Where to stay in Chanthaburi?
6 Hotels Chosen
by Hundreds of Real Guests!

The highest score in this list at 9.6, and #1 of 28 Chanthaburi hotels on TripAdvisor — Maneechan Resort is the garden resort in town that locals point visitors to first. Low-rise buildings spread across a wide, shaded plot, with nearly every room opening onto a private garden balcony. The detail that sets it apart from other in-town hotels is the free electric tuk-tuk that runs you around the town and back — no car, no Grab app needed for the riverside community, the markets, or the shopping centre. On-site there is a large outdoor pool (clean, clear, consistently praised), fitness room, sauna, Thai spa, Krua Maneechan restaurant, and a poolside bar.

A riverside hotel on Maharaj Road, the red-brick building opened in 2015. Its real draw is a combination that's hard to find in Chanthaburi: a usable private balcony with a direct river view, and a location where a short walk across the bridge puts you in the Chanthaboon riverside community — 300 years of Sino-Portuguese shophouses, old-town cafés, and heritage streets. The outdoor pool runs alongside the building with sun loungers and orange umbrellas on a timber deck, and there's a Jacuzzi Suite for couples. Breakfast in the curved teak-ceiling dining room gets consistently better reviews than guests expect.

Opened in 2019 and freshly renovated in 2025, this is one of the few hotels in Chanthaburi where you genuinely open the curtains and see the river. The hotel sits in the Ko Khwang area and guests mention two things again and again: an outdoor pool running parallel to the riverbank so you swim while looking at the water, and river-view rooms with private balconies. Some ground-floor room types walk directly out to the pool. The Jacuzzi Suite adds a private outdoor hot tub on a timber balcony over the river — popular with couples. There's also a separate children's pool, kayaks on the river, and the Tamrab Rim Nam restaurant for fresh local seafood.

The former home of Luang Rajamaitri, a wooden house more than 150 years old — restored by a community of over 500 local residents and awarded the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit in 2015. Around 10 rooms, each decorated on a different theme drawn from the life of Luang Rajamaitri, with antiques and old photographs. The highlight that guests describe most is breakfast on the timber balcony extending over the Chanthaboon River — coffee, quiet water, and morning light. Bicycles are available to borrow for exploring the old quarter, where the lanes are too narrow for cars. It's a few minutes' walk from the inn to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, the largest Catholic church in Thailand.

A recently opened, design-focused hotel in the centre of Chanthaburi — a sharp black building with 60 rooms whose timber-floor, grey-and-sage-green interiors read considerably more expensive than the rate. The most-talked-about feature is a breakfast service where a robot drives the food to your table, something children particularly enjoy and which makes the morning more memorable than a typical Chanthaburi hotel. Fitness room, a small garden, library, and lobby bar are on-site, along with free in-house parking. One important caveat: there is no swimming pool, so this works as a base for sightseeing rather than a pool-and-relax stay.

The tallest building in Chanthaburi, on Trirat Road — the city's gem-trading street. To set expectations honestly: this is an older hotel, not a newly built one, and the décor shows its age. The real case for staying here is 35 sqm standard rooms from ฿1,000, which is considerably more space than comparable-priced options in town, combined with a location where the gem market operates directly outside (busiest on Fridays and Saturdays). The Chanthaboon riverside community and cathedral are a 5–10 minute drive. There is a rooftop sky pool with city views and a children's pool, though pool conditions can vary — worth checking with the hotel before booking if it's a priority.