Sawatdee Guest House

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What we say:

The very long-running Sawatdee Guesthouse (established way back in 1980), Sawatdee Guest House continues to be a popular choice amongst budget travellers and backpackers. Clambering up and down its steep stairs feels like visiting a museum exhibit dedicated to early backpacking in Thailand. A stylish retro, water cooler, now used to shelve Buddhas and icons, lies dusty and forgotten in the corridor. Room 1 boasts a fascinating black and white picture which appears to show early backpackers, circa the 1950s, bedding down in a share dorm. These little quirks and the friendly staff somehow combine to give this place a peculiar charm. The rooms are extremely basic affairs and from some it is a bit of a stroll to the shared facilities, but if you can handle its lack of modern polish, for the money this is reasonable value.

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Contact details:

71 Sri Ayutthaya Rd Soi 16. T: (02) 281 0757, (02) 282 5349

What we were quoted

Type of room	Low season	High season
Sgl fan share b'room	150 THB	250 THB
Dbl fan share b'room	200 THB	250 THB
Sgl fan private b'room	300 THB	300 THB
Dbl fan private b'room	400 THB	400 THB

Added to Travelfish on: 6th March, 2005
Last visited or updated on: 7th December, 2011

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Rated 4 out of 5

Based on 1 ratings and 1 reviews

Great value for the price

Recently stumbled on this place while walking around the Thewet area not far from Kao San Road. The neighboring guesthouses were charging 400 baht per night for a single bedroom fan room. Being a price conscious backpacker, I checked out Sawatdee since they had a promotion (probably since the area is not getting much business at all). I got a single fan room at Sawatdee for 150 baht per night. Their free morning coffee was definitely a plus. The room was clean, decent size. Not getting any street noise was a definite plus for me.
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Sawatdee Guest House reviewed by Hyori89 (Total reviews: 1) on 20th June, 2010
Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 6/2010

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