Editor Pick
Pura @ Krabi
Located on a main arterial, Pura@Krabi is about 30 minutes from Krabi International Airport. (If you plan to go to Phi Phi Island, I recommend going through Krabi International Airport instead of Phuket Airport. The airfare is cheaper, and it’s not such a crowded airport.) Pura@Krabi is more like a guest house than a hotel.
The taxi dropped us off at the entrance of the building, which is a store front. After you remove your shoes, on the right there’s a desk, that functions as a travel desk/ check in counter. To the left are a few computers for internet surfing. You can also buy postcards, soft drinks, and tours from the owner.
The staircase that led to the third floor, where our rooms were located, is made of cement and stones were put in them… so if you’re not used to the reflexology walk, it can get bumpy and painful. There are no elevators in this building.
We decided that 2 rooms for 3 people would be better. The larger (green) room fronted the main street, so it was a bit noisy. The smaller (orange or pink???) room fronted a parking lot and had a view of the river. The green and orange rooms cost us 800 baht and 600 baht, respectively. The orange room had just enough space to fit a double-sized bed, and that’s about the width of the bedroom.
The air conditioning was excellent, which was a treat, because coming from Seattle and then landing in Thailand, we needed to acclimate gradually to the very warm weather. Pura@Krabi offers satellite TV.
The bathrooms were very clean. The floors were immaculate.
One thing about this hotel –
Since it’s next to a parking lot, the parking lot gets a lot of activity in the morning. Not because of cars parking in the lot. It’s because the morning exercise folks show up at around 5:30 AM, when the exercise leader blasts her portable boom box, which blares out asian techno pop music. We thought someone’s alarm clock had gone off and wouldn’t shut off. We looked out the window, and we saw men and woman doing aerobics. A dog – someone’s pet – lounged around and managed to avoid getting stepped on.
I wasn’t sure if breakfast was included or not, because we decided to walk around town early in the morning. We ended up snacking on deep fried dough at the local market, and I had noodle soup at a sidewalk noodle stand.
Overall, Pura@Krabi offers good value for your money if you just need a nice, very clean place to stay overnight before you take a ferry over to Phi Phi Island the next morning. The owner is extremely helpful and knowledgeable.
From journal Stopover in Krabi