Thaimit Resort — New, Clean Rooms Under ฿500 and a Planted Courtyard Hidden Inside the Block
If you're driving through Uttaradit and want a clean, newish room for one night with easy parking — without paying more than ฿500 — Thaimit Resort (ไทยมิตรรีสอร์ท) is a name that comes up often around here. It's a three-storey cream building with vertical timber screens across the facade, out in the Tha Sao area on the edge of town, fronted by a wide hedge-lined car park. The surprise is on the inside: a planted courtyard running through the middle of the block under a glass roof, with a sky-blue Vespa and mosaic-stool tables sitting on artificial grass — a photo corner you would not expect at this price. Booking sites rate it well, with 8.6 from around 96 reviews on Agoda, traded against wet-room bathrooms with no dry/wet separation and a building with no lift — worth knowing before you book.
Thaimit Resort is a privately run place in the Tha Sao area of Mueang Uttaradit, about 2 km out from the town centre. The building is a three-storey cream block with brown vertical timber screens across the front, and a wide hedge-lined car park out front. There are 36 rooms in total, split between Standard rooms with one large bed and twin rooms with two single beds. The point guests agree on most is that the rooms look new and clean — glossy white tiled floors, soft-orange accent walls against grid-pattern wooden headboards, with air conditioning, a fridge, a flat-screen TV, a desk and an en-suite shower bathroom. Some upper-floor rooms have a sliding glass door onto a small balcony with views over the town and the treeline; others face a green banana garden at the back.
What sets it apart from other places at the same price is the planted courtyard inside the block. Walk into the middle of the building and you reach an open well under a clear glass roof that lets daylight in, with artificial grass below, mature plants, wooden stool tables and a sky-blue Vespa as a photo prop, ringed by two levels of walkway galleries with brown wooden doors. It is the corner most reviewers photograph and come away thinking it looks better than the rate suggests. There is also a glass-walled gym beside the entrance — you can see the treadmills and machines from outside — which is rare for a sub-฿500 place in a small town like this.
One reviewer summed it up as a room that is "new and clean, very cheap, with easy parking" — strong value for a one-night stop on the road.
Parking is a genuine strength here. The wide free on-site car park lets you pull up right in front, which suits drivers doing the northern route who stop in Uttaradit on the way to Nan, Phrae or Sukhothai. There is a 24-hour front desk and a small on-site restaurant. On service, several reviews describe the staff as low-key in the way owner-run places often are — not the warm, full-service feel of a larger hotel, but fine for the basics. Free Wi-Fi runs well in the public areas, though a few reviews note the in-room signal is weaker.
The location needs understanding before you book — Thaimit sits in the Tha Sao area on the edge of town, not in the middle of the market like the in-town hotels. Wat Aranyikaram is close, about 400 m away, Uttaradit Rajabhat University is roughly a 4-minute drive (1.7 km), and Maha Mongkon Public Park is around 2 km. Importantly, Sila At railway station is about 2.7 km away — the main stop for several northern-line trains — so if you arrive by train it's a short ride to the door. The trade-off most reviews agree on is that the in-town restaurants and market are a 7–10 minute drive; without your own car it's less convenient than a central stay.
Read the scores in full. On Agoda, which has the largest review base, Thaimit holds 8.6/10 from around 96 reviews and is ranked better value than 92% of the town's accommodation, with most guests praising rooms that are new, clean and cheap. On Trip.com, with only 2 reviews so far, the score is still low — too small a sample to judge, so Agoda is the better guide. The complaints guests agree on are wet-room bathrooms with no dry/wet separation and a fairly tight shower area, some rooms with no hairdryer, and a three-storey building with no lift. If your room is on the 2nd or 3rd floor and you have heavy bags, expect to carry them up.
On price — Standard rooms start around ฿400/night, dropping to roughly ฿350 on some promotions, which is very cheap for rooms that look this new; one reviewer paid about ฿450. Rates nudge up and rooms fill quickly during festivals or university events, since new, clean rooms at this price are scarce in Uttaradit. Compare Agoda, Booking and Trip.com before you book — the gap may only be a few tens of baht, but that matters when the starting price is already low.
The bottom line: Thaimit Resort works best for drivers making a one-night stop in Uttaradit who want a new, clean room with easy parking on a sub-฿500 budget — more than for anyone who wants to stay central and walk to the market and restaurants. From around ฿400/night it's good value once you factor in the new rooms, free parking, gym and a planted courtyard you won't find at this price. But if a separated dry/wet bathroom, a lift, or walking distance to the market matter to you, this isn't the answer — look at the in-town hotels instead.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Rooms look new and clean, with glossy white tiled floors
- ✓ Very cheap for the condition of the rooms
- ✓ Wide free on-site car park, ideal for drivers passing through
- ✓ Planted courtyard inside the block — a photo corner that looks better than the rate
- ! Wet-room bathrooms with no dry/wet separation; tight shower area
- ! Three-storey building has no lift — stairs only
- ! Edge-of-town location; restaurants and market are a 7–10 minute drive
- ✓ Ranked better value than 92% of the town's accommodation on Agoda
- ✓ Has a gym — uncommon at a sub-฿500 property
- ✓ Close to Sila At railway station, about 2.7 km
- ✓ 24-hour front desk with a small on-site restaurant
- ! Staff are low-key rather than full-service
- ! Some rooms have no hairdryer
- ! In-room Wi-Fi signal weaker than in the public areas
- 💡If the bathroom matters to you — these are wet-room bathrooms with no dry/wet separation and a fairly tight shower area per reviews → fine if you're okay with a combined wet room, but if you want a separate glass shower, look at other options in town
- 💡If you're travelling with elderly guests or heavy luggage — the three-storey building has no lift, so 2nd- and 3rd-floor rooms mean stairs → request a ground-floor room when booking to avoid hauling bags up and down
- 💡If you want to walk to restaurants and the market — this is the Tha Sao area on the edge of town, with the in-town restaurants and market a 7–10 minute drive → best with your own car; without one, plan for taxis or choose a central stay