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Family Time Beach Resort
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Family Time Beach Resort

Golachipa West Beach, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Family Time Beach Resort is a budget-friendly stay in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar — a no-frills base for seeing Teknaf Beach and the rest of the area affordably.

The surrounding Teknaf district is one of the most convenient parts of Cox's Bazar to stay in, with restaurants, cafés and transport links close by.

Rates shift with the season and with demand, so the live price on the booking page is always the one to trust — tap through for tonight's or your dates' real availability.

Key facts

Class
2-star
Area
Teknaf
Address
Golachipa West Beach, Chittagong, Bangladesh

What’s included

24 Hour Front Desk Breakfast Luggage storage Sheets Shuttle service Towels Wheelchair accessible

Around Teknaf

Best time to visit Cox's Bazar: month by month, and what it does to rates

The best months are November to February, when the Bay of Bengal is calm, daytime temperatures sit around 26–29°C and nights drop to 17–19°C. That is also when rooms cost the most: a mid-range sea-facing double that goes for $35 in September will ask $80–$110 in late December, and the week from 25 December to 2 January is the single most expensive stretch of the year after Eid, with 31 December beach crowds in Laboni and Sugandha running into the tens of thousands. Victory Day on 16 December and Ekushey February on the 21st both create three-night domestic surges. March and April are hot and hazy at 33–35°C with rates falling 20–30%, apart from a two-day bump around Pohela Boishakh on 14 April.

Ramadan is the quiet season nobody plans for — hotels across Kolatoli and Inani discount hard, but the Eid-ul-Fitr week immediately after is the busiest and priciest period of the whole calendar, with rates two to three times normal and popular properties full four to six weeks ahead. May and October carry genuine cyclone risk in the Bay of Bengal, and the monsoon proper runs June to September, when Cox's Bazar can take 700–900 mm of rain in July alone and red flags keep swimmers out of the water for days at a time. If you can accept grey skies and a rough sea, monsoon discounts of 40–60% are standard and the Marine Drive scenery is at its most dramatic. Durga Puja in early or mid-October fills hotels for four or five nights before the low rates return.

Getting around Cox's Bazar: from the airport, along Marine Drive and between areas

Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) sits inside the town at Jhilongja, so the transfer to Kolatoli is 3–4 km and around 10 minutes; Laboni and Sugandha are 5–6 km, and a hotel car or a booked microbus costs roughly $6–$12 for the run. Since December 2023 the Cox's Bazar Iconic Railway Station has taken trains from Dhaka Kamalapur on the Cox's Bazar Express and Parjatak Express, an 8–9 hour journey, with the station about 9 km from the beach hotels — budget $4–$7 for a CNG auto-rickshaw into Kolatoli. Long-distance coaches from Green Line, Shohagh, Hanif and Saudia take 9–11 hours from Dhaka over the 400 km via the Chattogram–Cox's Bazar highway and drop at the Kolatoli and Jhilongja counters. Inside town you rarely need a car: battery-run tomtoms run the Kolatoli–Sugandha–Laboni line for under $0.50 a seat.

You do need wheels for the south. Marine Drive runs 80 km from Cox's Bazar to Teknaf, and the usual half-day loop of Himchari (18 km), Inani (32 km) and back takes three to four hours; a reserved CNG costs about $15–$22, a car with driver $35–$55 for the day. Ramu is 16 km east on the Chattogram–Teknaf road, Dulahazara Safari Park in Chakaria is roughly 50 km north on the highway, and Magnama Ghat in Pekua, the crossing point for Kutubdia, is about 65 km north. Moheshkhali is reached by speedboat from 6 No. Ghat on the Bakkhali river in around 30 minutes, or an hour by wooden trawler; Sonadia is a further short boat from Ghatibhanga. Self-drive hire is not a normal option here — everything is hired with a driver.

How many nights in Cox's Bazar, and what a first trip should look like

Three nights is the sensible minimum and four is better, because the town beach and the Marine Drive south are two separate days and the islands need a third. A two-night weekend from Dhaka effectively gives you one full day once you account for the 8–9 hour train or the 9–11 hour coach; if you fly the one-hour Dhaka–CXB route, two nights works but leaves nothing spare for weather. First-timers usually base the whole stay in Kolatoli rather than moving hotels, since the drive from Kolatoli to Inani is only 40 minutes. Anyone adding Teknaf or a boat trip should plan five nights.

A workable shape: day one for Laboni and Sugandha, sunset on the town beach and seafood at the Sugandha stalls; day two for the Marine Drive run to Himchari waterfall and Inani's boulder beach, ideally leaving by 08:00 to have Inani before the tour buses; day three for Moheshkhali by speedboat from 6 No. Ghat, taking in the Adinath temple on Mainak hill and the betel-leaf gardens. With a fourth day, choose between Ramu's Buddhist kyangs 16 km east and Bangabandhu Safari Park at Dulahazara, 50 km north in Chakaria. Keep the last morning free — the beach is at its best between 06:00 and 08:00, before the day crowds arrive from the hotels.

Questions, answered

Where is Family Time Beach Resort located?
Family Time Beach Resort is in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar (Golachipa West Beach, Chittagong, Bangladesh), close to Teknaf Beach.
How much does Family Time Beach Resort cost per night?
Prices are set live by the hotel — check the booking page for a real rate for your dates.
How many stars is Family Time Beach Resort?
Family Time Beach Resort is a 2-star hotel in Cox's Bazar.
How much is a hotel room per night in Cox's Bazar?
Expect $10–$20 for a basic fan double off-peak, $30–$60 for a three-star AC room with breakfast outside the winter season, and $90–$180 for a four- or five-star resort room in November to February. The same three-star climbs to $70–$110 during the winter peak, and top-end rooms reach $250–$400 around 31 December and Eid. A genuine sea-facing balcony adds $15–$25 over a road-facing room in the same hotel. Rooms in Teknaf, Ramu and Chakaria sit at $12–$35 but there are far fewer of them.
Is Cox's Bazar walkable?
The town beach is, and the rest is not. You can walk the sand from Laboni through Sugandha to Kolatoli in about 30–40 minutes, roughly 2 km, and all three have hotel clusters set back one to three streets from the water. Beyond that, the hills and the airport perimeter break the grid, so Jhilongja, Nuniar Chor and the railway station are rickshaw distance. Anything on Marine Drive — Himchari at 18 km, Inani at 32 km, Shamlapur at 45 km — needs a vehicle, and there are no pavements along that road.
Can I visit Saint Martin's Island from Cox's Bazar?
Only under the current government restrictions, and you must check them before booking anything in Teknaf, 80 km south. Since 2024 visitor numbers to Saint Martin's have been capped, overnight stays limited to certain months, and the island closed to tourists in February, with the Teknaf–Saint Martin's ships running on a season-by-season basis rather than a fixed annual schedule. A travel pass and photo ID are normally required, and departures are early morning from the Naf river jetty. If the season is closed, Moheshkhali — 30 minutes by speedboat from 6 No. Ghat — is the realistic island alternative.
Which is the best area to stay in Cox's Bazar?
Kolatoli is the best all-round base, with the widest choice of hotels, the shortest airport transfer at 3–4 km, and beach access plus restaurants within walking distance. Laboni suits you if you want the busiest stretch of sand and the Burmese Market on your doorstep, and it tends to run $10–$25 a night cheaper for a similar standard. Sugandha, in between, is the one to pick for seafood stalls at night. If you want quiet rather than convenience, Inani at 32 km or Himchari at 18 km along Marine Drive give you sea and little else, and you will be eating in your hotel.
What is the cheapest month to visit Cox's Bazar?
July and August are the cheapest, with discounts of 40–60% off winter rates because the monsoon brings 700–900 mm of rain in July and a rough, often red-flagged sea. A sea-facing three-star that asks $90 in late December can fall to $25–$35 in mid-monsoon. Ramadan is the other genuine bargain window, quiet across Kolatoli and Inani, though many local restaurants close during daylight and the Eid week immediately afterwards is the most expensive of the year. September is the sweet spot if you want low rates with fewer washouts.

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