Courtyard by Marriott Phuket Town

Courtyard by Marriott Phuket Town sits in The best-rated area in Phuket Town, one of those discreet four-star additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. Geographically speaking it's within an easy walk of the city centre, and the reasonable location rating in guest reviews backs…

Courtyard by Marriott Phuket Town sits in The best-rated area in Phuket Town, one of those discreet four-star additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. Geographically speaking it's within an easy walk of the city centre, and the reasonable location rating in guest reviews backs that up. Inside, the rooms are well-appointed, and guests pick out an in-house restaurant, on-site parking and reliable wi-fi as the small things that add up over a stay. It feels lived-in rather than staged, which tends to be the difference between a stay you remember and one you don't. Front-of-house has been attentive without being overbearing, the kind of detail that doesn't show up in the photographs but ends up on the review pages. With well over 1,600 reviews on the books and a strong average, the reception from guests does most of the talking here. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Pricing has been sitting near €74 a night and the value score puts it in a middle-of-the-road bracket compared with similar properties. Stack Courtyard by Marriott Phuket Town against the better-known names in Phuket and the trade-offs become genuinely interesting.