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Region: Bangkok And Surrounds> Province: Bangkok> Location: Bangkok/Khao San Road
New Joe Guesthouse
Very good value hidden away spot
81 Trok Mayom, Chakraphong Rd, Bangkok
Bangkok Province
Tel: (02) 281 2948
Fax: (02) 281 5547
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Description
Set towards the western end of Trok Mayom (the narrow alley that runs parallel to Khao San Rd), New Joe has a large, comfortable and quiet restaurant and a mix of quiet good value rooms. They have two buildings -- next door there is a small wooden house that has small basic rooms for under 200B and within the main grounds a larger multi-storey building that has the bulk of their rooms. Some rooms are clean and have small bathrooms and matching small verandas (not much of a view though) while many others have dirty walls and spotty bathrooms that might put off the more squeamish traveller. Handily they also have a deal where you can hire a room for the day (08:00-20:00) for a discounted rate -- perfect if you are just transitting through. The foyer has loads of travel information although the staff are not particularly friendly they are somewhat helpful. The in-house garden restaurant serves Thai and western food.
Sgl fan private b'room
280 THB (low season)
280 THB (high season)
Dbl fan private b'room
300 THB (low season)
300 THB (high season)
Dbl A/C private b'room
400 THB (low season)
400 THB (high season)
450B with hot water
Triple fan private b'room
400 THB (low season)
400 THB (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 21st July, 2003
Last visited or updated on: 14th June, 2007
Guest feedback
Stayed Once & Came Back Again! - 
By dadarren ( total comments: 5 
) Stayed here 4/2008
Thought this was a great guesthouse. Room quality is average for Thailand. Right in the Khaosan Road area but tucked away so you can escape the crowds & noise. The garden terrace/restaurant makes a nice entrance and it's a great place to relax and enjoy the restaurant's great food. Friendly staff. The travel-agency right inside the guesthouse makes travel planning within Bangkok and outside the city (trains/plane/buses/etc.) so convenient. If the temperature is hot for you at the time of year you're visiting you really don't need the ''hot'' water option for extra Baht. As for previous comments about it being crowded: I was staying there during their high-season and I didn't find it crowded at all. Never a long line-up and the restaurant was never full. I stayed here at the beginning & end of my trip to Thailand and it was a great way to book-end my trip.
Cleanliness | Facilities | Location | Romance | Rooms | Service | Value | Vibe |
Not for us - 
By 1miriam ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 7/2007
We are middle-aged NZ travellers but know what to expect when 'roughing' it. We checked out New Joe's on our first night of arrival, we were very hot and sticky and tired, and we were looking for a budget room. The room we saw for 280bt per night was tiny, and very dirty. Perhaps a higher priced one would be better, but we were not in that price range at that point in our holiday. Was a nice location and at that hour of night, some interesting young travellers were sitting in the restaurant.
Dirty, Disappointed - 
By traveller1103 ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 2/2007
I did tons of research before deciding to stay at New Joe Guesthouse, and based on the comments on this site I thought it would be nice. I'm sorry to say that it was one of the filthiest rooms we stayed in in Thailand. There was mould everywhere -- in the bathroom, all over the ceilings, and the toilet was disgusting. It smelled like urine in the entire claustrophobic bathroom. I'd been staying in rooms in the 150-400B price range, so I knew what to expect but I was disappointed (our room there was 350). I would not have stayed there for 100B it was so dirty. We never would have taken the room but we had made the reservation and a lot of the other recommended guesthouses were full so we couldn't check them out. We only stayed one night and could not leave too soon. Sorry to dissent from the majority but the positive comments seem misleading to me. Maybe it's just been getting worse over the past two years since the good comments were posted. The staff were nice enough but we always had to wait in line at the desk since it was such a crowded guesthouse. Look before you buy.
Great Place - 
By o_time ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 10/2006
I'm very happy with the place. People are nice, great restuarant, good location and price.
Single room for 100 baht - No rating given
By DShan ( total comments: 3 )
Is the single room for 100 baht available? I checked their website but it wasn't on their list. Have tried to email them 1 day ago still awaiting their reply
Great place to stay, incredible food! -
By noushymoo ( total comments: 6 ) Stayed here 6/2006
New Joe was a great place to begin a journey in Thailand. Rooms were cheap and basic but clean, great location and quieter than Khao San Rd, great travel desk, they helped us so much always giving us the cheaper options like how to take local buses rather than pushing expensive alternatives on us. The food was so great we ate there for 7 nights in a row and different meals every night! Also we had a thai massage there which was very good. Great place to stay, we will definately go back.
we kept going back for the food! -
By love2travel ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 12/2005
As the description says, the rooms are very basic, but clean. When we got dropped off here in the middle of night, it seemed a bit sketchy, but in the daylight it was a completely different story. Great location a bit off of khao san road, awesome food, and the best thai massage (with nice atmosphere) right next door. The staff was helpful, and they have safe deposit boxes if you bring your own lock. They also have laundry service. The hot water was a bit difficult to figure out...but other than that, we enjoyed this place. Oh, and a pool table too.
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