The Model Garden Yasothon — A New-Build Hotel with Rooms Cleaner Than the Price Suggests
If you're after a hotel in Yasothon where the rooms actually look new and modern rather than a tired old guesthouse, The Model Garden is probably the first name that comes to mind. It opened in mid-2023 on the bypass road — a multi-storey block with a lit rooftop sign you can spot from a distance. What guests bring up most is the spotless wood-floor rooms with flat-screen TVs and the free parking right out front. Rooms start at just over ฿800, and you get a room that looks far newer than that rate would suggest — though there's one caveat worth knowing before you book.
The Model Garden opened in mid-2023 and sits on the bypass road in Yasothon's Nai Mueang subdistrict. It's a multi-storey, modern building — large glass walls, grey-and-white panels, and a 'The Model Garden' rooftop sign that lights up at night and is visible from some way off. Because it's so new, everything still looks fresh: wood floors with no scuffs, smooth walls, a new lift. Out front is a wide parking lot where you can pull in easily without circling for a space, which is something guests repeatedly praise in reviews — most people touring Isaan arrive in their own car.
Step into a room and you can tell the palette was chosen with care. Light wood floors, cream walls trimmed with grey, and a piece of bright modern artwork hung over the headboard to keep the room from feeling plain. The bed is a large one dressed in white striped linen — in some rooms staff fold the towels into a swan and leave it on the bed. The in-room kit covers what you'd want: AC, a wall-mounted flat-screen TV, a long work desk, a kettle, tea and coffee, and an en-suite bathroom that guests consistently call clean with strong water pressure. To be straight with you, for a hotel starting in the ฿800 range in a small town like Yasothon, a room at this level is well above what the rate implies.
A nice touch is the lounge nook by the glass along the walkway — a long wood counter with high stools, cage-style pendant lights overhead, and a black-and-white graphic of building facades on the wall beside it. It's an easy spot for a morning coffee or to open a laptop and get some work done. On the subject of breakfast, you should know upfront that there's no breakfast served here — this is a place built mainly for a good night's sleep, with no restaurant or buffet. The upside is the bypass-road location, with rice shops, coffee stops and convenience stores dotted around that are only a few minutes' drive away.
One guest summed it up: "New hotel, very clean room, lovely wood floors, cold AC, a big TV, and parking right by the room — you'd struggle to find a room like this at this price in Yasothon."
Set your expectations correctly on the shared facilities. The Model Garden has no swimming pool, no gym and no spa — it's a compact hotel that leans on clean rooms and location rather than amenities. What you do get is a lift, the lounge nook, Wi-Fi in the common areas, CCTV, and a reception desk open 24 hours. If you're looking for a hotel to swim or work out in, this isn't it. But if you just want a fresh, clean room to rest in mid-journey or while you handle business in town, it fits that brief neatly.
The location is on the bypass road rather than dead-centre in town, but it's only a few minutes' drive into the centre. From the hotel to the public park along the Chi River (Rim Chi), where locals come to stroll and exercise in the evening, is about 1.2 km — a roughly 5-minute drive. The central mosque is around 1.6 km. Standout landmarks like Wiman Phaya Tan, Wat Mahathat with its revered Phra That Anon stupa, and the Ban Singha Tha old town all sit around 2–2.5 km away, under 10 minutes by car. If you fly into Roi Et Airport, it's a 50-odd-km drive on to Yasothon. Come in May and you'll hit the Yasothon Rocket Festival, when rooms across town fill up fast, so booking ahead is the safer call.
The overall score sits at 8.3/10 on Trip.com from 26 reviews. The best-rated areas are cleanliness (8.5) and service (8.5), with location at 8.4. What guests agree on is that the rooms are new and clean, the beds comfortable, and the staff helpful. The honest gripes: because it's a new building with some construction still being finished, there's occasional building noise, and a few rooms sit near the road and catch traffic. One review mentioned finding a dried gecko in the room. Worth knowing so you're not caught off guard — if noise matters to you, ask at booking for a room away from the road and the construction side.
The bottom line: The Model Garden works best for anyone who wants a new, modern, spotless room in the ฿800 range and is arriving by car. There's no pool, no gym and no breakfast, but the strengths are rooms that look newer than the price, free parking out front, and a bypass-road location that's easy to get in and out of. If you want a hotel with more complete shared facilities in town, look at The Green Park Grand — but if a fresh, clean room at a fair price is the priority, this one lands right on budget.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ New rooms, very clean, lovely wood floors
- ✓ Comfortable beds, cold AC, big TV
- ✓ Free parking out front, plenty of space
- ✓ Helpful staff · 24-hour reception
- ! Occasional construction noise from finishing works
- ! No breakfast served
- ! No swimming pool / gym / spa
- ✓ Newly opened, modern design, rooms look fresh
- ✓ Clean bathroom with strong water pressure
- ✓ Bypass-road location, easy to reach the centre
- ✓ Rates from the ฿800 range — great value for this level of room
- ! Road-facing rooms catch some traffic noise
- ! Few shared facilities · rooms-only focus
- ! New building · some parts still being finished
- 💡If noise matters to you — ask at booking for a room away from the road and the construction side → it's a new building still being finished, so there's occasional construction noise plus traffic from the bypass road
- 💡If you need breakfast — plan to eat out → there's no breakfast and no restaurant, but rice shops and coffee stops sit a few minutes' drive from the hotel
- 💡If you want a pool / gym / complete facilities — there are none here; look at The Green Park Grand in town instead → The Model Garden is a compact hotel built around clean rooms and location, not a resort with full shared facilities