Ostelli a Phuket

Abbiamo soggiornato nell'ottobre 2025, due adulti e un bambino di 5 anni. L'hotel, o meglio la guesthouse, si trova in un'ottima posizione: tranquilla e silenziosa, ma vicina a tutto. Nelle vicinanze si trovano un 7/11 (a 5 minuti), una lavanderia a gettoni, uffici di cambio valuta, bar, ristoranti e il mercato notturno di Kata Walking Street (a 7 minuti), dove si possono trovare cibo, abbigliamento e souvenir. Kata Beach è raggiungibile a piedi in 10-15 minuti, mentre Karon Beach in 25-30 minuti. Abbiamo soggiornato in una camera tripla (1 letto matrimoniale e 1 letto singolo). La camera è molto ampia, luminosa e pulita. Ha tutto il necessario: letti, un armadio (con tante grucce), un tavolo da trucco, uno sgabello, un divano, un comodino, un tavolo, una sedia a dondolo, un frigorifero, una TV, un bollitore, bicchieri, tazze e piattini. La camera aveva un balcone abbastanza grande con due sedie e un tavolo, oltre a uno stendibiancheria. L'aria condizionata funzionava bene. C'era una cassaforte nell'armadio. Il bagno è dotato di doccia, lavandino e WC. Il bagno è molto essenziale, senza fronzoli. L'acqua calda era sempre disponibile e la pressione era adeguata. Le pulizie venivano effettuate quotidianamente, gli asciugamani venivano cambiati ogni giorno e venivano fornite tre bottiglie d'acqua da 0,5 litri al giorno. Il Wi-Fi funzionava senza interruzioni, con una velocità decente. Non abbiamo sentito né visto vicini e il personale è stato gentile. Parlavano solo inglese, non russo. C'è una cucina e un noleggio scooter al piano terra, ma non li abbiamo usati. Il prezzo della guesthouse era perfettamente in linea con la qualità. Siamo rimasti molto soddisfatti; eravamo nervosi al momento della prenotazione, ma ha soddisfatto pienamente le nostre aspettative.

My initial thought on this accommodation business is in some ways positive. If it is viewed purely as a 'hostel' with an associated coffee shop, then it definitely has attributes (and I'll come back to those later). But if taken at face value on the basis of its tariff cost and amenities, both real and indicated, then there are several problems with it. The first is the way the premises is represented on the Trip com platform. Photographs of the double bedroom include one of a bathroom. The attached text description and its context makes the plain implication that the room has an ensuite bathroom, which it does not. If little scrutiny is applied when reading the description, this fact will escape the readers attention. Anyone looking to make a reservation quickly can easily be misled (inadvertently?) into believing that this is a 'hotel' style room. Many hostels do offer rooms with ensuite bathrooms after all. The bathroom is communal and is inconveniently located on the ground floor. Rooms are above this. A second related criticism is the room size description - 18 m sq is quoted. The room has dimensions of 3 x 3.5 m. That is, about 10 m sq ! Although late February is still peak season in Phuket, it has to be said that the room tariff of almost $60 AUD per night is exorbitant. It may be considered acceptable for a 18 m sq hotel style room, given the circumstances, but a room of this kind at this particular locality ought to be offered at a lower price. Having said this, I concede that the reservation was made late and in haste. Now onto the good things. The 10 m sq double bed room has old but high quality wooden furniture which serves its purpose well. The air conditioning is responsive and strong There is a large kitchen next to the bathroom/wash basin (trough). It's equipped with a large fridge, sink, cutlery etc as well as a coffee maker ( + ground coffee). A delicious banana cake was offered to guests. Clothes can be washed and dried via a coin operated machine. Other attributes include the woman owner/ manager who has a professional approach and an attitude very well suited to the hospitalality jndustry. The coffee shop also makes decent coffees and ham n cheese croissants.

L'ostello è situato in una buona zona, le tolette e i bagni erano puliti senza lamentele, il personale era amichevole e utile in generale e l'ambiente era pulito il giardino è bellissimo e il colazione è stato bello 🥰🥰🥰.  E' sicuro dire come una donna nera che viaggia da sola, mi sentivo sicuro rimanere lì.

The location is very convenient, with a 7-Eleven right downstairs. At night, there is live singing downstairs, sometimes quite late. Not sure if it’s only on certain days, but light sleepers should take note. The bed space is fairly spacious, and each bed comes with 4 hangers, a small lockable box for valuables, and access to large luggage lockers. However, there is only one power outlet per bed. My room has 8 beds in total and a small common area, though it feels a bit unmanaged and more like a storage space. On the 1st floor, guests can use a fridge, water dispenser, microwave, and enjoy free snacks like biscuits, bananas, coffee, and tea. The shower area is on the 3rd floor, which is convenient, but the water pressure is weak, and the toiletries are quite basic. Overall, this is a budget-friendly hostel in a good location, suitable if you don’t mind some noise and simple facilities.

Even if it ended with a nice gesture, the receptionist handing me a keychain gift (not sure if they do that with all guests), with a written request to leave 10/10 review, sadly I couldn't ignore the shortcomings of this hostel that seemed like just a downgraded version of Marco Polo Poshtel (not sure which one came first, but from breakfast to ”funny” wall messages, there was a similar ”creative” signature). While I was initially attracted by reviews mentioning hostel's cleanliness, I couldn't say I shared the same opinion. Certain public areas were quite messy. The staircase to the first floor (where shoes are forbidden) didnt seem to be cleaned for some time. In the showers (which had a good water pressure), there was mold. None of the three handsoap dispensers in the only bathroom had soap in them. It just felt the staff doesnt have time or organizational skills to maintain everything in working order. But I was mostly surprised by finding a not clean (i dont want to call it ”used”) bed cover in my bed. It had some fresh stains, hair and crumbles (well, not just on bed cover), and seemed just to be folded after the guest before me (even the folding seemed messed up, so i really thought maybe the bed was forgotten). When I asked the housekeeping to change it, they initially approved. The younger housekeeper started changing everything, sheet included (which i believe is a good way to do it, when it is not certain if the bed was completely changed), but when the older one returned, she made her put the sheet back (the sheet that was thrown on the floor in the meantime), laughing all along. No, that wasnt really funny. Then instead of letting the young housekeeper put on the new bed cover she brought along, i noticed that the older one brought something that seemed to be the same old bed cover that i complained about (the duvet was already inside). When i asked if that is a new thing, she was convincing me it was. Already at that moment, i felt ridiculed. But i said, ”okay, if you say so.” After all was done, i came back to my bed, unfolded the bed cover and confirmed my doubt - all this performance of changing the bed, without them changing anything! The only difference was that the bedsheet was also on the floor in the meantime. This got me really frustrated, mostly because they lied to my face (what for?), and mostly because they invested energy in ”changing” everything while actually just stripping everything off and returning it (why? It takes the same amount of energy to do it for real). Feeling like an *****, i asked what seemed to be the problem? Dont they have clean bedding, or what? But they had. I asked them to give it to me then, and i would happily prepare the bed myself. Which they accepted. Lol. I dont know, with that poor breakfast, the visual mess, unpleasant ”toilet” scent at hostel entrance, and generally low level of cleanliness (you can see how yellow the pillow is once you remove the pillow case yourself), it felt that other reviews mentioning spotless hygiene were misleading. Or were my standards too high? In any case, i stayed in a dozen of Phuket hostels during my month here, but none of them tried to insult my intelligence. There are better places, and no, Dorm Hostel sadly doesnt deserve 10/10, to quote the request they tell everyone at check-out. I also tried to leave them space for hostel improvement, so instead of lowest marks, i left average ones, even if the experience was truly below average. P.S. When a guest asks whether a ferry with a pick-up operates everywhere in Phuket, a genuinely helpful answer would be ”yes”. And not ”no, it's only our hostel's pickup”. I understand everyone just tries to earn money, but it shouldn't be done by misleading guests who just trustfully ask for information.

Very good value. Dorms are quiet and cold. I stayed on a Thursday and there wasn't any music. It is 15 minutes walk from the airport. You can also walk to the local Naiyang market and beach from here which is great for sunset. Dorm is also very clean because the staff make guests take their shoes off on the bottom floor, which I appreciate.

La posizione e la camera sono buone, anche gli uomini che mi assistono, tranne i due membri dello staff che non sanno come rispettare gli ospiti. Non dormo lì gratis, anche loro sanno che qualcuno sta dormendo, lavorano così forte e quando chiedi loro qualcosa sono molto maleducati e fanno la faccia come se non gli importasse.

The location is quite very good. Im appreciated that and give the full rate but another is unsatisfied. A lot of mosquito at the front area without ac. It is so much hot during waiting for chexk in also a bad smell of cooking from garlic. I can understand that smell is from the staff kitchen. But it should not close the reception area. Smell is so bad. The toilet is a bit small . It is hard to open and close when need to ho inside .Smell of ******* is so much bad and disturb during Im stay there. I will not come back . Sorry

Great. I like it. The bed is nice. The hostel had a breakfast for me, but I got up very late and forgot it. Next time if i gona stay in phuket town, I’ll definitely choose it again without doubt.

La posizione è ideale per i backpackers di bilancio Patong, ma la stanza è piena di persone e odore, e con un sacco di rumore. Il controllo sul sistema è bello come il tuo nome sarà visualizzato sulla TV fuori mostrando il letto assegnato. smaltimento del bagaglio con un serratura sufficiente a tenere un bagaglio per valori come portatile o portatile