Hotel Verdigris

Style

Elegant Eurasian persuasion

Setting

Colourful Phuket capital

Like Phuket in the 18th century, Hotel Verdigris sits at the crossroads of eras and civilisations, melding old-world opulence with an almost dreamlike exoticism. It feels a world away from glow sticks and full-moon parties, but lies just steps from the technicolour hues and heritage of Old Town Phuket. After a day immersed in the city’s kaleidoscopic street life, you’ll be ready to return to the ethereal calm of this enchantingly bijou urban retreat, enveloped in its timeless melange of marble, velvet and art deco detailing.

Facilities

Rooms

14, including two suites.

Checkout

Noon, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

More Details

Rates include breakfast.

Also

Guests have unlimited use of the hotel’s free shuttle service to get dropped anywhere around the Old Town.

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pool

On-Site Restaurant

At the Hotel

Terrace with koi pond, library, free WiFi, 24-hour front desk, concierge, and free local transport. In rooms: Bluetooth speaker, minibar with free snacks and soft drinks, coffee machine with free Starbuck pods, TWG tea-making kit, smart TV with Netflix, HARNN bath products, bathrobes and slippers, and air-conditioning.

Our Favourite Rooms

With oodles of space, impeccable styling and deluxe extras the top-floor Copper Junior Suite is worth stretching the budget for. A rooftop mosaic-lined plunge pool also adds to the swoon-factor.

Poolside

The eye-catching marble-tiled pool terrace has a pair of loungers where you can flop onto to dry off. There are also a few shaded tables where you can take a refreshment poolside.

Spa

There are no spa facilities, though the hotel offers free transportation to a nearby spa with discounted rates.

Packing Tips

Leave plenty of space for the inevitable hoard of colourful panungs and silk scarves purchased from Phuket City’s night markets.

Also

The hotel will arrange massages either in-room or poolside.

Children

Sorry little Smiths, this adult-only bolthole is just for the grown ups (aged 18 and over).

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Grab a table by the roadside window and watch the passing Phuket City streetlife while you wait for your order.

Dress Code

Match the hotel’s vintage finery, even if it’s just for breakfast.

Hotel Restaurant

Breakfast is a real highlight here. It’s served in the Sunroom, an airy glasshouse dining room attached to Hotel Verdigris. You can choose from the usual ‘Western’ favourites – eggs, toast, cereal et al – prepared in-house, or plump for a more traditionally Thai morning meal, brought in fresh from local restaurants. Although the Sunroom’s not open beyond breakfast, private dining can be arranged here, which involves a superb seven-course menu weaving international dishes with Southern Thai flavours.

Hotel Bar

There’s no formal bar, but guests are welcome to visit the reading room’s jazz-backed speakeasy bar, a hush-hush spot where you’ll find tables adorned with individual bottles of house single-malt whiskey, reading glasses and a paper (just note down the drams you've drained). If you’d rather sample a different whiskey (they have some Japanese, rare and limited-edition picks too), just press the button on your table and someone will be at your side to take your order, or change what's spinning on the record player.

Last Orders

Breakfast is served until the leisurely time of 11am.

Planes

Phuket International Airport is around 45 minutes away by road and offers connections from dozens of destinations around the world. You can arrange transfers through the hotel charged at THB800 for a car and THB1,050 for a van each way.

Automobiles

Most visitors to the island get by fine without their own set of wheels, but if you’re planning on renting a car the hotel offers a free valet service and secure parking.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Mixing swathes of elegantly faded colonial architecture, a scattering of temples and buzzy urban sprawl, Phuket City is the throbbing and unvarnished heart of the island. And just a short meander from Hotel Verdigris is its historical epicentre of Old Town Phuket, which is more than worth an hour or two of exploration. Its main artery is bustling Thalang Road, with its rows of old Sino-Portuguese shophouses mingling with hip coffee shops, colourful street markets and centuries-old herbalists. Head down on Sunday evenings when the whole stretch is pedestrianised with numerous enterprises spilling out onto the street. Just off Thalang Road, the former red-light district of Soi Romanee Alley merits a visit, too, with some of the city’s finest heritage façades on display.

To escape the bustle, you’re also within easy walking distance of leafy Rang Hill, with its giant golden Buddha, thriving monkey community and panoramic views over the island. Sunsets are particularly spectacular up here. You’ll find the highest concentration of temples in Phuket City, too, and you’re a mere five minutes’ stroll from one of the most spectacular – Wat Mongkhon Nimit. And if you’re interested in delving deeper into the city’s multi-layered past, the Phuket Tai Hua Museum has it covered and is just a few blocks away.

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