Novotel Phuket City Phokeethra

Every room at Novotel Phuket City Phokeethra has a city view, and the rooms measure from 30 to 80 m², from superior rooms to suites, a family room and a two-bedroom deluxe. Several have a balcony, and both suites have a bathtub. The family room sleeps up to four guests.

Rooms can have bathrobes, a hair dryer, an electric kettle and a mirror, and some have accessibility features such as braille and tactile signage, a visual alarm and a hearing accessible kit. Some rooms also have a coffee and tea maker, along with complimentary tea and free bottled water. The two-bedroom deluxe has two bathrooms.

The hotel has outdoor and indoor swimming pools, a children's swimming pool, a fitness centre, a spa and a sauna, plus a yoga room. The 24-hour front desk and 24-hour security are open round the clock, and there is a concierge and luggage storage.

Dining covers a coffee shop, restaurants serving Asian, Chinese and international cuisine, a vegetarian restaurant, a snack bar and 24-hour room service. Children have a kids meal option, and there is also a family room.

There is an airport transfer, a shuttle service, a taxi service and tours, with free parking on site. Laundry, dry cleaning, ironing and currency exchange are offered, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms.

Novotel Phuket City Phokeethra stands in Phuket Town, the island's provincial capital and a different setting from the beach resorts of Patong and Karon. The streets around it hold local markets and night markets, and the Peranakan Museum and the Phuket Trickeye Museum are among the museums nearby. Phuket Town suits anyone who wants to see the island beyond its beaches, with Sino-Portuguese shophouses and temples in the old quarter. Those interested in the island's history will find the old quarter's shophouses and temples the place to start.

Getting around is straightforward. A local bus station is 550 m from the hotel, and Phuket International Airport is 27.6 km away, with an airport transfer available. Free parking on site is available for guests who come by car. Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong) is 7.4 km away, and Patong Beach, where Bangla Road has its nightlife, is 11.1 km away, so the beach resorts are an easy trip for an afternoon.

A good first day is the old town and its museums, then the Big Buddha on Nakkerd Hills and Wat Chalong, which lie a longer drive from the hotel. In the evening, Plein Poa Night Market and the Lard Yai Sunday Night Market are good places to eat and browse.