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Places to stay in Phuket, Thailand (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Ethereal4R@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone

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I will be DN'ing from Phuket in February for a week. This will be my first time working remotely so apologies for the amateur questions.

I'm looking for accommodations on Airbnb and to my surprise, daily rates are about $100/day for something decent. I always thought Thailand was super cheap. I've even seen some YouTube videos where people will claim they can live a luxurious lifestyle for $600/mo, all-in including accommodations, food, etc.

Is there something I'm missing here? Should I be booking somewhere else besides Airbnb?

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[–] ANL_2017@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I hate to be that person but you’re “DN’ing” for 7 days, you’re working on vacation and prices kinda reflect that. As others have said, Phuket isn’t cheap but the real discounts that DN folks tend to talk about out come when you’re staying for at least a month or two. Having said that, have you tried any Phuket or Thailand FB groups? I’ve found housing in a few places that way, though I prefer Air BnB for travel points.

[–] Ethereal4R@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

That’s very fair. Working on vacation is accurate. I didn’t think it would be this hard to find an affordable place to stay that also had room for 2 people to work from! I guess I should’ve done more research before booking my flights.

[–] hazzdawg@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hardly worth the hassle of teeing up a rental on a Facebook group for 7 days. Even one month is iffy.

I'd just book a hotel.

[–] ANL_2017@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Agreed, and Phuket is really a resort/holiday town, so idk a lot of people who are just going there to work, in terms of DNs, at least.