Leelawadee View Resort — Garden Bungalows, 8 Minutes' Walk to the Clock Tower
Picture this: you want a cheap room in the town of Amnat Charoen, but you'd rather not sleep in a windowless concrete shophouse — you want to open a door and see trees and a bit of breeze. Leelawadee View Resort (Amnatcharoen) fits that exactly. It's a small budget resort in Bung sub-district where the rooms are single-storey bungalows set around a garden, with a little wooden bridge over a canal out front — quiet, easy-going, countryside-in-town. What most people like is the location: it's just about 640m from the Amnat Charoen Clock Tower, an 8-minute walk into the centre of town. And rates start around ฿520 a night for an AC room with a TV and a fridge — enough for an overnight stay.
The resort isn't a block — it's a row of single-storey bungalows set around a garden, painted a soft pale blue, with banana trees and flowering plants around them. Out front there's a small canal with a wooden footbridge you cross to get in and out, which gives the place a friendly upcountry-resort feel rather than a market-town hotel. What sets it apart from other cheap stays in town is the sense of space and greenery — you open your room door to trees, not the wall of the building next door. It suits anyone who wants a quiet place to sleep but still wants to be close to the centre.
Rooms are plain but properly equipped — wooden beds, blue bedding, wood-look tiled floors, and the basics that matter: AC, a satellite flat-screen TV, a small fridge, an electric kettle, plus a wooden table and chairs for eating or working. The en-suite bathroom has a water heater. There's a choice of double (Standard Double), twin (Standard Twin), and larger multi-bed rooms for a group. Don't expect designer touches — this is a 2-star resort in the ฿500s — but the rooms are clean, the fittings are sufficient, and having a kettle and a fridge to make your own coffee in the morning is genuinely useful here, which makes it good value for the price.
Location is the real draw. It's only about 640m from the Amnat Charoen Clock Tower — an easy 8-minute walk into the centre of town. Around the Clock Tower you'll find rice-and-noodle shops, coffee shops, a market, and convenience stores all close by, so you can head out for breakfast or dinner without driving. The Phra Mongkhon Ming Mueang (the province's big Buddha) and Wat Thep Mongkhon are both a few minutes away by car. If you've driven here, you're covered too, because parking is free. Being able to walk into town like this is hard to find among Amnat Charoen's budget stays — most of them sit outside town and need a car.
One guest recalls a clean room with a garden around it, cool air, and the Clock Tower just a short stroll away — and reckoned that for five-hundred-odd baht it was very good value for an overnight stay.
Shared facilities cover the essentials you'd expect from a budget resort — reception is open 24 hours for late check-ins, there's a shared lounge to relax in, and luggage storage if you arrive before check-in or need to head out on errands. Staff speak Thai and a little English, and are easy-going. The garden around the property is pleasant for an evening walk in the cooler air. Check-in is at 2:00 PM and check-out at noon, the standard arrangement.
The honest caveats, up front before you book — there's no breakfast, no swimming pool, and no on-site restaurant. What you pay is for the room only. In the morning you walk or drive out to the eateries near the Clock Tower (which is very close, so it's no hardship). The bungalows and rooms are simple in keeping with the price — this is not a brand-new design resort. And because it's a small resort in a small province, there aren't many online reviews yet, so we've set an overall score of 8.0, weighted mostly on location and value, while suggesting you check the latest photos and reviews on a booking app before you decide.
The bottom line: Leelawadee View Resort works best for anyone who wants a cheap room in the town of Amnat Charoen that's within walking distance of the Clock Tower, but still has a garden for a more open feel. You get an AC room with a fridge and a kettle, enough for an overnight stop, for around five hundred baht. If you can live without breakfast and a pool in exchange for a walkable location and free parking, it's genuinely good value. If you'd rather have a hotel with an on-site restaurant or more up-to-date rooms, compare it against the other options in our Top 10 Amnat Charoen list first.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Good location — walkable to the Clock Tower and town centre
- ✓ Single-storey bungalows with a garden, open and relaxed feel
- ✓ Budget rates — AC rooms start in the ฿500s
- ✓ Free parking and 24-hour reception
- ! No breakfast — walk out to eateries near the Clock Tower
- ! No pool and no on-site restaurant
- ! Simple rooms in keeping with the price, not newly fitted out
- ✓ Good value for an overnight stay in town
- ✓ Garden around the property — pleasant for an evening walk
- ✓ Rooms have a fridge and kettle, so you can make your own coffee
- ✓ Easy-going staff who speak Thai and some English
- ! Few online reviews — check the latest photos before booking
- ! Bathrooms and fittings are budget-resort standard
- ! No food service on site
- 💡If you need breakfast — there's no breakfast and no restaurant on site → but the Clock Tower is only an 8-minute walk away with plenty of rice-and-coffee shops, so heading out in the morning is easy
- 💡If you want up-to-date rooms or a pool — this is a simple budget resort with no pool → if a full-service hotel feel matters to you, compare it against the other options in our Top 10 Amnat Charoen list first
- 💡If you're unsure about the reviews — it's a small resort in a small province with few online reviews → check the latest photos and reviews on Agoda or Trip.com before you book, so you see the current rooms