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New Merry V Guest House
Spotless and well-located, but aging
18-20 Phra Athit Road
Bangkok Province
Tel: (02) 280 3315, (02) 629 0462
Description
New Merry V is spotlessly clean, right down to its share bathrooms. It's also very conveniently located for the Chao Phraya River Express ferries and for the strip of excellent bars and restaurants on Phra Athit Rd. There are 14 different styles of rooms to select from in the older front building or the newer back building. Up front, rooms are miniscule and decoration-free with super-firm army style cots -- not unlike immaculate jail cells. Rooms in the back are newer but still feel quite old, particularly the bedding, but have TV’s, air-con and are away from the busy road. The big minus (if you have a street front room) is the noise from the street in the mornings. Their in-house restaurant has Thai and western food.
Total rooms: 40+
Dbl A/C private b'room
550 THB (low season)
550 THB (high season)
590B with a big window
Dbl fan private b'room
290 THB (low season)
290 THB (high season)
330B with hot water
Dbl fan share b'room
200 THB (low season)
200 THB (high season)
Sgl fan share b'room
130 THB (low season)
130 THB (high season)
Triple A/C private b'room
700 THB (low season)
700 THB (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 21st July, 2003
Last visited or updated on: 16th April, 2007
Guest feedback
Cramped but clean - 
By ashokmenon ( total comments: 3 
) Stayed here 5/2000
Stayed in a double room in 1997, which was clean and airy. Stayed in a single in 2000 which was a box. However, its clean, cheap, convenient, has good facilities. Secure left luggage service, which allowed me to go to Laos with a just small pack for a week.
Recommended for backpackers, but I'll go a bit more upmarket next time.
Staff... - 
By womblefur ( total comments: 7 ) Stayed here 10/2005
Well the room was a box but at 290B cheap for Thailand and I guess you pay for what you get. The staff are not too friendly but ask for a towel and you will get. I would be inclined to look else where>!!!
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