Little Nyonya Hotel

Every now and then a four-star earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, Little Nyonya Hotel, in Phuket, is one of those. The setting is part of the appeal, a short ride from the main sights, and the location score sits in fair territory because of it. Rooms feel well-appointed; the touches…

Every now and then a four-star earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, Little Nyonya Hotel, in Phuket, is one of those. The setting is part of the appeal, a short ride from the main sights, and the location score sits in fair territory because of it. Rooms feel well-appointed; the touches travellers mention most are an in-house restaurant, on-site parking and reliable wi-fi, and the comfort feedback has been consistently flattering. It feels lived-in rather than staged, which tends to be the difference between a stay you remember and one you don't. Pull the review pages apart and you find around 600 reviews, with a solid consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Expect to pay something in the region of €26 a night, a fair-value entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. All told, Little Nyonya Hotel reads as one of those Phuket addresses worth lining up against the obvious choices before booking.