Cbd Hotel Suratthani

“great location”

great location but because of this , it is a bit noisy with traffic, bathroom was renovated, it was clean, but an older style, new air cons

“Comfortable. Clean and good value.”

This hotel is in city center. Near this night food market. Near the pier for the boat to Koh Tao. Near the bus terminal to Koh Samui, Koh Pha-ngan and Kao Sok National Park. It's not cheapest but good for what you pay. Clean, comfortable sleep.

“Good value”

Good value hotel as we traveled out to the islands. Rooms clean and spacious. The staff were very helpful and friendly. Public areas look tired and need some TLC. Good location for night market and to sit by the river. Banks and 7-11 just around the corner. It did the job.

“Convenient and well located”

Hubby and I stopped in Surathani in transit to our next destination. 2 nights which was enough for us to rest after a day travelling and to check out this famous transit point on our way yo Railay. We were pleasantly surprised that the hotel was a street back off the the Ta Pi River Esplanade and … more

Hubby and I stopped in Surathani in transit to our next destination. 2 nights which was enough for us to rest after a day travelling and to check out this famous transit point on our way yo Railay. We were pleasantly surprised that the hotel was a street back off the the Ta Pi River Esplanade and a short walk from our bus drop off (Phan theep Transfers) arriving from Koh Tao (we purchased a ferry and minivan combo ticket. Excellent option. We try to opt for easy and not expensive, easy first preference). Hotel is on a corner and has artificial grass in front of hotel entrance. You can't miss it. Hotel is well presented, clean, staff friendly, good sized room and hot water. The bed was a little hard, lets say a coin will probably bounce off it easily, but to our surprise, even though the mattress and pillows were firm, we didn't wake up with a sore back, so pretty much ok. We were on the 4th floor and hardly any noise from traffic below even with all the traffic noise. It was a Thai public holiday as they were celebrating the anniversary of the late kings death( 13th October). Colourful and ornated floats along the Esplanade and down the main street of the hotel. The floats were spectacular with monks showering everyone with water blessings. Heaps of food stalls. The air-conditioning was a pain, as with many in Resorts and hotels. For some reason, they dont work according to the temp setting and fan speed. Turned up to 27 degrees on lowest fan setting and it was still cold in the room. If you turned it off, it too hot. We slept with heads at foot of bed so the cold air didn't hit our face. What do you do, its sane same mostly everywhere. Unfortunately no kettle and tea/coffee facility in room. They do have this available in lobby from 5 to 10am only for free. There are coffee shops outside hotel though especially Mary's Cafe. Another disappointment for us, cause we are veggos and western, they don't provide breakfast and we couldn't find Western food that suited us non meat and Asian palette. Plenty of Thai food but we didnt like that for breaky. We walked over to the otherside of the river to their sister hotel CBD Hotel 2, as they served breaky so we purchased a buffet style for 150 baht each. You can opt to stay here also if you wish. Its right on the river and about 15 minute walk. Wasnt an issue walking there because on the way stopped of at the City Shrine and walked around Koh Lamphu Park ( a health park and well worth a visit. Its an island accessible by bridge. Views of the River also. We are early birds so plenty of time before breaky). Fruit for lunch was enough but there is a little Thai Vegan restaurant (another lucky find. Turn left exiting the hotel and down that road opposite the fire station). But only open to about 1pm we think. There is another hotel that includes breakfast near the River on and sane side as CBD hotel called Harbour Front but no idea what the rooms are like or reviews. We chose CBD due to the reviews available. Trying to look up things to do. Unless you want to do a day trip or island tour ( we had previously done these tours on previous Thailand visits but if yiu havnt then recommend Koh Sok and Islands but suggest a longer stay at these destinations especially the islands) we couldnt find much so we chose to walk down to the Esplanade and book a River boat cruise. Lots available to take you for about 40 minutes ride in a longtail down the river and around the canals. 300 baht. Day and night. We did day. It was so pleasant and enjoyed. We didn't want to book a tuk tuk to take you around town as we were not interested in shopping centres and it was a bit hot. We found an excellent pizza restaurant called Milano which is 5 minute walk from hotel and on the Esplanade. You can choose your own topping which was a blessing for us. All up the hotel is in prime location near the river, plenty of Asian style restaurants and coffee available nearby. If you are more into party life, we believe there are a couple of night clubs in town. We had 1.5 days in Surathani, which was enough to check out the town.

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“You get what you pay for”

The staff were lovely and welcoming. We used this hotel as a stop over to the islands so we were only there a night. The corridor was dark and damp and needs renovating. The rooms were surprisingly spacious and clean. I would use this hotel as a stop over but not for any longer.