Ekkamon Mansion

A nice hotel in an old Phuket town. Right near the bus terminal 1, which means you can take a 100-baht bus from the airport and then get to the hotel in 5 minutes by walking. No expensive taxis. It’s also in about 40 minutes by walking from Rassada pier which is convinient if you want to move to nearby islands or Krabi by boat. Monkey hill is in about 25 minutes by walking from this place. Nice historical buildings around. A few places with asian food nearby. The closest 7-eleven in about 4-5 minutes by walking. A few beer bars in about 8-10 minutes by walking. It’s in a very quiet place where nothing loud happens, in an alley where most inhabitants are local thai people. Very immersive place. Restaurants around are true thai, which means truly asian and truly spicy - just what I like. A word of warning! This place is far from beaches, bars and all the places that attract tourists. It may be a disadvantage in your case. Moving around the island will ABSOLUTELY require you to rent bike or car. There are a few just after the corner. Rooms are nice, each one has fridge, own shower, own balcony. Great fast and stable wifi connection. Own parking for bikes and cars. A perfect place for me, you get a whole nice room for the price of bed in hostel and if you rent some transport then there will be no troubles getting to required places on the island. No doubt I will come here again!

If you wish to spend a lot of time on the beach or in bars then this is not the place you are looking for! The location is really far from the most touristic places and you will have to get bike or car to move around. This is the place for travellers that know what to do and how to get to different places on the island. Keep in mind that if you take some tours on Phuket, then managers can charge you a couple of hundred bahts for transferring from and to hotel because they usually work with tourist places like Patong. In my case there also was a fan, not air conditioner (though it’s fine by me) Also they do not offer thier own bike rent, you will have to find it yourself - it’s not aproblen again, there are a few right after the turn of the street

Typical thai style place, nothing fancy with large rooms and everything you need. Perfect for a night before departure. Bus station and town 5 minutes walk. I enjoyed the day in Phuket town.