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Region: Southern Thailand> Province: Phuket> Location: Phuket Town
The Phuket Backpacker
A great new option in Phuket town
167 Ranong Rd, Phuket Town
Phuket Province
Tel: (076) 256 680
Fax: (076) 256 682
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Description
The Phuket Backpacker has recently made an ambitious foray into the Phuket Town budget market, and it remains to be seen if it'll catch on. It's in a good location on the market road, and has an immaculate interior featuring modern art on the walls and pleasant garden seating out back. There's a comfy living room with a big screen TV, plenty of free videos to watch and free internet. The air-con and fan doubles out back are adequate, while upstairs there are very clean, comfortable, and strangely overpriced fan and air-con dorms.
Dorm Fan
200 THB (low season)
250 THB (high season)
Dorm A/C
300 THB (low season)
350 THB (high season)
Dbl fan private b'room
500 THB (low season)
600 THB (high season)
Dbl A/C private b'room
600 THB (low season)
700 THB (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 27th July, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 13th November, 2006
Guest feedback
Did not like it - 
By mrsdbooth ( total comments: 4 
) Stayed here 12/2007
Stayed December 22nd, 2007. Paid 800 baht, for room with fan and private bathroom - one of 4 in an extension at the back. Regretted it. The decor is stylish, but at the expense of basic comfort - the bathroom stank when it warmed up and was home to a family of cockroaches (I wondered why it locked from outside). The fan was insufficient to dispel the heat even in December with the flimsy strip of material they gave me for bedding (was I supposed to bring my own?). I had to open the window, which is when the holes in the mosquito net became a problem.
The common lounge is a nice place to watch DVDs and meet backpackers, or use the free wifi (doesn't reach the rooms at back). The dorms and a/c rooms in the main building may be better (if dorms are your scene), but I definitely did not feel I got my money's worth - there are plenty of cheap, basic but much more comfortable guesthouses in town that are better value, unless you're really there for the social scene.
Expensive but perfect - 
By Beckiboo1983 ( total comments: 8 ) Stayed here 1/2007
The Phuket Backpacker is perfect for any traveller. It's new, clean, friendly. The rooms are spotless with great beds and clean bathrooms. You can chill out in their lounge and watch DVD's on the TV. The fast-speed internet access is free. Tea and toast is provided in the morning and you can eat it in the little garden out the back.
It's perfect in every way.... although the rooms are quite expensive for what they are. We paid 700BHT for a fan room in Jan 07. If it was anywhere else trying to charge that for just a room with a bed and a fan in we wuoldn't pay it, but the other ammenities make up for the cost.
I'd definately recommend staying here. It's almost always booked up so call in advance.
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