Royal Guesthouse

I'll go with the pros first: really great location in the city. Can easily walk to many different temples and great restaurants and markets. The view from our balcony was great, especially during New Year's Eve. The lounge/lobby area is also nice, with cheap beers and water. And that's it. Cons: Well... This place is perfect if you hate to be acknowledged by the staff. I actually counted the number of times we were acknowledged during our 4 night stay: 3 times. That is with going up to our room multiple times per day. We even said hi to the people working, with no response. We've stayed in cheaper hotels/hostels in Thailand and the staff did everything they could to make us feel welcome. We felt like a burden at Royal Guesthouse. The rooms look nothing like the pictures online. Extremely dirty floors and walls. There's a reason the bathrooms aren't featured on the site, they are dilapidated and dirty. The room only features one outlet, and for backpackers or even a couple traveling together, it's nearly impossible to charge your electronics on one outlet. The door to the balcony didn't extend down to the floor, therefore bugs are easily able to get into the room. We had put a sign on the door to clean our room, and 13 hours later, it still wasn't cleaned. I had to go down the five flights of stairs to request it to be cleaned and to receive new towels. I understand this was a cheap, budget hotel, however Royal Guesthouse needs to seriously give the place a deep clean and upgrade the amenities. They have far too many rooms to adequately give guests the respect and service they deserve. There are plenty of similarly priced places around the area, and it would be beneficial to your sanity to go there instead.

The guesthouse is a lovely old building with lots of charm. The rooms can do with some TLC. The staff was extremely friendly and super helpful booking out daily outings. The guesthouse is perfectly situated. We would most definitely visit this guesthouse again. Well worth the money spent. The breakfast was only coffee, tea and toast, a little variety for the toast would be great and two slices per guest is a bit shabby. But we none the less enjoyed our stay. The pool and pool area was fantastic.

We stayed here for 4 nights, mostly sightseeing so we didn't stay in the room much. |The guesthouse has a pool and nice common area. |The included breakfast is toast with butter/jam and tea. |The sheets and towels weren't very clean. |We were also told that they wouldn't get our laundry done on the next day even though the sign said it took only a couple of hours. |The rest was OK.

I was a little skeptical when the address wouldn't show up on google maps but we figured out how to get here pretty easily.The building is big and red/white so easy to find to get back to. Rooms were clean, a/c worked amazing (almost too well for me) 😂 the pool was relaxing and the coffee they sell at the hotel is amazing! Super friendly and helpful staff! P.s be careful jumping into the bottom of the pool it has sharp tiles.

The rooms are large, but very basic. I am here sightseeing and so am rarely in the room. The common area is pleasant. The staff are friendly and helpful. The location is reasonable close to old town and to restaurants. For the price, I would say that it is a good buy, and I would consider staying there again. One drawback is that there are five or six stories, and no lift.

You can not check in until 2 pm, they are very strict on this rule. At 2 pm there is a large line of people waiting to check in because the staff won’t help you until 2 pm. Their English is okay but not the greatest and they are not the friendliest either. ||Our room was dated, the mirrors were all dirty and both floor and sink drain were plugged. ||Our room was full on mosquitos. There was no mesh on the bathroom window and the doors did not seal fully along with door frames this was probably why. ||We had to go ask for water (which is included in the price of the room). The morning breakfast is toast, jam and tea. There is no coffee or juices. If you ask for coffee you get told NO, just tea. ||The pool was dirty so we did not swim in it much and the community area was dirty as well. A few of the chairs around the outside of the pool were broken so be careful. ||They have signs about quiet time from 10 pm- 7 am however the staff pump music on the first floor until 11 pm or later. There seemed to be a lot of families and a younger crowd so it was loud and a lot of slamming doors. ||We also booked our bus to Chiang rai there it was decently priced. However beside the tour desk is a sign saying “ discount on all services booked here” I asked several times and he still charged us full price for our tickets. Then when I questioned again he offered me a free drink ticket. ||Also had to question on how we would get to the bus station because he tried to charge us extra to get a ride to the station, when he hard originally told us everything was included. The hotel ended up getting us a grab to the bus station. ||The only thing this hotel has going for it is it’s location. It’s in a great spot for walking to sights and all the restaurants/bars.

The environment is awesome. The staff is amazing. The bed is hard and the covers don't keep you too warm. There is no party at this hotel although the marketing seems as they do. The tour organizing desk is awesome. The washroom is not so desirable. Overall, I would go back again consodering the location is nice.

Cheap but adequate for budget travelers or backpackers. No air con, tv or elevator and we had to schlep our bags up 4 floors. Room wasn't ready until after 2pm. Pool was more like a fountain and breakfast they tell me is 2 slices of white bread and free use of a communal toaster. I haven't been overnight yet so we'll see about that in the morning. Not anything except a place to sleep and clean up well worth $12 US but for $5 more you can probably do a lot better around here and skip the free breakfast and pool. Lots of cheap food.