Pin Hotel Lampang — An Older Building with Character, a Short Walk to Kad Kong Ta
If you want a Lampang stay that's a short walk from the Kad Kong Ta walking street without paying much, Pin Hotel (locals call it Rong Raem Pin) is the name that comes up most. It's an older curved red-brick-and-white building on Suan Dok Road, with Lampang's signature horse carriages clopping past the front every day. What guests keep mentioning isn't a fancy room — it's the Lanna-style wooden lobby and the on-site restaurant, plus a location where you can walk to almost everything worth eating and seeing.
Let's be straight up front: Pin Hotel is not a new hotel. The building has been open for decades and has been through one round of renovation — several guests say a 1980s-90s feel still lingers in some of the details. But that's exactly where its character comes from. The curved red-brick-and-white shape on Suan Dok Road is instantly recognisable, especially at night when warm orange light hits the facade and a Lampang horse carriage rolls past the front — an image you won't get from a modern chain hotel.
The lobby is what everyone praises. Oversized rattan furniture, green cushions, red Lanna fabric parasols, a Thai-patterned carpet, and wood trim throughout. It feels more like a relative's house upcountry than a hotel, and you can settle in comfortably. Right beside it is the on-site restaurant — green tablecloths, rattan chairs — open for breakfast and made-to-order meals. More than a few guests say that just sipping a morning coffee in that room is worth the room rate on its own.
There are around 56 rooms, split between Standard Double and Deluxe types with a bathtub. Every room is air-conditioned with a fridge and free Wi-Fi, and many have a small balcony. The rooms run fairly large for the price — several guests were surprised they were bigger than they expected from a sub-฿700 rate. The decor is plain and dated but clean: white linens and towels, good blackout curtains, and air-conditioning that gets genuinely cold.
"The room really is old, but it's clean, the bed is comfortable, and the main thing is you step out the door and you're at Kad Kong Ta in a couple of minutes — great value for the price."
Location is the real trump card here. It's a 2-minute walk to the Kad Kong Ta walking street, the Saturday-Sunday market that's Lampang's highlight, and Wat Suan Dok sits practically across the road. Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, the Ratsadaphisek Bridge, and the old market street are all a short drive or horse-carriage ride away. Nakhon Lampang Train Station is about 3km out and Lampang Airport around 5km — both under 15 minutes by car.
The overall score sits at 8.0/10 from 45 reviews on Trip.com. The best-scoring categories are location (8.4) and service (8.3) — the front-desk staff get repeated praise for being friendly and helpful. The weaker category is facilities (7.5), which lines up with what several guests note: the hot water isn't always hot at certain times, and the bathroom taps in some older rooms leak a little. Worth knowing before you book so it's not a surprise.
On price — a Standard Double starts around ฿550/night, while a Deluxe with a bathtub runs roughly ฿800-1,000. Breakfast isn't always included in the room rate, but you can add it for about ฿100/person (a choice of rice porridge with fruit, or sausage and fried egg). There's free on-site parking, which is genuinely hard to find for a city-centre hotel like this. There's no pool and no fitness room — if those two are must-haves for you, this isn't the place.
The bottom line: Pin Hotel works best for travellers who come to Lampang to wander Kad Kong Ta, eat well, ride a horse carriage, and aren't fussed about a brand-new room. You get a central location, free parking, and a lobby with real character at a sub-฿700 rate that gets rarer every year. If you want the newest, quietest room, go for a higher-floor Deluxe on the inner side — it's the version that fits the budget best.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Excellent location — 2-minute walk to Kad Kong Ta
- ✓ Front-desk staff friendly and helpful
- ✓ Rooms larger than expected for a sub-฿700 rate
- ✓ Free on-site parking
- ! Building and rooms are old, decor shows its age
- ! Hot water not always hot at certain times
- ! Bathroom taps in some older rooms leak
- ✓ Lanna-style lobby and restaurant have real character, unlike a chain
- ✓ Right next to Wat Suan Dok, easy walking around the old town
- ✓ Cold air-conditioning and good blackout curtains for sleeping
- ✓ Very low price for a central location
- ! No pool and no fitness room
- ! Breakfast costs extra, not included in the room rate
- ! Street-side rooms can catch traffic and market noise in the evening
- 💡If you want the newest, quietest room — pick a higher-floor Deluxe on the inner side, away from Suan Dok Road → street-side rooms can catch traffic and weekend market noise in the evening
- 💡If hot water matters to you — tell the front desk at check-in and test the hot tap right away → several reviews note the hot water isn't reliable at certain times, especially mid-afternoon when usage peaks
- 💡If you want breakfast — add it at the on-site restaurant for about ฿100/person (rice porridge with fruit, or sausage and fried egg) → it's not always included in the room rate, so mention it at booking or check-in