Chanthaburi hotels & places to stay

It was such a pleasant surprise to stumble across this superb hotel and restaurant in Chanthaburi. We were there for just one night in December, we will certainly be back again. A modern, spacious hotel with a nice pool. It's within walking distance to Robinson department store. The rooms are smart and modern with good quality bed linen. We chose the room with a jacuzzi on the balcony, and it was delightful to enjoy the bubbles in the warm evening air by candle light. The visit to the restaurant for our evening meal was a real surprise. The restaurant manager is charming and speaks excellent English. He really went out of his way to ensure that our every need was met. The Chef deserves special mention. The food that he prepared was absolutely superb. Without doubt, it was one of the best meals that I have enjoyed in the 16 years that I have been visiting Thailand. I rank the food as good as, if not better than, the top restaurants I have dined at in Bangkok and London. The fresh ingredients were cooked to perfection and presented as a work of art. Absolutely delicious food.

The rooms were beautiful and would have something for every type of travelers. The place is value for money and serves a great breakfast spread from 7am. Staff were very hospitable as expected and they have done really well to meet the price and place expectations. Spacious Rooms, HugeBed, room bar amenities, large bathroom with shower & Tub . A wonderful 500m from Noen Nang Phaya - Unseen Thailand!

We booked at Saint Tropez because of it's kid-friendly activities and were not disappointed. The rooms were decent, but liked there is a big pool and the hotel is right on the ocean. Most of the rooms are designed to face the ocean so you can see from your balcony. If you're coming on a long flight to Thailand I wouldn't recommend this area to stay since you'll spend unnecessary hours reaching the hotel. But if in Thailand and want a weekend/weekday getaway would recommend for sure.

We sought relaxation, peace and quiet and booked this stay for 11 consecutive nights in the low season. We really got what we sought after. The resort beach is kept very clean. The resort is located 5 minutes from the center of a little, charming village where one can buy local foods and some cheap souvenirs. If you are interested in excursions, the reception is helpful with transportation. The resort pool is small but quite OK. We stayed in July which was quite windy; therefore swimming in the sea was prohibited. But you could of course still bathe in the shallow sea and enjoy the everlasting waves. We feel that we want to give the restaurant some extra stars: the best food we have had in Thailand. Our Thai daughetr-in-law fuly supports this view. Especially the seafood dished were absolutely exquisite.

The positives: good location (anywhere in Chanthaburi you need a car anyway), quite area with a lot of green around, relatively new premises, modern, pool is nice. the not-so-positives: most rooms don't overlook the river (which is the best feature around), the breakfast is a joke, the hotel has no real flair. It seems someone had too much money and wanted to invest it quickly, so... let's build a hotel somewhere. It lacks atmosphere and soul, it's just rooms, a pool, a breakfast/dining room, that happen to be in a nice spot. It's not nice of me to write that, but just 1.5km away is a hotel (D V..) that has everything in a similar price range.

A small working desk was provided immediately after I suggested to use a notebook PC in the bungalow, even without my request. I did find often such ways of various inconspicuous or not bald manner of hospitality which were very favorable to me. I enjoyed very much my laziest stay there for 3 nights;reading books and napping on a sofa beside the entrance of bungalow, driving to east (to Laem Sing Beach, Chanthaburi) and to west (Mae Pim Beach, Klaeng, Rayong) .

Pros. ✔ Neat & clean ✔ Friendly attentive staff ✔ Recent opened ✔ Quiet surrounding ✔ Reasonable pricing ✔ Spacious balcony for each room Cons. ▼ Quiet a distance from town need self-drive ▼ Small beds in twin basis ▼ Limited TV channels ▼ Basic amenities Wrap up: Pimdara is a friendly warm little new hotel in Chanthaburi,. Just adjacent to Rajabhaphat University. I would be loved to back again.

The Kasemsarn is located near the centre of Chanthaburi, very close to the river and a few minutes walk to the town market. The hotel is a modern Thai style hotel with some boutique styling, and the service was helpful and pleasant. Breakfast, a restaurant and a coffee shop are available at the hotel, though it is located only a 2 minute walk from the riverside where there are a number of restaurants, coffee shops and bars easily available. The gem market for which Chanthaburi is famous is about a 5-10 minute walk away. The room was a good size and well maintained and clean, though the bathroom was very small.

Great place in every aspect. Upon arrival we got upgraded to a bigger newer room due to some construction site noise that could have disturbed us in the cottage we had booked. It looked nice and clean, very cute, but we took the offered other quieter room other side of the yard. Room was brand new and the king size bed was the best we ever slept on! The stony yard looked nice and buildings were tasteful (unlike some in the area). We liked the breakfast which was served by the beach. Basic buffet with fresh fruit, toast yogurt and such, plus they cooked eggs and other warm dishes of your choice. They didn't have a restaurant in the evening, but we liked to try out different places anyway. Immsook was close to several restaurants, and especially the seafood at Chao Lao was great. Most people don't speak English there, but we managed just fine. Some of the staff members at the resort spoke good English which was helpful when we needed to get a taxi etc.

Riverawan is a modern, beautifully situated Hotel on the banks of the Chanthaburi River approximately 3k outside of the city center. Rooms are overlooking the swimming pool and the the nearby river and come with all the obvious amenities. Hotel facilities, swimming pool and public areas are clean and well maintained. Staff is friendly although less flexible and supportive compared to other places in Thailand. Few downsides - for a price of 1'200 THB one would think a breakfast could be included. Likewise the own branded bottle water tasted very salty and thus was inedible. Finally upon check out - credit card facilities were only available over 1'200 THB which is unacceptable and contrary to customary use in Thailand where typically a 500 THB limit is used for cash/credit payment. Apart from that we enjoyed the tranquilly setting of the place and the pool!

I love and would like to come again. it is good for stay there if they get resturant or jaguzzi in side , will be the best. I like theire swimming pool . It is new and clean and good desire . they have pet in side and lovely dog. i think I will back gain for honeymoon after marry here. the breakfast is very big meal for me . i think I will back soon.it is best ideal to stay with nature and use life . I wish they give rent per month

we were very happy with staff service. overall, great hotel, newly renovated rooms, spacious (compared to bkk, which is expected since chanthaburi is a small town). lots of eateries/night market right outside the hotel and on the small lanes about 1 block away from the hotel - so you definitely won't go hungry at night. receptionist helped us to call cabs (as communication is a problem since the locals do not understand a word of english). bed was very hard (but some people may like it that way). room does not c/w safe, kettle, fridge.

The hotel and the course have been greatly improved - one on the best value golf retreats in Thailand if you are ok with the remoteness, and the manager's incompetence. The location means very little queues on the course. Unfortunately the Golf Course Manager has no idea how to run a golf course so be warned! He will gladly take your money for two full rounds of golf and not tell you that half the course is under repair all weekend. The next visit he neglected to tell us that there would be a tournament playing off both hole 1 and hole 9 so after paying for 18 holes you only get to play 9. Real shame since the golf is so good if you manage to play all 18 holes....

i enjoyed my stay at the kp grand, its one of the better hotels in chanthaburi. upon arriving there was a misunderstanding with my booking which they resolved immeadiatley.. the rooms are large and very good considering the area.. the staff always play a very important role in my oponion.. they all were amazing very helpful, polite and friendly.. they geninuely want to make your stay a happy one.. the lovely young ladies working in the beer garden were a pleasure to speak to really friendly, happy ladies who spent time talking to me.. i ate there a few times the food was excellent.. i liked the hotel and the beautiful people who work there.. they make an effort to make you enjoy your stay.. a smile goes a long way.. i am returning this june and will again stay at this hotel.. its great..

The hotel / b&b is hidden on a little cove off busy beaches of Chantaburi. It's located on Ao Yang which was very peaceful and beautiful. Room was of good size and in new condition. Bed was comfortable. Bathroom was adequate. Hairdryer was not provided in the room but you can ask from staff. It's a bit expensive for its basic facilities but the location and helpful staff made up for the price, I guess. Breakfast was pretty good. There were several local seafood restaurants nearby so you won't be starved :-) But if you fancy or can eat only European food or fast food, this is not a place for you as there are no such restaurants in close distance. Despite its relatively high price, we loved the place and plan to go back and enjoy the tranquility and relaxed surrounding again. PS - the many mosquitoes around that other reviewers mentioned were there !! so you'd better be prepared :-)

Its a beautiful modern resort on the Beach. Fast free wifi. I agree with one other review about Chao Lao Beach. We checked out all the resorts and we decided better to stay at Baan Faa Talay Chan and drive 5 minutes along the beach to Chao Lao Beach "Its much cleaner and quieter than the other resorts" The sound of the ocean is relaxing and the sea air is refreshing. There are 2 restaurants within walking distance. The Sea food restaurant next to the resort is nice and the other a grill house is very good. Khun King makes a mean steak there. We are going with friends during the next school holidays, maybe we will rent the big house if available. All in all an excellent experience and me and the Mrs loved it. The kids did not want to leave. Book early for an over the weekend stay. Good Value.