Patong Lodge
Depending on if you are looking for a lodge in Patong or the Patong Lodge Hotel – finding cheap accomodation in Patong, Phuket isn’t an issue. A popular tourist spot, Phuket experiences ‘high season’ for tourists on vacation between late October and late March in each year.
Obviously, find a guest house or lodge in Phuket during this period will cost a little more.
However, because there is such a large amount of vacant rooms in Phuket, certainly around Patong – for those looking for a vacation or holiday to Thailand on a budget, you can actually book airfares and flights directly over the internet and then simply find your accomodation, hotel or room once you land in Phuket.
While many travel agents offer package deals, and yes, some can typically offer some value – for the most part, a trip for the family to Phuket can be much cheaper if you land and begin to bargain or negotiate with hotel owners in and around Patong.
With newer boutique hotels being developed regularly in Phuket, around Patong – the competition amongst the larger, international hotel chains such as the Marriott, Holiday Inn, Sea Pearl and Mecure Hotels in Patong is heating up.
The other benefits of basic lodges in Patong, is many will offer scooter hire or loan motorbikes for tourists to travel around town. As competition continues to grow, each hospitality outlet in Phuket is trying to outdo the other one.
Apart from motorcycle offers, other patong lodges may offer discount or free tours, vouchers for restaurants in Phuket or an additional room night for free.
For those look to acquire accomodation in Phuket after landing, some handy hotels and guest houses to try are the following ones. These ones operate in the mid-market in Patong and are only minutes from the beach, shopping, bargain markets, the jungceylon centre (mall) and other beaches like Surin, Kata and Karon.
The C&N Hotel (or CNN Hotel as its regularly and wrongly pronounced!) has two hotels and resorts in Patong. One in the heart of Patong only seconds from Bangla Rd (Soi) and the other C&N Resort (CNN Resort Phuket) which offers rooms 5 minutes from the heart of Patong but with full day spa, health retreat facilities.
For those wanting a resort holiday on a budget, the C&N Resort is equal or better to those large chains, such as the Marriott Phuket, Patong Merlin Phuket, Sea Pearl Phuket or Holiday Inn Phuket – all of which are competing for the family holiday, with special health facilities, pools and restuarants.
The C&N Resort has a great massage facility where you can pick from over 15 professional massages, including hot oil massages, thai massages, sweedish massages, mud baths, sports massages and many more. Following this, you can take a dip in the hot spa, cold spa, sauna or steam room – all right next door.
And finally, while eating in Patong and Phuket is cheap – it’s not always the case for the larger hotel properties. However, at the C&N Resort – they offer great quality meals, all poolside! For respectable prices.
Worth considering! As there is the chance to save several hundred dollars on your Phuket Hotel Bill – and if you’ve successfully negotiated your days shopping from local thai vendors, you’ll no doubt have more thai baht in you backpocket!
