Pathumthani Place — The Town's Go-To Hotel, with Rooms Bigger Than the Price Suggests
If you need a night in central Pathum Thani — to handle paperwork at the provincial hall, visit the Bang Kadi industrial estate, or attend a relative's wedding or ordination nearby — the name locals reach for first is Pathumthani Place Hotel. It's the tall block on Tiwanon Road that has been running since 2001, with a round blue rooftop sign that has become a minor landmark in the area. The thing guests mention again and again is rooms that feel larger than you'd expect for a low-four-figure baht rate, plus free on-site parking — traded against a building that is starting to show its age.
Let's be upfront: Pathumthani Place is not a new hotel — it opened in 2001 and runs as a roughly six-storey block with 50 rooms. Its appeal isn't contemporary design; it's the genuine size of the rooms. Many Standard twins come with an actual two-seat sofa you can stretch out on, over the deep-red carpet that dates the property to an earlier era of Thai hotels. Guests who book purely on price often note how much bigger the room is than the typical sub-฿1,500 option.
Location is the main reason people choose it. The hotel sits on Tiwanon Road in the Bang Kadi district, a few minutes' drive from the Bang Kadi Industrial Park and the Pathum Thani provincial hall. Factory workers on assignment and people handling government paperwork use it as a regular base. For visitors, the Wat San Chao floating market and Future Park Rangsit are both a short drive away. The detail drivers appreciate most is the free parking inside the hotel grounds — no circling the block hunting for a space.
On site there's a Thai restaurant with wood-panelled walls and the unhurried atmosphere of an upcountry hotel, serving à la carte dishes and catering for events. A small breakfast runs in the morning — fried rice, fried eggs, stir-fried noodles, hot coffee — simple but filling. There's also a bar and several meeting rooms that locals book for seminars, company functions, weddings and ordinations. On weekends with a function on, the lobby gets noticeably busier.
One regular sums it up: the room is genuinely bigger than the price, parking is easy and the staff are kind — it's just an older building, and if you can accept that, it's good value.
Now for the honest part. Reviews broadly agree that the building is showing its years — furniture, carpets and bathrooms are from the era the hotel opened, and some rooms smell stuffy if they have been shut up for a while. A minority of reviews flag inconsistent housekeeping, such as marks on the bed linen or a stray hair in the bathroom. If you expect the crisp finish of a new-build hotel, this isn't it. But judged as a low-four-figure room with generous space and a useful location, it holds up for the price.
One more thing to know before booking: Wi-Fi has at times been charged separately by the hour rather than included free as most hotels now do. If you need to work online a lot, check the current arrangement with the hotel when booking, or bring a mobile data package as backup. Mobile signal in the rooms is fine. An extra bed for a child costs around ฿450/night, so families travelling together should budget for that.
The bottom line: Pathumthani Place suits anyone who needs a night in central Pathum Thani and prioritises location and price over polish — here for work, government errands or a family function, wanting a roomy space and easy parking on a modest budget. If you can live with an older building and aren't fussed about design, it earns its rate. If you'd rather have something newer in the province, compare it against the other options in the list before deciding.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Rooms larger than expected for the price
- ✓ Friendly, helpful staff
- ✓ Free parking on the hotel grounds
- ✓ Close to Bang Kadi industrial estate and the provincial hall
- ! Building and furniture are dated
- ! Some rooms smell stuffy if shut up for a while
- ! Wi-Fi has at times been charged separately
- ✓ Strong value for the price bracket
- ✓ Affordable, filling food at the on-site restaurant
- ✓ Quiet atmosphere, good for work trips
- ✓ Meeting rooms available for functions and seminars
- ! Housekeeping inconsistent in some rooms
- ! Bathrooms are an older design
- ! No swimming pool or fitness room
- 💡If room freshness matters to you — to be straight, the building opened in 2001 and the furniture and bathrooms are from that era → ask for a recently refreshed room at check-in, or compare against a newer hotel in the list
- 💡If you need to work online heavily — Wi-Fi has at times been charged separately by the hour rather than included → confirm the current arrangement when booking, or bring a mobile data package as backup
- 💡If you're driving or travelling as a group — free parking inside the grounds is a real plus, and an extra child bed runs about ฿450/night → book for the right headcount and ask about coach/van parking in advance if you're arriving as a party