Bamboo House
The ultimate jungle-bum rafthouses
What we say: 
Floating across from a wild stretch of palm trees and riverweeds, the rafts at Bamboo House offer an ideal spot for relaxation. With just a mattress on the floor, the shared bathroom raft rooms are unquestionably primitive -- but they nail the laidback riverside atmosphere Kanchanaburi is famous for. The rafthouses have shady decks, and one lucky room even has a hammock that dips over the surface of the water. Older huts on land are a little tatty and run down, but they do have some decent balconies with great river views. Clean new “luxury” rooms up on the hill with TVs, fridges and modern hot water bathrooms had been added recently as of early 2013. Bamboo House is far enough north off Maenam Kwai Road that it stays peaceful and quiet, but it's a 10-minute walk from the action. They do offer WiFi in a relaxed restaurant with river views, and staff (and their dalmation) are as laid back as the atmosphere would suggest, though little English is spoken.
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5 Soi Vietnam, Kanchanaburi. T: (034) 624 470Email them at: bamboo-house@thaimail.com
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What we were quoted
| Type of room | Low season | High season | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior - Double | 800 THB | 800 THB | With air-con |
| Sgl fan share b'room | 150 THB | 150 THB | Rafthouse |
| Dbl fan share b'room | 200 THB | 200 THB | Rafthouse |
| Family room | 500 THB | 500 THB | Has four beds |
| Bungalow air-con private b'room | 500 THB | 500 THB |
Added to Travelfish on: 21st July, 2003
Last visited or updated on: 13th May, 2013
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Read Bamboo House reviews
Rated 3 out of 5
Based on 4 ratings and 4 reviews
Great place for a night
We were charged 500 baht for an air-con room, with a 50 baht fee for an extra mattress pad (3 of us shared the room). Compared to other places we've stayed in Thailand and throughout Southeast Asia, the room was good value for the price. The location is also quite beautiful. Very close to the bridge. The only negative for us was the distance from the city center. Another big positive for us was playing with the dalmatian, Junior, who was extremely friendly (but a little over-fed).
Bamboo House reviewed by thailandelder (Total reviews: 3) on
bed bugs
I styed one night in Bamboo House. I got a rafthouse for THB200, with shared bathroom, fan, a mattress in the floor. The location is great, on the Kwai river, view to the bridge. THe place is very nice. However, my bed was infested with bed bugs. I could not sleep. I got lots of bites. I travel a lot, I've stayed in hundreds of cheap hotels, and that was the first time it happened. I refused to pay for the night , they should have paid me for the blood I lost. The staff don't speak much English and could hardly understand what is a bed bug.So at early morning I left and went to another guesthouse. Bamboo house should chang eit name to Bedbug house. A British tourist that was staying in another room also got attacked by bed bugs.
Bamboo House reviewed by nathantraveler (Total reviews: 25) on
Fantastic!!
We stayed only 2 nights in Kanchanaburi but could have stayed forever! We stayed on one of the rafthouses, which had excellent views of the Bridge over the River Kwai!
Bamboo House reviewed by miranda456 (Total reviews: 14) on
Very quiet
I stayed here when the lawn was flooded so I had to wade across the water to get to my raft. I did get a discount of 50B though which made up for it. Jasmine was nice to me when I first went to see the place but then didn't talk to me much after I'd decided to check in. She seemed more interested in socialising with the two single men there rather than a woman on her own. All in all it's a nice place if you're looking for seclusion and don't mind walking about 10-15mins to the shops. Try and stay during the week though because the floating discos and karaoke can get quite annoying at the weekends
Bamboo House reviewed by chiko930 (Total reviews: 12) on