Recenta Phuket Suanluang by Deevana

Rooms at Recenta Phuket Suanluang by Deevana include deluxe rooms with a city view, and several of them have a private bathroom with a shower and a hair dryer. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and daily housekeeping is part of the stay.

Beds across the rooms include single beds, a double bed, a futon, a king bed and a super king bed, so the sleeping arrangement depends on the room you book.

The hotel has a fitness centre and a 24-hour front desk, with an elevator, a shared lounge with a TV area and wheelchair access. A playground, meeting and banquet facilities and a business centre with photocopying and fax are also on site.

Guests can use the laundry service and luggage storage, daily housekeeping is offered, and tours and a taxi service can be arranged. English and Thai are spoken at the property.

Parking is free, and Wi-Fi is free in all rooms while the public areas also have Wi-Fi. An Asian breakfast is offered, and the rooms can have air conditioning and blackout curtains. Guests who want to exercise can use the fitness centre, and the business centre offers photocopying and fax for those travelling for work.

Recenta Phuket Suanluang by Deevana is in Wichit, part of Phuket Town, the capital of Phuket Province. The area mixes local neighbourhoods, markets and temples, and the old quarter of Phuket Town, with its Sino-Portuguese shophouses, belongs to the same town. It works for guests who want to be in the island's main town rather than on the beach.

Naka Market is 1 km away and the Phuket Weekend Night Market 1.1 km, while Chaithararam Temple, better known as Wat Chalong, is 4.3 km away. Wat Chalong is the most important Buddhist temple on the island. The Phuket Weekend Night Market runs in the evenings at the weekend, so it can fit into a night out after the temples. Getting around means taxis or a hire car, as the hotel offers a taxi service and free parking for guests who drive, and Phuket is linked to the mainland by a bridge.

A day out could start at Wat Chalong, continue to the Big Buddha on its hilltop and finish at Patong Beach, 8.3 km from the hotel. Kata and Karon beaches lie along the same stretch of coast as Patong, so a beach afternoon fits into the same day as the temples and the town.