Which district in Phuket is cheapest to stay in?
In Phuket, the cheapest district to stay in is Phuket Town, at a median asking price of $50 a night, and the priciest is Panwa Cape at $206 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 10 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 41 of the 71 nights from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 15:09 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Phuket, Panwa Cape asks a median $206 a night, +312% against $50 in Phuket Town, the cheapest of 10 districts compared on the same 41 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket Town | $50 | $37–$71 | 41 | 75 | 8.8 (75) | 33% of 75 |
| Phuket Airport | $54 | $40–$79 | 41 | 34 | 8.6 (34) | 32% of 34 |
| Mai Khao | $89 | $77–$109 | 41 | 8 | 8.5 (8) | 75% of 8 |
| Chalong | $98 | $66–$268 | 41 | 12 | 8.8 (12) | 64% of 11 |
| Patong | $104 | $75–$142 | 41 | 92 | 8.4 (92) | 68% of 92 |
| Naiyang Beach | $126 | $98–$191 | 41 | 10 | 8.7 (10) | 80% of 10 |
| Bang Thao | $128 | $91–$187 | 41 | 16 | 8.7 (16) | 88% of 16 |
| Kata | $132 | $94–$154 | 41 | 17 | 8.6 (17) | 88% of 17 |
| Kamala | $192 | $131–$348 | 41 | 15 | 8.6 (15) | 80% of 15 |
| Panwa Cape | $206 | $97–$237 | 41 | 10 | 8.7 (10) | 90% of 10 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 41 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 36 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Phuket whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Phuket Town: a median $50 a night, score 8.8 across 75 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket Town | $50 | 8.8 | 75 |
| Phuket Airport | $54 | 8.6 | 34 |
| Mai Khao | $89 | 8.5 | 8 |
| Chalong | $98 | 8.8 | 12 |
| Patong | $104 | 8.4 | 92 |
| Naiyang Beach | $126 | 8.7 | 10 |
| Bang Thao | $128 | 8.7 | 16 |
| Kata | $132 | 8.6 | 17 |
| Kamala | $192 | 8.6 | 15 |
| Panwa Cape | $206 | 8.7 | 10 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Phuket is in Panwa Cape: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $185 against $217 Monday to Thursday (-15%), over 12 and 23 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patong | $113 | $101 | +12% | 12 / 23 |
| Kamala | $195 | $181 | +7% | 12 / 23 |
| Mai Khao | $94 | $88 | +7% | 12 / 23 |
| Chalong | $102 | $98 | +4% | 12 / 23 |
| Bang Thao | $129 | $128 | +1% | 12 / 23 |
| Kata | $131 | $129 | +1% | 12 / 23 |
| Phuket Airport | $59 | $58 | +1% | 12 / 23 |
| Naiyang Beach | $127 | $126 | 0% | 12 / 23 |
| Phuket Town | $49 | $50 | -2% | 12 / 23 |
| Panwa Cape | $185 | $217 | -15% | 12 / 23 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 41 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Phuket: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 396 of the 396 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →