King's Hotel Hat Yai — Hotel in Songkhla Province

this building is about fifty years old and during its heyday must have been the pride of hatyai, being the first building fitted with a lift.a signage confirming this point is proudly displayed at the lobby (just above the lift entrance).||||luxurious it is not but it is also not so shabby as reviewed by some of the travellers.the room we were shown was clean, with clean linen and more generous sized than the neighbouring aloha hotel (a newer property) where the room prices are about 50 per cent more.||||location wise this property is located in the relatively quieter area of hatyai (Niphat=Uthit road 1), roads two and three being more active locations in terms of shopping and eateries. location is certainly a boon for train travellers as the train station is a walkable 7 mins distance.||||ideal value for money place with basic accommodation at reasosnable rates (750 to 850 bhats). added advantage is its proximity to the robinson department store. where TOPS supermarket is also located. TOPS is an ideal location for consumer items at reasonable prices.||||the staff at this hotel are very polite...

This is my annual visit staying here, there is not much change in this budget hotel. You cannot expect to get good ratings for King hotel. One good rating is the good and friendly female reception staff. The hotel's basic breadfast is only Baht 100. infact you can get a baht 65 for a good porridge congee just outside the hotel, where you can mingle with guests of Aloha hotel. The location is fairly quiet unlike hotels in the central districts,I always prefer staying around peaceful surroundings with lesser human and vehicle traffic noises. Once you settled into the hotel, you need not go looking far for your basic needs a good massage place is on the second floor, a good chinese restuarant at its ground floor, booking for tour agent is just opposite,railway station is five minutes walking distant and a large shopping mall around the corner. For persons looking for nite activity/nite life this hotel is not for you there none around here.||One disappointment now, there is no direct telephone connection between hotel and the massage place, a bit of inconvenient having to walk down to book your...

Every now and then you find an ageing hotel in South East Asia which has charm, and good clean rooms. The Atlanta in Bangkok for example. MyPlace@Surat is another. Sadly, the Kings Hotel in Hat Yai is not one of them. Somewhat amazingly I was recommended this place by a guy in Phangan. The room was dirty, the walls scuffed and marked and bits of plaster falling off them. The hot water was tepid. The WiFi was iffy. The carpet was dirty and didn't look as if it had ever been vacuumed. I could smell and taste every single dust mite that had ever died in the airconditioner. The lobby smelt the same ( that should have been the warning, but I was tired ). I was transported back to the Miami Hotel in Bangkok in the early 80s, the same musty aircon smell. At 650 baht it was poor value. There are better options. It's a pity because it is well located near the station and the staff were fine. It doesn't take much to turn these places around if there is the...