Villa Hotel, Bangkok
Expert reviews
“Villa Bangkok Hotel, formerly Villa Phra Sumen, is a great budget choice with modern rooms edging the Rop Krung canal in the heart of the historic Phra Nakhon district.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Bangkok.
What guests liked
- Top location
- Friendly staff
- Swimming pool
- Comfortable beds
- Garden
All you need to know
Nestled in the core of historical Bangkok is the Villa Bangkok Hotel, positioned on Phra Sumen Road. This road was historically significant as it traced along the old city’s boundaries, linking Phra Sumen and Maha Kan Forts over two centuries ago.
Of the 14 bastions constructed to shield the city from invasions in the late 1600s, only Phra Sumen and Maha Kan Forts remain erect today.
This urban boutique hotel in Bangkok incorporates two renovated and preserved historic structures, offering 29 suites that blend modern design with traditional Thai aesthetics.
At the property’s rear, a two-level building made of wood and concrete borders the Rop Khrung Canal. Each of these suites boasts high ceilings, wooden flooring, vintage furniture, and canal-facing windows, providing guests a glimpse into the local residents’ customary lifestyle.
The front building spans four levels, housing rooms that are both aesthetically pleasing and practical, each complete with private balconies that offer views of the internal courtyard.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
22 July 2025
Exceptional
Incredible value for services offered, pool, AC, restaurant, friendly reception
21 July 2025
Close to Khoasan road, beautiful pool and garden
The location is perfect and as described in Manu other reviews, it’s a little sanctuary amongst the Bangkok chaos. The pool is perfection, with plenty of lounges amongst the stunning gardens.
The rooms were clean, but pretty basic. The beds were firm, which I didn’t mind, but my partner prefers a soft bed. There were no face washers provided and only one set of pillows (one each)
17 July 2025
Great hotel
Short walk to bars and restaurants. Friendly and helpful staff. Large and quiet room.
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16 July 2025
Great spot for a night or two when you want to explore old town.
Great location - walk to Khoa San road but quiet and peaceful. Nice room, great staff.
Bed and pillow a bit hard. Lots of infrastructure work around Old Town but still worth it for the proximity to everything.
14 July 2025
Fabulous
Room
lunch, open sandwich chicken was dry
7 July 2025
Calm
Nice location, friendly staff. It's quiet and relaxing. I recommend it!
6 July 2025
Fantastic!
Everything was excellent. Customer service was great and very welcoming.
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5 July 2025
Fabulous
clean, nice people, restful
4 July 2025
Exceptional
Amazing chilled villa
3 July 2025
Pleasant stay with great value.
My stay was very pleasant especially when considering the price. The room was nice and roomy, and the yard and the pool were also pleasant. The staff was friendly and helpful, and I was able to get my room three hours prior to the standard check-in time.
Nothing major to complain about. The room was a bit dark and there weren't any brighter lights available. The shower and the tap felt flimsy, and the shower pressure was a little painful.
29 June 2025
Exceptional
Beautiful garden with a lovely swimming pool. Rooms were very comfortable with really good shower. Staff is amazing. Location is also very convenient, short walk to Khaosan road. Restaurant is also very good 👍
26 June 2025
Exceptional
The garden is beautiful 😍
25 June 2025
Exceptional
Great place, awesome location, the staff are pleasant and super sweet. The rooms are clean, the pool is clean and great too — overall, I totally recommend it!
23 June 2025
Good stay, would recommend
The staff was very friendly and helpful! The room was clean and alright. The window was towards a wall nearby but it didn't bother us. The AC was working and it was possible to leave the bags after check-out. All in all a very good experience!
23 June 2025
Fabulous
Great location. Rooms were big and comfortable
21 June 2025
Perfect Bangkok stay!
Very friendly and helpful staff - nothing was too much trouble. The pool area is stunning and a lovely respite from the heat. We had a canal view family room and it was excellent - spacious, quiet and comfortable with a great view of the khlong. Location was also perfect for us, with easy access to the Chao Phraya for the ferry, walking distance to Wat Saket and other attractions, and lots of delicious food around. Recommend Democracy Pad Thai nearby for delicious, cheap food. Thanks for a wonderful stay!
Beds were a little bit hard but that’s not unusual in Asia
16 June 2025
First time in Bangkok
Strategic location, close 10/15 mins by walk to temples and Khaosan Road, in a quiet and authentic neighborhood. Common areas were beautiful, swimming pool big and well maintained. Stuff super friendly and kind.
Pillows in the room were a bit thin, the mattress a bit too hard for my preferences. Room light at floor level not sufficient for working at the laptop or reading without using the electricity.
14 June 2025
I would repeat my stay here and recommend :)
I love the stuff, and the location, close to everything but in a quiet and local neighbourhood . The room was very nice too and the pool quiet and pretty. They give you towels and you can make laundry there.
Nothing :)
13 June 2025
Will definitely come back here when in Bangkok! The place is beautiful and super nice staff!
We love the stay here! The staff were so nice and helpful! The location is close to China Town and overall very clean!
Cant think of any..
11 June 2025
I would like to come back once the construction is done!
I wish I had more time in Bang kok. The location is perfect to access anywhere near the palace. Kaosan road these days is kaos. If you want to be around the local community but still close enough to the temple area, this is the best place. Beautiful premises for sure! In 5 years, the new MRT station will be established, so it will be more easier to get to the main city area.
The light in the room. I wish there are some options for guests to have bright light at night. Also, unlike the other hotel these days, the fridge is automatically off when you take the card out No TV connection.
9 June 2025
Super host!
Authentic ambiance and the pool was a plus. Towels are available at reception and willing to accommodate with bar tabs.
Bed in 309 is abut aged and lumpy .
7 June 2025
👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Friendly staff very affordable
Nothing
31 May 2025
Very good
Decent location not too close to the action but close enough. Lovely pool facilities and garden to escape Bangkok. Really friendly staff. Room good.
30 May 2025
Great stay!
Great stay, nice pool, friendly staff.
Nothing
29 May 2025
Exceptional
Staff were really friendly, easy check-in, nice food and drinks . Pool was really nice but quite small for how busy it got at certain times. Close walk to attractions we wanted to go to. Room was clean and nice, but the balcony didn’t have the nicest view.
28 May 2025
Tranquility in the heart of Bangkok
The pool is absolutely gorgeous. I love the bathroom tiles and overall decor of the hotel.
I wished I was on the higher floor as they have nice terrace. I was on the 1st floor and had an outdoor space but no view.
25 May 2025
Exceptional
Really nice pool!
All good
21 May 2025
I would recommend this Hotel to everyone, and when we get an opportunity to comeback to Bangkok I would want to stay her
The Hotel had a very relaxed but welcoming atmosphere. The staff were supportive, friendly and very willing to help us , no matter what questions we presented. From a smokers point of view , the designated area at the front of house was a relief . We enjoyed many pleasurable meals and drinks in this area and it was a great place to begin and end our days . The rooms were extremely generous in space , and the beds were not only very comfortable but huge . It was also a very nice touch to have a 2 seater sofa to alternate to . Balcony was spacious and offered a lovely view over the garden and swimming pool area and literally came into its own in the evening with the ambient lighting .
Could of done with a long mirror in the living area . And an extra power point for “both sides of the bed “ .
20 May 2025
Higly recommended
Comfortable room/bed Great position Loved the common area/poolside Kind staff
18 May 2025
Way Beyond !
Location, facilities, ambiance, staff, price...
There's nothing to mention...
15 May 2025
Beautiful pool and shady garden. Fantastic location.
We loved this hotel. The pool was peaceful and the area around it shady. We liked the balconies looking over the garden and pool. The food was delicious. The location was ideal for sights in old Bangkok and we liked that it was also by a canal.
We opted for two rooms overlooking the pool, rather than the street facing family room. They very kindly facilitated two adjacent rooms. We probably should have put down an extra deposit for extra door keys though, to come and go between the two rooms. The doors are on automatic close and an alarm goes off if not closed fully. No fault of the hotel though!
15 May 2025
Very good
very helpfull staff, good location 10 min walk from khaosan road, next to a 7-11. rooms are spacious and quiet.
13 May 2025
Great location, great food, lovely staff
Staff were lovely and very helpful. Hotel was beautiful. Food was amazing and the location was perfect
We were on the bottom floor rooms 112-115 and the person above us was very loud. The floors are very thin and we could hear lots of footsteps and noise. The aircon unit was very loud too so disturbed sleep but this wouldn’t put me off coming back, just unfortunate.
10 May 2025
Highly recommend
Such a nice place to stay - beautiful pool in a courtyard which feels like an oasis. Comfortable room and nice bathroom. Friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommend!
Only comment is that the aircon wasn’t that strong as it wasn’t directed at the bed, but it wasn’t a problem really. Also the food menu didn’t have many vegetarian options.
8 May 2025
Amazing stay, Amazing food, Amazing staff, can't wait to return
this was the very first hotel we stayed at in Bangkok, we've never been to Bangkok before so we where expecting great things, this lovely hotel was definitely worth the visit, so much so we ended our holiday after island hopping in this hotel, lovely lovely staff and spoke perfect English, which is always a bonus on holiday, we are intending to revisit this hotel again in March 2027, and we cant wait to go back and have further adventures. we ate a few times in the hotel and the food was outstanding 10/10 comfy beds too. great staff, they are a credit to the hotel... we will be back :)
its not what we didn't like as we couldn't fault the hotel. my own preference is to have a mirror in the bedroom as well as the bathroom, to do your hair in the bathroom the lighting was a little dark, but it certainly won't stop us from returning.
3 May 2025
Nice stay
Great staff, good people, kind and helpful !
3 May 2025
Exceptional
very nice hotel, good location (near boat)
1 May 2025
Perfect first night in Bangkok!
Lovely green oasis in the city, beautiful big room with view of the canal, pool area was lovely. Staff friendly and helpful
Nothing
30 April 2025
It was good, central location and very accommodating, luggage storage, pool
Great location, clean room, nice pool area
Nothing
30 April 2025
Fabulous
The room were very nice, clean and quiet, with a comfortable bed. The swimming pool is very nice as well, with a lot of transats.
28 April 2025
Fabulous
Amazing swimming pool
Not vegan food available
27 April 2025
Fabulous
Loved the vibe, comfortable, trendy, good location
Air con wasn’t as cool as needed in April in Bangkok
27 April 2025
Very good
Gorgeous hotel with boutique hotel vibes. Great pool in a quiet courtyard.
The walls between the rooms are very thin which make it a bit noisy.
26 April 2025
Will come back!
Second time I’m staying here with 4years gap… remains great, enjoyable and clean. Staff very kind and smily!
Nothing
24 April 2025
Exceptional
Excellent location in a quiet area. We loved walking along the khlong in the back - lots of great authentic restaurants. The room was clean and sufficient for two nights. The pool was refreshing and necessary with the afternoon Bangkok heat!
Nothing
23 April 2025
Fabulous
Very nice and quiet Pool area in the heart of the hotel. We could even wait there until our room was prepared. It was good to have a lift, as our room was on the 4th floor. The street was rather quiet, and still close to the vibrant life area. Public transport was easy to reach.
The airconditioning was not very strong, and didn't work when taking out the room card. So we came back to a heated room and it took quite a long time to cool down.
22 April 2025
Great!
Very nice hotel, looked good, nice pool. Friendly staff.
The drinks that you good get to sip by the pool were a little on the pricy side.
19 April 2025
Fantastic hotel, in a great location
Beautiful courtyard. Quiet rooms.
First night we were in a room with broken air-conditioning. We complained, and were moved rooms the following morning.
17 April 2025
The best hotel experience in Bangkok ALL the staff are nice.
The staff were 10/10 and the rooms were spacious clean and very nicely renovated.
Nothing, this was the best hotel experience we've ever had, we are going back in 2 weeks.
Hotel facilities
Services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Daily housekeeping
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Outdoor pool
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
Pool and wellness
- - Salt-water pool
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming pool
5 August 2025
Exceptional