Patong Police were called to the hotel, on Nanai Rd, Patong, at about 9:35am after staff reported a violent altercation between two foreign guests.
Arriving with rescue workers from the Kusontham Phuket Foundation, officers found Australian tourist Brett William John Amery bleeding on the hotel floor. He had sustained a head wound about five centimetres long.
Witnesses told police the two tourists had exchanged punches before the Frenchman fled on a black Yamaha Nmax motorbike with Phuket licence plate 1 Kor 6178.
Rescue workers administered first aid before taking Mr Amery to Patong Hospital. However, he refused treatment after being admitted.
Police have not confirmed what sparked the fight but said Mr Amery has been summoned to give a formal statement as part of the investigation. Officers are now working to track down the French tourist involved. As of this morning (Sept 1), Patong Police confirmed that they had yet to locate the French tourist.