S9 Hotel Samutsakhon — New Rooms on Rama II Road With a Big, Easy Car Park
If you are driving south and want somewhere simple to sleep around Samut Sakhon, S9 Hotel Samutsakhon is the kind of place drivers pull over for. The building sits right on Rama II Road, with a rooftop sign reading TP Place that you can spot from a distance at night. What guests keep mentioning is the same pair of things: new rooms with glossy polished-stone floors and a genuinely large car park out front — and for anyone on a long drive, those two details are exactly what seals the booking.
S9 Hotel Samutsakhon is a fairly new budget hotel sitting right on Rama II Road, on the frontage road through Tha Chin sub-district. The building runs five or six storeys, painted in blocks of blue, deep maroon and tan, with vertical light strips that come on after dark. The rooftop sign reads TP Place — the same name you will see on Booking. There are roughly 30 rooms, and the property takes both nightly and monthly guests, so you get a mix of people passing through and workers renting near the Samut Sakhon industrial areas on longer stays.
The rooms are the part that runs a little ahead of the price. Floors are glossy polished stone that stays cool underfoot, walls are clean white, and you get air-conditioning, a wall-mounted flat-screen TV (a large one, around 50 inches), a long desk, a chair, and a small fridge in some rooms. The en-suite uses a rain shower. Beds are comfortable without being plush, the beige linen comes with towels folded into shapes on the bed, and there is a choice of a single large-bed room or a two-bed room for families — if there are a few of you, ask for the twin.
A guest who broke a long southbound drive here writes: "I booked this about an hour before I arrived, last-minute on the road from Bangkok, and my expectations were low — I just needed somewhere clean to sleep before carrying on to Prachuap the next morning. What I found was considerably better than I had expected. I will try to be specific so this is actually useful to someone. The room: when you open the door the first thing you notice is the floor. It is polished stone, the kind that reflects the ceiling light and feels genuinely cool underfoot — it gave the whole room a cleaner, newer feel than the rate would suggest. Walls are plain white, freshly painted as far as I could tell, with no marks or scuffs. The bed was a proper double, comfortable mattress, sheets that smelled clean, and the towels had been folded into little shapes on top which is a small thing but tells you someone is paying attention. The air-conditioning unit was on the wall and worked immediately — cold, quiet, no rattling. The flat-screen television was large, maybe 50 inches, mounted on the wall opposite the bed. There was a desk along one wall and a chair. The bathroom was an en-suite wet room with a rain shower overhead — again, everything clean and in working order. My one note is that I was in an inner-facing room and I would suggest requesting that at booking, because the building sits right on Rama II Road and a street-side room will catch some traffic noise during the night, especially when trucks go through. The inner rooms are quiet once it gets late. Parking: the car park in front of the building is large — I mean properly large, not the kind of car park where you have to angle in and hope. I drove straight in, parked without any manoeuvring, and that was the end of it. For anyone stopping on a road trip this genuinely matters and it is one of the things you appreciate about the place the moment you arrive. On-site: there is a small cafe and a minimart on the ground floor of the building. I did not use the cafe in the evening but I grabbed a coffee there in the morning before check-out and it was fine, nothing fancy. The minimart had the basics — water, snacks, a few toiletry items. I needed a toothbrush and they had one. Staff: two people at the desk when I arrived, both friendly, English limited but the check-in was straightforward and there was no problem. Check-out at noon gave me a decent start to the day. Overall: if you are driving Rama II Road and you want a room that is actually clean, newer than the price, with a big car park and something to eat or drink on site, this is a solid choice. I would not stay here for a holiday — there is no view, no pool, no bar — but as a functional overnight stop it earned its money. Will book again on the same route."
Food and essentials are sorted on-site. The building has its own small cafe and minimart, so a late-night snack or a forgotten toothbrush is a walk downstairs rather than a drive out. There is an elevator (no dragging bags up stairs), room service, and bicycle parking out front. The detail most guests single out is the large car park right in front of the building — easy space for several cars. For drivers stopping overnight, parking that you do not have to think about matters more than it sounds.
The location is straightforward. You are on Rama II Road, the main route heading south, with Mahachai town about a 10-minute drive away — close enough for the Talay Thai seafood market, Mahachai market, or the ferry pier across to Ban Laem. For Bangkok, you run Rama II straight into the Thonburi side. Worth saying plainly: this place suits drivers more than non-drivers, because it sits on a big main road rather than next to a train station or minivan stand.
The overall score sits at 7.4/10, which is solid for a budget hotel. The review count is still small — it is a relatively new property — so read it alongside the real photos. Guests praise the room cleanliness and the parking. The honest caveat is that the building fronts a busy main road, so street-side rooms can catch some traffic noise. The fit-out is plain and functional rather than stylish — if you are expecting a city-hotel look, it may feel a touch basic.
On price, rooms start around ฿750/night for a large-bed room, which is genuinely cheap given how new the rooms feel. Monthly stays bring the per-night rate down further. Check-in is 1pm, check-out noon, it is non-smoking, and pets are not allowed. As always with budget rooms, compare Agoda and Booking before you commit — rates on places like this move around a fair bit by date.
The short version: S9 Hotel Samutsakhon works best for drivers on Rama II Road who want a clean, new room at a low rate with parking on the doorstep, or anyone after a monthly rental around Samut Sakhon. It is not a holiday hotel with a view or a pool — but as a comfortable one-night stop before you carry on, or a budget base in the area, it earns its money. If there are several of you, lock in a twin room so nobody has to squeeze.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ New, clean rooms with smart polished-stone floors
- ✓ Large car park in front — easy parking
- ✓ Friendly, attentive staff
- ✓ Cheap for how new the rooms are
- ! Building fronts a main road — street-side rooms catch traffic noise
- ! Suits drivers more than those without a car — no transit nearby
- ! Plain, functional fit-out rather than stylish
- ✓ Good value for an overnight stop on Rama II Road
- ✓ Twin rooms work well for families
- ✓ On-site cafe and minimart are handy
- ✓ Takes monthly guests — useful for workers in the area
- ! Few reviews so far, as it is a new property
- ! No pool or view — purely a place to sleep
- ! Some rooms are basic; not every room has a fridge
- 💡If you want the quietest room — ask for one away from the Rama II Road frontage at booking → street-side rooms can catch traffic noise at night since the building sits on a main road
- 💡If there are several of you — book a twin room → the single rooms use one large bed that sleeps two, but for 3-4 people a twin is far more comfortable
- 💡If you do not have a car — check the distances first → it sits on a main road with no train or minivan stand nearby, so it favours guests driving their own car