Terrible stay. Avoid if you value your belongings and comfort.
This was my 6th or 7th time in Phuket, and sadly, my worst hotel experience so far. I stayed at Holiday Inn Express Phuket Patong, and the biggest issue was the ridiculous air
conditioning situation.
You are essentially forced to keep the room temperature at 20°C or below, even at night, or the entire room will be soaked from condensation.
I’m not sure if it’s a flaw in the building design or the centralised aircon system lacking proper dehumidification, but the moment you raise the temperature to 21°C or 22°C, everything becomes wet. I’m talking about the floor, tables, electronics, passports, everything will get damp. I almost slipped and fall a few times as the floor is wet!
We had to sleep in sweaters just to stay warm because adjusting the temperature was not an option. And the hotel staff clearly know about it, and their solution is to keep the AC below 20°C. I’ve been to Phuket many times, even during the monsoon season, and never encountered anything like this.
This hotel clearly has a long-standing, unresolved humidity problem.