Rattanasin Hotel — Hotel in Ranong Province

The Rattanasin Hotel in central Ranong Town, close to the day market, is a highly satisfactory place to stay for a night or two, whilst transiting too or from the islands of Kho Phayam or Kho Chang. It is definitely a "No Frills" joint but the rooms are very clean and the price pretty unbeatable at only 260 Baht (January 2015) for a spacious double room with a window, electric fan and an en suite shower room with cold water shower plus a W/C. The owners son "Jo" is often behind the ground floor reception and he speaks good English. The mattress's are good and firm and the sheets and towels immaculately clean and well pressed. There is also the great extra bonus of FREE WiFi, not only in the reception area but also with good strength in the bedrooms. The front door is locked at 10pm but you can gain re-entry after that by ringing a bell. There is a conveniently located "Seven 11" directly opposite and the backpacker favourite "Pons Place" restaurant and travel agency is less than a five minute stroll, in the same central street. There is also a "Tesco Local" in the same street (Ruengrat Road). To get to the hotel from the bus station, just out of town, take a BLUE coloured "Songtaw" - Number 6. This is a good and cheap option for a one to two night stay in Ranong Town. Happy travels, Andrew Bruce....

We stayed many times (2013-2014) in this friendly and economy hotel (230 baht for a fan room) which looks like a school dorm)) the location is perfect: 7/11 is a minute walk away and there's another good store (we got oatmeal, peanut butter and other goodies there) short walk in the opposite direction, market is 7 minutes away, J&T restaurant right across the street has great inexpensive food, next to it there is a massage salon (Thai massage 200 baht). Ranong doesn't boast with many attractions, so we always stay in Rattanasin as there's a park and a hill with a great view and Buddha statue on top close by. The hotel is basic and clean, I love their mattresses and towel-blanket. The only minus: you hear everything that's going on on the street and in other rooms (luckily never had loud neighbors, probably coz everyone knows they will be well heard))) but that's what makes the rooms airy. So my advice take an inside room and earplugs as there are roosters yelling at about 1 am (1 minute) and starting with 5...

The Chinese run hotel is ideal for travellers who don't expect fancy service and amenities; this said, the value is near to unbeatable. The staff and owners are very friendly and helpful, keen to please with all there is - but they aren't magicians, you got to get along with whatever's available.||All of the rooms have their own attached bathroom, and are are fairly clean; every day roomcleaning service with fresh bedsheets, and free excellently working wifi make this place more than worthwhile.||A little drawback: noise - sensitive people might need some earplugs, as the road at the front side can be quite loud even at night, and the roosters in the backyard aren't much better, kikerikeeing awayall night, starting 1 am.||In all, this is a great place seen the price/value relation, and the helpful staff. English is spoken just basic, please be considerate with speaking speed and...