Blu Monkey Boutique Samkong

The rooms at Blu Monkey Boutique Samkong include a king room, twin rooms, a superior family room, two connecting rooms with two bathrooms each, and deluxe double rooms. Several of them have a city view, and some have a balcony or terrace.

Rooms sleep from two guests in the king and twin rooms up to five in the superior room. Bedding includes king and double beds, twin single beds and bunk beds, and several rooms have a private bathroom with toiletries and a hair dryer. Some have a refrigerator, blackout curtains or an in-room safe box, and a few have a desk and a flat-screen TV.

Blu Monkey Boutique Samkong has a garden on site, a restaurant, a coffee shop and room service, and breakfast can be Asian, buffet or continental. Daily housekeeping, laundry service and luggage storage are also offered, and the building has an elevator. A library is also available.

For getting around, the hotel offers an airport transfer, car hire, bicycle rental and a taxi service, and tours and ticket services can be arranged. Bicycle parking and valet parking are also available, and wheelchair-accessible facilities are provided. There are also shops, a shared lounge with a TV area and a garden to use, and the hotel offers express check-in and check-out as well.

Blu Monkey Boutique Samkong is in Phuket Town, the island's provincial capital, where the old town's Sino-Portuguese shophouses stand alongside Chinese shrines and temples. The area feels quieter and more local than the beach resorts farther away, so you are close to daily life rather than to a stretch of sand. The streets around the old town mix small shops, food stalls and markets, and the hotel is in the middle of that daily activity.

Khao Rang hill, with Wat Khao Rang and a viewpoint over the town, is 700 m away, and Phuket Old Town is 1.9 km from the hotel. Baan Chinpracha, a Sino-Portuguese mansion now open as a museum, is close by, and Chillva Market, a local food market, is 1.1 km away. Patong Beach, a well-known beach area, is 9.2 km away. Phuket International Airport is 24.9 km away.

A good day here starts with the climb up Khao Rang for the view over the rooftops, then a walk through the old town's lanes to Thalang Road and Baan Chinpracha. Lunch at Chillva Market is an easy next step, and in the evening the Lard Yai Sunday Night Market gives a different side of the town after dark.