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Jul 2021

Soi Romanee is very attractive with its pleasantly decorated buildings. I instantly felt like stopping longer here. In contests to Dibbuk Street next door which instinctively struck me as unremarkable. Elegant architecture. One way road traffic so instinctively slightly less foreboding.

By Kaushik G

“Street with heritage buildings”

Feb 2020

Soi Romanee is a narrow bylane in the old Phuket town and we had visited the same during our sightseeing tour of the old Phuket town. This Lane has many beautiful heritage buildings - the ground floor of most which have been converted into souvenir shops and restaurants. It was nice clicking pics here.

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anjaunterwegs72

Düsseldorf, Germany34 contributions

Has long since lost its charm for me

Nov 2023 • Solo

From 2013 to 2018 I always enjoyed walking down this street, quiet, relaxed among locals. Photogenic. Now I'm shocked at how Thalang and Soi Rommanee have become touristy. Every house is an overloaded shop or café.
The worst thing is the Instagram shooting spots and the horrible plastic roses on the building wall at the entrance to Rommanee. The worst thing is the huge open clothing store at the end of Rommanee towards the temple. OMG.

Written 30 November 2023

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onceabackpacker

Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia136 contributions

Worth a look

Sept 2019 • Friends

A nice place to go while in Phuket Town. Beautiful architecture. Some good little shops and great places to get fresh coffee and home made chocolate and cakes

Written 3 September 2019

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Maria Sevastaki

Melbourne, Australia34 contributions

Its a must in phuket!

Sept 2019 • Solo

This road has very beautiful architecture, as the houses are painted in multicoloured and you can have a pleasant walk in this road, perfect for photographer lover!

Written 2 September 2019

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HINA W

Islamabad, Pakistan7,358 contributions

The infamous street!

Jul 2018 • Family

Soi Romanee used to be the red light district for the Chinese labourers. They came to Phuket to work the tin mines. The name ‘rommani' is a Thai word that means beautiful, favourite or adorable. Here Romanee refers to the activities of the lovely ladies. In the past you could find brothels, opium houses and gambling dens here. As time passed the ladies moved their businesses to Soi 11 and this street became an abandoned ghost lane. A few years back someone realised that the Sino-Portuguese architecture here was worth conserving. Thus this lane turned out to be one of the most beautifully restored ones in Phuket Town. You can see people coming here for wedding photoshoots, tourist selfies and romantic dates. We really enjoyed walking down this artistically painted street.

Written 23 June 2019

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Griffin1963

Melbourne, Australia17 contributions

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May 2019 • Solo

You can tell how popular a place is by the number of times you have to stop for people taking photographs. Consequently it took me almost 30 minutes to walk this beautiful stretch of laneway. Can’t wait to see it again, at night.

Written 5 May 2019

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Sumith D

Ernakulam, India1,088 contributions

Soi wowromanee

Jul 2019 • Family

A must while in Phuket. An area with quaint brightly painted buildings. Gives you a feel of being in a totally different world.

Written 27 June 2020

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Enrique

Pune, India779 contributions

30 minute stroll through the colonial past

Jan 2018 • Couples

Street lined with Portuguese colonial style buildings.Strolled through the past while browsing some of the Chinese and curio shops. Sipped fresh coconut water from coconuts floating in ice! Watched a local couple in full gear getting their wedding shots.

Murals in a side street were a treasure. The odd tourist does come to them, but we got some quality time before politeness made us move on. Though a one-way, the street is in constant vehicular use, no standing in the middle of the road to get a good view.

Written 24 December 2018

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Ali B

Istanbul, Türkiye5 contributions

Past and present...

May 2019 • Solo

It was used for entertaining tin miner workers’ personal needs before, now is a wonderful tourist attraction point at Phuket...

Written 18 May 2019

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