HOP INN Phuket

The twin room with two single beds and the double room with a queen bed both measure 20 m², sleep up to two guests and overlook the city. A further 20 m² double room sleeps up to three guests and has a balcony or terrace, with a desk and a refrigerator.

Air conditioning, toiletries, towels and a shower are among the in-room features, and the two rooms with a city view also have a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom. Satellite and cable channels and a telephone are provided in those rooms too. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and daily housekeeping is part of the hotel's service.

The hotel has a 24-hour front desk, an elevator, air conditioning in its public areas and daily housekeeping. Guests can use internet services and Wi-Fi in the public areas, and the hotel offers an airport transfer service.

The hotel is wheelchair accessible and has facilities for disabled guests, and English and Thai are the languages spoken at the property. Parking is on site and free, and bicycle parking is also available, so guests who cycle around town have a place to leave their bikes. The hotel is smoke-free and has non-smoking rooms, and satellite and cable channels and a telephone are available, with the front desk open around the clock.

HOP INN Phuket stands in Ratsada, a sub-district of Phuket Town on Thepkasattri Road, and Phuket Town is the island's administrative centre. The streets around the hotel mix Sino-Portuguese shophouses and older buildings with temples, local food markets and everyday city life. It suits visitors who want to see the working town rather than the resort beaches, and Mission Hospital Phuket is close by.

Phuket Old Town is 2.3 km away, with its Sino-Portuguese streets and the Lard Yai Sunday Night Market, and Wat Khao Rang, a temple on a hill above the town, is 1.5 km from the hotel. Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong), one of the island's most important temples, is 8.7 km away, and the Big Buddha sits on a hill in the south of the island. Patong Beach is 10.1 km away, and Phuket International Airport is 24.6 km away. Getting around usually means a car or taxi, since the island's beaches and temples are spread out.

A day could begin at Wat Chalong and the Big Buddha, continue to Patong Beach in the afternoon, and finish in town. On Sundays, the Lard Yai Sunday Night Market is a good way to end the evening in the old town streets.