we just came back from two weeks vacation in Thailand, including Phuket, Ao Nang, Koh Chang and Bnagkok, 99 oldtown is one of our trip highlights. Landing in Phuket, we stayed two nights at 99 oldtown then 3 nights in Ao Nang then another one night in 99 oldtown.
Not enough can be said about the owners hospitality and their will to try and help even though communication can be hard at times. They helped us in few occasions, transportation wise: organizing a taxi to the bus station (150 baht), organizing a taxi from the bus station to their hotel (200 baht, in the station they wanted 300baht, I called 99 oldtown and they sent the fair taxi to the station), a taxi to the airport with the best taxi driver we encountered in Thailand (500 baht+100tip. when we landed in phuket, we were scammed by the taxi operators there, paying 600 baht, but mainly our driver stopped at some tourist center where they tried to scam us, and he was driving like the devil and smelling of weed).
in the reception, you'll find a list of prices for trips around phuket, the owners will call the operators of the trips and make sure you get these fair prices. actually, they called the operator that we then booked our Kai island trip with, which was overcrowded (see other review), but I wouldn't fault them for that.
Phuket old town is a quite place, full of quality restaurants, and few things to see (photos attached), I think it can serve as a good location to explore the island, but we didn't try that.
During our trip. we mainly stayed in accommodation owned by foreigners, as you might notice those hotels come on top of the tripadvisor lists, probably due to the ease of communication. 99 oldtown is an exception, it is owned by local people, offering a different and a very interesting experience, as you actually encounter local people and culture, and experience something different than what you'll get in foreigners owned accommodation.
