Banana Bunkhouse Hostel

Rooms at Banana Bunkhouse Hostel range from female and mixed dormitories with bunk beds to a studio with a queen bed and a kitchenette. Several rooms have air conditioning, and some have a city view, including a shared room with six bunk beds and a full kitchen.

Bathroom arrangements vary from room to room. Several rooms have a private bathroom with a shower, and the shared room with six bunk beds uses a shared bathroom. Beds in the dormitories are bunk beds, and the studio has a queen bed for up to two guests. Some rooms also have a coffee and tea maker and blackout curtains, and linens are provided in the rooms, with free Wi-Fi available in all rooms.

Guests have a shared lounge and TV area, a library, a game room with table tennis, a fitness center and a terrace. A coffee shop and a shared kitchen are on site, essential condiments are also provided, and luggage storage, lockers and safety deposit boxes are also available. Guests can use the fitness center, the game room and the library, which all sit on site alongside the coffee shop.

Parking on site is free, and bicycle parking is also available. Daily housekeeping is provided, and private check-in and check-out are offered. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, WiFi is also available in public areas, and the public areas have air conditioning.

Rawai is a fishing village in the south of Phuket island, where boats come in beside a working fish market. The village is quieter than the resort areas of the island, and it has a more local feel than the busier beaches. It suits visitors who want a slower pace than the island's resort towns.

Ra Wai Beach is 250 m away, and Chaithararam Temple, better known as Wat Chalong, is 7.8 km away. The Big Buddha Phuket, on the Nakkerd Hills, is 5.8 km away, and Patong Beach, the island's best-known beach resort, is 12.7 km away. Phuket International Airport is 37.1 km from the hostel, and Phuket is joined to the mainland by a road bridge, so the island can be reached by road.

A good day could begin with a walk along Ra Wai Beach, continue with a visit to the Big Buddha and Wat Chalong, and end in Patong, where the beach and the nightlife stay lively into the evening. Rawai Pier, the village's ferry terminal, is close by, and the fish market is a good place to see the village at work in the morning. The busier parts of the island lie further from the village, so an evening out there is a separate trip from a quiet stay in Rawai.