Budget Stays in Krabi
7 Clean, Well-Reviewed Hotels & Hostels
from under ฿1,500!

Hop Inn Krabi is the budget hotel in Krabi Town with the highest score in this list — 9.2 from 224 reviews, with rooms from just ฿700. It's a no-frills chain brand (part of the Erawan group): plain rooms, but fresh and clean, with a comfy bed, cold air-con, a hot-water shower, free Wi-Fi and free parking in every room. What guests mention again and again is the central location — an easy walk to the market and restaurants — and the free coffee machine in the lobby each morning. There's no pool and no in-house breakfast, but for the high end of a few hundred baht in central Krabi Town it's reliable value. A good pick for a night or two before catching a boat to the islands.

Aonang Goodwill is a small budget hotel in Ao Nang where rooms start at just ฿600, yet it scores a strong 8.9 from 410 reviews. It's a family-run place: simple but clean rooms, cold air-con, a fridge and a private bathroom in every room, with free Wi-Fi and parking. Guests often praise the friendly staff who'll help arrange tours and transport, and the spot in an Ao Nang soi a few minutes' walk from restaurants and convenience stores. It's about a 13–15 minute walk (roughly 1.3 km) to Ao Nang beach. There's no pool, but at this price this close to the beach is hard to find.

Sleep Whale Hotel is a budget design hotel in central Krabi Town with a rooftop pool, rooms from ฿750, scoring 8.9 from 171 reviews. The rooms are clean and modern, with a wide, comfortable bed and a balcony on some, right on Maharaj Road in the centre of town. What guests photograph most is the rooftop pool with a view over Krabi Town at sunset, and the loungers beside it. There's a convenience store and a restaurant on site, and a cooked-to-order breakfast for ฿100 per person. It's an easy walk to the market and the riverside restaurants. A solid in-town pick if you want a pool without paying much for it.

GLOW Ao Nang is a budget hotel in Ao Nang with a pool and the most reviews in this list — over 1,153, scoring 8.3 with rooms from ฿950. The rooms are clean and simple, and the building wraps an outdoor pool and a saltwater pool with a pool bar and a lounging area. Guests like the value and the halal food options nearby, and it suits families, couples and solo travellers alike. To be honest, the rooms run a little small and it sits a fair way back from the main Ao Nang strip — it's about a 12–15 minute walk to Ao Nang and Nopparat Thara beaches. Still, a pool at the high end of a few hundred baht is good going.

Aonang Buri is a budget resort with a pool in Ao Nang that has racked up 2,044 reviews, scoring 8.2 with rooms from around ฿1,400. It's a garden resort with rooms spread across low-rise blocks — they're roomier than the in-town hotels, clean, and most have a balcony. The draw is the main pool with a kids' pool and a pool bar; some rooms look onto the pool or the garden. It suits families or groups who want a pool without paying resort prices. It's about a 15 minute walk to Ao Nang and Nopparat Thara beaches. To be honest, parts of it are starting to show their age — you come here for the pool, the garden and the space, not for newness.

Pak-Up Hostel is a hostel in central Krabi Town with a saltwater pool and a bar, dorm beds from just ฿250, scoring 8.9 from 176 reviews. It's a backpacker hostel in the middle of town, with 4-to-10-bed dorms and shared bathrooms, free breakfast and free Wi-Fi. What guests talk about is the saltwater pool, the pool table and the bar that make it easy to meet other travellers, plus comfortable beds, clean bathrooms and staff who are good at sorting tours and transport. The location is the standout — a 1 minute walk to Chao Fa Pier, where boats run to Railay in about 20 minutes. A great fit for solo travellers, backpackers and anyone on a tight budget.

Pop-In Hostel is a hostel in the middle of Ao Nang ranked #6 in Ao Nang on TripAdvisor (4.5/5 from 274 reviews), with a free BBQ every day and dorm beds from around ฿400. The dorms are clean, with oversized under-bed lockers, reading lights, privacy curtains and cold air-con, and there are private rooms too. Guests single out the free BBQ, the staff who are great at booking transport and tours, and the central Ao Nang location, about a 10 minute walk to the beach and close to the bars and restaurants. A good fit for backpackers who want to be near the beach and the nightlife on a budget. Note: there's a ฿300 deposit and towels cost ฿200 if you don't bring your own.