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Blue Star Guest House
Lovely rooms on the river
241 Maenam Kwai Rd, Kanchanaburi
Kanchanaburi Province
Tel: (034) 512 161, (034) 624 733
Fax: (034) 624 732
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Description
Rambling down from the main road to the river's edge, the very friendly and popular Blue Star boasts some excellent value rooms along with some more average options. Unusually the restaurant is at the rear of the resort, while the rooms run down in two long rows. The cheaper rooms up by the reception are passable and clean but the mouldy and damp bathrooms are very forgettable. Towards the river, the cheaper fan rooms are on the left, the more upmarket ones (including the two high on stilts) on the right, with really clean and spacious rooms and immaculate bathrooms. The two elevated bungalows on the right are certainly something different and would appeal to some. Most of the rooms are on stilts over fairly swampy waters -- don't forget your repellent. Be aware that the pond in front of the terraced restaurant is not particularly nice to look at, so stay as close to the river as possible. The in-house restaurant serves Thai and western food. Overall, Blue Star is a great choice. Discounts are also offered for single occupancy in some rooms and for longer stays.
Total rooms: 30+
Dbl fan private b'room
150 THB (low season)
150 THB (high season)
Near reception, upto 450B away from reception
Dbl A/C private b'room
350 THB (low season)
350 THB (high season)
Near reception, 650B for riverfront
Triple A/C private b'room
650 THB (low season)
650 THB (high season)
Bungalow fan private b'room
200 THB (low season)
200 THB (high season)
250B for a stilt bungalow
Added to Travelfish on: 21st July, 2003
Last visited or updated on: 26th December, 2006
Guest feedback
Good Place to Stay - 
By ask03 ( total comments: 5 
) Stayed here 1/2008
Backpackers are spoiled for choice in Kanchanaburi, but the Blue Star provides a fun place to stay with very reasonable rates. The bungalows situated over the river are a bit spartan, but enjoyable. Others have already said it, but I'll go ahead and repeat - there are many places better to eat in town than the Blue Star restaurant.
budget aircon room - 
By Katie1985 ( total comments: 5 ) Stayed here 12/2007
We stayed in the budget air con room close to the restaurant. Although guest house itself is quiet nice and in a good location over the river the room wasn't great and the bed and pillows were very uncomfortable. Hopefully oher rooms are much nicer as staff are great as is the look of the guest house.
Blue Star is a Gem - 
By Fishman ( total comments: 36 ) Stayed here 1/2007
This place is the best of Kanchanaburi, the staff are energetic and welcoming, very friendly even to morons such as myself. I love this place, love the people, love the bungalows, love the atmosphere and the energy, love it,love it, love it. Blue Star is a 10.
enjoyable stay - 
By mick110971 ( total comments: 3 ) Stayed here 5/2007
Had a.con room on water was great beautiful gardens and lots of options for any budget.
WELL WORTH THE PRICE.
website -
By solero ( total comments: 19 ) Stayed here 2/2007
Blue Star now has a website :
http://www.bluestar-guesthouse.com/
service still as good as ever, but still not a fan of the restrauant ! Mai pen rai, there's a beautiful little sit down place just a left hand turn outside the main entrance with mains with rice for 20 baht and generous portion of green curry and rice for 30.
Totally wonderful -
By Jerta ( total comments: 7 ) Stayed here 11/2006
Great guesthouse! We stayed in one of the AC-bungalows. Spacious, very clean room. Staff is very friendly, food is good!
shmo -
By shmo260 ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 10/2006
Stayed here many times. Very friendly with nice bungalows. A place I felt comfortable taking my mother to stay.
friendly -
By solero ( total comments: 19 ) Stayed here 12/2005
this is a really friendly place, with great staff, but then it's hard to go wrong in Kanchanaburi as far as guesthouses go. Nothing much wrong with the bungalows, but avoid the restrauant, it's not the best.
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