Just Fine Krabi — Hotel in Krabi Province

More than “Just Fine.” It’s great!

This review is based on a stay in February 2023 in a twin deluxe at 1000 baht.

This is the best two star hotel I’ve stayed at; though the amenities (none, basically) merit a two star hotel, the room itself is of three star quality. If we ever stay in Krabi Town again, we will stay here.

It is a small boutique hotel consisting of what appears to be about 12 rooms in a 4 storey walk-up. There is a hipster Zoomer coffee shop on the ground floor that seems to be quite popular with the locals; floors 2-4 have about 4 rooms each.

The building looks to be recently remodeled and the room seems new. We stayed on the 4th floor on the west side (recommended). The room was large and had a nautical theme; the entire west side was glass (either windows or a glass sliding door), the bathroom was large for the price, and there was a small balcony with table and chairs.

The best parts about this hotel are the location and the attendant silence. Many nearby hotels bill themselves as having “riverside” rooms, but the river is across the street from a main arterial, so those rooms are certain to be noisy. Just Fine is one block behind these hotels. The east side faces a quiet parking lot and the west side faces an empty lot; as a result, there is no noise from outside (no traffic, music, dogs, chickens, etc.). The location is also good because on the same block one can find a market, multiple massage places, 7-11, restaurants, etc.

The hotel itself is quite quiet; with only 4 rooms per floor there is not a lot of people coming and going. We didn’t hear a single sound throughout our night of sleep - try that in other hotels at this price point.

The only downside is that there is no lift; we stayed on the 4th floor and it was a bit of a hump getting our stuff upstairs. Still, I’ll happily climb stairs to be above other guests and not have to listen to them stomping about...

We stayed overnight travelling from Hua Hin to Ko Lanta so we're looking for something basic as we were spending less than 24 hours in our accommodation. First the positives, the girl on check in was extremely efficient, pleasant and more than helpful. The location was ideally situated, close to the night markets, restaurants etc. The hand painted mural in the room lovely. ||Next the downsides, room smelt fusty, was well worn and generally unkempt and grubby. I have attached pictures of the hand basin with grime around the base, overflow and taps to give an idea. Plug for the basin must be an upgrade as this was missing. The fridge had some form of overgrown iceberg culturing, the laminate flooring had been damaged by water and gaps had appeared. There seems as some point to have been a smoke alarm, but only the base remained attached to the ceiling. The outdoor table and chairs were rusting away nicely and the tv could only be watched for a couple of minutes before the picture disappeared. There was no safe/safety box in the room. Ironically there was a "HOPE" picture mounted on the bathroom. This was presumably placed there so you could hope for your stay to be over! The images on the website must have been taken a considerably long time ago, or have been digitally enhanced. Even the area at the reception was full of old fittings/junk etc. Whilst I appreciate this is a budget establishment one would expect a basic level of cleanliness at least. Even more disappointing is the fact that insects in the rooms, which has been highlighted by other guests has not been addressed, nor does there appear to be any response from management etc to any customer reviews, which really says it all. Standards need to...

Just fine did many things right and overall the stay was enjoyable. The room was large which was a plus. The location is great as it is located so close to the night markets and so many restaurants. For the most part the room was clean and comfortable. The staff was easy to deal with and accommodating. The restaurant on the lower level is one of the better restaurants in the area for quality of food but you do pay for it as it is not cheap. Some complaints as follows. The floor is showing its age and had pieces peeling up which was annoying with our baby always trying to pull chunks off to eat. The room is not soundproof in anyway. You hear everything from everyone. I felt bad when our baby would cry as I worried she would keep others up. The bed was so stiff it was like laying on concrete (seems to be the norm though). Only other small thing there are no shelves in the bathroom or places to hang your towels/hand towels. The last one might seem minor but it gets really annoying on longer stays.

All in all for the price and location I would stay here again if I were passing through. I just wanted to give a thorough account so travelers can make an...