Phuket Hotels on a Shoestring Budget

Booking Phuket hotels can be daunting and confusing, but it needn't be. It's easy enough to find cheap and decent accommodation in Phuket.
Thailand has been a tourist haven for the longest time now. The island of Phuket has been a major factor in promoting tourism of Thailand. The breath taking beaches of Phuket attract millions of people to this island every single year. To meet the growing tourism requirements, there has been a considerable increase in the number of budget Phuket hotels. Gone are the days when there were a handful of hotels available here. Today, Phuket has a huge number of spas, resorts and hotels that suit all pockets.

Finding a cheap hotel to live in while you are in Phuket is a cake walk. While waling along the Ranong Road or the Phang-nga Road in the Phuket town, you are sure to find a wide variety of cheap Phuket hotels and guesthouses that offer decent quality accommodation services at lower rates. There is also an option of living in a hostel, which also turns out to be way more economical than a hotel. With proper research, you can easily find yourself a room, which is within the price range of 500 baht a night. You might have to let go off certain facilities, but then if you want to save money, you have to compromise somewhere.

People, who visit Phuket along with their family, want to have their hotel arrangements in place before they land. This is where there is need for help from online booking agents like Agoda and Hotel Travel. These agents provide the tourists with assistance, when it comes to selecting cheap Phuket hotels which have basic facilities and good service. A lot of couples on their honeymoon also prefer to make their accommodation arrangements in advance.

Patong, Kata and Karon are the places you should be going to if you want to make full use of the shopping and night life of Phuket. These are the crowded beaches of Phuket that promise activity at any time of the day or night. Finding cheap Phuket hotels here is not difficult and that is why these places are an obvious selection for tourists, when it comes to zeroing on a base. A majority of the tourists choose to live in Patong and explore the rest of Phuket traveling from here.

The region of Nai Yang which houses the famous Indigo Pearl resort is a quiet place and the resort here is an assured way of indulging yourself. The other option with regard to accommodation if you are willing to splurge on luxury is the Sri Panwa resort which is in the southern part of Thailand. This resort which is in the Cape Panwa is frequented by celebrities and is considered to be the best place to live in while you are in Thailand.

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By Alex Wright
Published: 7/4/2009
 
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