Subroom hotel

The rooms at Subroom hotel are air-conditioned and fitted with a flat-screen television that receives satellite and cable channels. Toiletries are provided, and each room has a shower.

The Double Room and the Deluxe both sleep up to two guests, so the rooms work as a simple base for exploring Surat Thani by day, with the night market and the shrines within a short trip.

Free parking is available at Subroom hotel, so guests who drive can leave their car at the property without paying for a space. The property also has a doorman.

Body wash is available at the property, and the 24-hour security covers the building at all hours, so the hotel is watched day and night.

Subroom hotel is in Surat Thani, the provincial town in southern Thailand that lies on the Tapi River. Markets, temples and parks sit close together here, so the area suits anyone who wants an urban base rather than a beach setting. Daily life in a working Thai town is the backdrop, with shops and food stalls nearby. Surat Thani works well as a stop for travellers heading onward to the islands, and the town's streets are busy through the day.

Within a short walk are a bus station, the Downtown Transportation Hub, and Wat Thamma Bucha, a pagoda about 350 m away. The Surat Thani City Pillar Shrine lies 1.1 km from the hotel, and the Surat Thani Night Market, 2.2 km away, is the place for evening food and local shopping. Surat Thani Airport is 20.6 km away, and the ferry terminal for the night boat to Koh Tao is about 1,000 m away.

A good day out starts at Koh Lamphu Public Park, a green space in town, and continues to the Tapee River Viewpoint nearby before the pillar shrine and the night market. The railway station is also reachable by road, and the mix of parks, shrines and markets gives a varied day of sightseeing.