Play Poshtel & Cafe

Free WiFi is available in all rooms at Play Poshtel & Cafe, and the hotel combines private rooms with dormitory beds. The private rooms include king and queen beds as well as a family junior suite for up to three guests, and several have a garden, mountain, city or street view.

Several rooms have a separate shower or bathtub, and the Duplex Studio also has an additional bathroom. The Duplex Studio measures 44 m² and sleeps up to six guests, and the Executive Suite measures 48 m² with a street view. Dormitory beds sit alongside the private rooms, so both kinds of stay are available under one roof.

The hotel has a 24-hour front desk, a garden and a shared lounge/TV area. Tours can be arranged, and activities include canoeing, diving, fishing, hiking and snorkelling. Ticket services and a concierge are also offered.

Food options include a restaurant, a coffee shop, a snack bar and room service, with a la carte breakfast and Asian and Western breakfast choices. Food delivery is also available, and a bar is on site, where happy hour is offered.

Free WiFi is available in all rooms and in public areas, and free parking nearby is available. Airport transfer and shuttle service are offered, along with car hire, taxi service, luggage storage and laundry service. The 24-hour front desk is staffed around the clock.

Play Poshtel & Cafe stands in Krabi Town, the provincial capital on the Andaman coast of southern Thailand, in the Pak Nam area of Panurat Road. The neighbourhood is a working town rather than a beach resort, with local shops, markets and small cafes along the streets, and the pace is slower than on the coast. It works well for guests who want town life close at hand and easy access to the boats that leave for the islands.

Chaofa Pier, the ferry pier for boat trips from Krabi Town, is 2.2 km away, and the Chinese temple Chu Sae Niao and Maharaj Market are both nearby. Maharaj Market is a market for food and everyday goods, and it is one of the places to visit in town. Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea), a climb up to a hilltop shrine, is 5 km out, while Ao Nang Beach is 11.1 km away by road and Railay, with its limestone cliffs, is reached only by boat.

A good day could begin with the climb at Tiger Cave Temple, then lunch in town and an evening at the Krabi Walking Street, where food stalls and shops fill the road. The Andaman Beads Museum is also close by, so a day in town can be planned around it. Boat trips from Chaofa Pier depend on sea conditions, which can change from one day to the next. Krabi International Airport, 8 km away, is the nearest airport, and the hotel offers an airport transfer.