OYO 358 Rattana Residence Thalang

The rooms at OYO 358 Rattana Residence Thalang come in double and twin layouts, with one double bed or two single beds depending on the room you choose. Rooms can have air conditioning, a private bathroom with a shower and toiletries, a flat-screen TV, a telephone and a fan.

A city view comes with several of the room layouts, and soundproofing is fitted in some of them. A baby cot is available on request, and the bathrooms are equipped with a shower and toiletries, so guests can settle in straight after arriving. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, so guests can stay connected from the moment they check in.

The property has a shared lounge and TV area where guests can sit and watch television, and a fitness centre on site. A kitchen is available to guests, and food delivery is offered as well.

Daily housekeeping is provided, and English and Thai are spoken at the property. Wi-Fi is available in the public areas as well as in the rooms.

Rooms can have a desk, a closet, a clothes rack and free bottled water, and satellite or cable channels and a telephone are also offered. Guests who prefer to prepare their own meals have a kitchen to use, and the fitness centre is on site, open to the guests of the property.

OYO 358 Rattana Residence Thalang is in Thalang, the district in the north of Phuket island, where life runs at a quieter pace than in the beach towns on the west coast. Thalang has local markets, temples and a residential feel, and everyday island life is more visible here than on the resort strips. It is a calmer place to stay for anyone who wants to reach the sights and beaches by road rather than spend every day on the resort strips.

Thalang Fresh Market is 150 m from the hotel, with local food and produce stalls. The Peranakan Phuket Museum, which covers the Peranakan culture that shaped Phuket's old town, is 1.6 km away, and the Thalang Victory Monument commemorates the women who defended the district against Burmese invaders. Patong Beach, the lively beach town on the west coast, is 13.8 km away, and Phuket International Airport is 9.7 km away.

A good day could start at the Peranakan Phuket Museum, continue to the Big Buddha on its hilltop 22.3 km away, and finish on the sand at Patong Beach. Phuket is joined to the mainland by a bridge, so a taxi or a hired car is the usual way to get between them, and the shared lounge at the hotel is a comfortable place to plan the next day with other guests.