Travel review of Ban Chiang Hotel, Isan on thepeaktravel.com (33 hotel reviews)

*Reviews of recent stays*	*Comment on the hotel*	*The* *reservation service*
BENEDICT GOH 2008-08-09 until 2008-08-12	Ban Chiang Hotel, Udorn Thani Check in was easy as everything was already prepared in advance. Rooms were spacious enough and clean but the lihghtings were a bit too dim for my liking. What is lacking in the rooms are the absence of tid-bits and alcohol drinks in the fridge bearing in mind that alcoholic drinks cannot be bought at retail outlets after 12 mmidinight. Hotel ambience presentable but counter staff were unfriendly and sometimes bordering on the rude side as personally witnessed by me. Location is walking distance to the wet market and it would be interesting for foreigners to experience the lifestyle there. Overall, it is a nice hotel to saty in and I would stay there again on my next trip.	Fast and efficient. Makes me feel very well assured that everything will be fine when booking through this website.
David Keith Tuckley 2008-08-02 until 2008-08-04	Ban Chiang Hotel, Udorn Thani After staying here two years ago with no complaints I swas totally disgusted with the changes in this hotel. I booked two rooms and in one of these two rooms only two of the three lights were working, there was a leak in the ceiling which left a damp patch on the floor and the room safe did not work. To add to all this we were asked to leave half way through our stay so that the hotel could accomodate guests from a conference taking place there with the offer of priority booking if we wanted to stay there when the conference ended! Luckily we founded a better hotel nearby with no help from the hotel staff at a much lower rate. Needless to stay Ban Chaing Hotel will be off my list of places to stay in Udon Thani	As always no problems at all
Nguyen Jean-Marie 2008-07-16 until 2008-07-19	Ban Chiang Hotel, Udorn Thani Very good hotel with a appropriate location. This hotel is much more quiet than the Charoen Sri Grand Royal when I was staying on april.	Everything has been ok with the bookin service
Martin Burman 2008-07-03 until 2008-07-06	Ban Chiang Hotel, Udorn Thani I have stayed here now on 3 occations and found the hotel to be of a high standard and always pleased with the service.	Always very helpfull and pleased with the service provided.
Lim Kim Hock 2008-05-30 until 2008-06-02	Ban Chiang Hotel, Udorn Thani We like the hotel and had a pleasant stay. The location was ideal because I like to walk around the market in the morning. Too bad that because of our meetings out, we did not have much time to enjoy other facilities. The most memorable part of our stay is the opportunity to sing old favourites accompanied by the pianist at the sitting lounge.	Booking service was ok, though I was initially uncertain whether it was bonafide. So I only booked for 3 nights thinking that I could probably extend another 2 nights later. Finally, my companions decided to check into another cheaper apartment for those 2 nights when the hotel refuse to extend at the same rate.
Stephen Smith 2007-12-07 until 2007-12-11	Ban Chiang Hotel, Udorn Thani Very poor one of the worst hotels I and my wife have stayed in. The first room they offered us was generally dirty, had dirty water coming from the taps and torn sheets on the bed. The second room was cleaner but not good, the bedding OK and water clean but for two days we had no hot water for a shower in the morning. Generally the staff were poor and did not even communicate well in Thai. Would never stay there again.	Booking service worked well with no problems thanks.
John Ship 2007-10-22 until 2007-10-26	Ban Chiang Hotel, Udorn Thani This was not our first choice of hotel due to mixed reviews, but wewere offerred The Bang Chiang and took a chance. On reception he staff were friendly and attentive, our choice ofa non-smoking room was not available at short notice, due to a holiday weekend, but the allocated was fine and regularly sprayed with freshener so was fine. The breakfast range was, as previously reported, atad limited and cold, but the staff happily cooked fresh to order, you only had to ask. All in all, though it was not our first choice, we were totally satisfied with our stay, it was good value for money and we would stay agin.	Our first choice was not available, due to short notice and a holiday weekend, an alternative was quickly offerred and the booking process went smoothly.
Stephen Allen 2007-09-17 until 2007-09-27	Ban Chiang Hotel, Udorn Thani An ok hotel for the price,could do with total renovation of rooms though. Breakfast is not edible,and they appear to have a mosquito problem which they do nothing to rectify.	As always, no problem with this service
Robert Kellert 2007-09-04 until 2007-09-07	Ban Chiang Hotel, Udorn Thani This hotel appears very nice from the lobby and front desk although the woman at the front desk was bordering on rude and only one person had passable English. I know, it is my fault for not learning Thai before going. I would like to be able to say this hotel is simply old and tired and in need of some updating but that would be a lie. Nothing worked in the room. The lighting fixtures were broken, all of the buttons and controls in the bedside panel were smashed, clawed and non-functional. I could not control any of the broken lights or air conditioning. Fortunately the A/C did work and was stuck at a level perfect for my preference. For the most part the bathroom was serviceable although I thought I was going to lose it when I turned on the shower faucet and nothing but pure brown water came out. Not to worry, it clears up in a minute or two. The breakfast buffet is not very large nor are the choices varied much from day to day. I did notice the majority of people at breakfast are Thai. I have stayed at the Charoensri Grand Royal before and found it acceptable. European run lodges and rooms might be a better choice than the Ban Chiang.	Flawless. Everything handled quickly, expertly without any delay nor problems.
Mark Boucke 2007-08-18 until 2007-09-06	Ban Chiang Hotel, Udorn Thani Fourth time at the Ban Chiang - this time for 18 nights in a junior suite @1300 baht p/n. Cold buffet breakfasts, tired-looking romms and a sleepy atmosphere.Apart from the pool, there is nothing really exceptional about this hotel and we will definately stay elsewhere next time. We looked at the Karin hotel which has recently been refurbished and it was around 450 baht p/n for a twin/double and 1050 baht for a 2-bedroom suite.Worth considering.	Very efficient as usual apart from the deluge of confirming e-mails. Pity the Karin hotel is not offerred by Sawadee.

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