Bann Elephant Home

The house as such is really nice. The rooms are really basic, but then you have so much space in the house to sit and relax on all three floors which is lovely. The employees were friendly and helped us with all questions. In the morning you got free coffee and tea and can order good breakfast at a reasonable price.

First thing, there were so many mosquitos in the hostel due to the open wooden building. They put up signs that it's prohibited to put repellent on spots in the house, so we would have expected to at least have mosquito nets in the rooms, but there were none and the dark wooden walls made it impossible to chase mosquitos. Second, one of the two upper bathrooms smelled so bad! We're not sure whether it came out of the sink or the toilet itself, but the last night we could even smell it in our room. That was disgusting and really needs to be fixed.

Great location and super cool building! Beds were very comfortable and they had good lounging areas both upstairs and downstairs. Had both fan and aircon options (would recommend aircon if you’re going in the warmer months although a fan is fine for the cooler months). Short distance to a brilliant night market for dinner, a massage place that does the best thai massages for only 160 baht, temples and more.

Bathrooms needed a deep clean but they weren’t unusable. Just a warning for future guests, the guesthouse is an old thai wooden building so floors will be squeaky and there’s no soundproofing- bring earplugs if you’re a light sleeper! Also the bathroom has a smell to it but that’s pretty usual in most places with older plumbing.