Rico's Patong

The rooms at Rico's Patong measure 24 to 28 m² and sleep up to two guests. Views vary: some rooms look onto the city, one onto the sea and another onto the street. Several come with a shower, toiletries, a TV, air conditioning and an in-room safe box.

Beds include a double bed and two single beds, depending on the room. Room service brings meals to your door, and the hotel also offers luggage storage and daily housekeeping. Guests can use the 24-hour front desk, and the hotel has a bar where cocktails, cold beers and other drinks are served.

Rico's Patong has an indoor swimming pool, a bar and a 24-hour front desk, and room service brings food to your room. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and the hotel offers an airport transfer, luggage storage and daily housekeeping.

Laundry service and dry cleaning are available, and the hotel has 24-hour security. A continental breakfast is offered, and the hotel has a smoking area as well as non-smoking rooms.

The pool is indoors, so swimming does not depend on the weather.

Rico's Patong stands on Bangla Road in Patong, one of the liveliest resort towns on Phuket's west coast, where a long strip of sand meets a street of bars, clubs and night stalls. Patong suits those who want the beach and the nightlife within walking distance of their room, and the bars and clubs of Bangla Road are part of everyday life here.

Patong Beach is 260 m from the hotel, and Bangla Road itself has bars and clubs. The Night market is a short walk away, and the Chinese Temple is within walking distance too. Jungceylon Shopping Center is 250 m away for shopping. For sights further afield, Big Buddha Phuket stands on a hill 7.5 km away, and Phuket International Airport is 24.3 km away.

A good day starts with a swim in the indoor pool, followed by time on Patong Beach and an evening walk through the night market. Kalim Beach, a sandy beach just north of Patong, makes a good second swim, and the Big Buddha and the temples further south are reached by road from the island's main route. Those who want to see more than Patong can spend a full day along the southern coast, with its beaches and temples, before returning to the hotel for the evening.