MT Friend Home & Hostel vs The Dorm Hostel
Both are in Phuket, 70 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Hotel★★Phuket City Municipality
MT Friend Home & Hostel
- Guest rating
- 8.8 Excellent
- Location score
- 5.4
- Score by category
- 1 of 17
HostelPhuket City Municipality
The Dorm Hostel
- Guest rating
- 8.9 Excellent
- Location score
- 5.4
- Score by category
- 6 of 17
The short answer
Pick The Dorm Hostel
It comes out ahead on 6 of 17 compared facts. 70 m apart.
Choose MT Friend Home & Hostel if you want
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 7 / 1)
Choose The Dorm Hostel if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (8.9 / 8.8)
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 1 / 7)
Why is MT Friend Home & Hostel better than The Dorm Hostel?
- 1Has a swimming pool
- 2Has an on-site restaurant
Why is The Dorm Hostel better than MT Friend Home & Hostel?
- 1More guest reviews (435 vs 13), so the rating is more reliable×33
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| MT Friend Home & Hostel vs The Dorm Hostel: which hotel is better? | MT Friend Home & Hostel | The Dorm Hostel |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| Location | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Facilities | – | 4.2 |
| Spa & wellness | – | 0.0 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.5 | 8.9 +0.3 |
| Guest rating | 8.8 | 8.9 +0.1 |
| Number of reviews | 13 | 435 +422 |
| Google rating | – | 4.3/5 |
| Google reviews | – | 209 |
| Rank in Phuket | top 43% | top 14% +29% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Distance to Phuket City Municipality centre | 270 m | 210 m |
| To the airport | 27 km | 27 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 150 | 150 |
| To the nearest food shop | 250 m | 320 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 16 | 19 +3 |
| Sights within 1 km | 18 | 18 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★ | – |
| Rooms | 7 | 1 |
| Floors | 4 | 2 |
| Newest building or renovation | 2024 +2y | 2022 |
| Listed amenities | 7 | 18 +11 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Laundry | ✓ | – |
| Restaurant | ✓ | – |
| Swimming pool | ✓ | – |
| Wheelchair accessible | ✓ | – |
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| Shuttle | – | ✓ |
| Car hire | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Free breakfast | – | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| Terrace | – | ✓ |
| Smoke-free | – | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | – | ✓ |
| Kitchen | – | ✓ |
| Balcony | – | ✓ |
| Minibar | – | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | – | ✓ |
| Blackout curtains | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Business trips | – | ✓ |
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Location
70 m apart
MT Friend Home & Hostel: city centre: 9.9 km, Phuket International Airport (HKT): 27 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 18 sights within 1 km.
The Dorm Hostel: city centre: 9.9 km, Phuket International Airport (HKT): 27 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 18 sights within 1 km.
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MT Friend Home & Hostel or The Dorm Hostel: common questions
Which is better, MT Friend Home & Hostel or The Dorm Hostel?
The Dorm Hostel leads in 6 of 17 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, number of reviews. MT Friend Home & Hostel is stronger in newest building or renovation.
Which is cheaper, MT Friend Home & Hostel or The Dorm Hostel?
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How far apart are MT Friend Home & Hostel and The Dorm Hostel?
The two hotels are 70 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