RYB Hostel Phuket

RYB Hostel Phuket offers rooms for two to four guests, from twin and double rooms to triple rooms and a family room with a shared bathroom. Most rooms have a private bathroom with a shower and toiletries, and some include a kitchenette. Rooms with a shared bathroom have a shower and toiletries too.

Beds include single beds, king beds and a queen bed, and one room offers a choice of bed set-ups. Most rooms have a flat-screen TV and air conditioning, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms. Several rooms also have blackout curtains and linens, and one has a desk.

The front desk at RYB Hostel Phuket is open 24 hours, and the property has a shared lounge with a TV area and a garden. Daily housekeeping is provided, and tours can be arranged through the hostel.

Guests can use a shared kitchen, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms as well as in the public areas. English and Thai are spoken at the property.

The hostel has a family room and non-smoking rooms, and its shared lounge and garden give guests common space to sit.

RYB Hostel Phuket stands in Talat Nuea, in Phuket Town, the island's administrative and commercial centre, where Sino-Portuguese shophouses line the older streets. It is a practical base for travellers who want local life close at hand rather than beach life, and the markets and the old quarter are close enough to reach on foot. Phuket Town has a lively local feel through the day.

Phuket Old Town is 500 m away, with its Sino-Portuguese streets and museums, and the Phuket Downtown Market and the Day Market are about 100 m from the hostel. Wat Kajorn Rangsan, a temple, is 150 m away, and Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong), one of the island's best-known Buddhist temples, is 6.7 km away. Patong Beach is 9.9 km away, with its nightlife along the beach road.

A day here can start with a walk through the Phuket Old Town and its museums, followed by a cooking class at the Blue Elephant Phuket Cooking School, a short distance away. In the afternoon, Wat Chalong is worth a visit, and in the evening, Patong Beach offers a different pace. Walking is the easiest way to see the old quarter, and for the beaches further out, a taxi is the practical way to travel.