From the Airport to Patong, Chalong Temple, Phuket Town, and Karon Beach

I rented a car in Phuket from July 25th to 28th and extended for another day on the 29th. The store was easy to find, marked with a purple YESAWAY sign, and the process for picking up and returning the car was quite convenient. However, I booked a Nissan Sunny online, but was given another Nissan model, AMLERA, which was quite old and had driven over 100,000 kilometers. When I picked up the car, I was informed that it had a 1.2L engine, which is relatively small. Given the hilly and mountainous roads in Phuket, I asked the staff how a small-engine car would fare. They assured me it would be fine and that even with six people it could handle the climb to the Big Buddha. So, I took the car. However, the uphill roads from Phuket Airport to Phuket Town and Patong Beach were numerous and steep, and even with just my family of three (my 12-year-old child is not heavy), the car struggled significantly. It was really difficult to climb the longer, gradual slopes, which made me feel the car wouldn't make it. Phuket's roads are narrow with only two lanes, and the car could only go a few miles per hour uphill, while motorbikes zoomed past us. It was too hard. One day we planned to visit the Big Buddha, but the car couldn't make it up the steep hill. It stopped in the middle, and even started to roll back a bit, which was terrifying. I had to brake and slowly turn around to go back down. This car really disappointed me. Other than that, everything was fine, but you definitely need to rent at least a 1.6L car in Phuket, otherwise, it's not feasible.

Good, the top choice for car rentals in Thailand.

We arrived at the domestic terminal and saw a lot of car rental companies outside, but no Yeaway, haha. We had to walk a big circle to the international terminal. In the end, we spent a lot of time because we didn't have an international credit card, so we had to cancel the car and rent from another company nearby at a similar price, which didn't require an international credit card and took a deposit of 3000 Thai Baht. We will never rent a car in advance again; renting on the spot is so convenient. The prices are similar. Besides, the website is terrible, only the customer service is worth praising!

They promised a new car, but I got one with 23,000 kilometers on it and visible collision damage. The rear bumper was almost falling off, and there were mold stains on the interior roof. It was a very bad experience, possibly the worst I've had with a rental car. The condition was worse than those in my own country. Very disappointing. See photos.

We were cery pleased. The airport return was not easy.