botanic boutique hotel vs Journey Residence
Both are in Phuket, 430 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Hotel★★★Ban Bang Thao
botanic boutique hotel
- Guest rating
- 8.5 Very good
- Location score
- 6.6
- Score by category
- 0 of 3
Hotel★★Ban Bang Thao
Journey Residence
- Guest rating
- 9.0 Excellent
- Location score
- 6.9
- Score by category
- 2 of 3
The short answer
Pick Journey Residence
It leads in 2 of 3 categories. 430 m apart.
Choose Journey Residence if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (9.0 / 8.5)
Why is botanic boutique hotel better than Journey Residence?
- 1Higher star rating (3★ vs 2★)+1★
Why is Journey Residence better than botanic boutique hotel?
- 1Higher guest rating (9.0 vs 8.5)+0.5
- 221 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+21
- 3Earlier check-in (14:00 vs 15:00)−1h
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| botanic boutique hotel vs Journey Residence: which hotel is better? | botanic boutique hotel | Journey Residence |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.5 | 9.0 +0.5 |
| Location | 6.6 | 6.9 +0.3 |
| Beach access | 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.5 | 8.6 +0.2 |
| Guest rating | 8.5 | 9.0 +0.5 |
| Number of reviews | 29 +9 | 20 |
| Google rating | – | 4.6/5 |
| Google reviews | – | 59 |
| Rank in Phuket | top 50% | top 32% +18% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 6.6 | 6.9 +0.3 |
| Distance to Ban Bang Thao centre | 780 m | 600 m −180 m |
| To the beach | 500 m | 480 m |
| To the airport | 15 km | 15 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 45 | 66 +21 |
| To the nearest food shop | 1.0 km | 700 m −330 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 0 | 1 |
| Sights within 1 km | 0 | 0 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★★ +1★ | ★★ |
| Rooms | – | 6 |
| Listed amenities | 7 | 7 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 15:00 | 14:00 −1h |
| Check-out until | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | – |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-room safe | ✓ | – |
| Room service | – | ✓ |
| Swimming pool | – | ✓ |
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Location
430 m apart
botanic boutique hotel: city centre: 9.7 km, Phuket International Airport (HKT): 15 km, beach: 500 m, 45 places to eat within 500 m.
Journey Residence: city centre: 9.9 km, Phuket International Airport (HKT): 15 km, beach: 480 m, 66 places to eat within 500 m.
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botanic boutique hotel or Journey Residence: common questions
Which is better, botanic boutique hotel or Journey Residence?
Journey Residence leads in 2 of 3 categories, including guest rating, location.
Which is cheaper, botanic boutique hotel or Journey Residence?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
Which hotel is closer to the centre?
Journey Residence is closer: 600 m from the centre, against 780 m for botanic boutique hotel.
How far apart are botanic boutique hotel and Journey Residence?
The two hotels are 430 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score