Horange Phuket Town

The rooms at Horange Phuket Town include standard and deluxe doubles and studios. Some have a street view, and others have no window. Several room types have a King bed, and the Standard Double Room has a Queen bed.

Rooms can have individual air conditioning, a desk, a seating area, a hair dryer and a private bathroom with a walk-in shower. Satellite and cable channels, streaming services such as Netflix, a reading light and an electric kettle are also available in some rooms.

The hotel has a 24-hour front desk, express check-in and check-out, luggage storage and safety deposit boxes. Guests can relax in the shared lounge and TV area, where there is a large-screen television, and daily housekeeping is provided.

The restaurant serves à la carte breakfast, Asian breakfast and full American breakfast, along with lunch, Asian dishes and a coffee shop. Tours can be arranged, and there is an airport transfer, a shuttle service and taxi service.

Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms and in the public areas, and parking is free on site, with more parking nearby. The hotel also has a terrace, and English and Thai are spoken.

Horange Phuket Town is on Phuket Road in Talat Yai, within Phuket Town, the island's main town. The area is urban rather than seaside: its old streets of Sino-Portuguese shophouses, its markets and its small museums are the reason to stay here, and it suits guests who want to walk rather than spend their time on the sand. A walk through these streets gives a good sense of how the town developed, with its mix of Chinese and Portuguese-influenced buildings and its everyday trade.

On foot, the Thavorn Phuket Museum and the Phuket Trickeye Museum are within 150 m of the hotel, and the Lard Yai Sunday Night Market and Thalang Road are 350 m away. Chaithararam Temple, known as Wat Chalong, is 7.2 km away, one of the island's most revered temples, and the Big Buddha Phuket sits on its hilltop 10.6 km away.

Patong Beach is 10.7 km away, a practical trip for an afternoon on the sand, and the hotel's taxi service and airport transfer help with the longer journeys. Phuket International Airport is the nearest airport, and free parking on site is available for guests who drive. For a day in town, start with a walk along Thalang Road, visit one or two museums, then head out to Wat Chalong or the Big Buddha in the afternoon.