Memory at On On Hotel

Phuket Town


This longtime classic played a dingy backpacker dive in the Leonardo DiCaprio film The Beach (2000), but has now been reimagined while keeping its old-school style: helicopter fans, wooden staircase, tile-covered floors and an artefact-stuffed lobby. The stylish, stripped-back contemporary rooms have wood-panelled floors, rain showers and vibrant shutters (though some are a little stuffy).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Phuket Town attractions

1. Shrine of the Serene Light

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A handful of Chinese temples pump colour into Phuket Town, but this restored shrine, tucked away up a 50m alley now adorned with modern murals, is…

2. Hai Lam Shrine

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A crimson-coloured Sino-Portuguese facade with bright-yellow flourishes, at the heart of old Phuket Town, gives way to this quiet Chinese shrine.

3. Thavorn Hotel

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Opened in 1961 by the tin-mining Chinese-Thai Thavorn Wong Wongse family, the Thavorn was Phuket's original five-star hotel. It's one of the oldest hotels…

4. Soi Romanee

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Branching off Th Thalang, in the heart of the Old Town, this small, vibrant street flaunts some of Phuket's most gorgeously revamped Sino-Portuguese…

5. Standard Chartered Bank

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Thailand's sun-yellow oldest foreign bank is a fine example of Phuket Town's historic Sino-Portuguese architecture. Though you can admire the restored…

6. Wat Mongkhon Nimit

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Just beyond the northern end of beautiful Soi Romanee, Phuket Town's working main Buddhist temple is over 85 years old and is one of the island's four…

7. Thai Police Building

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Painted in a striking yellowy-mango shade, this ancient building has a unique, early 1990s four-storey clock tower and a traditional police-cap roof. The…

8. Phuket Thaihua Museum

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Founded in 1934 and formerly a Chinese-language school, this flashy museum is filled with photos, videos and English-language exhibits on Phuket’s history…