Krabi Orchid Hometel

The rooms at Krabi Orchid Hometel have a queen bed or two single beds, and several of them share the same equipment: air conditioning, a flat-screen TV with satellite and cable channels, an electric kettle, a hair dryer, and a private bathroom with a shower, toiletries and towels.

Some rooms have a balcony, one has a city view, and some sleep up to five guests, so a small group can stay together in one room. Beds are either a queen bed or two single beds, and one of the rooms has no window at all. Free Wi-Fi is available in these rooms as well.

Krabi Orchid Hometel offers an airport transfer, free parking nearby, room service, luggage storage and safety deposit boxes for valuables. Luggage storage is available before check-in or after check-out, daily housekeeping is provided, and tours can be arranged. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms and in the public areas.

The public areas are air-conditioned, and a designated smoking area is provided, while the hostel also has non-smoking rooms. The hostel also has a terrace and a convenience store, and 24-hour security is provided.

English and Thai are spoken here. Room service can bring meals directly to your room, and the convenience store is part of the hostel's on-site facilities.

Krabi Orchid Hometel is on Maharaj Road in Krabi Town, the provincial capital of Krabi on Thailand's Andaman coast. The town is a working place rather than a resort, with local shops, markets and a waterfront where boats leave for the islands. Travellers who want to explore the province by day and return to a town at night, rather than to a beach, will find it a useful place to stay.

Several sights are a short walk away: Wat Kaew Korawaram, a Buddhist temple with a pagoda, is 400 m away, and Chaofa Pier, the ferry pier, is 600 m away. The Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea), a hilltop temple reached by a long stairway, is 6.5 km away. Railay Beach, known for its limestone cliffs and reached by boat, is 10.5 km away, and Krabi International Airport is 8 km away.

A day could begin with a walk to Wat Kaew Korawaram and the morning market, then continue to the hilltop temple by road. In the evening, the Krabi Weekend Night Market and Maharaj Market are nearby, a simple way to see local life in town. Trips to Railay and the islands are made by boat, so the sea part of a day starts at the pier.