Orchid Riverview Hotel

The rooms at Orchid Riverview Hotel measure 32 m² and sleep between two and four guests. Queen, king and single beds are available depending on the room, and several rooms have a city view, so the layout you get depends on the room you book.

Rooms can have air conditioning, blackout curtains, a refrigerator, a desk, a sofa and a private bathroom with a shower, hair dryer and toiletries. Some rooms have a balcony or terrace, and free WiFi is available in all rooms.

Leisure facilities include an outdoor pool, an indoor pool and a children's swimming pool. A fitness centre, a garden, a solarium and a karaoke room sit alongside a shared lounge/TV area where guests can gather.

For practical needs, the hotel offers an airport transfer, tours, car hire, a taxi service, a concierge, luggage storage and a 24-hour front desk. Daily housekeeping and laundry service are available as well, and the hotel has an elevator and is wheelchair accessible.

Dining options are a restaurant, a coffee shop, room service and a vending machine, with Asian and buffet breakfast options served at the restaurant. Air conditioning is provided in the public areas too.

Orchid Riverview Hotel is on Bangbaimai Road in the city centre of Surat Thani, a provincial town where markets, temples and river views sit close together. The streets around the hotel mix shops and small eateries, and the centre is small enough to explore on foot. Surat Thani is also the usual gateway to the islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, so the town works both as a base for exploring and as a stop before a crossing.

Koh Lamphu Public Park is 400 m away, and the Surat Thani City Pillar Shrine is 450 m from the hotel, with the Surat Thani Night Market 1.1 km away, where food and everyday goods are sold in the evening. The park and the shrine are the closest sights, both within half a kilometre of the hotel. Wat Phothawas and the Tapee River Viewpoint are also close, and Central Plaza Surat Thani is a larger shopping centre further out.

A ferry terminal is close by, with a night ferry to Koh Tao, and the Surat Thani Airport (URT) lies 19.3 km away while the railway station is 10.6 km. A simple day here is a walk through the park and the shrine, then dinner among the food stalls of the night market. The hotel suits a stop of one or two nights on the way to the islands, or a longer stay for exploring the town.