HOP INN Ranong

HOP INN Ranong has a standard twin room and a standard double room, both of 17 m² and sleeping up to two guests, with air conditioning in each. A room assigned on arrival sleeps up to three guests.

The twin room has two single beds. The double room has one double bed, a private bathroom with a shower, toiletries and towels, a flat-screen TV and a desk.

The hotel has a 24-hour front desk, and English and Thai are spoken at the hotel. It is a smoke-free property, and the rooms are non-smoking as well.

Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and Wi-Fi is also offered in the public areas.

Parking is free, and the car park is designed to take both cars and motorcycles.

HOP INN Ranong sits in central Ranong, a small provincial town on the Andaman coast of southern Thailand. Life here moves at a slower pace than on the resort islands further south, and it is a good place to see the everyday side of southern Thailand before heading to the coast or the islands.

Several sights are close by. Wat Suwan Khiri Wihan, a pagoda, is 700 m from the hotel, and Rattana Rangsarn Palace is also in the centre. The Ranong Municipal Food Market, 1.6 km away, is the place to find local snacks and fresh produce, and the Raksa Warin hot spring, 2.1 km away, sits in a park with an arboretum. For longer trips, Ranong Airport (UNN) is 22.9 km away, and the hotel has free parking for guests who arrive by car.

A day could start with the pagoda and the palace, then continue to the food market before heading out to the hot springs in the park. The Ranong Customs Pier, a ferry terminal, is the point of departure for boats to the islands off the coast, so a trip to the sea can be added to a day in town. Visitors who stay a few nights can combine the town with a trip to the coast and the islands further south.