Hemingways Silk Hotel

Rooms at Hemingways Silk Hotel measure between 20 and 22 m², and most sleep up to three guests. Many have a private bathroom with a shower and toiletries, several have a city view, and one room has a balcony. Rooms can have air conditioning, blackout curtains, an in-room safe and a coffee or tea maker.

Beds include king, queen, double and single beds, and the choice of bed set-ups varies by room. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and guests can use the outdoor swimming pool, the restaurant and the poolside bar.

The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool, a bar by the pool and a restaurant that serves lunch and dinner, and room service is also available. Breakfast includes Asian and buffet choices, and there is a shared lounge with a TV area that shows satellite and cable channels.

Daily housekeeping, laundry and ironing services, luggage storage and safety deposit boxes are offered, and the front desk is staffed around the clock. Tours, car hire and taxi service are offered, there is an airport transfer, and the property has a rooftop area and a terrace. The property is wheelchair accessible, and parking and Wi-Fi are free for guests, with free Wi-Fi available in all rooms.

Patong is the best-known beach town on Phuket, a busy district where the sand, the seafront and the evening street life sit close together. Patong Beach is about 800 m from Hemingways Silk Hotel, and the area stays lively late into the evening, with a mix of hotels, shops and restaurants along its streets.

Shopping is close by: the Jungceylon Shopping Center is 300 m away and Bangla Road, the nightlife street, is 600 m. The Banzaan Fresh Market, a night market with street food, is nearby too. Tri Trang Beach is also nearby, and further out Kalim Beach is a quieter stretch of sand, while the large Big Buddha Phuket statue on a hilltop is 7.3 km away. Taxi service and car hire are offered at the hotel, so getting around Phuket by road is simple.

A good day could begin on Patong Beach, continue to the Big Buddha in the hills, and end with dinner on Bangla Road or at the night market, where the stalls stay busy after dark. Phuket Town, with its old Sino-Portuguese streets, is a drive away and makes a good change of scene from the busy beach, especially on a quieter day when the traffic on the main road is lighter.