Phuket hotels · head to head
Two Old Town mid/budget options on Phangnga and Dibuk — bicycles and arcade against Dibuk pin and late pool hours, with The Tint’s sub-6 room scores as the warning.
By Kaiser Khan · last reviewed
Rates for both move constantly, so nothing here quotes a price. Each full review carries the rate comparison for that property.
Same town band, similar headline supplier scores (8.4 vs 8.6), wildly different category honesty. Readers choosing between quirky midrange and cheap Dibuk need the room-quality fork spelled out.
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Should you book this hotel?
Blu Monkey if you want a safer room-quality story and bicycles; The Tint only if Dibuk location and late pool hours outweigh cleanliness and room scores below 6.
No POI rows for either. Both score location 10 in guest analysis. Blu Monkey is four-star on Phangnga; The Tint is three-star on Dibuk.
Blu Monkey: 8.4 from 100 reviews (24 June 2025), room quality 8.1, cleanliness 7.2. The Tint: 8.6 from 122 reviews (18 January 2026), room quality 5.91, cleanliness 5.94 — the lowest room scores on this page. The Tint’s headline 8.6 is misleading without those categories.
Facilities: Blu Monkey lists bicycles, arcade, concierge; The Tint lists nearby pool access, coin laundry, free self parking. Blu Monkey cons: no spa, limited parking, expensive breakfast. The Tint cons: poor rooms, unhelpful refunds.
Verdict last reviewed . Rates, refurbishments and management change — re-check anything time-sensitive before booking.
4-star hotelOld Town coreIndependent
A four-star Blu Monkey on Phangnga Road — location 10 in guest data, arcade and free bicycles listed — with mixed value and breakfast scores at a smaller review count.
Third-party guest reviews: 8.4/10 from 100 reviews — as of
3-star hotelOld Town coreIndependent
A three-star on Dibuk Road — location 10, late pool hours praised — with cleanliness and room-quality scores below 6 and unhelpful refund prose in the cons.
Third-party guest reviews: 8.6/10 from 122 reviews — as of
Every row is checkable against the supplier data on the two property pages. “Level” is a real answer and is used — a comparison where one side wins every row is usually a comparison somebody wrote backwards from the conclusion.
| What is being compared | Blu Monkey Hub and Hotel Phuket | The Tint at Phuket town | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official classification | 4-star | 3-star | Blu Monkey Hub and Hotel Phuket |
| Position | 3 Soi 3 Phangnga Road, Taladyai | 2/11 Dibuk Rd, Talad Yai | Level |
| Supplier rating (our hotel data provider, /10 — display only) | 8.4 from 100 reviews, as of 24 June 2025 | 8.6 from 122 reviews, as of 18 January 2026 | The Tint at Phuket town |
| Room quality (third-party guest score, /10 — display only) | 8.1 — clean spacious rooms praised | 5.91 — horrible room / tiny bathroom named | Blu Monkey Hub and Hotel Phuket |
| Cleanliness (third-party guest score, /10 — display only) | 7.2 — mixed reviews | 5.94 | Blu Monkey Hub and Hotel Phuket |
| Location (third-party guest score, /10 — display only) | 10 | 10 | Level |
| What guests complain about | Limited parking; expensive breakfast; no spa | Poor room quality; unhelpful refunds | Blu Monkey Hub and Hotel Phuket |
| Distinctive amenities | Free bicycles; arcade/game room | Late pool hours; free self parking | Level |
Rows taken: Blu Monkey Hub and Hotel Phuket 4, The Tint at Phuket town 1, level 3. Counting rows is not how you pick a hotel — one row usually decides it, and the verdict above says which.
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