Vimanmek Hotel and Resort — Quiet Garden Bungalows with a Shared BBQ Yard for the Whole Group
If you're tired of square hotel rooms in the town centre and want a Yasothon stay where you open the door onto a garden, Vimanmek Hotel and Resort is worth a look. It's a small garden resort of 17 red-roofed Thai-style bungalows set around a courtyard, out at Ban Nam Kham Yai on the edge of Yasothon town. What guests talk about most is the shared BBQ yard and kitchen where a whole group can cook and eat together, and the quiet garden courtyard with its little wooden footbridge. Rates start at just ฿435/night — among the cheapest in the province.
Vimanmek Hotel and Resort is a small garden resort on Chao Sadet Road in Ban Nam Kham Yai, on the outskirts of Mueang Yasothon. It isn't a town-centre tower block — it's 17 red-tiled Thai-style bungalows arranged around a garden courtyard shaded by mature trees. Drive in and you get wide concrete lanes inside the grounds with parking right outside your room, so there's no dragging luggage across a lobby. A tidy spirit house and shrine sit in the middle, and the whole place has the genuine rural-Isan feel you rarely get from a town hotel.
Rooms come in a few sizes depending on your group. Superior rooms start at ฿435 with a single or double bed at a sensible size. Move up to a Family Room for larger groups — some face the garden, some have a clearly separate private bathroom — and there's a De Luxe Villa for anyone who wants the biggest bungalow on site. Inside you get air-conditioning, a fridge, a work desk, satellite TV and free bottled water. To be straight with you, the rooms are simply furnished in the style of a provincial resort — wood furniture, floral bedding — clean and perfectly functional, but not a design statement. Set your expectations to the price and you'll be happy.
What makes this place more fun than an ordinary hotel is the garden common area. There's a mosaic-tiled terrace with stone tables and benches, and a small wooden footbridge crossing the courtyard that's a nice spot for photos. The standout is the BBQ yard and shared kitchen — groups and families can buy their own ingredients, cook on site, and sit around grilling together in the garden in the evening. There's also the resort's own Thai restaurant serving lunch and dinner, plus a massage room to unwind in after a long drive.
One group recalls buying their own food and grilling together in the garden at dusk — quiet, clean rooms, a friendly owner, and genuinely good value for the price.
On location, the resort sits at Ban Nam Kham Yai on the edge of town — not dead-centre, but an easy drive. It's about a 7-minute drive (roughly 2.6 km) to Rim Chi Public Park along the Chi River, where locals walk in the evening. The central mosque and Wiman Phaya Tan — the Phaya Than landmark tied to the Yasothon rocket-festival legend — are around 3 km away, and the Yasothon town museum is about 4 km. Because it's outside the commercial district it stays quiet and parking is easy, which makes it far better suited to anyone driving than to a guest without a car.
On the scores: this is a small resort, so it has fewer reviews than the big town hotels. It holds a 9.2/10 on Trip.com, though only from a handful of reviews, while Agoda sits around 7.5 from nearly 50 verified guests. Across platforms, guests praise the cleanliness, the quiet, and the friendly owner. Two things to know upfront — the free Wi-Fi is strongest in the common areas, so the signal in some bungalows can be weaker, and there's no swimming pool or gym here. If you want full facilities, The Green Park Grand in town is the better fit.
The bottom line: Vimanmek Hotel and Resort works best for groups or families driving to Yasothon who want a quiet, budget garden stay with a BBQ yard to cook and eat together. It isn't a full-facility hotel, but it gives you a garden-resort atmosphere a town tower can't. If you're a larger family and want the most space, book the De Luxe Villa — the biggest bungalow on the property — ahead of time.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Quiet garden setting · park right outside your room
- ✓ BBQ yard and shared kitchen — ideal for groups
- ✓ Owner and staff friendly and attentive
- ✓ Budget-friendly, rates from a few hundred baht
- ! On the edge of town — awkward without your own car
- ! Wi-Fi only strong in common areas
- ! No pool or gym
- ✓ Garden bungalows with a genuine provincial feel
- ✓ Clean rooms with air-con, fridge and free water
- ✓ BBQ yard to self-cater — good value for groups
- ✓ Large free parking
- ! Simply furnished — not a design hotel
- ! Not in the commercial district
- ! Still few reviews · small resort
- 💡If you don't have your own car — think twice → the resort is out at Ban Nam Kham Yai, a ~7-minute drive to Rim Chi Park, but without a car getting into town or finding late-night food is awkward · a town hotel may suit you better
- 💡If you need internet for work — the free Wi-Fi is strongest in the common areas → the signal in some bungalows can be weak, so bring a mobile-data backup if you have online meetings
- 💡If you're a group planning to grill — tell the resort at booking that you'll use the BBQ yard / shared kitchen → they can set up the grill and space, and you can bring your own fresh food and charcoal more easily