Station ONE Hotel

Station One Hotel is a standard hotel located in the heart of Aranyaprathet. Located near Aranyaprathet bus station, price 600 baht per night. The receptionist provides good service and has a clean lobby. The rooms are clean and up to standard. The bed was comfortable, there were 2 bottles of water provided, the WiFi signal was usable. The only downside was that the hotel's lip service had not yet been activated, causing you to have to walk up and down the stairs with your bag. But everything else is considered good. There is adequate parking in front of the hotel.

There is absolutely nothing I can think of that was good at this hotel or this town. When we arrived in the afternoon, we asked if they could arrange transfer or call a taxi to bring us to the border. This was apparently not possible so we had to sort out ourselves how to get there. The elevator was broken so we had to walk to the second floor with our bags using the staircase. The room was the cherry on the pie. It had no daylight, just a window that overlooked the hallway of the ground floor. There were a bunch of loud people phoning, shouting and talking down there which echoed straight into our room. If it was silent downstairs, you could enjoy your neighbours talking/TV since the walls are thin and it seemed they placed all the guests next to each other whilst there was plenty of space. We decided to put the airco on which was luckily louder than all the noise, but as it was directed to the pillow, it was horror to sleep with the wind blowing in your face or neck. The 80ies bathroom was abominable. The water tap was loose and almost fell off, the shower was filled with mold and had a nasty shower curtain. Seriously, most student flats in NL look better and they can be really bad! In the end we did not sleep at all due to the uncomfortable bed, snoring neighbour, heat and noise. We left the hotel as fast as possible the next day. I honestly believe Aranyaprethet, although it’s a city in itself not worth a visit, should have slightly better hotels which we surely recommend, as you should stay clear of this one!

Like most visitors this was a handy stop for the night before crossing the border into Cambodia. Perfectly adequate hotel. My room’s ‘window’ gave me a glimpse of a corner of a pillow on the bed in the next room which was a bit disconcerting but no-one’s privacy was compromised! Bathroom was small but perfectly clean. Interesting collection of memorabilia in the public areas.