Smile Inn

To start with the location is not bad close to Bobae market. The room was clean andorganized. It’s basically a cube. Tiny and inconvenient for more than one night. The bed was hard like a rock. Horrible!!! But what made matters worse if that upon arrival the receptionist was awful, impolite and didn’t even say hello. Despite the language barrier people in Thailand are very polite, well this dude was not and his english was so bad I didn’t understand ANYTHING!!! And I tried really hard. As a person who travels a lot and speaks 5 languages never have I ever encountered so much trouble to understand or be understood. He just wasn’t trying. He did not care and it showed. He wanted 1000 baht for a deposit for ONE night!!!! Which seemed outrageous but i complied anyways by providing a credit card but he wanted cash. On their website it says that deposit could be provided by card or cash but this dude wanted nothing but cash. I explained that I was leaving at 5am to leave the country and I would not exchange 1000 baht just for the deposit and he could take my credit card or I would leave. He didn’t even “baht” a lash and left me there waiting for more than 40 minutes. He also wanted to keep my passport for the night to which i said ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! A lady showed up after a while and was surprised to see me there, she spoke english and she fixed everything but the experience was bad and I discourage you from booking this place!

Really good, friendly staff. Great location if you’re looking to enjoy Thai local lifestyle. Really recommended for holiday trip.

We enjoyed the view of the canal from our room. The hotel was nice enough, alouth the bathroom in our room had quite a bit of mildew. The staff doesn’t speak much English so don’t expect much help, but they weren’t rude or anything. Overall it was a good stay, but because of the location being a bit far from many restaurants and activities, we would probably choose a different accommodation next time.

This hotel is located on one of the quietest streets in Bangkok, which was refreshing - to not be kept awake by tourists and music all night. I was actually able to sleep here. The motorcycles on the street can be noisy if you're a light sleeper, but this happens at every location in Bangkok. The common area was great to relax in and watch the canal boats go by. I would definitely stay here again.