This hotel is out of the way, between Tha Muang and Kanchanaburi, on the banks of the Kwai at one of its widest points. If you are driving then this hotel is a good option to staying in the town itself and around 1600B per night. It is a two star at best. The rooms are okay, fairly large and clean enough, but the bed was hard and the pillows were foam-filled and too high to sleep comfortably on. Avoid the rooms opposite the Koi Carp pool which has a very noisy generator pumping the water and you should get a fair night's sleep. Some of the doors don't fit properly and it may be that you have to block the gaps up with paper to keep the mosquitoes out.
The reception staff do speak a little english and are pleasant enough when they are present but there were ocassions when none were available to hand over the key. No big problem.
The breakfast is definitely poor to not good. Cold, dry fried eggs and plastic sausages with salad. I tried egg on toast, toast and marmalade and plenty of tea. The staff are friendly and helpful but managers distinctly absent. But the views are marvellous and the hotel looks lovely with a central pool and decking. After the first two days I bought my own muesli and the hotel provided the milk. A good solution.
So, to sum up,...This hotel is out of the way, between Tha Muang and Kanchanaburi, on the banks of the Kwai at one of its widest points. If you are driving then this hotel is a good option to staying in the town itself and around 1600B per night. It is a two star at best. The rooms are okay, fairly large and clean enough, but the bed was hard and the pillows were foam-filled and too high to sleep comfortably on. Avoid the rooms opposite the Koi Carp pool which has a very noisy generator pumping the water and you should get a fair night's sleep. Some of the doors don't fit properly and it may be that you have to block the gaps up with paper to keep the mosquitoes out.
The reception staff do speak a little english and are pleasant enough when they are present but there were ocassions when none were available to hand over the key. No big problem.
The breakfast is definitely poor to not good. Cold, dry fried eggs and plastic sausages with salad. I tried egg on toast, toast and marmalade and plenty of tea. The staff are friendly and helpful but managers distinctly absent. But the views are marvellous and the hotel looks lovely with a central pool and decking. After the first two days I bought my own muesli and the hotel provided the milk. A good solution.
So, to sum up, the location is great, the rooms average and the breakfast awful. But I stayed in far worse in Kanchanaburi and it is a hotel that the Thais use rather than westerners. Oh, and if you like wildlife, there are plenty of birds around the adjacent sand quarry.More
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