Resort At Lampang — Rooms Bigger Than the Price, and a Car Park You'll Be Glad You Found
If you want a bed in Lampang town without paying much, but you also don't want a cramped little box of a room, Resort At Lampang is a name road-trippers across the north keep mentioning. The main building is a three-storey ochre block with a private balcony on nearly every room, sitting on Phaholyothin Road in the Chomphu area. What guests say again and again is that the rooms are far larger than the under-฿700 price suggests, and that there's plenty of free parking — two things that are hard to find at the same price closer to the old town.
Resort At Lampang is a small property of around 10 rooms on Phaholyothin Road in the Chomphu area, roughly 1 km out from the Lampang town centre. The main block is a three-storey building in ochre yellow, with black wrought-iron balconies on nearly every room, and there's a cluster of single-storey garden units off to the side. The detail guests return to most is room size — the Superior rooms are wide enough to hold the bed, a desk, chairs and a sitting corner without feeling tight, which is not what you usually get at this price.
Rooms come as Superior Twin (two single beds), Superior Queen, and a Family Room (one queen plus a single). Every room has AC, a fridge, a flat-screen TV, a desk, and a private bathroom with a shower. Floors are polished tile that wipes clean, and some rooms have a marbled feature wall that gives them a bit more depth. A few of the upper rooms open onto a balcony you can actually sit on. Guests consistently note that the beds are more comfortable than the rate would suggest and that the AC cools the room down fast.
Guests describe it simply: "Got a room on the third floor — quiet, roomy and clean, and genuinely good value for what they paid."
Parking is where Resort At Lampang really earns its keep. There's a wide free lot that takes several cars easily — and for anyone who has circled the narrow streets of old Lampang hunting for a space, that matters more than it sounds. Around the property there's a small garden, a sitting terrace, and a semi-open lobby area finished in wood. The feel is relaxed rather than smart, but it's kept clean.
Location-wise you're on the Phaholyothin Road side, about a 1 km walk to the Lampang town centre. Wat Si Pong Chai is only around 250 metres away, close enough for an early-morning visit on foot. Nakhon Lampang train station is about 2.8 km out, and Lampang Airport is a 14-minute drive (10.8 km). One honest heads-up: the immediate area around the resort isn't lined with shops and restaurants, so for dinner or a trip to the Kad Kong Ta walking street you'll want a car rather than your feet.
The Trip.com score sits at 8.5/10 from 6 reviews. The review count is still small because this is a tiny resort, but the categories that score well are service (8.7) and cleanliness (8.5). The honest complaints are worth flagging: leaving the bathroom light off for a long stretch can let insects in, and a couple of guests felt the front-desk staff weren't especially warm. One reviewer mentioned a faint musty smell when they first opened the room — running the AC and airing it out for a while sorts that out, but it's better to know going in.
On price, Resort At Lampang starts around ฿590–700/night for a Superior room on weekdays, which is very cheap for rooms this size. There's no breakfast and no pool here, so go in understanding that this is a budget stay built around a comfortable night's sleep rather than a full holiday resort. Over long weekends and festivals it books out quickly — there are only about 10 rooms — so reserve ahead.
The short version: Resort At Lampang suits road-trippers in the north who want a big, clean room with parking on a budget of a few hundred baht. Don't expect big-hotel service or a long list of facilities, but if the brief is to sleep well, pay little, and head straight back out to explore Lampang, it does that well. If you'd rather be able to walk into the town centre more easily, compare it against the riverside options around Kad Kong Ta.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Rooms larger than expected for a few hundred baht
- ✓ Clean, comfortable beds, AC cools fast
- ✓ Wide free parking lot — takes several cars
- ✓ Third-floor rooms are quiet and good for resting
- ! Insects can get in if the bathroom light is left off
- ! No breakfast and no pool
- ! Few restaurants within walking distance of the resort
- ✓ Strong value — room size against the price paid
- ✓ Private balcony to sit out on in some rooms
- ✓ Close to Wat Si Pong Chai, walkable to the centre
- ✓ Quiet setting, good for an overnight stop on a road trip
- ! Front-desk staff not always the warmest
- ! Faint musty smell in some rooms on first opening
- ! You'll need a car for dinner or evening outings
- 💡If you want the quietest room — ask for the third floor when booking · guests consistently say the upper floor is quieter and has a more open outlook than the ground level
- 💡If insects worry you — don't leave the bathroom light off for long at night and keep the bathroom door closed → this is the single most common warning in the reviews, easy to manage but worth knowing
- 💡If you're travelling as a group with a car — this is where the wide free parking pays off · booking the Family Room (queen plus a single) works out better value than two separate Superior rooms