Ubon Hotel

It is totally unexpected.and different from what I saw before.proceeding to book. Although not a particularly fussy person, at the minimum, some basic cleanliness should be expected. Upon going into the assigned room, I was very shocked to see the lights dim, bad odour and felt a little spook. Of course, without hesitation, I immediately requested to change room and found the replacement room just ok. Quite frankly, I had wanted to check out that very same evening but decided to just try to hang just to rest for the.night.

I booked this hotel via Agoda, and clearly this was a mistake. First I have to say Agoda cheated me on the superior room deal. Truth is there is no such thing as a superior room. All the rooms are standards. The only difference is that the superior rooms normaly comes with breakfast, tea or coffee. However given the state of the restaurant which is closed,there is no tea, no nothing and all the hotel rooms are 500 baths. Agoda cheated me on that one. Why did i pay for a premium which doesn't exist. I will never ever use Agoda again. Pros : Location, it is near a market, some shops and the airport is not far off. Cons : Although clean, the room was infested by ants, including the bed. I could not sleep as i kept getting bitten all night. I asked for a non smoking room, but the balcony was full of old cigarette buds. The whole building looks in needs of a much much needed complete renovation. It feels as if the hotel has been abandoned years ago. It is like a time capsule from the 70's...They try to keep it clean ish...but it really needs a complete make over. It's falling appart. There is an old TV set in the room, with 8 channels. Ammenities are just two bars of soap. Aircon has no remote, but even with one it struggles to keep the room cold enough. The restaurant has been closed for sometime and it is in a mess. In conclusion, I know I can't expect much for 17$, however there are much better places in that town. I transit through Ubon all the time, and have stayed in much better places for the same budget. To be franck, the owners should close this place down and put it out of it's misery. At least the staff was pleasant.

The hotel's strong point is its location, straight across from the excellent night food market, city Museum, shrine and a 7-Eleven. The tourist office is a 5 minute walk away. The rooms were clean enough and overall I enjoyed my stay, largely because of the view from my balcony and the location. Sadly though, the hotel is in a state of decay with both of the rooms that I looked at needing general maintenance. Windows didn't close properly, lights didn't work, balcony door had no working lock. The bed was certainly firm, the TV was very old (local free to air stations only) but the refigerator and furniture were functional and wifi was quite good. I'd be tempted to stay again, now that I know what to expect - but - be prepared for old and quirky.

Next to night market.