customisations, as someone in our party was vegetarian, so grateful for that. Otherwise, the food is average - nothing special, but not bad. There isn’t much around here, so be prepared for a longer taxi ride if you want to eat out. Aside from Jannak and Opy, service was friendly but quite slow. Not sure if they reduced staffing numbers as off peak, but you did feel it. Staff did struggle with english, so be mindful when placing any complex orders :-) The beach is not the best - it’s a public beach and not maintained well; not that clean (I saw broken glass in the sand) and the water isn’t great. The Infinity pool is brilliant! Great size and amazing views. There is a call button for service. I believe there is a kids pool too. Downsides: The pool deck chairs aren’t maintained well at all - they are torn and tired, not collected at the end of the night so often soaking wet and covered in bird poop. There’s only around 20 in total so when the hotel is busy I imagine it will be super tough to get seated. If you eat outside beware of the birds; it’s a little like being in that Hitchcock film. Don’t leave food unattended as it won’t be there when you get back and on some occasions birds swept in and ate directly off peoples plates. Little things could be improved upon - nothing controversial. The games room games need some repair, the doors in the bathroom could use handles, more cleaning in rooms around the bed and bath would be good, more staff training to anticipate guest needs vs having to chase them and a ‘specials’ menu would be good to introduce some variety, without necessarily increasing the hotels costs. For example, the Thai steamboat was delicious and a welcome change. Conclusion: Overall a nice stay in a beachfront hotel, slightly off the beaten track. Large, clean rooms with an amazing pool, friendly staff and ok food. I would come again and hope it continues to thrive and improve.

Moins