Imperial Sakon Hotel

The Sahakon Imperial Hotel is a bit of a faded rose, but therein lies some of its charm, as arguably, it is an historical site in its own right. I checked in without an advance booking, as my decision to visit Sakhon Nakhon was made on a bit of whim. My ground level unit was a tight fit, including the bathroom and wardrobe. Comfortable bed, stable WiFi and proximity to the Big C, as well as morning and twilight markets (see my YouTube), is a major location plus. I stayed for one night and the knowledgeable staff, were super helpful with my onward travel arrangements. A solid option for a short-term stopover, when convenience and economy are key criteria ...

Our room had a view of sorts over the town and was 650 baht including breakfast. We stayed 1 night. However I thought this was poor value for money compared to other hotels we have stayed in. The hotel is very tired looking. The windows leaked and whistled in the storm we had overnight and this impacted on the wallpaper. The a/c worked ok but was very old and built into the room and seemed to suddenly get noisy then go quiet. The shower needed a good 3 minutes to run before it worked at a good pressure and the temperature adjustment worked correctly- basically just as you had finished your uncomfortable wash and rinse! The shower was over a bath. Housekeeping was good all round. There was no mini bar in our room. You can tell how old the hotel is by the tv! One upside was the beds were memory foam and so although feeling firm to start with they moulded to my body and I slept well. Breakfast was aimed at Thais naturally but there was toast and marmalade and weak coffee, fried eggs that were cold and cold ham cuts that were warm! The rice soup did not impress but the vegetable soup was nice. The orange juice was powdered I think and tasted like those packs of rehydration salts you can buy when ill. Yuk. The staff were very nice and many spoke good English. The internet did not work until the morning despite several attempts to mend it by reception staff. Position wise this is as good as any hotels probably. If you don't have a car there are only taxis to get about...no motorbike taxis and no Tuk Tuk. But we did see bicycle rickshaws the following morning...they don't operate at night I guess for safety reasons. The hotel is very near street food vendors though and does have a restaurant, although we did not try it. No bar. We could have had a room for 400 baht with no breakfast and a view of a brick wall. Probably better value though! We stayed 1 night and if we needed more nights I would have moved.

IT was a great stay, i want to Thank the staff for making our stay very comfortabel . A very Nice , very spacious room , excellent WiFi And very welcoming staff in this hotel. They take good care of you. When you are travelling That is most important. My wife And me Made a trip threw a part of Thailand And we liked Sakon very much. Super friendly people And not to many toerist. This hotel sofar the best we had. Real Thailand style. Great service And everything we asked they answered very Nice. The restaurant we liked to. Good quality At a very cheap price. Enjoy your stay ,you Will for sure