Kanchanaburi
Guesthouses, hotels and resorts
Kanchanaburi
Most of the budget guesthouses and hotels in Kanchanaburi run along the banks of the River Kwai. These places range from thatch shacks that look like they'd wash away in the next storm, to solid and very comfortable mid-range options. The places at the northern end, towards the famous bridge, are about a 30-minute walk from the centre of town.
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Sugar Cane Guest House 2
A quiet and relaxing choice
7 Soi Cambodia, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 514 988; F: (034) 625 213Sugar Cane 2 is located a fair distance from the main backpacker enclave toward the River Kwai Bridge, making this friendly guesthouse a quiet and relaxing option. Sugar Cane 2 has two main options ... View details
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River Kwai Bridge Resort
An elegant tropical resort
River Kwai, north of the bridge, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 514 522;Though it takes both its name and logo from the famed nearbybridge, the River Kwai Bridge Resort isn't just a tacky motel meant to house tourists. It's an attractive resort offering stylish ... View details
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Numpech Resort
A secluded retreat
Tamakahm, Kanchanaburi
T: (01) 826 2883;The staff at Numpech Resort speak almost no English -- though it's worth struggling through some guidebook phrases in order to stay at this wonderful riverside guesthouse. Numpech is located across ... View details
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Inchantree Resort
Modern, tropical and hip
North of the bridge, 443 Maenam Kwai Rd, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 624 914; F: (034) 624 915Inchantree is more of a boutique hotel than a resort, so don't come expecting a pool or a long list of amenities. Instead, come for the sexiest, most stylish rooms in Kanchanaburi. Rooms are in two ... View details
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Ploy River Kwai
A stylish tropical retreat
79/2 Maenam Kwai Rd, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 515 804;Ploy River Kwai is by far the most stylish guesthouse on Maenam Kwai. Accommodation is in two whitewashed thatch-roofed buildings, which face each other across a tree-lined lawn. There are two ... View details
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V.N.Guesthouse
Passable riverside accommodation
44 Rong Heeb Oil Rd, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 514 082;The centrepiece of V.N. Guesthouse is a large, blocky rafthouse. Rooms are huge and fairly clean, though the furniture is a bit worn, and the laminate floors are scuffed and torn. Perhaps the best ... View details
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Green View Guest House
A secluded plantation
40/2-5 Maenam Kwai Rd (Opposite Bangladesh Rd) Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 518 910;The Green View has the mossy green feel of an abandoned plantation. Tucked away on a leafy lane off Maenam Kwai Rd, it's surrounded by an overgrown forest of banana palms and mango trees. The paint ... View details
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Blue Star Guest House
A pleasant swamp village
241 Maenam Kwai Rd, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 512 161; F: (034) 624 732Rambling down from the main road to the river's edge, the wooden stilt cabins at Blue Star sit packed tightly together over a murky swamp. The very friendly and popular guesthouse boasts some ... View details
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Tamarind Guesthouse
A step above the rest
29/1 Maenam Kwai Rd, Kanchanaburi
Tamarind has rooms in both a rafthouse and a simple two-storey building. The rafthouse rooms are large and pleasant, with a shared deck charmingly draped in orchids. Rooms on land have less ... View details
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Chitanun Guest House
Cramped resort-style guesthouse
47/3 Maenam Kwai Rd, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 624 785;With its attractive bungalows and formally landscaped grounds, Chitanun has the feel of a guesthouse trying to look more like a resort. The bungalows are comfortable, but a little cramped and oddly ... View details
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Felix River Kwai Resort
The best of the resorts
91/1 Moo 3, Thamakham (Rd 3305), Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 551 000; F: (034) 551 033The Felix River Kwai is Kanchanaburi's premier resort. Though fairly characterless, it has none of the tackiness of other local resorts, and accommodation is of a very high standard. All rooms ... View details
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Apple's Guest House
A retro holiday resort
52 Soi Rong Heeb Oil 3, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 512 017; F: (034) 514 958With its manicured tropical garden and slightly kitsch bamboo rooms, Apple's has the feel of a 1950s holiday resort. That vibe carries through in the friendly service and relaxed attitudes of guests ... View details
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Sam's House Guest House
Pleasant rooms on unattractive grounds
14/2 Moo 1 Thamakham Rd, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 515 956; F: (034) 512 023Sam's House Guest House has rows of log cabin-style rooms perched over a swamp. Though the reed-choked water is attractive, the half-sunken fountains that litter the grounds and the unattractive ... View details
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Sugar Cane Guest House 1
One of the best rafthouses
22 Soi Pakistan, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 624 520;Sugar Cane Guest House 1 provides some of the best rafthouses in Kanchanaburi. Affiliated with Sugar Cane 2 further upriver, Sugar Cane 1 offers much more of a raft experience, with 20 rooms on four ... View details
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Thai Garden Inn
A great value guesthouse
74/11 Moo 4, Kanchanaburi
T: (085) 819 1686;Located across the river among sprawling banana farms, the Thai Garden Inn offers sweet accommodation for great value. Rooms are in individual wood cabins, which curve around an open yard. All have ... View details
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Duenshine Resort
Family-friendly riverside resort
99 Moo 3, Thamakham (Rd 3305), Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 653 345; F: (034) 653 346The Duenshine Resort is a sprawling riverside complex across the river from town and slightly upstream of the railway bridge, offering a wide variety of rooms: some are in a grimy two-storey ... View details
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Nita Rafthouse
Friendly, budget rafthouse
Pak Praek Rd (just south of Song Kwai Rd), Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 514 521;Set at the bottom of a weedy path and surrounded by floating restaurants, Nita Rafthouse is easily overlooked. This is further emphasised by its location: docked near the JEATH war museum, it's the ... View details
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Rainbow Lodge
Literally a rainbow of bungalows
48/5 Rong Heeb Oil Rd, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 513 976; F: (034) 518 787The seven brightly coloured bungalows at Rainbow Lodge perch crowded together on a hilltop over the river. The fan rooms make good use of available space with the bedroom up in the roof area, leaving ... View details
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T&T Guesthouse
Clean and functional
1/14 Maenam Kwai Rd (one road before China Rd), Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 514 846;Located just to the south of Jolly Frog, T&T is a lushly landscaped spot with two floors of rooms in a concrete building and three rooms in a rafthouse. The raft rooms are extremely basic, and come ... View details
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River Inn
River Kwai Hotel's budget sister
284/15-16 Saeng Chuto Road
T: (034) 621 056; F: (034) 511 269Sitting on the same grounds as the River Kwai Hotel, the River Inn is a relaxed, budget alternative to its more formal sister. Though the lobby is a little dark and the carpet in the hallways is ... View details
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River Kwai Hotel
A comfortable off-the-river option
284/15-16 Saeng Chuto Road, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 510 111; F: (034) 511 269The River Kwai Hotel has the starched atmosphere of a grand hotel past its prime. This is Kanchanaburi's token town centre four-star hotel, with all the facilities you'd expect. It has a swimming ... View details
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C&C Guest House
Relax and take it easy
265/2 Moo 1 Maenam Kwai Rd, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 624 547; F: (034) 624 548This super-friendly spot was the top backpacker choice for years, and while the crowds have slowly drifted elsewhere, C&C remains as friendly as ever. Set in spacious grounds which can get a little ... View details
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Sam's River Rafthouse Guest House
Grungy green rafthouse
48/1 Rong Heeb Oil Rd, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 624 231; F: (034) 512 023Another of Sam's guesthouses in Kanchanaburi, this is a quiet place offering rooms on a neon green floating rafthouse and some rather basic fan rooms in a concrete building on the other side of the ... View details
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Jolly Frog Backpackers
Popular old-timer's choice
28 Soi China, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 514 579;The long-running Jolly Frog is an old backpacker's favourite, and if you stay here you're likely to mingle with some ageing regulars. Aside from the rock-bottom prices, it's a little difficult ... View details
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Bamboo House
The ultimate jungle-bum rafthouses
5 Soi Vietnam, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 624 470;Floating across from a wild stretch of palm trees and riverweeds, the rafts at Bamboo House offer an ideal spot for relaxation. With just a mattress on the floor, the rooms are unquestionably ... View details
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Ponh Phen Guest House
A wide variety of rooms
5 Soi Bangladesh, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 512 981;Though Pong Penh has a huge variety of rooms, it's often hard to get in here as it seems to attract a lot of loyal repeat business. Pong Penh has a friendly tropical atmosphere, with crowds of happy ... View details
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Luxury Hotel
Friendly and centrally located
284/1 Saeng Chuto Rd, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 511 168;Though it's a little deceptively named, Luxury Hotel is one of the best options for city centre accommodation. The 39 fan and air-con rooms are all big, clean, and come with cable TV and an extra ... View details
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Pung-Waan Resort & Spa
Comfortable rooms in a tacky resort
72/1 Moo 2, Tumbol Thamakham, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 514 792; F: (034) 515 830The best thing about Pung Waan Resort and Spa is the beautiful view across the river. From a poolside lounge, you can look across to an unspoiled jungle of coconut palms and giant green leaves. If ... View details
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Camelia Resort
Nice pool but uninviting atmosphere
9 Cambodia Rd, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 624 884;Set at the edge of a bare grassy lawn, the three-storey accommodation blocks at Camelia Resort are a little ungainly. At the very least, they're positioned so that all of the rooms offer brilliant ... View details
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V.L. Guesthouse
A good clean choice
277/45 Saeng Chuto Rd, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 513 546;Right across the road from the River Kwai Hotel, this is a very friendly outfit offering 26 clean rooms, all with air-con, hot water and cable TV. The startlingly purple hallway leads from the lobby ... View details
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River Guest House
Disappointing river village
46 Rong Heeb Oil Rd, Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 511 637;The location of River Guest House is superb, near a number of sights in town and across the river from an undeveloped patch of coconut palms. At first glance, the guesthouse looks rather charming, ... View details
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Inchantree Resort
2 votes North of the bridge
Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 624 914
F: (034) 624 915
Ploy River Kwai
9 votes 79/2 Maenam Kwai Rd
Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 515 804
Sam's House Guest House
2 votes 14/2 Moo 1 Thamakham Rd
Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 515 956
F: (034) 512 023
Sugar Cane Guest House 2
8 votes 7 Soi Cambodia
Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 514 988
F: (034) 625 213
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1 vote River Kwai
Kanchanaburi
T: (034) 514 522
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