Holiday Apartments in Patong, Phuket

Nearly all have a shared pool, and most of the buildings have a gym too. Each listing states what its building has, and you can filter for either.

A private pool is rare in a Patong apartment — if that is what you are after, look at the villas instead.

From many of them, yes. The middle of Patong is flat and compact — the beach road, Jungceylon, Banzaan market and Bangla Road are all a few minutes apart on foot.

Buildings further back towards the hills are a short ride instead, and each listing says where it sits.

Some do, and the listing says so where it applies — it is one of the search filters on this page.

Worth knowing that a sea view in Patong usually means a higher floor looking out over the bay, rather than a room opening onto the sand.

Some have one in the unit and the listing states it — use the Private Washing Machine filter if it matters to you.

Many buildings have a shared laundry instead, and there are laundry shops all over Patong that turn a bag around the same day.

It is cleaned daily and the sand is in better shape than its reputation suggests. It is a busy town beach of about three kilometres, so it is at its best early in the morning.

During the monsoon months the sea pushes debris ashore after a storm. For properly clear water, Freedom Beach is a short longtail ride around the headland.

Karon is about 5 km south over the headland and Kata about 9 km, so roughly ten and twenty minutes by road depending on the traffic.

Kamala is about 9.5 km north, and Phuket Town about 15 km east, half an hour over the hill.

Usually, yes. Everything is in one place — the longest beach on this coast, the widest choice of food, the main shopping centres, and the boats out to Phi Phi and the Similans.

It is also the loudest part of the island. For the convenience without the noise, look at buildings a few streets back from Bangla Road, or up at the northern end towards Kalim.

More than people expect. Jungceylon and Central Patong cover the shopping and the cinemas, Banzaan Fresh Market behind Jungceylon is worth an hour on its own, and Simon Cabaret has been staging its shows here for decades.

Malin Plaza at the southern end turns into a street-food market after dark, and boats leave daily for Phi Phi, Coral Island and — in season — the Similans.

Phuket International Airport is about 34 km north and the drive takes 45 minutes to an hour depending on traffic. Fixed-price limousines and metered taxis are at the arrivals desks, and the Phuket Smart Bus is the cheap option at around an hour and a half.

Tell us your arrival time when you book so we can have everything ready for you.