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DARA Hotel

4.0 star property
4-star Art Deco hotel near Central Festival Phuket Shopping Center

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas
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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas
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Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Gym

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14/18,14/21 Moo 4, Chaofa Road, Wichit, Phuket, 83000
  • Central Festival Phuket Shopping Center
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Phuket Trickeye Museum
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Surakul Stadium
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Phuket (HKT-Phuket Intl.)
    ‪46 min drive‬

Room options

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Grand Deluxe Twin

Grand Deluxe Twin

  • 36 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Deluxe Room, Balcony, City View

Deluxe Room, Balcony, City View

  • 36 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Grand Deluxe King

Grand Deluxe King

  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Junior Suite, Balcony, City View

Junior Suite, Balcony, City View

  • 54 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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DARA Suite

DARA Suite

  • 72 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Honeymoon Suite, Bathtub, City View

Honeymoon Suite, Bathtub, City View

  • 64 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Front of property

Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Chao Fah

  • Pool
  • Kids pool
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
4.1 out of 5, Very good, (71)
The price is CA $123
per night
CA $146 total
includes taxes & fees
22 Feb - 23 Feb
Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Chao Fah

About the area

Wichit

City center retreat .Within a 10-minute walk of the hotel, you'll find Central Festival Phuket Shopping Center and Surakul Stadium. Naka Weekend Market is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) away.

What's nearby

  • Central Festival Phuket Shopping Center - 5 min walk
  • Naka Weekend Market - 13 min walk
  • Patong Go-Kart Speedway and Phuket Offroad Fun Park - 16 min walk
  • Phuket Weekend Market - 5 min drive
  • Bangkok Hospital Phuket - 5 min drive

Getting around

  • Phuket Intl. Airport (HKT) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪สตาร์บัคส์ - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Zurich Bread Café - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Golden Chicken Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪ชาตรามือ - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪After You - ‬6 min walk

About this property

DARA Hotel

4-star Art Deco hotel near Central Festival Phuket Shopping Center
DARA Hotel offers its guests a children's pool, an outdoor pool, and a health club. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces.

Business amenities include a business center and 2 meeting rooms. Event space at this hotel measures 3444 square feet (320 square meters) and includes a conference center. A terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are also featured at the business-friendly DARA Hotel. An area shuttle and a shuttle from the hotel to the airport are available for a fee. Free self parking is available.

This 4-star Wichit hotel is smoke free.

  • 170 guestrooms or units
  • 7 levels
  • 2 buildings
  • 3444 sq ft of conference space
  • 320 sq m of conference space
  • Umbrellas for the pool
  • Conference center
  • Business facilities
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Wedding services available
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • No smoking on site
  • Water dispenser
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
DARA Hotel offers 170 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature safes and complimentary bottled water. Each accommodation is individually decorated. 32-inch LCD televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with rainfall showerheads, and hair dryers.

This Wichit hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, Thai

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Outdoor pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free secured, covered self parking on site
  • RV/bus/truck parking on site
  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Drop-off airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free shopping center shuttle

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 6:30 AM–10:30 AM: THB 350 for adults and THB 250 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Health club
  • Outdoor pool

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Smooth flooring in room
  • Tile flooring in room

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV
  • Cable channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Individually decorated
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for THB 1000.0 per night.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately THB 350 for adults and THB 250 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: THB 1000.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, mobile payments, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, JCB International, Union Pay, debit cards, cash, and mobile payments. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit in each accommodation.

Property is also known as

Dara Hotel
Dara Hotel Phuket
Dara Phuket
New Dara Boutique Hotel Wichit
New Dara Boutique Hotel
New Dara Boutique Wichit
New Dara Boutique
New Dara Boutique Hotel & Residence Phuket, Thailand
Dara Hotel Wichit
Dara Wichit
New Dara Boutique Hotel Residence

DARA Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 80 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 26 out of 80 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 80 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 80 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 80 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Anju

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Poor room service, cleaning staff don’t know their job, leave dirty cups in the room, never provide clean unless you keep on reminding. We were there for 2 week, same breakfast every day :( . Pool hygiene was not the best! Location wise it was good.
Stayed 14 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

simranjit

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Centrally located but far from patong beach.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

zac

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and simple hotel. We stayed in several hotels in the area and for the price this one was quite accommodating and well located. The only cons are: you hear everything in your hallways, can’t keep the room cold with out leaving your key inserted.(it takes quite a while to cool the room down when you get back for the day) and the pool is quite gross a lot of things floating in it and the surface shows a lot of oils floating. We didn’t see it cleaned once in 10 days.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dorsa

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Seema

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great pool and nice staff. Good shopping mall nearby
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Noisy hotel
Too many Chinese, too noisy
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff were good. However on our last night, the people who were staying next to our room were making so much noise at 2am in the morning. I even went to complain but nothing was resolved and eventually I fell asleep only because I was tired. I was also disappointed with the gym facilities and the fact that the swimming pool was not deep enough.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
There are old and new building. the old one is cheaper. Overall the room is okay just look old and need to modify.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Near major shopping
Hotel is okay... Problem with the air conditioner was sorted very quickly and we were given an upgraded room. Showers were a bit weird with the flow and heat/cold. Catching a bus opposite central gets you to Patong Beach for 30 baht. Shopping is walking distance. All good.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
NOISY: Annoying beeping doors and group tours
One complaint. This group caters to big group tours. So the hotel is overrun by this specific type of tourist. So the other guests are very loud, going in and out of each other's room, yelling across the hall. So if you wanna peaceful stay, this is not the place for you. And they need to do something about the DOORS. The doors don't close on their own - you need to yank them yourself. If the door is not fully closed, there is an annoying, incessant beeping that will go on forever until you yank the door shut. The group tours don't know this, so every day, almost all day, the "beep-beep-beep-beep" goes on and on and on, driving you crazy! Oh the wifi is terrible.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice Hotel close to central festival mall
Nice friendly staff, room is alright to me, from hotel to central festival mall is just 15mins away. Hotel provide shuttle service to central festival mall. All is good except for the wifi. Wifi is hard to connect. Also wifi signal is not good in room. Hopefully they will work on it.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2017

4/10 Poor

Nicholas, nothing within walking distance.

Disliked: Staff & service
looks the part but falls short
main reason for staying was because it had a balcony room, which we did not receive. staff were scarce, breakfast was less than average, could not supply or make an effort to get a taxi, the only good thing I can say, is that the bed was very comfortable and the pool was very nice.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
New Clean Spacious Hotel but poor WIFI and ave svc
A new hotel, room is spacious and clean. I had the impression that hotel was to meant more for PRC tourists. Front desk speaks Chinese though I indicated to speak English. Some hotel service staff seems unfriendly unlike other hotels I had stayed. probably they thought we are one of those uncouth Chinese from PRC. Wifi is bad requiring auto-reconnections many times. Would not recommend to anybody who needs to be connected within a blink.

10/10 Excellent

Chart, Bangkok

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I like this hotel
Very good service

8/10 Good

stephen, Liverpool

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weekend break
A central hotel within walking distance of a lot of sites

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Keep searching you can find a better hotel...
Looking at the reviews and on-line I really thought this place was going to be cool and hip. It was neither. We got there late and there were a bunch of loud chinese tourists and the process of getting to the room was a pain and a cockroach was about to climb up my leg before my sister stomped on my shoe to kill it. My cousin had checked in prior and it took us almost 35 minutes to just get the ok to go up to the room. It would have been faster to have him just come and get us in the lobby. Then when we got to building of the room he was in, security didn't have the key so we had to wait another 10 minutes for them to go back to the front desk and get it. When we finally got there the room looked nothing like what it did online, it was cheap and super hot! We had to call the front desk 4 different times for service on various things and it was just a pain to get what we wanted. It was a super noisy room do to the street it is on and the chinese tourist were loud and obnoxious and spit everywhere something I am not attracted to. I would find another hotel in the area you can do better for the amount you pay. Thank GOD we were only there for 1 night.

8/10 Good

Sunisa, Richmond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great hotel
Great

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dara Hotel.
it was a very pleasant stay but it took some time to find the place. However the hotel staff was kind to meet us and guide us to the hotel. Superb service

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel for Working Visit in Phuket
Very stylish and chic hotel. As it is new, the room and public areas are very well maintained and clean. Staff ability to serve and interact with guests can be improved. Overall, my stay was good and I will definitely stay here again on my next working trip to Phuket.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
The room and facilities are new but it is quite dusty due to nearby construction. We are not satisfied with the staff / management service who arrange the transportation for us with a very over price rate. They offer us 600Baht but We found out it was only 200B when we walk out to a nearby street for a cab.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Bad service from a new hotel
Overall, my stay in this hotel was relaxing except for the service where I may have second thoughts in choosing this hotel if I visit Phuket again. I took the free shuttle to the shopping center and the staff informed me the time he will come and pick me up. I had waited for nearly half an hour but the staff did not turn up. I took a cab back to the hotel and immediately went to the reception. The receptionist told me that they are short-handed and thus unable to pick me up. I found such service is so unprofessional and had told them off.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
not bad if you are not a beach person
It is a hotel that is pretty close to the weekend night market and central festival shopping. Also they provide shuttle service to these places too.

6/10 Okay

Colin, Galway Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Good and Bad
Some quick notes to mention. Bar staff were amazing, very friendly and helpful. Reception staff were the opposite. On a number of occasions we requested simple things like to book a taxi or try to organise trips and they seemed unwilling and were unable to book anything and just told us to go to the shopping centre and book it there. Food was cheap and very basic. Location is terrible and transport (by taxi mainly) is very expensive. The shopping centre near by was a life saver for food and activities/shopping as travel was so expensive. Room was lovely and clean. Pool area was also very nice and well kept.