We used the hotel twice just on overnight stays when we were using the airport. I rang and booked direct and that was no hassle as the guy has good english, they also arranged a tuktuk for us. The location is great - next to the night market (eat here for good cheap local food) and also where the main minibus is to Lanta. The building is a really nice example of the older architecture. I like the small cafe next door, good food,and well priced. the wifi was working in the room (always a bonus). We stayed in a couple of different rooms and both were fine - good shower. pressure, and a couple of bottles of water. I think it is good value for the price.

This small family-run hotel is located directly opposite the train station. The homey decorative touches give it a bit more personality than the average small hotel/guesthouse. Staff at the front desk were always very friendly (whether they spoke english or not). The young man with the fluent english was very helpful and pro-active with his information (unusual in Thailand). He showed us places of interest on the map, told us about the night markets (one next to the hotel),where to get transport and even sorted us out with a (very reasonably priced)day trip to the islands, when we asked.
The room we had was a nice size and clean. It had airconditioning, a fridge, TV and ensuite bathroom. It overlooked the area in front of the train station so we had a view of the market that was help there on Saturday night. You could get great food and listen to live music. It was over by 10.30, so you could get to sleep. Only negatives about the room were: The bed in the room was quite hard and there was gaps around the windows and door so insects, heat & noise could get in (not that I saw any mozzies). You could hear vehicles driving around outside and people talking in the corridor, but it wasn't too bad.
The have a nice little coffee shop on site but it didn't appear to be open for breakfast or in the evenings. Fortunately there is a really nice place that serves breakfast right accross the road. Trang itself has many nice coffee shops. The hotel also had free internet in the lobby. Overall a good place for a stopover. Tip: there are many travel agencies right near the hotel so you can easily make arrangements for onward travel to the islands (Trang town is 40km away from Pak Meng pier)