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Baan Lotus
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20 Pa-Maphrao Rd, Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya Province
Tel: (035) 25 1988, (035) 32 8272
Description
Set back from the road amongst spacious grounds, two attractive wooden buildings provide generously sized rooms overlooking the garden to the front and a large pond full of lotus flowers to the rear. The simply furnished rooms in the older building are mostly shared bathroom with hot water shower. The new building has air-con and fan rooms, all ensuite. Both buildings are immaculately clean, have polished wooden floors and fresh painted walls. A small restaurant sits in the shade near to reception providing food and drinks, book exchange and a few board games. There is a cheap laundry service, bike hire, and lockers provided for your valuables so bring a small padlock. The homely feel of the place is further enhanced by the lady who owns Baan Lotus -- she's super friendly and can't do enough to help you. The high standard here is reflected in it's popularity so be sure to book in advance. Just around the corner from the bulk of the other backpacking places, Baan Lotus certainly sets the standard in this price range. Highly recommended.
Sgl fan share b'room
200 THB (low season)
250 THB (high season)
Dbl fan private b'room
400 THB (low season)
400 THB (high season)
Dbl fan share b'room
350 THB (low season)
350 THB (high season)
Dbl A/C private b'room
600 THB (low season)
600 THB (high season)
Triple fan private b'room
600 THB (low season)
600 THB (high season)
Triple A/C private b'room
800 THB (low season)
800 THB (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 31st January, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 2nd December, 2007
Guest feedback
A Nice Spot - Quiet - 
By dadarren ( total comments: 5 
) Stayed here 4/2008
Baan Lotus is just around the corner from the backpacker street. Though the backpacker street in Ayutthaya is no Khaosan Road, it can still get loud at night with music. Baan Lotus is a nice, quiet spot.
It's not far from the train station. You can walk it in about 20 minutes. Short ferry ride across the river (ride takes about 2 minutes and costs 3 Baht).
Baan Lotus has a very gracious, relaxed host. If you can get a pond view at the back that would be best because it can get noisy on the other side in the morning with dogs & roosters. Walls are thin & you can hear your neighbours. Rooms are very clean.
Bike rentals available at guesthouse.
Cleanliness | Facilities | Location | Romance | Rooms | Service | Value | Vibe |
Beautiful little place - 
By chadmoone ( total comments: 5 ) Stayed here 11/2007
Clean, quiet, and pleasant. The staff is extremely kind an helpful. There is a little pond out back that is quite nice to gaze at over your coffee in the morning. They only serve basic breakfast, but they can point you to some great restaurants around the corner. They are also very helpful at getting you oriented and on your way to exploring the area. They lock the gate around dark, but you have a key to it if you want to stay out later.
Great place -
By brendonscholtz ( total comments: 12 ) Stayed here 11/2007
This is a real gem. Ms. K. Kosoom has just opened the new building next door. The night tour is great. When you come back in the evening to have a beer, she is a blast to chat with. She has quite a personal and family history to share. We would definitely stay here again.
top choice - 
By jofml ( total comments: 10 ) Stayed here 11/2007
beautiful guesthouse, nice rooms, nice staff, forget the breakfast
some reservations... - 
By GillianB ( total comments: 4 ) Stayed here 11/2007
The garden is a plus and the two ladies running the guest house are very friendly - service is charmingly eccentric and their tuk-tuk tour is great.
The room (in the old building) was slightly disappointing for the price, however. The wooden walls aren't solid all the way up to the ceiling, the last 18 inches are just netting, so it can get noisy (dogs, frogs, early breakfasters), and even a bit cold (no blanket provided). Also the bed almost completely filled the room, so there was no space to put anything or unpack at all. Rooms in the new building may have more space though.
there and back again -
By kimbos ( total comments: 3 ) Stayed here 12/2006
We stayed with our Thai family again.Every time it gets better and better,a rest from the grind of travel.
We will be back to stay in our favourite room (5).
Lovely, quiet guesthouse - No rating given
By jallix ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 7/2007
Lovely location, really relaxing place to stay. The tours are not forced upon you, but are pretty good value. Ended up having a great night with people from the guesthouse on one tour.
My room was -really- tiny with a share bathroom, no cold water. The various balconies and chairs etc in the garden meant I didn't want to spend time in my room anyway though!
Highly recommended. Clean, a block away from main backpacker strip, quiet and safe. Ended up staying an extra 2 nights just to lounge and around do nothing!
Nice garden - 
By pythagnz ( total comments: 12 ) Stayed here 5/2007
We enjoyed this peaceful place. We had a good-sized room and though the bathroom didn't adjoin our room, that didn't bother us. The lady running the place is friendly and helpful and the night tours are great value. The big garden is a plus. A couple of armchairs would be a good addition to this place.
The best in Ayutthaya -
By lioords ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 5/2005
We were there in 2005 for 3 nights. Our plan was to stay in Ayutthaya for one day and then go to the south. But Baan Lotus is just so lovely that we wanted to stay longer.
The owner is super nice and friendly. She is a teacher in a university in BKK, speaks good English and very helpful. The hotel locates quietly in a big garden with a little lake. We heard bird singing in the morning.
If we go again to Ayutthaya, Baan Lotus would be our first and only choice!
Loved it! -
By marinaprins ( total comments: 6 ) Stayed here 8/2006
Baan Lotus has a true Thai-colonial feeling to it. The lady running the place is super friendly and willing to help. It's one of the best (cheap) places I've stayed in thus far. Towels and toilet paper are provided. You can get breakfast here too or get drinks from the fridge yourself. I will definitely go here again.
Problem with Reservations - 
By StuartGaia ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 7/2006
I did not get to stay there because the woman making the reservations was a bit fickle. I called the night before from Bangkok. She said she was fully reserved, but that someone had not shown up and it was now nine o'clock, so she would let me have that room for arrival the next day. She wanted to know what time I would arrive, and I said 3:00 PM. I called from the train station in Bangkok to say I would be an hour or so late (few midday trains), and she said "Sorry" that she had let the room to someone else that morning. So I would downrate this choice slightly by her playing fast and loose with reservations.
Our second home -
By kimbos ( total comments: 3 ) Stayed here 5/2006
We have just returned home after nine months on the road and this place is now our second home. We have stayed at Baan Lotus six times on our travels and we will never stay in Bangkok again. Kosoom and Tang are 2 wonderful ladies and their house is a haven of peace and tranquillity to savour after your travels. We give this place 10 out of 10 on all counts. We will return!!! Kim & Sandy
Beautiful but... -
By caramel ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 5/2006
The setting is beautiful and the view from the room in the back is gorgeous. The ladies that owns it are also very nice and helpful. However, only some of the rooms have a bathroom inside, the others have the bathroom (half walls) outside the room and there is no hot water in any bathroom. Finally, the walls of the rooms are not closed at the top which make the place a bit noisy - we could hear people brushing their teeth for example. But again, it is beautiful setting with very nice ownership.
A beautiful guesthouse - highly recommended! -
By mrandmrsburke ( total comments: 25 ) Stayed here 12/2005
I can honestly say that this is the best guesthouse in Ayuthaya! The beautiful teak building houses some lovely, airy and very clean rooms. Comfy beds and the incredibly tranquil garden surroundings away from the busy road make for a very relaxed stay. The two sisters who run this house are absolutely wonderful people and speak very good English. They really look after their guests and we recommend the tour they offer for 200B per person -- it is such good value, I would have paid to see the elephants bathe alone and the tour guide is fantastic really helpful!
The bathrooms are shared, but there aren't many rooms in the small house and they are always spotless and very rarely busy. I love this place so much and very highly recommend it!
Excellent stay -
By Symbreak ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 11/2005
Amazingly friendly and helpful staff -- a good location, standards of accommodation and cleanliness. Facilities include a very nice garden with a pond.
Highly recommended! -
By Conan ( total comments: 3 ) Stayed here 12/2004
Lovely quiet place. Baan Lotus is centrally located in Ayutthaya but is well shielded from the city noise. The owners were gracious hosts and they made sure I was well cared for.
Super Guesthouse! -
By mikeijze ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 11/2004
Not much to add to the other comments. This guesthouse is just great! Very clean, beautiful house. Lovely ladies who are very willing to help you with everything they can. Going to Ayutthaya, no place to go but Baan Lotus!
A wonderful guethouse -
By rickjans ( total comments: 9 ) Stayed here 5/2004
Baan Lotus is an excellent, well maintained, old Thai-style wooden house. We stayed in a wonderful room with private bathroom. The gardens surrounding the house give this place a great setting, although it's quite near the centre of Ayutthaya. The family who run the place are very nice people. They provided us with some lovely free fruits in the morning and coffee was free as well.
You cannot smoke in the rooms -- reasonable enough considering it's an old/antique wooden building -- but you can smoke on the veranda and watch the garden. A minor nit is that the front gate is closed at midnight, so you need to be in by then. This is a quiet place -- not for party animals.
Considering the price and quality...great place.
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