Budget
Pong Phen Guesthouse
Swimming pool, motorbike hire, shuttle/taxi services to Bangkok & the local area, and local sightseeing tours. Friendly staff, wifi, movie screenings on a large TV at 18:00. The reception is shared with the restaurant and is a good place to meet other guests.
Ploy Guest House
All rooms in Siam style with air-con, private toilet and hot shower. Double rooms from 550 baht internet rate or 650 baht, including coffee and toast for breakfast. Restaurant/bar with river view. Walled garden outside your room with incorporated open-air shower.
V.N. Guest House
Raft rooms from 250 baht, double rooms with bath 250 baht, ai-con rooms 400 baht. Free wifi.
Bluestar Guesthouse
Near Sud Chai bridge, all rooms with private toilet. Wifi streams from the main counter. About half the rooms are within range.
Tanaville
Not a new place but the owners are nice and there is a well cared garden. Shared facilities are clean. Good if you want to sit on the river, relax and see the water flow by with an occasional boat.
Jolly Frog Backpackers
Restaurant with Wifi, nice lawn and garden area with hammocks, and dock on river. Bring your own towel. Staff is hit or miss and are not customer-service oriented.
Apple's Guesthouse
This guest house features a bunch of rooms adjoined by a nice big garden outside. The rooms are fairly spacious and luxury, and contain a hot shower. Rooms have either fan or ai-con rooms, with the fan-rooms being cheaper. Rooms do not feature TVs, according to the owner due to environmental concerns. There is a good restaurant attached as well, but breakfast is lacking. Portions are small, it is served late not before 07:30 and it is not included in the room price.
Rainbow Lodge
Fan room with TV & toilet 1,050 baht, fan & hot water 390 baht, standard room: TV, air-con, hot shower &toilet 490-590 baht. VIP room TV, air-con, fridge, hot shower & toilet 1,050-1,200 baht. All rooms have free wifi and a buffet dinner is provided.
Sams Guesthouse
All rooms come with air-con, most are wooden bungalows in a quiet area on the River Kwai.
Midrange
Saiyok River House
Rooms are for two persons, three persons & six persons. There is a three-bedroom house for couples or a family.
River Kwai Hotel
Centrally located hotel with a really good breakfast Thai or Western. Was once the city's fanciest hotel but now it's getting a little long in the tooth. Large swimming pool, an OK restaurant. If you want to be adventurous, better walk to the railway station some 600 m distant, turn right as you leave the hotel, go around the night market, and eat there cheaply, because this is where the locals shop and eat. Internet café, though more expensive than many other nearby cafes, beer garden, dubious massage/karaoke bar and disco
Kasem Island Resort
Fan-rafting rooms or air-con rooms with private balcony overlooking the River Kwai. An island resort on the River Kwai. Rooms for 2-3 persons.
Pavilion Rim Kwai
(http://www.pavilionrimkwa...). beautifully landscaped gardens on the banks of the river kwai valley.
River Kwai Jungle Rafts
(http://www.riverkwaijungl...). floating rooms in the heart of the jungle near saiyok kanchanaburi.
Top end
Felix River Kwai Resort
Walking distance from the bridge, just on the opposite side from the main touristy area. Nice, well-maintained facilities, with several restaurants, internet access in the lobby, massage parlor, air-con rooms.
Nakakiri River Kwai Resort
(http://www.nakakiriresort...) one of the largest river kwai resorts. enjoy their own hot springs, huge atv track, giant swimming pool and nearby waterfall. stay in jungle river raft houses, more luxury hotel rooms overlooking the river or the top location poolside or riverview villas, starting from 1,350 baht.
| This guide uses the following price ranges for a standard double room: | |
| Budget | Under 1,000 baht |
| Mid-range | 1,000 baht to 2,500 baht |
| Splurge | Over 2,500 baht |
There are lots of guesthouses, resorts and hotels available. The density increases the nearer you get to the bridge. As usual if you book in advance they will arrange a free pick up service for you. If you haven't done so yet, you should try one night in a raft room floating on the river.