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Sleeping
It's getting pretty difficult to find anything in Patong under 1000B between approxim-
ately November and April (the period that corresponds to the prices listed here), but out-
side this time rates drop by 40% to 60%.
HOSTEL
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Patong Backpacker Hostel
( 0 7625 6680;
www.phuketbackpacker.com
;
140 Th Thawiwong; dm 250-450B; )
This has a great
location near the beach and the owner offers info on all the best, cheapest places to eat in
town. Dorm prices vary depending on the number of beds in the room (four to 10). The
top floor is the brightest, but dorm rooms on the lower floors each have their own at-
tached bathrooms.
Casa Jip
( 0 7634 3019;
www.casajip.com
;
207/10 Th Rat Uthit; r from 700B; )
Italian-run and great value,
this place offers bright, spacious rooms with floating beds, brick accents on the walls, flat
screens and rain showers along with stylish concrete wash basins. Deluxe rooms are
enormous. This is the best three-star deal in Patong.
GUESTHOUSE
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HOTEL
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Merrison Inn
( 0 7634 0383;
www.merrisoninn.com
; 5/35 Th Hat Patong; r 1300B; )
Polished concrete floors,
terrazzo bathrooms, wall-mounted flat-screens, queen-sized beds and more than a little
Asian kitsch make this place a real bargain.
Tune Hotel
( 0 7634 1936;
www.tunehotels.com
;
56 Th Rat Uthit ; 1500B; )
Brand-new at research time, the
Tune is a budding new Southeast Asian brand. They offer small but comfy rooms with
wood floors, satellite TV, and plush linens. It's no frills, tidy three-star living. And it
works.
HOTEL
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Patong Station House
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