Salika Hostel Patong Phuket

The rooms at Salika Hostel Patong Phuket are mixed dormitories with bunk beds, so guests of different ages and backgrounds share the same room. The hostel's shared lounge and TV area are open to all guests, whichever bed they sleep in, and it is the common space where films and games are the main evening activity.

Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and rooms can have an electric kettle, towels, linens and a wake-up service.

The property offers free Wi-Fi in all rooms, along with internet services and WiFi in the public areas, so guests can stay connected from the lounge as well as from their beds. The shared lounge and TV area has comfortable seating and a selection of games, and it is where guests gather for films and games in the evening.

Rooms can have a desk, a locker, a sofa, a separate dining area, an electric kettle, a coffee or tea maker, a dining table, fruit and snacks, toiletries, towels, slippers and a wake-up service.

Tours are offered to guests, English, Chinese (Mandarin) and Thai are spoken at the property, and pets are allowed.

Patong is one of the busiest beach towns on Phuket, with a long sandy bay, a strip of bars, shops and street-food stalls, and night markets in the evening. The hostel is 350 m from Patong Beach and 500 m from Bangla Road, the street where the town's nightlife is concentrated, so both the sea and the bars are an easy stroll away.

The area around the hostel is a base for trips to the rest of the island. Chaithararam Temple, known as Wat Chalong, is one of the best-known temples on Phuket, and the Big Buddha Phuket, a large statue on a hill near Chalong, is 7.1 km away. Phuket International Airport (HKT) is 24.7 km from the hostel, and the road south from Patong leads to Kata and Karon beaches.

A full day could start at Wat Chalong and the Big Buddha in the morning and finish with the sand at Kata or Karon in the afternoon. Back in Patong, the evening is spent on Bangla Road or in the night markets, which are a short walk from the hostel. The street-food stalls and bars along the beach road keep the area busy until late, so the hostel's lounge makes a quiet place to return to afterwards.