Christians was shut for a while not sure if reopened one of the expats should be able to answer.
ST you can hire room the girls will normally let you know where some are.
A lot of BMs book a room at one of the cheaper hotels (cnn just near bangla)
can be cheaper than joiner fee at hotels.
this is a very good thread for guest friendly acc. again thanks to river for compiling
http://www.phuket-info.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6567
and any particuler hotel you need to ask about just post there name and help usally follows
by the way welcome to the board maik25