Sorry this post is very late as I have been unable to post on the board. Finally figured out the board didn't like my old Email address.
Stayed a couple of nights at Rico’s Hotel in May. As best I can tell it was formally the Holidays Hotel. It is located just down Soi Bangla Square from Rico’s restaurant. The place looked to be newly renovated. Everything looked nice and new. I had one of the smaller rooms but there was plenty of space. Large bed, safety box, some view to the south (I was on the 3rd floor) and quiet. There is a separate shower stall in the bathroom but it is very small. It would be difficult for more than one person to shower at once. The bed was comfortable and not hard as a rock (I spent a few nights at C&N where the beds are very hard IMO). They advertise WiFi but my laptop would not get a signal on the third floor. No problem down in the air conditioned lobby where there are lot of places to sit and use a laptop. They don’t charge a joiner fee (or didn’t at that time) for a female guest. I didn’t ask about more than one guest. But a couple of Emails got a fairly quick response to such questions back in April. BTW the entrance to Soi Bangla Square is only visible to a few bars on Bangla Road. So not every BG in town will see where you are going when taking a date home :-).
Rico's Hotel Patong Beach : Phuket Hotel Resort on Patong Beach
RMJ