Mei Zhou Phuket Hotel

The rooms at Mei Zhou Phuket Hotel can have air conditioning, a desk, a seating area, a closet and a refrigerator, along with a hair dryer, a mirror, toiletries and free bottled water. Several rooms have a view of the pool, the city or the mountains.

The Family Suite and the Mei Zhou Suite each sleep up to five guests in 60 m² of space, and the Pool Access Room has a pool view and a king bed. The Deluxe Room has a mountain view and a choice of bed set-ups for up to three guests, and the Executive Double Room with Pool Access sleeps up to four guests in 35 m².

Mei Zhou Phuket Hotel has an indoor and an outdoor swimming pool, a children's swimming pool, a fitness centre, a spa with sauna, a hot tub and a solarium. There is also a garden and a terrace.

Dining covers restaurants, a bar, a kitchen and room service, and breakfast comes in Asian, buffet or continental styles, with breakfast in room also available.

Other services include tours, a taxi service, an airport transfer, luggage storage, laundry and dry cleaning, ironing and a 24-hour front desk. Parking on site is available, the hotel has an elevator, and it is wheelchair accessible. Languages spoken include English, Chinese (Mandarin) and Thai, and the front desk is staffed around the clock.

Mei Zhou Phuket Hotel is in Phuket Town, the historic and administrative centre of the island, where Sino-Portuguese shophouses, Chinese shrines and temples, and night markets fill the older streets. Streets around the hotel are lined with small shops and food stalls, so it is a good choice for travellers who want to be in town rather than on the beaches. The old architecture is easy to see on foot, with colourful houses along the lanes.

Phuket Old Town is 550 m away, and the Lard Yai Sunday Night Market and the Wat Mongkol Nimit pagoda are close to it. The Peranakan Museum, which covers the culture of the island's Peranakan community, is 450 m from the hotel. Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong), one of the island's most revered temples, is 7.7 km away, and Patong Beach is 10.9 km away. Phuket International Airport is 26.8 km away, and the local bus station is close by for onward travel within the island.

A good day starts with a walk through the old town's streets and a visit to the Peranakan Museum, then a drive out to Wat Chalong in the afternoon. Patong Beach suits an afternoon swim, with restaurants and water sports along the sand, and the night markets of the town are a short taxi or car ride away for dinner.