Hotel berhampiran Wat Aranyawasi, Tha Li District

This resort is too far to walk from the river walk/walking street, but we had rented a car and it's a very short drive. The trade-off is worth it - this is an extremely nice resort, the best we've stayed at in the north outside of any big city. The room was spacious with balcony and great river view. They provided a cot for our baby. The grounds are very well kept with lots of interesting things to look at (it's a selfie paradise!) Good breakfast buffet, everyone very friendly. Not worth dropping a star for, but I think the restaurant could open a bit later (the kitchen closes at 7pm but no rush to finish eating). Also be careful with the shower, it takes a while but the water can then get scalding hot and high pressure. With care though, it was good to have a nice warm shower with good pressure - yes, a contradiction, it's too much of a good thing and you need to be careful. Anyway it really felt like we were on holiday, it's a fabulous place to relax and honestly the staff were exceptionally friendly (it turns out that people here love babies, but they were always helpful anyway). If you have a car then it's easily the best choice, if not then consider it anyway but I can't comment on any transport arrangements to the walking street.

The hotel was in an excellent area for my needs. It had everything. However what really made it unique from the other hotels was its staff, and I am referring to everyone from front desk to maintenance, to cleaning, etc. Every one was positive, happy, friendly, respectful. I wish I had a picture of the whole staff together to send you. This Hotel is the best in Loei and that is without question. I would go further to say that it's one of the best kept secrets in Thailand.

เป็นห้องพักที่ร่มรื่นมากเลย ที่พักตรงปก ห้องสวย กว้างดี ห้องน้ำกว้างมาก มีทีวี ตู้เย็น แอร์ น้ำอุ่น สงบ บรรยากาซดี มีที่จอดรถ อยู่ติดถนนใหญ่ทางเข้าถนนคนเดิน ห่างจากถนนคนเดิน 3กิโล ไม่แนะนำให้ปั่นจักรยานไปเพราะติดถนนใหญ่

Arrived at the location around 5:30-6:00pm. We let them know the previous day we would arrive approximately around that time. Walking up to the counter I was excited to get us all in the room to relax after such a long drive. To be sure we would enjoy our time there, I purchased the biggest villa they had. Right away I realized something was off when the receptionist ignored my booking and asked if I just wanted a single room. I explained that I wanted what I booked and two more times she would attempt to give me a lessor room but for the same cost of the Superior Villa. Finally they had someone drive in front of us and direct us to our villa. When we got there, it was the wrong one. They again tried to give us a tiny room with one bed. There were FOUR of us! I told them again, the booking was for their Superior Villa for 5 adults. So they finally took us to our booking. Upon entering the villa I was so excited to get in that I could have missed any little tidbits that may not have been right. But there was animal feces on our beds, pillows, floor and the bath was covered in feces and urine. On top of that, the door didn't even lock. So we called and they apologized and had us move next door. Upon entering that villa we were more cautious. There was animal feces again on the bedding. I told them just change the bedding and we are fine. But then we realized the back sliding glass door was unable to close properly or lock. So they moved us for a third time. It has now been 2 HOURS!!!! We had to move a ton of items every time. Multiple coolers, luggage, coconuts and more!!! Upon getting into the new room, we realize only one bed is in this villa but at this point we don't care. They show us this giant jacuzzi bathtub that looks decent and we decide to move are things in and just call it a night. Turns out that the balcony lights didn't work and the jacuzzi that they talked up was completely broken and non-functional. We called them and told them they needed to refund at least half the amount. At first they told me I would need to go down to talk to management. I let them know I wasn't going anywhere and it had been 2 hours and I was done playing with them. Reluctantly they offered a 50% refund and we managed to make the rest of the night not completely terrible. Do not stay here, it is not worth the trouble.

This small new resort (only opened three years ago, just before Covid) is super, super, super clean! Perhaps the cleanest hotel I've ever stayed in. They even request quests to remove their shoes before entering the reception lobby. Staff are well trained and speak excellent English; are helpful and knowledgeable. Most of the rooms are villa style, but they also have four regular hotel style rooms. All have nice views of the nearby mountains, agricultural fields and fish ponds. Our room had a small, but very nice balcony. Excellent wifi and internet connection. A real treat for me was the outstanding lighting in the room... I could actually read at night without straining or contributing to blindness (a real rarity for a hotel room... thanks!!). Fabulous bed and linens made for a great sleep. Good airconditioning and mini fridge. Snacks in the room provided free of charge! During Covid, their restaurant is not operating except for breakfast, but they have a coffee shop and excellent restaurants are only a few minutes drive away. My only suggestion is for them to improve their complimentary breakfast, which was disappointing (only plain white bread instead of whole grain, tasteless chicken sausage, reconstituted bacon, good vegetables for salad were the only saving grace for the breakfast). If they improve the breakfast, this place will be 5-stars plus!