Narai Iyara Palace

The rooms at Narai Iyara Palace measure from 24 to 48 m² and hold two or three guests. Every room has a view, either over the mountains or over the surrounding nature, and all of them have a shower, toiletries, a telephone and satellite or cable channels, along with a TV. Beds are king beds or pairs of single beds, depending on the room.

Some rooms add air conditioning, a refrigerator and free bottled water, while one room has a bathtub and another opens onto a balcony or terrace. Blackout curtains and linens are provided in several rooms, and the hotel's garden and terrace are part of the grounds for guests to enjoy.

Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and free parking is available on site, with valet parking and a car power charging station also available. The hotel has restaurants, room service, a buffet breakfast and a breakfast service, along with coffee or tea served in the restaurant.

Guests also have a laundry service, a laundromat, an ironing service and luggage storage, together with an elevator, a shared lounge and TV area and a massage chair. The garden and the terrace are part of the grounds, and the hotel has facilities for disabled guests and wheelchair access. English and Thai are spoken at the hotel, and a family room is available.

Narai Iyara Palace stands on Nareasuan Road in Lopburi, a provincial town in central Thailand where Khmer-era ruins and monuments from the Ayutthaya period are spread through the streets. The pace here is slower than in Bangkok, and the greenery of the town gives the streets a relaxed feel, with the old monuments as the main sights.

Within a few kilometres you can reach the King Narai the Great Monument, 1.5 km away, which honours the 17th-century Ayutthaya ruler linked with the town. Kraison Siharat Palace, a Khmer-style ruin, lies 2.1 km away, and Wat Chi Pa Sitaram, a pagoda temple, is 2.9 km away. The Lopburi Zoo, 3.1 km away, is a simple outing for a family afternoon. The Lopburi Bus Terminal and the Lop Buri train station are also within six kilometres of the hotel, so getting out to the sights is straightforward.

A good day here starts at Phra Prang Sam Yot, the Khmer-era temple ruin in the old town where macaques roam between the stone towers, and continues to the monument and the palace ruins in the afternoon. The zoo makes a relaxed end to the day, especially with children, and the temples around the town give plenty to see on foot.