Where to stay in Samut Songkhram?
8 Hotels Chosen
by Real Guests!

The highest score in this list at 9.4 — Asita Eco Resort is a canalside eco resort that gives you the quiet garden atmosphere of Amphawa that city hotels simply cannot. Twenty-three thatched Thai-style houses scattered through a riverside garden, open since 2013. What guests keep coming back to talk about is the alms-giving ritual at the canal jetty each morning — monks paddle up by boat to receive offerings — and the fireflies that light up the riverside trees after dark, viewable from your own jetty without joining a tour boat crowded with others. On Saturdays the resort runs a free boat to Amphawa Floating Market.

The same score as number one at 9.4, but at a fraction of the price — Baanrak Amphawa is an old teak-wood homestay on the Amphawa canal, five minutes on foot from the floating market. The owners have filled the entire house with vintage collectibles: valve radios, glass display cases, old tin toys. What guests keep mentioning is the breakfast — not a single plate, but a spread of small bowls packed with Thai dishes, porridge and fruit — and the owners' hospitality that makes you feel like you're staying with family (service scores 9.8). There's an evening firefly boat ride for around ฿60 per person and morning alms-giving in front of the house.

If you want to walk straight out of your hotel and reach Amphawa Floating Market without driving around for parking, Amphawa Na Non is the answer. Three minutes on foot from the lobby and you're at the market. The building is exposed-concrete with wood accents, opened in 2016, with around 40 rooms. The standout feature is a rooftop bar with Mae Klong River views and live music on weekends — that combination is rare for a hotel in this area. The in-house restaurant 'Kab Khao Kab Pla' serves local Thai food; the river prawns and pickleweed salad get consistent praise.

The Buffalo Amphawa is a boutique resort where two real buffaloes — one black, one white — roam the garden. The owners kept the buffaloes first and built the resort around them. The buildings are exposed concrete with bamboo and wood, high ceilings in every room. It scores 9.0 and holds TripAdvisor's #1 spot among Samut Songkhram hotels. The in-house restaurants — Sushi Factory (woven fish-lamp ceiling) and Rusty Rose (fusion) — draw visitors who come to eat without staying over. The garden pool with woven-lamp lighting at night gets consistent praise.

Hatthatara Resort is a tiny 8-room resort tucked inside a coconut grove on the canal — quiet, private and well away from the market-day crowds. It scores 8.6 from several hundred reviews. The standout feature that other Amphawa properties lack is an in-house Thai massage spa with a steam room and sauna. Guests who walk the floating market all day and then come back for a foot massage say they felt the difference immediately. The canalside restaurant — an open wooden pavilion with a tree growing through the floor — is a lovely setting for an evening meal. Drive 10 minutes to reach Amphawa Floating Market or the Mae Klong Train Market.

The cheapest property in this list at ฿550, yet it's a five-minute walk from the Mae Klong Train Market — Maeklong Hotel is the most cost-effective base if your main goal is the famous train-through-the-market experience. The small 20-room hotel has white minimalist rooms that guests consistently call cleaner than the price suggests. There's a small in-house café, 24-hour reception, a luggage room and — critically — free parking in a district where finding a space on weekends is genuinely hard. Amphawa Floating Market is a 10–15 minute drive away.

Baanrabiang is the turquoise wooden building right on the Amphawa canal that you may have looked up at while walking the market — the one with the wrought-iron balcony hanging over the water. The ground floor is a vintage café full of antique collectibles; the floor above holds only 3 suites. Every suite has a clawfoot bathtub and a private balcony looking directly onto the canal. Open the balcony in the morning and there are vendors paddling by in the market boats right in front of you. TripAdvisor 4.9/5 from 20 reviews. The place suits couples who want a characterful room in the middle of the floating market, not resort facilities.

Baan Amphawa Resort and Spa is a 59-room Thai teak-house resort on the Mae Klong riverside, a 5-minute walk from Amphawa Floating Market. It offers two distinct styles: Ayutthaya-period Thai houses in the garden, and Rattanakosin-era villas around a pond — some villas have their own small private pool. The detail guests keep returning to in reviews is the atmosphere of dining at Sabannga restaurant, where the wooden deck extends over the water and some evenings have live music. There are also firefly boat trips departing from the resort's own jetty, two outdoor pools, Suphannika Spa and free bicycles.