Where to stay in Nong Khai?
6 Hotels Chosen
by Real Guests!

The highest score in this list at 9.5 — LePont Riverfront is Nong Khai's newest resort, opened mid-2025, a dark-grey Modern Contemporary building set on the Mekong on Kaeo Worawut Road. The main draw is an infinity pool that faces the Mekong directly, with the pool edge flowing seamlessly into the river line and Laos visible on the far bank. Because it only opened in 2025, everything is still fresh — cleanliness scores 9.7. It also has a spa, fitness centre, poolside bar and free bicycle loans for riding along the river. It's a 17-minute walk or short ride to Tha Sadet Market, and 5 minutes by car to the Friendship Bridge.

Scoring 9.2 from 206 reviews and ranked #2 of 17 Nong Khai hotels on TripAdvisor, Amanta is a 3-star city-centre hotel that costs under ฿2,000 a night and still has a rooftop Sky Bar overlooking the Mekong. The Sky Bar opens at 3 PM and looks out over the city rooftops to the Mekong and the Lao bank beyond — the sunset view around 6 PM is something guests mention again and again. The Isaan-style breakfast buffet draws frequent praise, and the hotel has its own private parking lot in the city centre, which is rare at this price.

Royal Nakhara is a 3-star hotel with the largest convention centre in Nong Khai, scoring 8.8 from 61 reviews and ranked #3 on TripAdvisor. The standout is service scored at 9.2 — the highest in this list. Guests also praise the brand-new air-conditioned gym, the buffet breakfast (considered well above its price), and a large free car park. It's best suited to business travellers and conference groups, or anyone driving in who can live with being a few kilometres from the riverside walking area.

Ask any backpacker who's passed through Nong Khai where they stayed and Mut Mee comes up more than any other name. A riverside garden guesthouse that has been open for over 33 years, scoring 8.5 and rated #1 guesthouse in Nong Khai on TripAdvisor. The draw is not the rooms — it's the shaded garden and thatched pavilion right on the Mekong, where guests sit with coffee and watch the sun drop behind the river, Laos visible on the far bank. An on-site restaurant serves Thai and Western food all day, and the attached Alternative Centre offers yoga, reiki and massage, with the Hornbill bookshop next door. It's a 5-minute walk to Tha Sadet Market.

Pantawee Hotel is a budget-friendly city-centre hotel where you can walk to Tha Sadet Market and the Mekong riverside in a few minutes, scoring 7.4 from 106 reviews. What sets it apart from similarly priced guesthouses is its outdoor swimming pool — useful for cooling off after a full day of sightseeing in the heat. The front desk staff speak English well, help arrange transport to the border crossing and exchange Thai baht for Lao kip on site, which frequent travellers heading to Vientiane find very convenient. The building is showing its age, so choosing a Superior room rather than the cheapest Standard is recommended.

Royal Mekong is a 9-floor tower on the Mekong bank that has been open for many years and is clearly showing its age — but the reason guests keep coming back is the view: Mekong river and the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge in full frame, plus a 13×25-metre outdoor pool right on the riverbank. River-view rooms from the middle floors upward take in both the river and the bridge in one unobstructed view. Rates start at ฿600 per night, and guests say that if you can accept an older building, the view and pool are worth far more than what you pay. The hotel is just 800 metres from the Friendship Bridge, making it a convenient base for crossing to Laos.