Since I started my website and this blog I always have my eyes open for new places opening up in Ubon. Since town is pretty well built up a lot of the new establishments are popping up on the outskirts. I had been seeing posters around town about a new hotel and my curiousity got the best of me so I headed up to Highway 231 to investigate.

I noticed my tires were in need of air so I stopped off at the PT&T to inflate. There at the rear of the gas station sat an Amazon coffee shop.
It was surrounded by palms and somewhat camoflauged, I guess to give it the ambiance of the Amazon jungle.It is a small shop with about 4 tables in the air-conditioned room and 2 more talbes outside on the deck. I ordered a cup of Americano, it came with a cup of tea as well. I took in the surroundings and drank my coffee in peace. Finished, I was back on the road in search of Kittrongvill Hotel.

About 100 meters from the gas station and Amazon Coffee was the entrance. It is market by an arch over the small entryway and a sign. After you turn left into the driveway you must travel another 100 meters or so and you will see the hotel to the left. It sits there inconspicuously waiting for it’s guests to arrive. The buildings are sitting in the middle of empty fields and a man man reservoir in the rear. Even though it had two floors it’s profile was low. You immediately get the impression that it’s normally peaceful and quiet there.

It might be easy to miss this place as there is no evidence from the highway that there is a hotel there. The PT&T station is a good landmark. If you start looking for the entry arch and the sign as soon as you pass you should be ok. There is a songtaew route that passes by on the highway but you will have to trek the hundred meters or so to the hotel. The songtaew to use is the blue Line #8. From what I saw the stay would be worth a short walk. Of course if you have your own transportation while you are staying in Ubon it will be no problem at all.

You go past the first row of buidings and at the break you will see the “lobby”. I found it easily enough and parked my motorcyle.
I was getting many looks of interest from the staff as I dismounted. They talked quietly but hurriedly amongst themselves. I think since it is such a new place and a bit out of town they haven’t have many “farang” guests yet. I think they were also trying to decide who could speak English well enough to talk to me. But as I walked up the steps to the lobby a manager came out to greet me and with a smile and a wai said, “Sawatdee Kha, Can I help you?”.

I explained to her (in Thai) what I was doing and she offered to show me the rooms. She was very pleasant and helpful and did her best to answer all my questions. They have two types of roooms, standard and deluxe. The rates are 450 Baht and 600 Baht respectively. The rooms were small but clean and nicely furnished. They come with TV, local cable (Thai), refrigerator, air, big comfortable bed, bathroom with hot water and the deluxe rooms have a balcony with sliding glass doors.

Deluxe Room View Kittrongvill Hotel
Deluxe Room Kittrongvill Hotel
Deluxe Room Kittrongvill Hotel

After viewing the rooms our next stop was in their restaurant. It was 2 o’clock in the afternoon so it was deserted. My guide informed me that the restaurant serves both Thai and western style breakfasts and their lunch and dinner menu included both Thai and western dishes too. It is mostly open-air which is a great way to enjoy a morning meal but there is also an air-conditioned room for the hot and humid Thai afternoon and evenings. The restaurant is usually open til 9pm each evening.

A few final facts, I asked my guide about transportation. She told me the hotel has a van and can use to shuttle guests to town or pick them up in town and bring them back to the hotel. That’s a good service. There is a small.
“mini-mart” but it is only a commercial style refrigerator with a glass door. They sell only drinks so you must stock things for yourself. Also it is still new and there is building going on. In front by the lobby they are building an ice cream and coffee veranda. A nice touch I thought. All in all I thought a nice place to stay. The rates are reasonable and the rooms are nice.

If you are interested in staying at Kittrongvill Hotel when you visit Ubon Ratchathani it’s address is: 399 Moo 3, Tambon Kham Yai, Muang District, Ubon Ratchathani. You can call them at (045)311655 (hotel phone) or mobile (085)965-8282. They don’t have a website but you can email them at kittrongvill_resort@hotmail.com. To get there you can take songtaew Line 8 or travel up Chayangkun Rd. past Lotus, past Big C, to the junction with Highway 231 and look for the entrance on the left hand side after you pass the PT&T Petol station.

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