Forest Patong Hotel

The rooms at Forest Patong Hotel measure between 17 and 30 m² and are fitted with king, double and single beds, with a sofa bed in some rooms. Rooms can have air conditioning, a desk, a refrigerator and a telephone, and a few rooms have a city view.

Rooms accommodate two or three guests, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms. Several have a flat-screen TV with satellite or cable channels, and the private bathrooms come with a shower, a mirror and a bathtub. A baby cot is available on request, and an extra bed carries an additional charge.

Forest Patong Hotel has a restaurant, a bar and a coffee shop, and buffet breakfast is offered. A 24-hour front desk and 24-hour security are in place, and the hotel has an elevator, lockers, safety deposit boxes and a convenience store. Business facilities and meeting or banquet facilities are also available.

Parking is free on site, and there is also parking nearby. Tours can be arranged, and the hotel offers an airport transfer, car hire and a taxi service. Laundry service and dry cleaning are available, and a concierge is on hand. Languages spoken include English, Dutch, French, Lao and Thai, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, with internet access and WiFi in public areas.

Patong is one of the best-known beach towns on Phuket, with a lively mix of bars, restaurants and street stalls that stay busy late into the evening. Patong Beach is the town's main stretch of sand, and Forest Patong Hotel is about 1.2 km from it, in the town itself. Bangla Road, the nightlife street, is 1.5 km away.

Patong Boxing Stadium, a Muay Thai venue, is nearby, and the temple of Wat Suwan Khiriwong stands close to the hotel too. Kalim Beach, another stretch of sand in the same bay, is about 1.7 km away. Further afield, the Big Buddha on its hilltop, 8.2 km away, is one of the island's best-known landmarks, and Phuket International Airport is 23.3 km from the hotel. The hotel offers car hire and a taxi service, and tours can be arranged.

A good day could begin on Patong Beach in the morning, then continue to the Big Buddha and the Wat Chalong temple complex. Back in town, the night markets and street-food stalls make a lively end to the day, and the bars of Bangla Road are a natural choice for an evening out. Dinner near the beach or on Bangla Road rounds off a day that can easily include both the sand and the temples.