Chokphaiboon Apartment Pattani — Clean Rooms, Cold AC, Hot Water for Under ฿800 in Bana
If you want a Pattani stay that costs under a thousand baht but doesn't feel run-down, Chokphaiboon Apartment (the sign out front reads CHOK PAIBOON) is a name budget travellers keep landing on. It's a modern four-storey grey block in the Bana area with its own car park and a shared ground-floor lounge dressed up with wooden tables and bric-a-brac. What guests mention again and again is that the rooms are clean and the staff look after you well. Worth flagging up front: it sits a little outside the town centre, so it trades on value and quiet rather than stepping out of the lobby into the action.
Chokphaiboon Apartment is a newish four-storey grey building with a large CHOK PAIBOON sign you can spot from a distance. Out front there's a glass-walled lobby, a row of colourful fish figurines by the entrance, and a single bicycle parked by the door — it reads as friendly before you even step inside. This is a daily-rate apartment rather than a full-service hotel, so there's no doorman or bellhop, but the things that actually matter at this price, cleanliness and a sense of security, are handled well.
The main room category is a Double Room starting around ฿790/night. Each room has air conditioning (cooling only), a TV, an en-suite bathroom and free Wi-Fi. The bathroom is white tile with a blue band, fitted with a wall water heater and shower, and soap, toothpaste and a toothbrush are laid out for you — small touches a lot of sub-฿1,000 stays cut, but this one keeps. On Agoda the amenities category scores a full 10, which is unusually high for a 2-star property and lines up with what the photos show.
"Clean room, more in it than I expected, lovely staff — just a little way out of town" is roughly how several guests sum it up.
The thing guests praise most often is the staff. Multiple reviews use the phrase "great staff" — responsive, helpful, attentive. The other detail that gives the place more character than its budget peers is the ground-floor common area: low solid-wood tables, stools painted in Benjarong floral patterns, a big TV, and a wall hung with portraits of figures like Gandhi and Lincoln. It works fine as a spot for a morning coffee or somewhere to wait before check-in.
On location, here's the honest version — the apartment is in the Bana area, just outside the Mueang Pattani municipal centre. It's about an 8-10 minute drive or motorbike ride into town. The closest landmarks are the T.S. badminton hall (under a 5-minute walk) and Victoire Stadium (around 1 km). Pattani Central Mosque is roughly 2.7 km away and Somdet Phra Sinagarin Park about 3.7 km. There's on-site parking, which makes this a better fit for guests with their own wheels than for those without transport.
The overall score sits at 9.2/10, but read it with a level head — it comes from just 4 Trip.com reviews, which is still a small sample. On Agoda the breakdown is cleanliness 8.6, amenities 10, location 9.2 and service 9.1. The recurring complaints are real and worth knowing: a door lock that's awkward to work, a slightly stiff bathroom door, and beds that some find quite firm. These are the kind of limitations you'd expect at this level, so go in with realistic expectations.
The bottom line: Chokphaiboon Apartment suits self-drivers on a tight budget who value a clean, quiet room over a central address. It's a sensible pick for someone in town on errands, visiting family, or stopping a single night before moving on. If you want to walk out of your accommodation straight into markets and restaurants, this isn't it — but if the distance doesn't bother you, the cleanliness you get for the price is genuinely good value in Pattani.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Clean rooms with more provided than expected for the price
- ✓ Helpful, responsive staff who get frequent praise
- ✓ On-site parking, handy for self-drivers
- ✓ Rates start in the hundreds of baht — strong value in Pattani
- ! Outside the town centre — easier with your own transport
- ! Beds run firm for some guests
- ! Door lock / bathroom door can be stiff in some rooms
- ✓ Amenities scored a full 10 by guests
- ✓ Modern building, nicely decorated common area to sit in
- ✓ Free Wi-Fi, cold AC and hot water all in-room
- ✓ Quiet surroundings, good for actual rest
- ! Far from restaurants and markets — you'll need to drive out
- ! No on-site restaurant, so meals are off-property
- ! It's a daily-rate apartment, not a full-service hotel
- 💡If you don't have a car — it's in the Bana area outside the centre, an 8-10 minute drive into town → line up a ride-hailing app or a rented motorbike, since the immediate surroundings aren't a dense restaurant strip
- 💡If you need a soft bed — several reviews say the beds are quite firm → if your back is sensitive, manage expectations or ask staff for an extra mattress topper at check-in
- 💡If you want full-hotel facilities — this is a daily-rate apartment with no on-site restaurant or pool → it's about a clean room at a good price; for more amenities, look at options in the town centre instead