Surachet @ 257 Boutique House

The rooms at Surachet @ 257 Boutique House include twin and double set-ups, rooms with a choice of bed arrangements, and a sextuple room for up to seven guests. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms.

Some rooms have air conditioning, a desk, a hair dryer and an electric kettle. Room sizes are given for the rooms where they are known, and each room is described below with its own capacity and features.

Guests have access to a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, safety deposit boxes, daily housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services. There is a lift to the upper floors and a shared lounge with a TV area. The 24-hour front desk handles the hotel's services, and guests can use the safety deposit boxes to keep valuables secure.

Food and drink are covered by a bar, room service, a snack bar, a vending machine and a shared kitchen. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms and in public areas, and free parking is available nearby. Car hire is offered, and canoeing and non-motorised water sports are also available, so the hotel's services cover both town stays and outdoor activities.

The hotel is on Yaowarat Road in Phuket Town, the provincial capital, rather than on a beach, and the streets of the old quarter begin just a short walk away. This is a working town with Sino-Portuguese shophouses, old temples and a lively daily life, which is a different kind of base from the beach resorts of Patong and Karon.

Phuket Old Town is 550 m away, with the Sanjao Sam San shrine and the Lard Yai Sunday Night Market about the same distance. The Peranakan Museum is 750 m away, and the Phuket Trickeye Museum, a trick-art museum with painted three-dimensional scenes, is also close. For the airport, Phuket International Airport (HKT) is 26.2 km away, and the Phuket Town Local Bus Station is 1.2 km away for onward travel.

A good day can begin with a walk through the old town's streets, continue with a visit to one of the museums nearby and end at the Plein Poa Night Market, about 1.1 km from the hotel. The beaches of Patong and Karon are farther away and are best reached on a separate trip, so Phuket Town works well as a base for exploring the island's capital. The Lard Yai Sunday Night Market is close by, and the Plein Poa Night Market is a little farther, so evenings can be spent at a market.