Butterfly Princess Hotel — The Butterfly Building in Central Betong with Easy Parking and Staff Who Go the Extra Mile
If you're driving around Betong and want somewhere that's easy to park and a short walk from food and a 7-Eleven on a budget of a few hundred baht, Butterfly Princess Hotel is a name road-trippers mention often. It's a 3-star hotel on Prachathipat Road, marked by a butterfly motif and an orange sign that's easy to spot. The two things guests bring up again and again are the spacious car park and the friendly, attentive staff — and there's a 7-Eleven directly across the street. Worth saying up front: the building is older and the rooms are dated, this is no luxury stay, but for around ฿600 a night with a central location like this, it's hard to beat in Betong.
Butterfly Princess Hotel sits on Prachathipat Road, less than a kilometre from the centre of Betong. What sets it apart from other hotels in the same price band is that it gives you two buildings to choose from — one in a modern style and one in an older classic style. Together they hold around 50 rooms, ranging from Standard twins through Standard king rooms to a Junior Suite with a separate bedroom and living area. Every room has air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, a fridge, a work desk and an en-suite bathroom. The Standard rooms run about 28 sqm and many come with a private balcony. A small touch guests tend to like is the butterfly paintings on the room walls that play on the hotel's name.
Location is this hotel's strongest card. There's a 7-Eleven directly across the street, less than a minute on foot, which makes late-night water and snack runs easy. The hotel sits in a restaurant district with plenty of Halal, Thai and Chinese options nearby. A little further on foot you reach the Betong Clock Tower — the roundabout in the middle of town that everyone stops to photograph — and the largest mailbox in the world. Salahuddin Mosque is very close, only around 300 metres away. In short, stay here and you can eat and explore the town centre on foot, keeping the car for the trips out to the Aiyoeweng Skywalk or the Piyamit Tunnel beyond the town.
One of the things guests mention most is the parking. Review after review says the same thing — the lot is wide and easy, no circling required, which matters a lot if you've driven yourself to Betong. Beyond parking, the hotel also has a sauna, a massage room, a café, karaoke and a small garden, plus a convenience store and a lift inside the building. The café downstairs serves coffee, tea and light snacks in a relaxed setting. Note up front that the hotel does not include breakfast with the room, but it's an easy walk to find dim sum or morning roti around the property.
One guest summed it up as "lovely staff who helped with everything to do, and a big car park — the room's a bit old but clean, and for this price in Betong it's genuinely fine."
Worth being honest before you book — the building is older and the rooms show their age. Some reviewers note a slightly musty smell in the older building and furnishings that have clearly seen years of use. The mattresses are firm, and a few guests feel the springs. Sound insulation between rooms is weak with thin walls, so on some nights you'll hear the hallway or the room next door. The shower water in some rooms runs hot and cold rather than steady, and the lift is small, fitting about four people. So if you want the best room condition, ask for a room in the modern building — it's tidier than the classic wing.
The overall score sits at 8.3/10 from 109 reviews on Trip.com. The top-scoring category is location (8.8), followed by service (8.5), while cleanliness (7.9) and amenities (7.8) score lower — which lines up with the comments about the older building. What guests praise with one voice is staff who are friendly and genuinely attentive, the convenient parking, and a location close to food and convenience stores. The takeaway is that most people leave satisfied — especially those who drove themselves and care about location — but no one mistakes it for a luxury stay.
The bottom line: Butterfly Princess Hotel works best for road-trippers visiting Betong who want a central base, easy parking, and a short walk to food and a 7-Eleven for around ฿600 a night. The attentive staff are a bonus that plenty of same-price hotels don't offer, in exchange for accepting an older building and firm mattresses. If you're travelling as a family and want more space, look at the Junior Suite with its separate living area. But if you're here to relax and want newer, prettier rooms with fuller amenities, you may want to look at a newer property in Betong.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Spacious car park, easy to park — very convenient
- ✓ Friendly, attentive staff happy to share local tips
- ✓ Central location, 7-Eleven across the street, Halal food nearby
- ✓ Good value, from around ฿600/night
- ! Building and rooms are dated; classic wing can smell musty
- ! Mattresses are firm — some guests feel the springs
- ! Thin walls; weak sound insulation between rooms
- ✓ Good location, walk to the Clock Tower and town-centre food
- ✓ On-site sauna, massage room and café
- ✓ Choice of modern or classic building
- ✓ Handy base for the Aiyoeweng sea-of-mist trip
- ! Shower water runs hot/cold rather than steady in some rooms
- ! Small lift, fits about four people
- ! Breakfast not included with the room
- 💡If you want the best room condition — specify a room in the modern building (the newer wing) when booking → the classic wing is older, with some rooms carrying a musty smell and well-used furnishings
- 💡If you sleep lightly or prefer a soft bed — the mattresses here are firm and the walls are thin → bring earplugs and ask for a room away from the hallway and karaoke for more quiet
- 💡If you're heading to the Aiyoeweng sea of mist — ask the hotel ahead about a car/driver for the pre-dawn run (leaving around 4–5 am) → parking is easy here, so keeping the car for trips out of town is convenient