River Kwai Hotel

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
There is a problem with music late at night which makes it difficult to sleep. The air conditioning units are very noisy. A kettle and coffee in the room would be good. W-fi should be automatic. Staff need to have better English.

Reservation service:
Fine

Date: 1st May, 2012
Written by: Joan Beaumont

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
A big hotel with an even bigger breakfast buffet, good location as close to bus station and railway station After these two points everything is downhill as far as the hotel goes. First surprise front desk people can hardly say a few words in English. Second surprise free Internet for only 3 hours a day. This was never disclosed by SiameServices nor the hotel and amounts to misrepresentation Awful hand basin tap which when turned on would spray water all over. Plastic underneath the bed mattress which creaked the whole night long but the paper thin walls and the parties in adjoining rooms BOTH helped in preventing you from sleeping PLEASE AVOID AT ALL COSTS ? Dirty dilapidated room, torn shower curtain were the other highlights

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You should have made it clear that Internet was NOT free and that there was a charge after 3 hours. Please investigate your facts thoroughly before you state them Partially stating facts can amount to misrepresentation nevertheless

Date: 12th February, 2012
Written by: Sultan H Merchant

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
is very good, the resteurant cow boys is very very good

Reservation service:
ok

Date: 6th December, 2011
Written by: Terrile Piero

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Be careful to some rooms which are located just above the main karaoke in town ! Because if you are in one of these rooms, you can not sleep because the sound is really too strong... I have admit that some voices are not pleasant to hear ^ ^ But a very good hotel overall. Breakfast buffet plentiful, many choices.

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very satisfied of siameservices !

Date: 2nd August, 2011
Written by: Orvain Vincent

River Kwai Hotel

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Gammalt och slitet hotell med mager frukostbuffe och ett tradlost internet som inte fungerade. Pa plussidan ar att det ligger valdigt centralt och har en bra restaurang pa utsidan om hotellet och ett diskotek om man gillar att dansa.

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Bra websida att boka hotell i Thailand pa.

Date: 13th July, 2011
Written by: Ulf

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Hotel is not what I expected. Rooms and hotel in very poor condition. Would not reccomend this hotel to any one.

Reservation service:
excellent as always

Date: 10th July, 2011
Written by: Les Horsford

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Loved the city, people, and the hotel.I would go back again. Pool was nice, morning buffet was excellent. Room was cleaned daily. All in all I was pleased.

Reservation service:
The booking service was on spot. No problems.

Date: 22nd June, 2011
Written by: Ronald Richmond

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Old rustic charms! Translates into: Broken almirah door (I have photos), Torn curtains, worn carpets, wash basing tap spilling water on you. However, great location being very close to and in between the railway station, bus stand, night market, war cemetery and River Kwai death railway bridge. Coffee machine with coffee/tea sachets is a standard service these days but not at this hotel. Despite written confirmation by SiameServices, they refused to provide the coffee maker, though they provided free hot water in thermos. Fairly good services including free wi-fi, swimming pool and gym. great interiors and collection of nice paintings and murals are over once you leave the reception area. The themed bar with live Rodeo music seemed nice as I did not use the services. Breakfast was average. If you want to connect to history, its nice. Howeevr if you prefer nice maintenance, young courteous staff and standard services, go for a newly constructed hotel. However the hotel did not honour the promise of providing water heater/ coffee maker.

Reservation service:
Booking was smooth and even considered my request for change in dates and promptly provided the revised confirmation voucher.

Date: 18th April, 2011
Written by: Sudershan Singh Gusain

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
The hotel location is in the city (not near the bridge). the rooms are very big. The hotel did not have available room for us when we arrived (late). They wanted to upgrade with no charge but only for 1 night out of 3. (We did not want to change room and they did not accept to give us 3 night upgrade so they gave us room with air-condition problem and flush problem in the toilet. Breakfast was very good

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the hotel did not keep a room for us

Date: 19th March, 2011
Written by: Dr. Abed Yosef

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Excellent service from all staff. Room looked a little tired but very good value for money. Good menu and food quality was excellent. Location is a tuk-tuk ride away from the tourist part of town on a busy road but does not suffer from traffic noise.

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Used SiameServices several times before. Always good service. Highly recommended.

Date: 11th March, 2011
Written by: David Alfred White

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
It's a good bargain for money. But the disco on the 1st floor is quite noisy till mid-nite if your room facing the street.

Reservation service:
Speedy and good. Got confirmation within 2 hours

Date: 22nd February, 2011
Written by: Hao Ning Chang

River Kwai Hotel

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Have stayed here before, poolside bar would benefit from a better beer fridge.

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Date: 20th February, 2011
Written by: Neil Sandilands

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Not very good at all. Poor room, unfriendly stall bad location. You can do better for your money closer to river Kwai district.

Reservation service:
Very good.

Date: 24th January, 2011
Written by: Mr L A Murkitt

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
The Hotel was dirty old and very dated. Carpets grubby, everything very tatty and in desperate need of refurbishment. Breakfast not worth bothering about. The worst was the late night music and dreadful vocal accompanyment till 2am. We shall definately not be staying there again.

Reservation service:
Very good as usual.

Date: 31st December, 2010
Written by: Christopher Leo Sweeney

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Nice Hotel. Staffs are helpful, especially the parking crew who would greet and chat about our activities. Should have more informations on festivities, e.g. where and when are the celebrations.

Reservation service:
Great. No problems.

Date: 27th November, 2010
Written by: Lim Tow Heng

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Nice and clean room. Very good breakfast. Silent location, not the backpackers ares.

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Date: 23rd November, 2010
Written by: Nikita Skvortsov

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
- Rooms are a bit outdated. + Very friendly staff. Made us feel very welcome and did everything to make our stay comfortable.

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Date: 15th November, 2010
Written by: Jasper

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
The hotel looked promising when we went in and staff were efficient. The main part of our room was fine, but the bathroom was a bit dilapidated both decoration wise and there were a few broken tiles and some mould on the walls with some frayed old paintwork. In their favour they do appear to be doing up the rooms bit by bit. Staff were very nice and helpful. There were no internet services after 11pm as their cafe closed around that time, but they do have free wifi if you have your own computer. The hotel is about 5km from the bridge, but handy for the food market every night which is well worth a visit and things like the bus station and the TAT office. The breakfast wasn't up to much, although there was a lot of choice the quality was not great, although not appalling. The main problem was on our second night at 1.20am we awoke to the sound of running water and it was literally raining in our bathroom. This was interesting, as it wasn't raining outside! 3 people came from reception who didnt really speak much english but who were terribly concerned. They bought a technician who declared that the problem couldn't be fixed. The manager was very willing to please and relocated us in a better grade room. He also allowed us to leave our belongings in the rainy room, so we could tidy up in the morning. Unfortunately the better grade room, while it looked very nice, smelled very peculiar and one of us had a damp bed. So the next morning we requested to change again and were given a room that was the same as the rainy room, but luckily minus the rainy bathroom! Again the bathroom was a bit worse for wear but much better than our first one. All in all it didn't get in the way of our enjoying Kanchanaburi but I would recommend that you have a look at the room before you take it.

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Date: 9th November, 2010
Written by: Taya Bose/victoria Rhodes

River Kwai Hotel

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The place to go in Kanchanaburi. Real value for the money. My wife and myself came here several times. When we arrived a double bed room was ready while we asked for twin bed.However we could change.

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Date: 28th October, 2010
Written by: Werner Schittenhelm

River Kwai Hotel

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The hotel is excellent value for money and the restaurant provides delicious and inexpensive food. The hotel staff were very friendly and efficient. The hotel is a little worn and shabby e.g. carpets, fittings etc and it would be nice to have tea and coffee making facilities in the room. The hotel is only a short distance to one of the war cemeteries and the excellent Thai - Burma Railway museum across from the cemetery.

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Date: 17th October, 2010
Written by: Jennifer Valmai Mckay

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
I really liked my stay at your hotel the staff was very nice and helpfull I really enjoyed it and also I liked the swimmingpool.

Reservation service:
really handy to use

Date: 4th September, 2010
Written by: Jeroen Cote

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
quick check in, rooms were a bit dirty not a ideal location or not the best place we stayed on our thailand trip.

Reservation service:
excellent

Date: 26th August, 2010
Written by: Doug Hunter

River Kwai Hotel

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Everytime we come here we enjoy this hotel. Very good price, great breakfast, WIFI very fast and free of charge. Great entertainment outside in the evening.We certaily come back again.

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Date: 9th August, 2010
Written by: Werner Schittenhelm

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Reasonable standard. WiFi collapsed for most of a day when I had started to book another place; kept saying would be fixed in 2 hours, one hour more etc. Breakfast O.K. Room reasonable size. WiFi is free for 1 hour per day. Staff are very nice.

Reservation service:
always worked great to date.

Date: 25th July, 2010
Written by: Graham Morgan

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
I was treated truly as a guest, the accommodation was very good, good value for money and the staff were very helpful. I will certainly use this hotel again.

Reservation service:
Excellent and very helpful.

Date: 12th July, 2010
Written by: Ae White

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Hotel is average but location is good as it is in the town area and close to facilities. Bathrooms need upgrade. Breakfast spread is fairly good and the staff are friendly and good service.

Reservation service:
Booking confirmation can be improved by immediate confirmation rather than to wait 48 hrs.

Date: 28th June, 2010
Written by: Loh Wing Yip

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
We loved our stay in Kanchanaburi and the River Kwai Hotel was excellent. The staff were very friendly and the hotel had all the conveniences. They booked our trip to Hellfire Pass for the Anzac Day Service and everything was great.

Reservation service:
SiameServices as always provides an excellent service. I highly recommend them. Thank you for all your efficiency and great advice too.

Date: 28th April, 2010
Written by: Gerrit De Graaf

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
VFM alround, facilities VG, staff friendly and helpful, room good apart from bathroom which needed updating, food good both Thai and European, location good for visitng the sites and shopping. Would experience again no problems.

Reservation service:
Service VG apart from the cumpulsory meal for Sangcran which apparently only applied to SiameServices bookings and were the only couple that turned up for dinner in a 200 seater dining room.

Date: 25th April, 2010
Written by: Mr Parsons

River Kwai Hotel

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Hotel staff were very friendly and efficient. The breakfast buffet was very good and the even granted special requests for food orders. The pool facilities were very nice. Overall, a pleasant experience.

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Date: 19th April, 2010
Written by: Gregory Alan Elliott

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Dirty old hotel, rundown and smelly old carpets in the hallway. The bathroom was nasty,with water running from the toilet all over the floor. We werent the only one staying in the room, at night we could hear some kind of animal making noices. Maybe rats? we dont know. The breakfast had a lot to offer, if you re used to eating thaifood for breakfast that is. The staff looked friendly, however they couldn't speak so good english. When I asked for the internetcode I had to talk to 3 diffrent staffmembers until they understood what I wanted. Many things was below expectations, but the poolarea was very nice I must say.

Reservation service:
Very good!!

Date: 29th March, 2010
Written by: Monica

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Very pleasant hotel. Staff very friendly and helpful. Great breakfast was included. Close to most of the attractions.

Reservation service:
Very easy and professional.

Date: 3rd March, 2010
Written by: Terrence John Long

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Very poor rooms badly in need of update. Certainly not worth the money. Very good breakfast. Dining staff un-cooperative

Reservation service:
Very good but needs a better description on you website.

Date: 2nd March, 2010
Written by: Mr L A Murkitt

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
There are not too many hotels in the city area. So, this hotel can be say the best hotel in the city. Hotel is clean, but old. Look like going back to years of James Bond's movie. Motor bike rental is easy, but car rental is disappointed in Kanachanburi. Perhaps poor business at there. There is only 1 agent, Good Time Travel to handle car rental.

Reservation service:
Perfect. No doubt at all

Date: 3rd February, 2010
Written by: Kwan Yung Sun Wong Foon Mai

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Ok for the price but would not recomend for any more than 1 night. Staff not friendly at all. We were booked for honeymoon in a non-smoking room and they gave us a room with 2 single beds. When we asked to change rooms to a double they put us in a smoking room that a heavy smoker had been in. Reasonably clean for 1 night (apart from the cigarette smell) but would not do a long stay.

Reservation service:
SiameServices.com is a pleasure to book through.

Date: 11th January, 2010
Written by: Nathan

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Hi all perfect, very good hotel, nothing bad jm

Reservation service:
no problem

Date: 6th January, 2010
Written by: Verdez Jean Michel

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Bathroom needs refreshment and renovations, not clean . Swimming pool closed for renovation on peak season ( 24 - 25 dec.).

Reservation service:
Must pay totality before seeing the room,pictures on website does not matches .

Date: 28th December, 2009
Written by: Vermeulen Marc

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
For a 3 star the hotel was great. We really liked the location as we were able to walk to a lot of places during the day and then just got on the back of a bike to visit places farther away, which was great fun! If we were to go back we would stay there again. On the advice of some friends we did request a quiet room, although we could still hear the base of the music which wasn't too bad for us as we stayed out mostly, it did finish at a reasonable time. The service provided by guest relations and reception was very helpful and informative.

Reservation service:
Had no problems - very straight forward

Date: 4th December, 2009
Written by: Clare Elaine Spicer

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
This is about my fourth stay at the hotel in three years. I cannot fault the place. Perfect location, just 1Km from the bus terminal in one direction, and the railway station and War Cemetery in the other. Was rather disappointed with the Thai breakfast this time around, although there is still the best breakfast choice I have ever seen at any Thai hotel. Staff have limited English - the hotel seems to be mainly for wealthier Thai people to stay at. Your other options are resorts up along the Kwai river, which you will need to book through tour agents in order to get there unless you are driving yourself. But I love the place - I do not go to Thailand to mix with Westerners - I do that back here in Aussie all the time. If you want to tour the Tiger Temple and Hellfire Pass etc, hire a songtiew (two bench car) at the bus station. You should pay B700 for a half day, and twice this for a full day. You go where YOU want to go, not where the tour operator wants to take you! (I hired a half day to the Tiger Temple for the above price).I rate the hotel service as excellent, but then, I speak a few words of Thai, which helps.

Reservation service:
Never a problem, I ALWAYS use them!

Date: 26th November, 2009
Written by: Dennis Mitchell

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
This is a three star hotel so one shouldn't expect more. On the plus side location is good especially if you don't have your own transport, the room was comfortable with lovely large feather pillows, swimming pool big with pleasant sun deck and there is a small fitness room. On the minus side, breakfast is adequate though not inspiring, although the coffee is surprisingly good but they insist on serving sweetened milk. If you have a room facing the front don't even think about trying to sleep until the disco finishes at 2:00am. When checking in ask for a quiet room at the back. Check in staff were helpful and spoke good English. Internet available at 80 baht per hour.

Reservation service:
Booking service was fine although would be easier if they accepted Thai bank debit cards on the internet booking service.

Date: 24th October, 2009
Written by: Richard Thomson

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
The breakfast was amazing. I paid for a week of breakfast on my credit card so it felt like I was getting food for free. The rooms were nice equipped with TV, chairs, and beds. The beds were comfy. My boyfriend and I had two single beds but the bed had wheels on them so we could push them together. The front desk helped me find the bus number I needed. The hotel is not far from the bus station which was really helpful to me as we did not have too much money for taxis. We took the bus every time we went somewhere! The decor is beautiful in the breakfast/dinning room. I love how they include plant life on the outside windows where you eat. Their sweet and sour pork is amazing. The sauce tastes good on anything. The only thing that could be a problem for someone tall is that the bathroom ceiling isn't high but since I m average height it was fine. It was a magical adventure there. We went to Tiger Temple twice, Elephant park in Sio Yok, Erawan Waterfall, and Safari Park. We didn't need a tour guide to get around just used our wits and the bus. There was of course a language barrier but that is to be expected going into a different country.

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Date: 1st October, 2009
Written by: Cassey Wright

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
As far as anchanaburi is concerned, this is probably one of the better hotels in town, but that is not saying much! The staff on the front desk and bell-hops are VERY UNFRIENDLY and we seemed to be an annoyance more than a paying customer. The breakfast was horrid; a huge selection, but everything inedible. It is like the same food was recycled from the prior week. The restaurant staff were also rude and unhelpful. The lady at the pool was lovely. The security guards at the front car park were great. All other staff need a real wake-up call!! The room was in need of a fix. Light fittings broken and some lights not working. The bathroom had bad water pressure and was not entirely clean. I would not want to stay there again.

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Booking service was perfect. The hotel sucked!

Date: 30th August, 2009
Written by: Mark Stephen Remenyi

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
We are a family of four (our children are two boys aged 6 and 4). We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the hotel despite bad press in our travel guide. The room was decent (for the price paid), the pool was great and the location reasonably near tourist locations around Kanchanaburi (city). However, the food was poor - we would not eat there again.

Reservation service:
Fine.

Date: 9th August, 2009
Written by: Ron De Vries

River Kwai Hotel

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We will stay here again when we come back to Kanchanaburi. Very good at a very reasonable price.

Reservation service:
perfect

Date: 27th July, 2009
Written by: Schittenhelm

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Overall the hotel was good although it could do with an update. The pool was really nice, a good size and the breakfast more than suffient. The hotel is away from the main restaurants but they have reasonably priced food and entertainment. Bikes can also be hired to allow you to visit the sights and it is close to the bus station and tourist information. Would use again.

Reservation service:
Easy booking service and kept up to date by email which was good.

Date: 4th May, 2009
Written by: Carley Cummings

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Found the hotel to be very clean and the staff very helpfull and the food very good.

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I had to wait for 1 hour before my 3 rooms were ready and it was well after 2.oo pm so all should have been done before we arrived.But this was the only thing i can conplain about.

Date: 4th May, 2009
Written by: Maurice French

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Room a bit tired/bathroom pretty shabby Breakfast ok Pool good Had room at the rear of the hotel so had to put up with LOUD disco across the road.

Reservation service:
no complaints at all

Date: 30th April, 2009
Written by: Hans Bruin

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Nice hotel and location easy to find. It would have been much easier if Hotel staff had a better understanding of English.

Reservation service:
Booking service fantastic. Easy to use and reliable

Date: 20th April, 2009
Written by: Mary George

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
The River Kwai Hotel was showing its age and the room and bathroom were basic but for the price it was great value for money. The pool area was very nice as was the breakfast and the breakfast staff although the reception staff were a little cool I thought. It is quite a long way from the River Kwai tourist stuff - I thought their map was very misleading on this point - and we started walking toward this area hoping to be able to grab a passing taxi but there were none! Finally a public tuk tuk stopped for us. There is a great bar across the road from the hotel, small but air conditioned with very cold beer and excellent inexpensive meals.

Reservation service:
All went smoothly, not problems.

Date: 25th March, 2009
Written by: Susan Gale Oliver

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Ok for the money, good location for sightseeing. Deskstaff is not so nice, (or maybe they just don´t like farangs), but not unfriendly either, didn´t seem to care. Doorboys very friendly and helpful. Pool ok, rooms ok, beds are very comfortable. Think this hotel has been exclusive 20 years ago, today a bit - not shabby but nearly. The Breakfast very good and lunch not good at all. For the purpose of beeing a central base for attractions this hotel could be recommended for a few nights.

Reservation service:
Perfect

Date: 20th March, 2009
Written by: Gustafsson

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Good rate, noise from disco, parking a problem late at night, lunch not good, but good breakfast.

Reservation service:
Good

Date: 10th March, 2009
Written by: Lawrence Kitt

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
I made a mistake with the reservation and had to stay another night. Hotel could not extend at the same rate but down graded us to standard rooms at THB1050/night. Thirawat at the counter was most helpful. Needed to charge my GPS but hotel did not have a standard Motorola mobile phone charger. In today's world of mobile phones hotel should provide charging facilities.

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Date: 2nd March, 2009
Written by: Khoo Su Seng

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
This Hotel probably exceeded expectation. Some of the decor needed some TLC but the staff were friendly and efficient and the breakfasts were excellent. Good value for money.

Reservation service:
No problem.

Date: 26th February, 2009
Written by: Alan Johnson

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Mold in the seeling in both the room and the bathroom. Felt very old and really needs to have some work done!

Reservation service:
Excellent as always!

Date: 10th February, 2009
Written by: Niklas Hagman

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
disappointing experience. keep off this hotel, personal steels. we forget hat with mobile phone and sun-glasses in the breakfeastroom. one person of the service saw everything and took the hat to some place, for to give us back. in the evening only the hat was there. somebody of the personal is steeling. the manager was very week, has no power. he nows, that somebody steels, and he does nothing. keep off this hotel, no good.

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Date: 4th February, 2009
Written by: Siegenthaler Erich

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
cheap Hotel was always ok but this time not: first morning after breakfast I forgot my hat inside Sunglasses and Mobile Phone on a chair in the Breakfast Room. One of the staff is a mugger and has stolen my Mobile Phone and Sunglasses (1300$). The Food Manager was very incompetemt and slimy, like to make a agreement to make no Police Report an like to give me 5000 thb.incredible!! Tourist Police was very friendly and helpful. We was a group of 5 person's third time in River Kwai Hotel, we never go back

Reservation service:
the best booking service

Date: 4th February, 2009
Written by: Stefan Luigi Tellini

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
This is a hotel which has seen its best days. It was probably nice 20 years ago, but now it is like a cheap wannabe. Dirty spots everywhere, both in the room and elsewhere in the hotel. The bathroom is full of fungus. It smells from dirt and smoke. The restaurant is ok.

Reservation service:
Exellent service.

Date: 25th January, 2009
Written by: Hans Bladby

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
A confortable hotel, well situated on the main street in Kanchanaburi, good breakfast, the swimming pool is a plus. Good quality-price ratio. I recommend it wholeheartedly.

Reservation service:
No problem with the booking service SiameServices.com

Date: 22nd January, 2009
Written by: Maria Corina Olszewski

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
The price was good for the facilities, nice pool, breakfast, disco, location. On the downside was rooms were a bit rundown in particular the bath. Walls very thin so quite noisy in the mornings, constant telephones going, they should turn down the volume on those and have a quiet word with maids to keep noisy chatter to a minimum. The water from the tap was scolding hot, children or slightly inebriated adults should not be allowed near the hot taps without supervision, you will also be charged for the ice pack to treat your nasty burns. In general though reasonable value and central location, but we d probably stay on the river next time though.

Reservation service:
Okay.

Date: 20th January, 2009
Written by: Andy & May

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
A lovely hotel - very spacious, comfortable rooms, and a lovely pool. Service was very good, and the booking includes a great buffet breakfast. Only issue is that it is a bit of a walk from everything.

Reservation service:
Excellent

Date: 14th January, 2009
Written by: Coleen Boyle

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
The River Kwai is a beautiful hotel. The staff are very friendly and helpful, the restaurant has a delicious and affordable menu and the pool is a wonderful way to relax and take a break from the various diverse tours available in Kanchanaburi.

Reservation service:
very easy and convenient resource to prebook before arrival.

Date: 9th January, 2009
Written by: Mary Therese Stephany Linn

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Service is average Downside,car park space was insufficient during the night also found cockcroach in room. Breakfast was good.

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Date: 5th January, 2009
Written by: Colin Fan

River Kwai Hotel

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I arrived rather late around 5 pm plus I had not hassal to check in, breakfast was good, nice location ,more important people friendly and rate reasonable.. I would definately stay there again when I am up in Kanchanaburi

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Date: 29th December, 2008
Written by: Tan Kok Wah Raymond

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
My second visit to this hotel very good value with exellent staff and good location the only downside was the state of the bathroom which needed a complete redecoration. I would use this hotel again.

Reservation service:
Very fast and efficient service.

Date: 23rd December, 2008
Written by: Barry R Grant

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Stayed here in July and commented on the excellent service and breakfast. No change - I will still stay here anytime I come to the city - it is an excellent hotel for the price, and centrally located. Just remember to ask for a rear room as the disco will blow you out of bed if you are in a front room! ( hawng lang - is the nearest it comes in English transliteration)

Reservation service:
Excellent as always.

Date: 25th November, 2008
Written by: Dennis Mitchell

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Stayed here with wife and 6yr old son. Had to change rooms as toilet seat badly stained. Room was near disco end of hotel and very noisey everynight - vibrates in room. Restaurant staff drag furniture around at about 2am in morning in preparation for breakfast - very loud and could be heard in our room above - probably same in most rooms. Bathroom was in poor condition and needs some TLC as does some furniture.Room clean.Corridor lights switched off in day so very dark.Carpets need replacing. Cowboy bar very good and food good. The frog hopping across restaurant floor was funny but not the cockroach on the french toast. Staff friendly. Very convenient location for War Cemetary and Kwai Bridge/Museum. Tried to charge us twice for breakfast despite pre-paying. Would not stay again. Good if you are not worried about sleeping Website pictures look better than real thing.

Reservation service:
Booking was excellent as always with SiameServices.com No complaints very fast and efficient!

Date: 29th October, 2008
Written by: Martin Veitch

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Extremely warm, friendly, helpful staff throughout hotel. Great central location. Nice restaurant with good selection of nice meals and buffet breakfast. Rooms quite large and comfortable. Highly recommend River Kwai Hotel. Thank you for a wonderful stay.

Reservation service:
Excellent, fast, efficient and courteous service. Smooth on-line transacting.

Date: 20th September, 2008
Written by: Wayne Sharpe

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
enjoyed our stay rooms reqire updating but that is already in hand for 2 floors swimming pool much improved and was used a lot,staff very friendly and helpful.Large choice of food at breakfast.Hotel well situated,for most of the sights, railway and bus stations.Only downside was the mess on the flat roof at the back of the hotel.

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Date: 7th August, 2008
Written by: Thelma Anne Rothney

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
enjoyed our stay rooms reqire updating but that is already in hand for 2 floors swimming pool much improved and was used a lot,staff very friendly and helpful.Large choice of food at breakfast.Hotel well situated,for most of the sights, railway and bus stations.Only downside was the mess on the flat roof at the back of the hotel.

Reservation service:
Good service no complaints at all

Date: 7th August, 2008
Written by: Thelma Anne Rothney

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
First time I have stayed at this hotel. I asked for a room at the back away from the noisy front disco, and no problems. Staff courteous and efficient, breakfast had an excellent variety - one of the beat I have seen in Thailand. Close to the bus station and night market (at the railway station). Will stay there again next time I am in the area.

Reservation service:
Excellent as always.

Date: 7th August, 2008
Written by: Dennis Mitchell

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
A good Hotel. However, the carpets need refurbishing. Breakfast was good.

Reservation service:
Good, no problems at all.

Date: 6th May, 2008
Written by: Sudhir Inamdar

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
The hotel was lovel. The bed was large ad comfortable. 1 negative was the location as it wasn't close to the street here all the bars, restuarants & our booking places are.Can be noisy at night due to a bar and disco downstairs. The bathroom was ok but the shower had next to no pressure.I would stay in the main street if where to visit again.

Reservation service:
Great website to do your booking through very quick to onfirm reservation and don't have to pay until confirmed. Would use again

Date: 16th April, 2008
Written by: Tania Mcparland

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
It is a good hotel. I would give it 7 out of 10. Rooms are clean and tastefully deorated. Hotel staff is courteous and prompt. The restaurnt is also good, but the variety of food is restricted. Very limited choice for vegetarians. The only problem is that the hotel does not provide pick and drop facility to the bus stand or railway station, both are just 1 km away from the hotel. Taxi for same distance costs 100 Baht, which is expensive.

Reservation service:
Excellent. No problems at all.

Date: 7th April, 2008
Written by: Arun Kumar Sharma

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
We stayed two days in this Hotel, as the year before. It is very good for the price. Nice rooms and good service. Nice swimmingpool. Not far from The Bridge . I would stay there again.

Reservation service:
Quick and easy as allways

Date: 25th February, 2008
Written by: Klepper B.

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Fair value for price. Breakfast /Meals could add some more vegetarian items so that the growing number of vegetarians can enjoy the breakfast and meals. Location is very good, staff was very nice. Rooms were OK. If one wants to stay in the city.. perhaps the best choice.

Reservation service:
Excellent and great price !! I extended the stay in the hotel and had to pay roughly Baht. 200 extra per day...!!

Date: 14th February, 2008
Written by: K.k. Sharma

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Hotel was centrally located good. Water seapage seems to be a major problem at various locations in the Hotel but rooms are nicely maintained and it was worth for the money paid.

Reservation service:
Excellent services however feel that it will add further value if SiameServices can provide flexibility of cancelling or rescheduling the booking.

Date: 3rd January, 2008
Written by: Sanjeev Kumar Shukla

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
On arrival we were told to go to an annexe to the main hotel called River Inn. This was a shabby low rise block where we we shown two small double rooms which were very dated. I noticed the Inn was advertising rooms at 350-450 baht. I said the rooms were unacceptable as at the very least we requested 3 separate beds. I was originally told the main hotel was fully booked so I said they had better sort something out otherwise I would contact Sawasdee to find us another hotel. This threat worked as we then were taken back to the main hotel and given what we asked for in the first place, a room with three separate beds. The stay was fine but why try to cheat us out of the facilities we paid for and attempt to place us in a room charged at 350 baht?

Reservation service:
Fine but it seems you were also given false information about the availability of the correct room we ordered.

Date: 2nd December, 2007
Written by: Mr Philip Godley

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Very satisfied all round. Group of 6 stayed for 5 nights - all rooms good - friendly staff - excellent service.

Reservation service:
Very professional.

Date: 13th November, 2007
Written by: Tiger Heenan

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
The hotel was fine if you re just staying in Kanchanaburi for one or two nights to go sightseeing and spend most of the day out and about . The rooms were generally clean, the food was adequate and customer service satisfactory. However, I think it is fair to say that this hotel has seen better days and is in need of refurbishment. The carpets smell a bit, the pool is run down and there's just a sense of 1970's Benidorm about it. Therefore, ok for a short visit, go elsewhere for a family/longer stay.

Reservation service:
Booking service very efficient and reliable.

Date: 18th September, 2007
Written by: Alex Williams

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
River Kwai Hotel was definitely the least memorable of the hotels that we stayed at on this trip. The room was very clean and comfortable though quite small. The hallways do have a very old musty smell and the carpeting is old & stained. The pool could do with a really good clean. Overall the service was fine & if you are looking for a hotel in the centre of Kanchanaburi and you are not over fussy you will find this hotel convenient as we did. We would probably look elsewhere if we were to return to Kanchanaburi.

Reservation service:
We used SiameServices for a number of bookings at different hotels during this trip and found them to be excellent, SiameServices were extremely helpfull when we had to reorganise one of our bookings due to a change in flight times because of problems with the new airport in Bangkok. Swadee staff could not have been more helpfull. Thank you to all at SiameServices for helping to make our trip so memorable.

Date: 4th July, 2007
Written by: Colleen Pearson

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Excellent bed, i slept like a rose on this boxspring bed. We did not have any trouble with the noise of the disco. Oke a new carpet on the floor would be better.

Reservation service:
I have no complains about siameservices, excellent as ever.

Date: 1st July, 2007
Written by: Jan Boerlage

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Lovely hotel, modern, not character but clean and well located.Karaoke noisy, but ok in back rooms.

Reservation service:
Very easy and effective

Date: 26th June, 2007
Written by: Dianne Gates

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Staff very friendly, nice spacious clean rooms,resturant had a lot of variety,close to everything. Try and get room at back as Cowboy Bar can get bit noisy.Had a lovely stay there and would highly recommend River Kwai Hotel and would stay there again if in Thailand.

Reservation service:
Booked over the net had no trouble

Date: 25th May, 2007
Written by: Kathryn Simpson

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
We stayed at this hotel twice during our stay in Kanchanaburi and found this hotel fantastic. The staff was great and so helpful. We had a minor problem and the staff persisted until the problem was completely solved which was so refreshing after some experiences we d had throughout Thailand

Reservation service:
As always great

Date: 27th February, 2007
Written by: Jana Watson

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Nice hotel, centrally located. Rooms are clean and well worth the money paid. Bathroom clean. Cleaning services okay. Swimming pool okay, surroundings could be a bit better. Friendly staff. Make sure you get a room at the back, because the disco and the Cowboy Beer Bar produce a lot of noise till 01.00 am as written before. Safety box at cashier, 24 hrs. Breakfast excellent.

Reservation service:
Fast and reliable. It was my first year with SiameServices.com, and will definitely do it again.

Date: 31st January, 2007
Written by: F. Jansen

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
What a terranle experience. I will never recommend this resort to any one. We will mever return. The corridors stink of dampness ass well as the bedrooms. There is so much noice untill 2 am from the disco that you have absolutely no peave. There Cowboy Restaurant is even worst. You order a starter and it arrives almost an hour after the main meal and may I add, ice cold. Ordering a steak is no good. They do not posses a steak knife and what they call a table knife will take ypu a year to saw through the meat. This happenef all three times we ate there. No, deffinately a No-No from us.

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Date: 18th January, 2007
Written by: Mr. Lesley Venter

River Kwai Hotel

Accommodation and facilities:
Booking accommodation in Kanchanaburi was the most difficult choice of our holiday. This was primarily because most of the Hotels are out of town, and we didn't want to stay at guest houses. We chose The River Kwai essentially because it was in town and gave us options. We didn't want to be stuck in the middle of nowhere having to rely solely on the food and drinks of the Hotel we were staying in. Neither were we too fussed about luxuries. We just wanted somewhere clean, comfortable and quiet. Basically, we were very happy with our choice. The staff were very helpful and friendly, especially when you ve just spent time in Bangkok. We had read about the night club and Cowboy bar out the front of the Hotel and the noise generated by both. We had requested a room at the back of the Hotel, which we were given. The bar and club do generate ALOT of noise, and I can't begin to imagine what it must be like if you re in a room at the front of the Hotel. We couldn't hear any of it at the back. But what we did hear was the sound of the airconditioning units at the back of the Hotel. These weren't too bad - certainly better than hearing the noise from the front - but it was noise all the same. And that's not meant to be a complaint, just a comment. You try and pre-empt one issue only to be faced with another. Either way, with the Hotel backing onto the train line, we were well aware of both the 2am and 6am trains with their respective horns waking the dead. Breakfast was good, though more inclined towards Asian style. They have a coffee bar there if you need something more than the percolated stuff served at breakfast. And Kanchanaburi is on your doorstep. But you should be aware of the following - Kanchanaburi is VERY spread out. Any map you see of Kanchanaburi is completely out of scale. The Bridge over the Kwai is a fair way out. It probably took us at least an hour of walking after leaving the War Cemetary. We found ourselves believeing that the Bridge just HAD TO BE around the next bend in the road. And on and on it went until there was nearly a mutiny, and you find yourself thinking we can't stop now - it has to be close and then ten minutes later your still walking, still trying to ignore your sore feet whilst trying to maintain your positive outlook. The silver lining to this was that we found all the great places to eat along this part of the road. The road from Apples Guesthouse to the Bridge is where all the good restaurants and bars are (as well as all the bad ones). A Sawngtaew from the Bridge to the Hotel cost 100BHT, negotiable if you re willing. By the time we walked there and looked around we d have paid 1000BHT for the lift back. A Tuk-Tuk from the Hotel to The Resort (very nice for dinner) was 60BHT. Tuk-Tuks aren't as easy to come by in Kanchanaburi as they are in Bangkok. They all hang around the Bus terminal in the centre of town, which is not much use when you re out the front of the Hotel wanting to go the other way. If you re game, a motorcycle taxi is alot fun and actually very safe. When you come to realise that four people sitting calmly on a motorbike (one of them being a baby wedged in somewhere) is the norm in Thailand, being one of only two people on a bike is nothing. 40BHT per person out to the Bridge. As always prices are negotiable. The Tiger Temple is a must if you re into the idea of patting one and having your photo taken with one. If you do go, make sure you are there in the afternoon after 2.30pm. It's too hot for them earlier than this and they are very inactive. After 3-ish they are alot more active. Also, Erawan Falls is must-do. The track up near the top of the Falls takes you through water so you need footwear that can get wet or you won't get to the top. Also be aware that it takes a couple of hours to get to the top, longer if you stop for a while at each of the seven levels. You need to give yourself time to get up so you can get back down. Last bus leaves at 4.30. There's plenty of food at the entrance to the park. Buses leave the Bus terminal in Kanchanaburi every fifty minutes. It's a long way out - about 90mins on the bus. We hired a sawngtaew to drive us out (60mins). The driver was happy to wait for us once we got out there to then drive us back to kanchanaburi. We were there for nearly four hours! We negotiated 700BHT, but paid him 800.

Reservation service:
Easy to use. Excellent service.

Date: 18th January, 2007
Written by: Grant & Sharlene Wilson