Location

Sawasdee Guesthouse is opposite to the central Srikunmuang Wat. Located at the almost geographical center of this elongated town, it offers an ideal location near the promenade over the Mekong River and the Indochina Market.

Thai Teak Wood

The guesthouse traditional Thai teak-wood structure has been tastefully restored with much love and care and is a feast to the eyes. The external wooden doors have big rectangular windows; some of them are divided into small squares with colorful blue and yellow rectangular subunits. Carriage's wheels cut by the half connect the doors to the ceiling. The lobby is the adapted interior of an old wooden shophouse.

Reception

The reception looks like a wooden bar corner, each side built from a customized old carriage’s wooden wheel. The lobby opens to an internal patio, around the which, the private rooms are located.

Staff

The staff is very friendly, knowledgeable of the town and makes anything possible to transform the stay into an enjoyable one.

Rooms

The less expensive rooms are on the second floor, over the lobby, and facing the street; they cost 100B per night and include a fan, a bed and shared bathrooms. Despite being very basic, they are clean and functional, providing a real teak-wood house experience. The adjacent bathrooms are kept clean at all times; being shared by few rooms, the privacy provided by them is reasonable.

The air-conditioned rooms cost 300B and include private bathrooms with a basic water heater. Due to the guesthouse specific setup, the private rooms with air-conditioner are well isolated and offer views to the green central patio, while the second floor rooms are rather boxy and offer – at their best – views to the noisy street below.

Gate

Late at night the staff close the main gate; backdoor leading directly to the inner patio is then habilitated.

Lobby

The lobby has a pleasantly high ceiling and is richly decorated with hanging old furniture and artifacts. Hanging from it are also some very old lamps, which have been modified for using neon lamps.

Old wall clocks showing different times hint to the meaningless nature of time in this relaxed town. A nice sitting corner next to the main door has what seems like the original prototype of the electric fan, old but still functioning. English books are scattered around and free for borrowing while in the guesthouse. Comfortable seats with low coffee tables transform the well-illuminated place into a writers’ paradise.