Beanstay hostel

Beanstay hostel offers bunk beds in several dormitory rooms, including a female dormitory and mixed dormitories, along with a standard room with a double bed. Air conditioning, blackout curtains and a reading light are among the features of the dormitory rooms, and one 30 m² dormitory has a garden view.

The rooms sleep one guest, apart from the standard room, which sleeps two. The standard room has a double bed, a flat-screen TV, an electric kettle and free Wi-Fi, and its bathroom is shared with the rest of the hostel.

Beanstay hostel has a 24-hour front desk, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms and in the public areas. Free parking is available at the property, and the hostel has a shared kitchen, a coffee shop, restaurants, room service and a vending machine.

Guests can use a shared lounge with a TV, a game room, a garden and a terrace, and there is a convenience store on site. Lockers and safety deposit boxes are available, tours can be arranged, and the public areas have air conditioning. The front desk is staffed round the clock, so questions about the stay can be put to the team. Languages spoken include English, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French and Thai.

Beanstay hostel stands in Talat Nuea, one of the older districts of Phuket Town, where narrow streets are lined with Sino-Portuguese shophouses and colourful houses. The area is a town neighbourhood, not a beach area, and a day here can be spent among temples, museums and markets before heading to the coast. The Phuket Town Local Bus Station is nearby, so getting around the town without a car is straightforward.

Phuket Old Town is 300 m away, and its shophouse streets and museums reward a slow walk. The Peranakan Museum is close by, Soi Romanee, a lane of old shophouses, is nearby, and the Lard Yai Sunday Night Market is also nearby on foot. For temples further out, Chaithararam Temple, known as Wat Chalong, is 7.1 km away.

Patong Beach, with its restaurants and nightlife, is 10.1 km away, and Big Buddha Phuket, a large Buddha statue on a hilltop, is 10.5 km away. Phuket International Airport is 26.5 km away, and the free parking at the hostel makes a car a practical choice for longer trips. A good day could begin with a walk through the old town, a visit to the Peranakan Museum and an evening at the night market, before a trip out to Patong.