Sabaidee Residence@Phuket

The studio-style rooms at Sabaidee Residence@Phuket can have air conditioning, blackout curtains, a desk and a refrigerator, and some have a city view. Some studios are set up with two single beds, others with one double bed, and a few sleep up to three guests.

Rooms can also have a balcony or terrace, a shower with toiletries and free bottled water. The blackout curtains keep daylight out of the rooms, and a smoking area is available for guests who smoke. The studios sleep between two and three guests, and the sizes of the larger studios are given in their own entries.

The hotel has an elevator, luggage storage, express check-in and check-out, and 24-hour security. Free parking is available on site, and restaurants are part of the facilities. Guests can communicate in English and Thai.

Rooms can have air conditioning, blackout curtains, a desk, a refrigerator, free bottled water and a shower. Wi-Fi is free in all rooms, and an internet connection is also offered. A smoking area is provided for guests who smoke, and luggage storage is available at the front desk.

Sabaidee Residence@Phuket is in Taladyai, a neighbourhood of Phuket Town, the provincial capital and the island's main town. The streets around the hotel mix Sino-Portuguese shophouses with local shops and residential lanes, so the area feels more like a working town than the beach resorts further along the coast. It suits guests who want to be close to the island's history and everyday life rather than to the sand.

Phuket Old Town is 650 m away, and its colonial-era streets, museums and the Sunday night market at Lard Yai make it an easy walk for an evening. Wat Chalong, the island's most revered Buddhist temple, is 7.8 km away, and Patong Beach, the best-known beach resort area on Phuket, is 10.7 km away. The Gurdwara Siri Guru Singh Sabha Phuket, a Sikh temple, is only a short walk from the hotel.

Phuket International Airport is 26.4 km away, so most arrivals reach the hotel by road, and free parking on site makes a car easy to use. A good day could start in the old town with a walk past its colourful shophouses, continue with a visit to Wat Chalong in the afternoon, and end with the Sunday night market if you travel on a Sunday.