We will be staying at this hotel 03 april for 7 nights and i need info on a reliable moped hire shop. We need a scooter for 2/3 days to tour around the south of Phuket, we do not intend to use it in patong as we have heard about the busy traffic/crazy drivers.Any info and prices would be appreciated. many thanks, Norny.
reliable scooter hireshop near Mercure Hotel,Patong.we hired moto%26#39;s from a shop quite near the mecure. It was pricy compared to the beach hawkers, but still affordable. 300 baht for the day and discounted if you hired for longer.
The shop is just past the 7/11 across from the Patong Merlin. So if you walk out of the Mecure, turn right and its no more than 50m down. There is a sign above the shop that says bike hire and laundry.
Just some general feedback regarding the bikes....We were asked to leave our passports, but we arranged to leave a cash deposit instead (3000 baht per moto)
We did not get our deposit back.......our own fault. We had an accident on one of the bikes and it ended up with a few scratches. Probably not enough to warrant the amount they kept, but we were over arguing about it!
Be careful to check the tires, ours were bald and coming around a corner, hit some gravel and skidded out.
cheers
snot
reliable scooter hireshop near Mercure Hotel,Patong.3000 baht was cheap. Imagine if you had slid in front of a car. The bike would have been a write off, and possibly hospitalization for you.
Chances are that you don%26#39;t have a valid bike licence and probably no IDP which is required to drive/ride in Thailand. Without these any travel insurance that you had would have been void.
I think Dragon just posted a report on traffic statistics in Phuket. Pretty scary stuff and all you need to come unstuck is a little gravel on the road.
Play safe guys.
you are right, 3000 is cheap.
poor assumption on the licensing though. But good warning to others looking to hire.
we were riding safely in a quiet area, as I said, bad tyres a tight corner and gravel just don%26#39;t mix!
We never ever would rent bikes, dragonc post was interesting.
300 a day though sounds very expensive, it was my impression that hire rates were about 150 a day most places in Thailand.
Thanks for the speedy reply. I think i%26#39;ll check out Dragons%26#39; statistics first, then consider my options. I have a uk licence but not the international one. thanks for the info. norny.
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