Orchid Place Hotel — Low-Rise Garden Blocks in Central Phichit With Parking at Your Door
Phichit isn't a town with a long list of hotels, so drivers stopping overnight or people in town on business often end up at Orchid Place Hotel — a 2-star budget place on Sraluang Road that looks nothing like a typical hotel block. It's a cluster of low two-storey buildings arranged around a garden and car park, closer to a small village than a hotel. The two things guests mention again and again: you can park right outside your room, and the location puts you a few minutes' walk from Bueng Si Fai, the largest public lake-park in town.
The first thing you notice turning in is that Orchid Place isn't a tall tower like most town hotels — it's several two-storey buildings spread around a garden, with small lanes running between them and a number painted on each block (you can spot a 2 and an 8 on the walls). You drive in and park right outside your block, so it's only a few steps from car to room — for anyone arriving by car, that's an advantage the tower hotels in town can't offer. There are 50 rooms in total, and the mature trees around the grounds keep mornings shadier and quieter than you'd expect from a hotel in the middle of town.
Rooms are plain but kept clean. Warm-brown laminate wood floors, a wall-mounted TV on a timber panel, a work desk, a mini-fridge and an open wardrobe. Some rooms add a small sofa and a microwave, which helps a lot if you bring back a takeaway meal to eat in. The air-conditioning is cold and the hot water works fine. Honestly, the styling is no-frills — simple solid-wood furniture, nothing fancy — but for this price band the rooms are more spacious and better equipped than the average budget hotel.
One guest summed it up as "park at the door, open it onto the garden, quiet, slept well — hard to find this for the price in Phichit."
Breakfast is included and served simply on the terrace in front of the lobby. There's toast and hot drinks, plus jam, butter, eggs and a few small rotating items. It's not a big buffet, and several guests describe it the same way — a fill-up before you hit the road rather than a highlight of the stay. If you want a proper meal, there are rice shops and coffee places in the town area a short distance from the front gate.
Location is the main reason people pick this place. It sits inside Phichit's municipal area, about a 6-minute walk to Bueng Si Fai — a large freshwater lake that doubles as a public park and the town's main exercise spot, with a statue of the Chalawan crocodile as its landmark. Princess Mother's Garden is roughly 1 km away, and Wat Tha Luang, home of the revered Luang Pho Phet Buddha image, is about 2 km and under 10 minutes by car. Phichit railway station and the town market are both a short drive too, which makes it a sensible stopover for anyone using Phichit as a break on the drive north.
The overall score sits at 8.0/10 on Trip.com and 4 out of 5 stars on TripAdvisor, ranking among the top hotels in central Phichit. Guests most often praise the cleanliness, the quiet and the parking. The honest complaints flag the very basic breakfast and the lack of a lift (second-floor rooms mean a flight of stairs). Some reviews note inconsistent hot-water pressure at certain times and no bellhop service — worth knowing so you set expectations correctly.
On price — rooms start around ฿650/night for a standard, including breakfast and parking. Larger rooms, or ones with a sofa and microwave, run roughly ฿800–950. During town events such as the traditional Phichit long-boat races in September, rooms fill quickly and rates climb, so book ahead then. Outside event season you rarely need to book far in advance, though booking online still tends to beat the walk-in rate.
Bottom line: Orchid Place suits drivers passing through Phichit, people in town on business, or small families who want a clean, cheap room near Bueng Si Fai. It isn't a place you stay for the facilities — there's no pool and no gym — but you get quiet, parking right at your door, and a central location at a price that's hard to match anywhere in Phichit. If you'd rather avoid the stairs, just ask for a ground-floor room when you book.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Free parking, right outside your room
- ✓ Clean rooms with wood floors, well maintained
- ✓ Quiet and shaded by mature garden trees
- ✓ Central location, a few minutes' walk to Bueng Si Fai
- ! Breakfast is basic, not a large buffet
- ! No lift — second-floor rooms mean stairs
- ! No swimming pool or fitness room
- ✓ Excellent value for a hotel in central Phichit
- ✓ Rooms larger than typical budget hotels, some with fridge and microwave
- ✓ Friendly front-desk staff and quick check-in
- ✓ Well suited to drivers passing through and small families
- ! Hot-water pressure inconsistent at times
- ! Fills up fast during the September long-boat race week
- ! Away from the main restaurant area — drive out for dinner
- 💡If you'd rather skip stairs — there's no lift and second-floor rooms involve a flight up → request a ground-floor room at booking, especially with elderly travellers or heavy luggage
- 💡If breakfast matters — the morning meal here is simple (toast, hot drinks) and best treated as a quick fill-up → for a proper meal, rice shops and cafes in town are a short distance away
- 💡If you're a group or staying several nights — pick a room with a sofa and microwave (around ฿800–950); it's better value since you can reheat food and relax in the room rather than going out every meal