Orchid Garden Hotel Patong

The rooms at Orchid Garden Hotel Patong have garden views, mountain views or balconies, depending on the room, and free Wi-Fi is available in all of them. Rooms can have air conditioning, a desk, an in-room safe, a refrigerator, a coffee and tea maker and a window.

Bed set-ups differ between rooms, with some offering a choice of single or double beds and others a single king or double bed. Several rooms have a private bathroom with a shower, toiletries and a hair dryer.

The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool, a sauna, a solarium, a garden and a terrace, plus a spa and sauna area. Facilities for relaxing include the sauna, the solarium and the garden, and the pool is open to guests with a poolside bar nearby.

Restaurants, a poolside bar and 24-hour room service cover food and drink, and breakfast is served a la carte. A 24-hour front desk and 24-hour security are on site, with daily housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services.

Other services include tours, which can be arranged, a concierge, luggage storage, safety deposit boxes, an elevator and a business centre with xerox and fax. The languages spoken at the hotel include English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Thai.

Patong is one of Phuket's best-known beach resorts, with a sandy beach lined with hotels, restaurants and bars, and the area stays lively into the evening. The hotel is on Soi Patong Wisky, off Raj-U-Thid Road, in the Kathu district, and the beach is a short walk away, so a morning swim or an evening stroll along the sand is easy to fit into the day. The bay has a busy, open feel, with beach vendors and a steady flow of people along the main road.

Bangla Road, the street of bars and nightlife, is 1 km away, and the Thai dragon night market is a short walk from the hotel, with food stalls and street vendors in the evening. Family Mart and a cash machine are close by for everyday needs. Phuket International Airport is 25.2 km away, and an airport transfer is one of the hotel's services, so the journey from the airport can be arranged in advance.

A day could take in Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong), one of the island's best-known Buddhist temples, 6.2 km away, and Big Buddha Phuket, 6.7 km away, before returning to Patong for the evening market. Phuket FantaSea, a large evening show and theme park, is also on the island for a night out, and the hotel's garden and pool make a quieter afternoon back at base.