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River Kwai Hotel

A comfortable off-the-river option

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The River Kwai Hotel has the starched atmosphere of a grand hotel past its prime. This is Kanchanaburi's token town centre four-star hotel, with all the facilities you'd expect. It has a swimming pool and a fitness room, and all of the 160 rooms have air-con, minibar, internet access and cable TV. Rooms are pleasantly decorated, though fairly characterless. For anyone looking for a top hotel in the town centre, this is probably as good as it gets in Kanchanaburi. One does get the feeling, however, that they are more used to catering for business clients than independent travellers, as evidenced by the conference facilities and business centre. The hotel also boasts the town's biggest nightclub, the Glitzy Discotheque, and an outdoor restaurant set below a giant concrete tepee. Online advanced booking offers up to 30% discount over rack rates provided here.

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284/15-16 Saeng Chuto Road, Kanchanaburi. T: (034) 510 111, (034) 511 184 F: (034) 511 269
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Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Standard - Double	1,500 THB	1,500 THB
Junior Suite	4,000 THB	4,000 THB
Deluxe Suite	7,000 THB	7,000 THB
Superior - Double	1,800 THB	1,800 THB
Deluxe- Double	2,200 THB	2,200 THB

* Travelfish researchers visit and review properties on an anonymous basis. By that we mean they show up, in person, and pretend to be either be a potential guest, or somebody looking for a room for a friend or relative. Where possible the researcher will inspect at least a couple of rooms. The rates you see above are what either the desk staff told us they were, or what were in the brochure when they just told us to quit bugging them and look in the brochure. For mid-range hotels and up, always shop around online for a competitive rate. Click here to find out more about what makes Travelfish different with regards our accommodation reviews.

Added to Travelfish on: 21st July, 2003
Last visited or updated on: 3rd June, 2008

River Kwai Hotel reviews

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Good, Clean & Worth It! - 24th March, 2008
We spent a few nights here in Jan ‘08.(2 rooms) Both rooms were a decent size and had fridge & TV. However, the rooms were quite worn / used and the bathrooms were not the best I’ve been in but were at least clean. The hotel lobby, coffee shop, swimming pool and restaurant were all very good and the hotel is in a good location on the main road. Overall our stay was comfortable and the included breakfast was very good with a good variety of Asian & Western food!

River Kwai Hotel reviewed by Jon_Mak_Mak on 24th March, 2008, rated 3 out of 5.
Stayed here 1/2008
Total reviews submitted: 3.
Jon_Mak_Mak also reviewed: City Lodge, Galare Guest House.

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