Budget
Phuket Backpacker
(http://www.phuketbackpack...) - tel: +66-7625-6680. new 2005 establishment for western travellers, with sociable common room and kitchen facilities. it is in the center of town, next to the local food market on ranong road. fan cooled rooms at the back are popular with cockroaches and mosquitos, so be prepared to share or fight for your space and bring your own lock for the door. fast and free wifi, but the range does not extend to the outlying rooms. at 550 baht for a double room with fan july 2010 the rooms are pretty pricey considering the facilities and the condition.
Imperial Hotel
51 phuket road (tel: 0 7621 2311, 48 rooms, 650-750 baht. rooms have free wifi, mini bar with fridge and cable tv.
Phuket Cyberinn Hotel
(http://www.phuketcyberinn.com) - tel: +66-76220 100. phuketcyberinn on soi 4 off bangkok rd is in the heart of phuket town. a 3-storey hotel is surrounded by many shops, street bazaars and wonderful old buildings. easy to reach many beaches around phuket. 750 baht.
Ban Nai Inn
22/98 luang poh cham rd, soi 1 a. muang. tel +66 76-214907-9, fax +66 76-232276. small guesthouse directly behind the long distance bus terminal walk past the motorbike taxi drivers. rooms are basic, and include tv, refrigerator, a/c, separate shower and wardrobe with lockable drawer. little english is spoken, suggesting that this is a destination more popular with thai tourists.
Lub Sbuy Guest House
(http://www.lubsbuy.com) - tel. +66-7623-2210. very new 2010 clean, safe and friendly modern guesthouse/hotel, just around the corner from the bus station but overpriced for what it is. basic rooms with fan at 700 baht and air-con rooms at 1000 baht available, dorm 250 baht.
Midrange
Sino House Phuket Hotel and Apartment
Boutique business hotel in the heart of Phuket Town. Providing clean and fully furnished rooms with A/C and free high speed internet access in rooms.
Thavorn Grand Plaza Hotel
The Thavorn Grand Plaza is an efficient city hotel with a relaxed resort ambience.
Metropole Phuket
Large hotel, 5-10 minute walk from the main bus station and the market. May once have been an opulent choice, but it feels like a decision was made some decades ago to spend minimal effort on upkeep or cleaning of the hotel--at least the cheaper rooms and the "gym" are in desperate need of renovation. Free WiFi. 3000 baht/day.