Shade Stories Phuket Downtown

Rooms at Shade Stories Phuket Downtown measure between 10 m² and 35 m², from a bunk bed in a shared-bathroom room to king rooms with bathtubs. Several rooms look onto a garden or a courtyard, one has a city view, and the twin rooms sleep two guests in single beds.

Rooms can have air conditioning, a kettle, a hair dryer and a flat-screen TV, and some have a bathtub. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and all rooms sleep up to two guests. The public areas have air conditioning, and guests can gather in a shared lounge with a TV.

Shade Stories Phuket Downtown has free parking on site, and free Wi-Fi covers all rooms, with WiFi also in the public areas and internet services available at the property.

Daily housekeeping and luggage storage are provided, and the property has a convenience store, a shared kitchen and bottled water on site.

Non-smoking rooms are offered, and a smoking area is set aside on the property. Air conditioning is in the public areas, satellite and cable channels are available, and English and Thai are spoken. Guests who want to stay connected can use the Wi-Fi in the public areas as well as in their rooms, and the shared lounge with a large TV offers a place to gather.

The hostel stands in the Rassada area of Phuket Town, in Kathu district, a practical base for travellers who want to see the island's temples, markets and beaches from one address. The streets around it mix local shops with small shrines, and the Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine, a Chinese shrine, is within a kilometre. Phuket Town is the island's main town, so local life is close at hand.

Wat Chalong, one of the island's most revered Buddhist temples, is 7.2 km away, and the Big Buddha on Nakkerd Hills is 10.4 km away. Patong Beach, one of the island's best-known beaches, is 7.6 km away, and Karon, Kata and Nai Harn beaches can be reached by road. Phuket International Airport is 23.9 km away, and Phuket Bus Terminal 2 is 3.6 km away for onward bus travel. Jungceylon Shopping Center, a large mall in the Patong area, can also be reached by road, and the Bangkok Phuket hospital is close by.

A day could begin at Wat Chalong, continue to the Big Buddha and finish on Karon Beach in the afternoon. For a quieter half-day, the Big Buddha viewpoint offers wide views over the island and the bays below. Phuket FantaSea, a cultural show and theme park, is nearby for an evening out. Because the hostel is in town rather than on the coast, reaching the beaches is easiest by road.