ETK Patong

All the rooms at ETK Patong measure 27 m², and several of them look out over the garden or the pool. Some have air conditioning, a balcony or terrace and a refrigerator, while others have a private bathroom with a roll-in or walk-in shower. Rooms can also include a hair dryer, an electric kettle, toiletries and towels.

Across the property, the rooms can have a coffee and tea maker, a desk, blackout curtains and an in-room safe box, so the equipment depends on the room you book. Satellite or cable channels, a telephone and wireless internet are found in some of the rooms, and a choice of bed set-ups is available in several of them.

ETK Patong has an outdoor swimming pool, an indoor swimming pool and a children's swimming pool, along with a garden, a terrace, a massage service and billiards. A shared lounge with a TV area is also on site, and a 24-hour front desk, room service and a bar are available.

For meals, the hotel has restaurants, a coffee shop, a poolside bar and a snack bar, and the breakfast choices are Asian and continental. Free WiFi is available in all rooms, and WiFi also reaches the public areas.

Tours and car hire can be arranged, and there is a taxi service, currency exchange, luggage storage and safe deposit boxes. Laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services are available, and daily housekeeping is provided.

Patong is the busiest beach town on Phuket, a lively strip of sand with bars, restaurants and shops running back from the sea. ETK Patong is on Rat-u-thit Road, under 500 m from Patong Beach, so the sand is a short walk away. Those who want the energy of the town, rather than a quiet cove, will find it here. The hotel's garden and its two swimming pools give guests a quieter place to spend the afternoon, away from the crowds on the street, and the beach road fills up as the sun goes down.

Bangla Road, the street of bars and nightclubs that keeps Patong busy after dark, is 1.2 km away, and Jungceylon Shopping Center, a large mall with shops and places to eat, is close by. Further out, Phuket FantaSea, a theme park with a nightly cultural show, lies 6.1 km away, while Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong), the island's most revered temple, is 7.4 km away.

A day out might start at Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong), continue to Big Buddha Phuket, a large white statue on a hilltop 8.6 km away, and end on the quieter sand of Kata or Karon, which are a short drive along the coast and both have beaches of their own.