Sunrise Lagoon Hotel and Golf — Open the Curtains to a Fairway for Under ฿2,000
Let's be straight: this place isn't trying to be luxury. Sunrise Lagoon Hotel and Golf is a seven-storey white tower standing in the middle of an 18-hole golf course in Bang Khla, Chachoengsao. The thing guests come back to mention is that every room has a balcony — and the course-facing rooms open onto green fairways with a water lagoon right below. The course here hosted the Thailand Masters 2013, so if you carry a set of clubs, that's your main reason to come. If you don't play golf, stick around and I'll tell you whether it's still worth it.
Start with the course, because it's the real headliner. Sunrise Lagoon Golf & Country Club is an 18-hole, par-72 layout running 7,245 yards from the back tees, opened in 2013 and designed by Sunee In-Chat. The fairways are wide with water lagoons cutting in at intervals — which is where the hotel gets its name. The same year it opened, it hosted the Thailand Masters 2013 on the PGA of Thailand calendar. A golf cart runs around ฿600 and a caddie ฿300 per 18 holes. Players who've teed off here say early-morning rounds are the move: cooler light, an open course, and no waiting on the group ahead.
The hotel itself is a single seven-storey block with 79 rooms. The interiors run white-and-blue with a curved, sail-shaped headboard motif that looks brighter than you'd expect at this price. Rooms split into Superior, Deluxe, Suite and Executive Suite — and every one has a balcony. Here's the part that matters: request a course-facing room, because the fairway-and-lagoon view from the upper floors is the single thing that sets this place apart from a hotel in town. Rooms on the opposite side look at the car park and the road, which is a completely different experience.
Shared facilities include an outdoor pool behind the tower facing the course, with a separate children's pool. The restaurant covers Thai, Chinese and Western plates, down to burgers and sandwiches. There's also large convention space that seats 400-500, which is why companies book it for seminars paired with a round of golf. The gym exists but is sparsely equipped, and some machines aren't in working order — worth flagging if you train daily, because you'll want to set your expectations low there.
One guest recalls opening the curtains to "a green course with a thin mist over the lagoon, coffee on a quiet balcony," and feeling the room rate had already paid for itself.
Now the honest part you should know before booking. The hotel has been open since 2013, and several reviews note that the rooms are starting to show their age, with a musty smell in rooms that have sat empty. Some guests hit weak hot water and patchy Wi-Fi. More importantly, the location is genuinely isolated — it's surrounded by the course and rice fields, with no shops or restaurants within walking distance, so you need a car. There's also a chicken farm nearby, and on some days the wind carries the smell. That last point comes up repeatedly in guest reviews, so it's not a one-off.
On scores, here's where it actually stands: Trip.com sits around 6.0 and TripAdvisor at 2.8 out of 5, reflecting the room condition and inconsistent service. So don't arrive expecting a polished resort. But frame it right — come to play golf, come with a golf group, or come for a company retreat — and a starting rate near ฿1,200/night with a balcony room overlooking the course is hard to match anywhere in this area. It sells location next to the course, not luxury.
The bottom line: Sunrise Lagoon suits golfers and groups here to play rounds or run a seminar who want to sleep right on the course and skip the daily drive. If you're a general traveller wanting to explore Bang Khla, the floating market, or Wat Sothon, staying in Chachoengsao town is far more convenient. But if your clubs are already in the car and you can walk down to the first tee from your room, this place does that job well on a comfortable budget.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Every room has a balcony with a good course view
- ✓ Comfortable beds and effective air conditioning
- ✓ Walk from your room straight to the first tee
- ✓ Strong value when you come as a golf group
- ! Rooms are aging; some carry a musty smell
- ! Wi-Fi is patchy and hot water can run weak
- ! Isolated setting with no shops nearby — a car is essential
- ✓ 18-hole course on-site, ideal for golfers
- ✓ Outdoor pool facing the course plus a kids' pool
- ✓ Large meeting space seating 400-500 for seminars
- ✓ Many staff are friendly and helpful
- ! Course conditioning can be inconsistent in places
- ! Gym is sparsely equipped; some machines out of order
- ! A chicken farm nearby brings an odour on some days
- 💡If you're here to play golf — request a course-facing room when booking · the fairway-and-lagoon view from the upper floors is the main reason to come → opposite-side rooms only look at the car park
- 💡If you don't have a car — think twice, because the hotel is ringed by the course and rice fields, with no shops or restaurants in walking distance · you'll need a ride every time you leave
- 💡If your trip is mainly about Bang Khla, the floating market, or Wat Sothon — staying in Chachoengsao town is far more convenient · this place is for people here specifically for the golf, not town sightseeing