Best Hotels in Patong (2026)

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The best hotels in Patong span AUD 38 to AUD 151 a night, from beachfront resorts on Thaweewong Road to hillside and budget stays a short walk from Bangla Road. Beachfront picks suit travellers who want to step straight onto the sand, while the hillside and budget options suit anyone who prioritises a pool and a lower rate over a sea view.

Prices in this guide use an exchange rate of 1 USD to 32.87 THB and 1 USD to 1.388 AUD, both checked on the day this page was written.

Where to book, at a glance

Patong stretches roughly 2.5 kilometres along the bay, so which street a hotel sits on matters as much as its rate. The map below plots every property in this guide alongside live prices from Booking, Airbnb and more, so a beachfront room on Thaweewong Road can be compared against a hillside stay on Phrabaramee Road before dates are set.

For a tier-by-tier view of the whole island, our guide to the best hotels in Phuket covers Kata, Karon and Kamala too.

Getting from the airport to Patong

Phuket International Airport sits about 40 kilometres north of Patong, and the drive takes 45 minutes to 90 minutes depending on traffic, which runs heaviest in the late afternoon. Three ways to cover that distance exist: a pre-booked private transfer, a metered taxi picked up on arrival, or a shared minivan that stops at several hotels along the way.

A private transfer or a metered taxi to Patong runs roughly AUD 34 · USD 24 (THB 800) for up to three passengers and rises to about AUD 55 · USD 40 (THB 1,300) for four to six passengers sharing a larger vehicle, though metered fares can fluctuate and queues at the arrivals taxi rank build up around midday on busy flight days.

A shared minivan undercuts that per-seat price but can take closer to two hours once stops at other hotels are factored in, so it suits travellers without a tight schedule more than those arriving late at night.

Shared shuttles commonly stop running by around 9pm, so a flight landing later than that should book a private transfer or take a metered taxi rather than count on a shuttle that may not be operating.

Ride-hailing apps also work across the island and give a fixed, metered price before the ride starts, which is worth checking against a driver’s quoted fare at the terminal.

Booking a private transfer ahead of landing removes the haggling that can happen at the arrivals hall, and most operators hold the quoted rate regardless of how long the drive takes once traffic is factored in.

The return trip from Patong to the airport works the same way in reverse, and most hotel front desks can arrange a car at a similar rate to a street-hailed taxi, which is often simpler than negotiating curbside with an unfamiliar driver.

Splitting a larger private transfer among a group lowers the per-person cost well below a solo taxi fare: four to six passengers sharing the roughly THB 1,300 rate pay closer to THB 220 to THB 325 each, which works out cheaper than booking two separate three-passenger taxis.

Best beachfront hotels in Patong

Amari Phuket sits on the southern headland of Patong Beach, where tiered infinity pools step down the hillside toward the Andaman Sea and catch the sunset without a building breaking the view. Rooms run AUD 105 · USD 76 (THB 2,500) per night, and the property holds a 4.3/5 Google rating from more than 6,100 reviews.

It also appears in our guide to Phuket’s best beach resorts for its direct beach access and quiet southern position away from the Bangla Road crowds.

Holiday Inn Resort Phuket by IHG faces the sand from 52 Thaweewong Road, close enough that the multiple pools and kids’ club sit within earshot of the surf. Standard rooms start from AUD 151 · USD 109 (THB 3,580) per night, and the resort holds a 4.5/5 TripAdvisor score across 5,448 reviews, ranked 36th of 444 Patong hotels.

Families choose it for the breakfast buffet and the short walk to hundreds of nearby restaurants.

Impiana Beachfront Resort Patong occupies 41 Thaweewong Road, a few steps from Soi Bangla, with a terrace bar that looks straight across the beach loungers to the water. Rates start around AUD 124 · USD 89 (THB 2,925) per night and climb toward AUD 484 · USD 349 (THB 11,472) for suites in high season.

Its beachfront position suits travellers who want the nightlife on one side and the sea on the other.

Best mid-range hotels in Patong

Burasari Phuket occupies 18/110 Ruamjai Road in central Patong, a boutique property built around two pools and a swim-up bar that stays busy through the afternoon heat.

Rooms start from AUD 99 · USD 71 (THB 2,335) per night, and the resort holds a 4.5/5 TripAdvisor score across 5,745 reviews, ranked 29th of 444 Patong hotels and a 2026 Travelers’ Choice winner. It sits a short walk from the beach rather than directly on it, which keeps rates below the beachfront tier.

Novotel Phuket Resort climbs the hillside on Phrabaramee Road, where eight acres of landscaped gardens open onto views over Patong Bay instead of a beachfront footpath. Rooms start from AUD 105 · USD 76 (THB 2,500) per night, and the hotel holds a 4.5/5 TripAdvisor score across 5,849 reviews, ranked 34th of 444 Patong hotels. The hillside setting trades beach proximity for quiet, with a shuttle down to the sand.

Best budget stays in Patong

Lub d Phuket Patong sits five minutes’ walk from Bangla Road, built around a transparent pool and a Muay Thai boxing ring that doubles as a common area. Private rooms run AUD 38 to AUD 60 · USD 27 to USD 43 (THB 900 to THB 1,400) per night, and dorm beds start near AUD 14 · USD 10 (THB 350). The hostel holds an 8.4/10 guest rating.

The Nap Patong sits ten minutes’ walk from both the beach and Bangla Road, with a rooftop bar over a single pool deck.

Rooms run AUD 38 to AUD 64 · USD 27 to USD 46 (THB 900 to THB 1,500) per night in low season, rising to AUD 51 to AUD 76 · USD 37 to USD 55 (THB 1,200 to THB 1,800) in high season. The hotel holds an 8.0/10 guest rating. Our round-up of budget hotels across Phuket covers more dorm and private-room options island-wide.

Getting around Patong once you’re there

Patong’s beach road is flat and walkable for anyone staying within a kilometre or so of the main strip, but the bay’s full length makes a return walk from the far north to the far south impractical for a single afternoon.

The cheapest way to cover that distance is the blue songthaew, a converted pickup truck that loops along Phuket’s main routes for a flat fare of THB 30, or about AUD 1.30 · USD 0.90, with services running roughly 6am to 6pm.

Songthaews connect Patong to Phuket Town, Kata and Karon as well as running the length of the beach road itself, though they operate on a loose schedule rather than a fixed timetable, so waiting ten or fifteen minutes between rides is normal rather than a sign something has gone wrong.

Tuk-tuks fill the gap once songthaews stop running for the day, or whenever a direct, faster ride matters more than the fare.

A short tuk-tuk hop within Patong commonly runs around THB 200, or about AUD 8 · USD 6, several times the songthaew fare for a comparable distance, and the price is agreed with the driver before the ride starts rather than metered.

Agreeing the fare before getting in avoids disputes at the other end, and a quoted price roughly in line with that range is normal rather than a sign of being overcharged.

Ride-hailing apps offer a metered alternative that removes the negotiation step entirely, and comparing an app quote against a tuk-tuk driver’s asking price is a reasonable way to check whether a fare is fair before agreeing to it.

For anyone staying at a hillside hotel on Phrabaramee Road or further back from the sand, a tuk-tuk or app-based ride down to the beach is usually quicker than walking the hill in the heat, and the fare difference is small enough that it rarely changes where it makes sense to stay.

Renting a scooter is the most flexible way to cover Patong and the rest of the island independently, with daily rates commonly running THB 250 to THB 500, or about AUD 11 to AUD 21 · USD 7.60 to USD 15, depending on the model and the season.

Thai law requires an International Driving Permit endorsed for motorcycles to ride legally, and a rental shop that skips checking for one is not doing a renter any favours if a police checkpoint or an insurance claim asks for it later.

Helmets are compulsory and checkpoints around Patong do stop riders without one, so factoring a helmet into the rental rather than skipping it is worth the small extra care.

Which end of Patong to book

North Patong, toward the Kalim border, sits closest to the quieter northern headland and the viewpoints above Freedom Beach. Central Patong, along Thaweewong Road and around Soi Bangla, holds the beachfront hotels and the nightlife covered in this guide. The southern headland, where Amari Phuket sits, and the Phrabaramee Road hillside, where Novotel Phuket Resort sits, both trade beach-level access for quiet and a view over the bay.

When these hotels are the wrong choice

Bangla Road runs loud from around 9pm to 2am, and its nightclubs stay open until 4am or 5am, so any hotel within a few streets of it carries that noise into the small hours.

Patong Beach also flies red flags for rip currents through the southwest monsoon from May to October, most often in July, August and September, when swimming is forbidden rather than merely discouraged. Travellers who want a quiet stay or reliable swimming in those months should look at Kata or Karon instead, both roughly a 20-minute drive south.

What a day in Patong costs beyond the room rate

A hotel rate covers only part of a daily budget in Patong, since the beach itself is not free to sit on in every spot.

Licensed operators rent sunbeds and umbrellas along most of the sand for roughly THB 100 to THB 300 a day, or about AUD 4.30 to AUD 13 · USD 3.10 to USD 9.10, depending on the operator and the season, while free zones without rented loungers sit at the far north and south ends of the beach for anyone happy to bring a towel or a mat instead.

Paying for a sunbed usually buys all-day use of the spot rather than an hourly rate, so settling in once and staying put costs less per hour than moving between spots through the day.

Food runs cheaper the further a meal sits from the beachfront strip. A plate of pad thai or a bowl of noodle soup from a street stall or a local-style restaurant a block or two back from Thaweewong Road typically costs THB 80 to THB 180, or about AUD 3.40 to AUD 7.60 · USD 2.40 to USD 5.50, while the same dish ordered beachfront or directly on Bangla Road commonly sits at the top of that range or above it.

Sit-down restaurants aimed squarely at tourists charge accordingly more again, so a traveller eating two or three meals a day off the main strip saves a meaningful amount over a week-long stay compared with eating beachfront at every sitting.

Add a sunbed, two meals and a couple of short songthaew or tuk-tuk rides together, and a reasonable daily spend beyond the room sits somewhere in the AUD 20 to AUD 40 · USD 15 to USD 29 range for a budget-conscious traveller, climbing well past that for anyone eating beachfront at every meal or renting a sunbed through high season.

None of this shows up in a hotel’s nightly rate, which is worth weighing when a cheaper hillside stay is compared against a pricier beachfront room that cuts out the daily songthaew or tuk-tuk fare almost entirely.

Pairing Patong with the rest of Phuket

A Patong base works well for two or three nights of nightlife and beach time before moving to a quieter part of the island, since taxi rides to Kata, Karon or Phuket Old Town rarely run past 30 minutes.

Patong’s beachfront tier costs more than the island average, and taxis outside the walking-distance restaurants add up fast, so it pays to budget the trip before booking; our Phuket travel budget guide breaks down daily costs by travel style.