Blue Star Guest House

A pleasant swamp village

Photo of Blue Star Guest House, 241 Maenam Kwai Rd, Kanchanaburi. , Kanchanaburi

What we say:

Rambling down from the main road to the river's edge, the wooden stilt cabins at Blue Star sit packed tightly together over a murky swamp. The very friendly and popular guesthouse boasts some excellent value rooms, along with some more average options. In general, accommodation is fairly basic, but charmingly so. Rooms run down in two long rows. The cheaper rooms up by reception are passable and clean, but have mouldy and damp bathrooms. Towards the river, the cheaper fan rooms are on the left, while the more upmarket ones on the right (including the two high on stilts) offer spacious rooms and immaculate bathrooms. 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 friendly management offer free pickups from the bus station, and offer great sightseeing advice without pressuring guests to take tours. Overall, Blue Star is a great choice, with a lot of rustic appeal. Discounts are also offered for single occupancy in some rooms and for longer stays. Recommended.

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Contact details:

241 Maenam Kwai Rd, Kanchanaburi. T: (034) 512 161, (034) 624 733 F: (034) 624 732
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What we were quoted

Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Dbl fan private b'room	150 THB	150 THB	Cold shower
Dbl air-con private b'room	350 THB	350 THB
Triple air-con private b'room	650 THB	650 THB
Bungalow fan private b'room	200 THB	200 THB	Cold shower
Bungalow air-con private b'room	550 THB	550 THB	650B for riverview

Added to Travelfish on: 21st July, 2003
Last visited or updated on: 2nd June, 2008

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Rated 4 out of 5

Based on 11 ratings and 11 reviews

Clean & good value

Took a Dbl air-con private b'room. Clean, tidy and spacious. Free wifi in room. Cheap laundry service. Staff helped with tour booking for Erawan National Park.
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Blue Star Guest House reviewed by kristofsky (Total reviews: 2) on 20th June, 2011
Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 6/2011
Open view

The room cost 700 baht per night, and there were open clear tiles on a room which sat below the level of the path so evrybody could look in. not the best value in town it was all i could find late at night The staff were pleasant and curteous
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Blue Star Guest House reviewed by miamuay (Total reviews: 2) on 27th January, 2010
Rated 3 out of 5. after a stay here in 8/2009
A+

loved it. the caged bird near reception is hilarious/annoying. would go here again
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Blue Star Guest House reviewed by grndhouse (Total reviews: 8) on 21st November, 2009
Rated 5 out of 5. after a stay here in 9/2009
Pleasant and friendly

Only the cheaper rooms were available when we arrived, but they were perfectly comfortable and we had a good sleep, and a pleasant sit on the balcony late at night. The best thing about this guest house is the extensive common areas available to guests, so you really only sleep in your room. Drinking, socialising and so on can be done in real comfort. We saw some of the new rooms in the main block, and these were very nice indeed. Toilets and bathrooms were very clean. Helpful and friendly staff.
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Blue Star Guest House reviewed by BigRoss (Total reviews: 15) on 1st February, 2009
Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 1/2009
Good Place to Stay

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.

Blue Star Guest House reviewed by ask03 (Total reviews: 5) on 16th February, 2008
Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 1/2008
budget aircon room

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 Guest House reviewed by Katie1985 (Total reviews: 5) on 6th January, 2008
Rated 3 out of 5. after a stay here in 12/2007
Blue Star is a Gem

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.

Blue Star Guest House reviewed by Fishman (Total reviews: 39) on 14th August, 2007
Rated 5 out of 5. after a stay here in 1/2007
enjoyable stay

Had a.con room on water was great beautiful gardens and lots of options for any budget. WELL WORTH THE PRICE.

Blue Star Guest House reviewed by mick110971 (Total reviews: 3) on 26th May, 2007
Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 5/2007
website

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.

Blue Star Guest House reviewed by solero (Total reviews: 20) on 13th January, 2007
Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 2/2007
shmo

Stayed here many times. Very friendly with nice bungalows. A place I felt comfortable taking my mother to stay.

Blue Star Guest House reviewed by shmo260 (Total reviews: 2) on 30th November, 1999
Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 10/2006
Friendly

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 restaurant, it's not the best.

Blue Star Guest House reviewed by solero (Total reviews: 20) on 9th October, 2006
Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 12/2005

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