Name: Chomsurang Hotel
Address: 2701/1-2 Mahadthai Road Nakhon Ratchasima 30000,Mahadthai Road, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand
Rating: 6

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Nakhon Ratchasima

The night plaza of Korat has totally down to the dog. What a pity! This hotel suppose to be the best location and now is so deserted. 

Yet, the merit of this hotel is still there. The restaurant right adjacent is superb! The restaurant looks like a coffee kiosk but in fact cater for Thai cuisine as well. 

For 600 Baht + hotel, I wont expect much and at least free wifi is provided. The Night Plaza was quite disappointed with faded previous glory. Yet, to sit at the restaurant, sipping beer or wine or liquor, enjoying good food, cool air, I think is still a pleasure.

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I've stayed here for the first time 27 years ago when this place had its peak reputation. Meanwhile it has been just fixed up over and over and over again. The bathtub was ripped out, tiled up and the hot water system was quick-fixed with a hot water heater on the wall without grounding wire. The air-condition rattled its duty through the night without we sweated - both did not contribute to a good night's rest. The beds are well worn to say the least and the breakfast (at 7.30 am) consisted of completely cold fried eggs cooked hours before, Boncafé coffee boiling in a glass jug with an extremely bitter smell and the rice soup was more soup than rice. With a THB 500 note in hand I was asking for fresh coffee, freshly cooked fried eggs and some fresh toast or some new rice soup - the elder lady in charge of the breakfast said that for this price it's what you see is what you get. We opted to have breakfast outside. No more; this place is ready for a take/make over! And in doing so, get a make-over on the entire staff except the room maids as well!
Shall stay elsewhere next time in town!

Operational night stop

This is my trickiest review yet because this is such a mixed bag. When I got here I thought 'oh my god' but I ended up staying an extra night which probably says a lot. Here's why:

The ugly: the swimming pool is a case of 'it could certainly be used ... in an emergency' to quote Basil Fawlty. It's pretty damned horrible. Breakfast was also a grim affair: two slices of white toast-ish and a fried egg with two hideous tinned things. If there were others staying in the huge hotel it wasn't obvious.

The bad: it's really faded. Some people will freak out at how shabby and drear it is now.

The good. But when all of the above is said and done I got a rate of 500bht for my third night (ditching breakfast). For that you get an aircon room with a mini fridge, a desk and a bath that you can use if you get a plug from reception and dangle the shower in to fill. It's right in the centre of Korat. The receptionist who initially seemed grumpy warmed to me and generally people in Korat were delightful. Which leads me to the next point: what a surprise the town is. There are real proper coffee bars (try the one left out the hotel and 400 m down on the right just before the big covered market) - gorgeous Americano for 20bht. The small night market almost opposite to the right has good stalls. Especially try the Chinese noodle place 2/3rds down on the left: sensational noodle soup with pork for 40baht. Then just opposite left the small covered market try the smoothie lady. She's lovely and does a banana shake for instance for 20 baht. Don't forget to go to the water park. Fantastic for running / cycling and just a lovely spot.

So would I come back here? Well if I was on a budget yes I would.

The good, the bad and the ugly

Before I went there, I had read the previous comments and went there anyway because I thought they were a little exaggerated, and especially because I was attracted to the pool, thinking that I could please my children without blowing up the budget. It is actually a large hotel, rather good looking from the outside. The hall also gives a good impression of an old hotel a little overgrown but yet beautifully decorated. However, it runs a little bit when you visit the rooms. They are small but what is most shocking is the deteriorated state of the bathroom (perhaps not all the rooms, but at least three of the formulas that we run through the pipes without any problem).

True to previous comments...

The location is central of Korat,near to night market ,and Kun Ya	Mo monomrnt.the room is cleaned,safty,free wifi,air conditions,TV,bath.I paid700bath for superior room,my friend paid 500 bath for a regular room,80 bath for breakfast.Wow,I cheer everybody to stay.

Good ,it's so good.

It's a very central location (two steps from the night bazaar), convenient, very busy. to stay in the city for a while is a great solution, although not luxurious, it has an excellent quality price ratio.

Good accommodation

Chomsarung is a shadow of its former self. I imagine in the early 90's it was the place to be, but now its kind of...weathered. That was my first opinion, and I am not saying it is a horrible place. Its relatively cheap, has a lot of space and the amenities are good. For 500 baht  I had a massive room, roughly 20sqm, daily water and towel change, air con, TV, A BATH (which is rare in these parts), and a central city location; And I realise that foe 500 baht it is pretty good. The bed was comfortable and the staff are friendly. There is a clean swimming pool, coffee shop and restaurant on site, also a place to wash your clothes and free Wi-Fi in the lobby area. The hotel is situated directly across the road from the night bazaar and within walking distance of the majority of Korat's attractions. For a comfortable stay in Korat its on the money. But.it just lacks that warm feel I enjoy about a new place.

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