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sumptuous rooms with four-poster beds and large attached polished cement bathrooms.
It's run by a lovely family, and a fountain gurgles in the communal back courtyard.
Baan Suwantawe
( 0 7621 2879;
www.baansuwantawe.co.th
; 1/10 Th Dibuk; r from 1200B; )
With Zen art, hard-
wood floors, good-sized bathrooms and comfy lounge areas, these studio-style rooms are
a steal. Higher-priced rooms have terraces overlooking the blue-tiled pool and lily pond,
and the whole place smells like lemongrass.
HOTEL
$$
Sino House
( 0 7623 2494;
www.sinohousephuket.com
; 1 Th Montri; r from 1600B; )
Shanghai style meets
Mad Men
chic at this impressive Old Town offering. Rooms are massive with mod fur-
nishings, fantastic handmade ceramic basins and quarter-moon shower tubs in the bath-
HOTEL
$$$
08 1892 1001;
10am-9.30pm)
and long-term rates are
www.theraintreespa.com
; Th Yaowarat; massages 500-1000B;
available.
Eating
There's good food in Phuket Town, and meals here cost a lot less than those at the beach.
Kopitiam by Wilai
OFFLINE MAP
THAI
$
GOOGLE MAP
( 08 3606 9776;
www.facebook.com/kopitiambywilai
; 18 Th Thalang; mains 70-120B; 11am-10pm Mon-Sat;
)
Phuket soul food. It does Phuketian
pàt tai
with some kick to it, and a fantastic
mee
sua:
think noodles sautéed with egg, greens, prawns, chunks of sea bass, and squid. Wash
it down with fresh chrysanthemum juice.
Noodle Soup
(cnr Th Romanee & Th Thalang; dishes 20-50B; 10am-6pm)
A funky little street stall set up under a
shade structure on a vacant street corner lot. It does simple Thai dishes and a range of
noodle soups for locals. Super cheap.
THAI
$
