Phuket Old Town Hostel

0 Trip.com Member - 5 years ago

All the staff at the hotel were welcoming and very helpful. Any requests we asked for were promptly taken care of. Some of us get free upgrade of room. The rooms are very nicely decorated. Unfortunately our journey turned out to be a long way in a minivan with poor a/c.

2 Harshita Khanna - 2 years ago

This hostel is around 33kms away from the Airport, so it takes about an hour or so to reach here. You can catch a bus (costs THB 100 per person) which will drop you around 1.5kms from here, so you can either walk and or catch a taxi. There aren't many tuktuks around. Or you can book a taxi directly from the airport which will cost you around THB 600-700.

The hostel is clean, but the rooms are very small. I had booked a family room, but for some reason it showed that I had booked two rooms with fan, so the owner showed me the two rooms and they were very VERY small. There was only one window which opened in the hotel's gallery itself and was too claustrophobic, so we had to pay extra to shift into an AC Family room. The AC room that we stayed in had one double bed and one bunk bed, with an attached washroom. WiFi password is provided in every room.

There's no phone in the room. The owners are not available all the time. There are times when you might not find anyone at the reception, so you're pretty much on your own then. Only soap and shampoo sachets were provided along with water. Initially, there was no kettle in the room, but when we requested for one, the owner was kind enough to give us the same. The hosts are friendly that way.

There is no dryer provided. The floor creaks, so much so that you'll end up waking up others in your room and people downstairs know that someone is walking upstairs. Breakfast is served from 7:30. If you're booking one of those tours that leave early for the cruise and all, you'll have to request them to pack something for you, otherwise they refuse to give you breakfast. The owner initially refused to give us the breakfast, but after much cajoling (and asking for a refund) they agreed to prpvide us fruits, bread, jam and juice. If you're a vegetarian, then you might want to specify "NO EGGS", because I was given salad with eggs on the second day.

All in all this was an ok-ish stay. You wouldn't wanna come here with family, unless you're on a strict budget. If you're coming here with friends and all, then this should be ok.

Happy Holidays!

0 Trip.com Member - 5 years ago

Excellent advice and really good feeling into this hostel. The location of the hotel was perfect for us. All in all a good hotel in a good location with great transport connections. The best part is the convenience. I think the ***agement do a great job. Not very touristy so cheap.

0 Trip.com Member - 5 years ago

We wandered into this hostel after walking around Phuket on a very very hot day with our back packs on. Room size was average for a hotel in the city. The town has a great weekend night market. I thought the room just perfect. Breakfast is provided with Bread toast/jam and cofee.

0 Trip.com Member - 5 years ago

I recommended every guest to come to stay here. There was plenty of hot water all the time. The hotel staff are very friendly at all times and very helpful. Carpeting in hallways of hotel in need of replacement. We tried to contact the ***ager but staff refused to give out contact information.

0 Trip.com Member - 5 years ago

You have a lot of room. I found the local people very friendly and got taken out to dinner twice by locals I met during my stay. Wake up early morning observe how local people live is a part of the journey rather than always stay at Patong where only tourist is more than local people.

0 Trip.com Member - 5 years ago

All the famous spots and islands are very reachable from here. Quite near to local market where normally Thai bought their daily food fresh and cheap. Convenient location particularly the nearby town bus terminal with easy access to the famed beaches and bays. Keep the thumbs up and I shall return.